点评:I did my Advanced Open Water certification with Squalo Divers in February 2024. It took 3 days to complete and contained 6 dives in total, 2 dives a day.
I chose a program with Cavern and Wreck dives as elective adventure dives so the course was more expensive compared to what other dive centers in Cancun offer. But it was totally worth it.
First, a week in advance, I contacted the shop owner Juan, we discussed the planned schedule, and after the payment I received access to PADI online course, which I had to complete before going in water. It was great that I had a whole week to complete the theory and could concentrate on practical skills during the dive days.
On the first day, we went Cavern diving.
In the shop I got the full gear including 5mm wet suit and dive computer, which I’ve never had a chance to use before. They told me a little bit of history of cenotes in the area with interesting facts, shared a few tips about diving in caverns and then, me and the instructor Alex, went on their car to a place near Puerto Morelos, where we dove in Kin-Ha and Maravilla cenotes. It was out of this world experience, completely different from diving on reefs in the ocean, which I will never forget. The excitement and thrill of diving in dark water with overhead surface, and even going through the cloud of sulfur! Both dives were around 30m deep and took about 30 minutes (which was limited by my rapid usage of gas, and I believe if I had been more relaxed, we could stay longer).
On the second day we went to dive on a reef in Puerto Morelos to sharpen the buoyancy and navigation skills. At the shop Juan showed me techniques to improve my buoyancy and trim, and described how to use a few natural methods to navigate underwater. As this time we were to dive in warm water, I opted for 3mm shorty wet suit. I also got a wrist compass and the same dive computer. After an hour driving we arrived in Puerto Morelos, boarded the boat and soon were in the water, where I practiced navigating by sun and current, controlling my buoyancy and using different kicking techniques. Both dives were about 13m deep and lasted for 40-50 minutes (again limited by my usage of gas). And all of this while watching a lot of colorful fish and coral reefs!
On the final day we went to C-56 wreck, which is also in Puerto Morelos, to practice deep diving. Beforehand Juan recommended me to try Nitrox for these dives to have longer no stop times and enjoy the wreck in full. At the shop, I paid a little extra for two tanks of EANx32, received my gear, listened to theory on using Nitrox and we went to Puerto Morelos once again. We did 2 dives on the same wreck, which were about 25m deep and 35 min long each, with 1hr surface interval on the boat. At the bottom, Juan showed me how colors change with depth, which was very informative and nice to observe with my own eyes. We swam inside the wreck with our flashlights which was really cool! Later we swam around the wreck to look at the abundant marine life: manta rays, barracudas, lion fishes, a turtle. We even noticed a small shark on the horizon! These were the dives that impressed me the most.
Over these three days I experienced and seen much more than I had over the last year, gained important practical skills and had fun!
In conclusion, I want to say that I have dived with a few dive centers located in Cancun’s Hotel Zone before, but Squalo Divers proved superior to them. Starting with good location in downtown Cancun, which was closer to the place I stayed and so cheaper to get to by taxi.
Continuing with very personal approach in teaching, which included many theoretical and practical details on diving techniques. And finishing with professional staff, who are passionate about diving and love what they do.
I was positively impressed with everything there and can really recommend these professionals to dive with.
翻译:我于 2024 年 2 月通过 Squalo Divers 获得了高级开放水域认证。花了 3 天完成,总共包含 6 次潜水,每天 2 次潜水。
我选择了一个包含洞穴和沉船潜水的项目作为选修冒险潜水,因此与坎昆其他潜水中心提供的课程相比,该课程更昂贵。但这是完全值得的。
首先,提前一周,我联系了店主Juan,我们讨论了计划的时间表,付款后我收到了PADI在线课程的访问权限,我必须在下水之前完成该课程。很高兴我有一整周的时间来完成理论,并可以在潜水期间专注于实践技能。
第一天,我们去洞穴潜水。
在商店里我得到了全套装备,包括 5 毫米潜水衣和潜水电脑,这是我以前从未有机会使用过的。他们向我讲述了该地区天然井的一些历史和有趣的事实,分享了一些关于在洞穴中潜水的技巧,然后,我和教练亚历克斯,开车前往莫雷洛斯港附近的一个地方,我们在那里在金潜水-哈和马拉维拉天然井。这是一种超凡脱俗的体验,与我永远不会忘记的在海洋珊瑚礁上潜水完全不同。在漆黑的水中潜水、头顶水面、甚至穿过硫磺云的刺激和惊险!两次潜水的深度都在 30m 左右,花费了大约 30 分钟(这受到我快速使用气体的限制,我相信如果我更放松,我们可以停留更长时间)。
第二天我们去莫雷洛斯港的一个礁石潜水,磨练浮力和导航技巧。在商店里,胡安向我展示了提高浮力和平衡的技巧,并描述了如何使用一些自然方法在水下航行。由于这次我们要在温水里潜水,所以我选择了3毫米的短款潜水服。我还得到了一个手腕指南针和同样的潜水电脑。经过一个小时的车程,我们到达莫雷洛斯港,登上船,很快就进入了水中,在那里我练习利用阳光和水流导航,控制浮力并使用不同的踢腿技巧。两次潜水的深度都在 13m 左右,持续了 40-50 分钟(同样受到我使用气体的限制)。所有这一切都是在观看许多色彩缤纷的鱼和珊瑚礁的同时!
最后一天,我们去了同样位于莫雷洛斯港的C-56沉船,练习深潜。之前胡安建议我尝试高氧,这样潜水就可以不再需要停留时间并充分享受沉船的乐趣。在商店里,我多付了一点钱买了两罐 EANx32,收到了我的装备,听了使用高氧的理论,然后我们再次去了莫雷洛斯港。我们在同一艘沉船上进行了两次潜水,每次深度约25m,时长35分钟,船上的水面间隔为1小时。在底部,胡安向我展示了颜色如何随深度变化,这非常有用,而且很适合用我自己的眼睛观察。我们拿着手电筒在沉船内部游泳,这真的很酷!后来我们在沉船周围游泳,观赏丰富的海洋生物:蝠鲼、梭鱼、狮子鱼、海龟。我们甚至注意到地平线上有一条小鲨鱼!这些是给我印象最深的潜水。
这三天里我经历的、看到的比去年多了很多,获得了重要的实践技能,玩得很开心!
总而言之,我想说的是,我之前曾在坎昆酒店区的几家潜水中心潜水过,但事实证明 Squalo Divers 比他们更优秀。首先是坎昆市中心的好位置,离我住的地方更近,所以乘坐出租车前往更便宜。
继续采用非常个性化的教学方法,其中包括许多有关潜水技术的理论和实践细节。最后还有专业的工作人员,他们对潜水充满热情并热爱他们所做的事情。
那里的一切都给我留下了深刻的印象,我真的可以推荐这些专业人士一起潜水。