cruise or a 7 day trip to island.

[bigman241]

is there a cruise where they drop you off at say cozumel for a few days then the next boat pickes you up. Mom wants the cruise. DAd wants both i want to dive. Though i cruise would be a nice trip i just want to dive. If theres blackjack on a boat i wont make it to the island with any cash lol

[bottomdweller]

I can tell every cruise I know of only ports at any place for one day.
Around 6-12 hours in port then off to the next destination.
The only place they visit twice is where you first board the ship & the final time you get off. They all have blackjack though so you won't be able to afford to dive anyway.

[bigman241]

Crap maybe i will when a ton of money and be able to just have them drop me of in caymen buy a nice house on the beach and dive till i die.

Originally Posted by bottomdweller

I can tell every cruise I know of only ports at any place for one day.
Around 6-12 hours in port then off to the next destination.
The only place they visit twice is where you first board the ship & the final time you get off. They all have blackjack though so you won't be able to afford to dive anyway.

[SEMO Scuba]

I have only been on one cruise and I can say I don't care to ever go on another. I would much rather fly somewhere and spend a week on land than spend a week on a crowded boat with a bunch of rude people. I'm sure the diving would be much better than 'cruise dives' too.

[mrm777]

The only advantage we had to cruise diving was we were able to get off the ship earlier than most of the crowd. I didn't like the stress of trying to get back to the boat on time though, (we set up dives ourselves). But, if it was cheap enough, I guess we'd do it again....(and some of the cruise rates are really cheap at times.)

[georoc01]

I like to avoid the flights to some of these islands and taking a cruise certainly makes it easier when you can drive to the boat. And if you have non divers, going to a diving destination may not be as great for them.

For me, I like to use cruising to check out different places and then go back for a week to the places we liked. I did a western caribbean and we loved Roatan so we returned for a week to Anthony's Key.

We are debating a cruise next year that goes to St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenadines, Aruba & Bonaire.

[COScubaBob]

for diving..... Land Based!!!

we've tried both... The boats are for lounging around all day and the side trips for diving / snorkeling aren't worth it if diving is your prime motivation.

[db83]

Your dive time of of a cruise will be very limited. If you want to do extensive diving, land-based trips are best. However, other than sight seeing, cozumel isn't that great for non-divers. Now, if your non-diver party is willing to take a ferry over to Cancun while you spend the day diving, that would definitely work.