Best Carribean diving Nov-Dec?

"kaasman" <idont@think.so> wrote in message
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> We're trying to plan our annual three week holiday and need some help.
> We generally try to plan around locations we can spend about 1 week
> scuba diving and two weeks doing other activities. We just seem to be
> at a loss this year.
>
> We're not hard core divers, just do it for fun and pleasure and as an
> activity we love to do once a year on holiday. Last year was Fiji,
> the year before Belize, and the year before Egypt. For some reason
> this year we're struggling. We note very cheap airfare to the
> Carribean right now, and nearly double the price for the south pacific
> area. We're open to suggestions, please help! Thanks.

Where did you find the cheap fares? What locations? TIA

"kaasman" <idont@think.so> wrote in message
news:ik9cm0l0lq9o8l7r7cb0k1ufoqapgdu7os@...
> We're trying to plan our annual three week holiday and need some help.
> We generally try to plan around locations we can spend about 1 week
> scuba diving and two weeks doing other activities. We just seem to be
> at a loss this year.
>
> We're not hard core divers, just do it for fun and pleasure and as an
> activity we love to do once a year on holiday. Last year was Fiji,
> the year before Belize, and the year before Egypt. For some reason
> this year we're struggling. We note very cheap airfare to the
> Carribean right now, and nearly double the price for the south pacific
> area. We're open to suggestions, please help! Thanks.

By the way, did you give any consideration to flying into Cancun and doing a
couple of weeks at Playa and one week in Coz?

Staying in Playa, you'll get lovely beach time and there are ruins trips
(ie: Tulum, Chichen Itza) and other adventures to be had.

"kaasman" <idont@think.so> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 07:16:47 GMT, "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada>
> wrote:
>
> First, I found some cheap airfare on the Virgin Vacations website. I
> just kept going through all their locations, Turks & Caicos, Aruba,
> Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, and was getting airfaire
> in the $550-700 range (unlike Manila which was over $1000). Mexico
> has been repeatedly recommended to us, but to me, since we're from
> California, it doesn't really feel like a vacation. I like to go far
> and be on a plane for hours. But I'm beginning to reconsider. Is the
> diving really good in Cozumel?

While Mexico is still Mexico, I suppose, I found that area to be quite
different and more beautiful than say Puerto Vallarta and certainly
Tiajuana. The beaches are magnificent at Playa.

As for the diving in Coz, I think it's great but it is drift diving.
Sometimes the drift isn't that noticeable and other times it can whiz you
along like a freight train.

> Another consideration is an island like French Polynesia or Tahiti for
> a week and two weeks in New Zealand.

That sounds cool too! Have you checked out the Cook Islands? Quite a bit
less expensive than Tahiti. There's some decent diving (I go with Pacific
Divers) and all kinds of hiking and sightseeing. And it would be hard to
find a funnier golf course.

kaasman wrote:

> Is the diving really good in Cozumel?
>

Yes...effortless drift diving.