ScubaTony Cozumel
ScubaTony Cozumel
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7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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We have 3, small, 6-passenger boats. You will never dive with a large group, unlike boats that carry 8-10 divers. This makes all the difference! f you want to see animals instead of people then ScubaTony is the way to go! We have extremely nice like-new rental gear. Our bcds are with integrated weights, not belts! We assemble and disassemble and wash and store your gear for you. We are 100% full-service. That's right, you ARE on vacation and we treat you like you're on vacation. Certifications start as low as $450 with E-Learning included. Try scuba diving with our 2 dives discover scuba experience for $140. For over 18 years we have consistently been rated as one of the best dive operations on the island. E-Mail us now and get your spots reserved. We do run out of space in advance.
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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La_Spi614
Columbus, OH3 contributions
Mar 2020
We first went diving with ScubaTony in Feb 2019, we went back to Cozumel in March 2020 specifically to dive with ScubaTony again. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. They will handle everything for you - snacks, drinks, defogging your mask, even helping you put on your gear. We did the advanced certification course and had an amazing experience. Some people in our group were very nervous and the ScubaTony staff went above and beyond to make us all fee comfortable and safe. Israel is the best Dive Master we have ever worked with. He is extremely patient, great at finding Ocean life, and a lot of fun to be around. ScubaTony has set the high bar that we now judge other dive shops against, we couldn't recommend them more!
Written April 20, 2020
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Sarah D
6 contributions
Jul 2020 • Friends
This is a great operation! My friend and I were just in Cozumel for a girls dive trip and this company was recommended to us by another guest at our resort. We are sooo happy that we got that recommendation! The booking was super easy to do online and they were really responsive and flexible. They limited the divers to 4 due to Covid and followed all of the protocol as on the boat. Some of the days my friend and I were the only divers! The boat picked us up from our resort and they kept our gear for us until our last day, which was really nice and made our lives so much easier! We were all lucky enough to have Instructor Cris lead our dives 6 out of the 7 days we were there. She was fantastic! Super friendly and knowledgeable about the area, she really made us feel welcome and taken care of. The captains of boat were all great as well, they stuck with us and always knew where we were, and picked us up super fast when we surfaced. This is a really important thing in the crazy Cozumel current! I would dive with Scuba Tony again and recommend them to anyone looking for safe/friendly/knowledgeable dive operator in Cozumel.
Written August 13, 2020
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Hey Sarah and Amelia!
Thanks for the kind review, we appreciate it!
We were so happy that someone at Secrets gave you the recommendation to dive with us :)
Cris had a great time diving with you two, she really enjoyed her "girls trips".
Come back and see us again soon!
Written September 13, 2020
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Nathan A
Merida, Mexico8 contributions
Dec 2020
If I could give ScubaTony 10 stars I would.
We just returned from a long weekend diving on Cozumel with friends and had the best experience both in and out of the water with the crew from ScubaTony.
Dive related: covid precautions in place such as a screening and everyone gets their own mouthpiece for their equipment so you won't use one that anyone else has ever used.
All the employees from the booking people in the office to the captain and the dive master were so easy to work with and so professional. Our dive master Jesus was great. He's completely professional about everything to do with diving but also fun to hang and talk to between dives.
Underwater he has a great eye and was able to find all kinds of great sealife, from big to small.
Not diving related: ScubaTony has cars available for rent and they're very straightforward and not complicated about it. I would rent from them again next time we're on Cozumel. Adam, the owner we worked with, is really knowledgeable about Cozumel and happy to help you with restaurant recommendations, suggestions for accommodation, etc.
The dive shop also maintains a really helpful blog with all kinds of information about Cozumel on it.
10/10 would recommend to friends and we are already talking about going back and doing more dives with them.
We just returned from a long weekend diving on Cozumel with friends and had the best experience both in and out of the water with the crew from ScubaTony.
Dive related: covid precautions in place such as a screening and everyone gets their own mouthpiece for their equipment so you won't use one that anyone else has ever used.
All the employees from the booking people in the office to the captain and the dive master were so easy to work with and so professional. Our dive master Jesus was great. He's completely professional about everything to do with diving but also fun to hang and talk to between dives.
Underwater he has a great eye and was able to find all kinds of great sealife, from big to small.
Not diving related: ScubaTony has cars available for rent and they're very straightforward and not complicated about it. I would rent from them again next time we're on Cozumel. Adam, the owner we worked with, is really knowledgeable about Cozumel and happy to help you with restaurant recommendations, suggestions for accommodation, etc.
The dive shop also maintains a really helpful blog with all kinds of information about Cozumel on it.
10/10 would recommend to friends and we are already talking about going back and doing more dives with them.
Written December 19, 2020
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Hey Nathan!
We so appreciate this awesome review! We have worked really hard during this Covd-19 mess to make sure that all our divers are safe and feel comfortable.
Jesus is a great divemaster and like you said, fun to hang out with as well.
Not many people realize we have the rental vehicles, but it's a great option for divers who don't stay to the south of the island where our boats can pick them up. We're happy to hear that the rental was a good experience as well.
Adam works really hard to keep the blog up to date so our divers have a current source of information to refer too when needed.
Thanks again and we hope to see you all again soon!
Written January 10, 2021
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Triston K
1 contribution
Jul 2020
My group of 3 had a fantastic time with ScubaTony. We did 16 dives over the course of 5 days. Their reservations team was top notch and responded very quickly. They were able to fit in a friend of mine that wanted to do a discover scuba course with less than a day’s notice, and were also made changes to gear rentals and nitrox on very short notice with everything being correct on the boat the next day.
The boat crew were also amazing. We had the same dive guide, Cris, for the entire trip. She was very friendly and able to point out all kinds of hard to see marine life for the group, including 3 splendid toadfish! Carlos was a great captain, and he had lots of interesting stories to tell on the surface intervals. Hand sanitizer was always available on the boat, and the crew wore masks, but there were never very many people on the boat and it never felt crowded or cramped.
The gear we rented was all in great condition and nobody ever had any issues with it. We were able to keep most of our things on the boat for the entire trip, and it would be set up and ready for us every morning.
We saw a ton of sea life during the dives, including stingrays and turtles on almost every dive, and sharks almost every day. The wreck of the C-53 was also a very nice diversion from the reefs. I would highly recommend visiting Columbia reef, both the deep and shallow sites. It had some of the most unique and beautiful coral formations I have ever seen.
We will definitely be using ScubaTony again when we go back to Cozumel!
The boat crew were also amazing. We had the same dive guide, Cris, for the entire trip. She was very friendly and able to point out all kinds of hard to see marine life for the group, including 3 splendid toadfish! Carlos was a great captain, and he had lots of interesting stories to tell on the surface intervals. Hand sanitizer was always available on the boat, and the crew wore masks, but there were never very many people on the boat and it never felt crowded or cramped.
The gear we rented was all in great condition and nobody ever had any issues with it. We were able to keep most of our things on the boat for the entire trip, and it would be set up and ready for us every morning.
We saw a ton of sea life during the dives, including stingrays and turtles on almost every dive, and sharks almost every day. The wreck of the C-53 was also a very nice diversion from the reefs. I would highly recommend visiting Columbia reef, both the deep and shallow sites. It had some of the most unique and beautiful coral formations I have ever seen.
We will definitely be using ScubaTony again when we go back to Cozumel!
Written July 30, 2020
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DRK
Cozumel, Mexico5 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
Went to Cozumel to escape the COVID madness in the US. Went diving with Scuba Tony. They assured us that our safety was their #1 concern. From the moment we got to their kiosk until we got off the boat, Captain Carlos and the dive masters had masks on and sanitary supplies ready for all. The great thing was they were not overbearing but through. We had great dives, the service was great, and we would HIGHLY recommend using this outfit and visiting the island. Side note: Everyone on the island is taking this thing seriously and hopefully will continue until this thing is whipped
Written July 15, 2020
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Amit R
7 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
Scubatony was a wonderful club to dive with! All of our dive instructors (Pedro and Moises) and our capitan (Alex) were very knowledgeable and fun with a good energy. I felt super safe with them and I felt that they wanted us to have the best time we could have while also being extremely professional. The equipment was top of the line as well. I would definitely dive with them again when coming back to Cozumel since it was such a great experience! Highly recommend !!!! I recommend booking them as early as you can because they do get full if you try to book a day or two days before since they are so great and everyone knows it!
Written April 23, 2022
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Chrisadvisor
13 contributions
Mar 2021
A friend pointed me in the direction of Scuba Tony and I'm glad he did. I'm very new to scuba and they were incredibly nice and helpful with what I'm sure was a million questions. Which by the way, they responded so quickly to each email.
I did 6 total dives, 4 with Miguel and 2 with Kris (sorry don't remember spelling) to get my Nitrox cert. Both guides were f'ing awesome, their knowledge of the reefs blows my mind and they were great at pointing out creatures along the way. I can't understate how much fun I had each dive.
Booking with ST was my 6th-11th total ocean dives, and I felt comfortable and safe with each crew. Each outing was with 6 paying divers, so perfect group size. All the rental equipment was nice and new. Also, Papo was our boat captain and he f'ing rocks too. Would highly Recommend Scuba Tony and will definitely dive with them again when I go back to Cozumel, hopefully sooner than later!
I did 6 total dives, 4 with Miguel and 2 with Kris (sorry don't remember spelling) to get my Nitrox cert. Both guides were f'ing awesome, their knowledge of the reefs blows my mind and they were great at pointing out creatures along the way. I can't understate how much fun I had each dive.
Booking with ST was my 6th-11th total ocean dives, and I felt comfortable and safe with each crew. Each outing was with 6 paying divers, so perfect group size. All the rental equipment was nice and new. Also, Papo was our boat captain and he f'ing rocks too. Would highly Recommend Scuba Tony and will definitely dive with them again when I go back to Cozumel, hopefully sooner than later!
Written March 15, 2021
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Dudley Gaouette
Seattle, WA1 contribution
Jan 2021 • Friends
Returned to Cozumel for my 6th trip and once again received stellar service with Scuba Tony. Dove for 7 morning trips, 1 afternoon and 1 night. The professionalism, knowledge, safety and fun factor cannot be adequately described. What a fantastic dive operation. Each of my 3 boat captains and 2 dive masters made the trips effortless and just plain fun! Scuba Tony is also a great value with discounts if you will dive 5 days or more. This is the operation you dream of and stay with. Highly recommended.
Written January 27, 2021
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Hey Dudley!!
We're so happy that you and Cara were able to join us for some diving! Thanks for the kind words, we really appreciate it.
See you again soon ;)
Written January 30, 2021
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Jay Merz
6 contributions
Apr 2022
We did 3 dives with Scubatony this trip. Our first dive was an afternoon dive with a private guide. We chose to use a private guide on our first dive of the trip since it has been a year since our last dive. Our guide, Pedro, did an excellent job making it very comfortable and relaxing. Our second dive was an afternoon dive with Carmelo as our dive master. It was a full boat of 6 divers of different experience and Carmelo did a great job of making sure that each diver got the most of the dive. We saw an 11 eagle rays, turtles and varied sea life. I did a twilight/night dive as my 3rd dive. Again Carmelo was the dive master and was fun to dive with. He did a super job of letting each diver to dive to their skill level. I highly recommend the night dive as you can see an entirely different view of the undersea life. We saw squid, octopus, turtle, eagle rays, lobsters etc. Carmelo was fun to dive with as you can tell he was excited about what we were seeing
Written April 23, 2022
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LotjeChili
Amsterdam17 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Nothing but praise for these guys! We dived with a competitor the day before, and they absolutely paled in comparison to Scubatony. You might spend a couple of extra bucks here but it is 100% worth it. Marc is such a fun, friendly and professional dive master, the captain cheerful and courteous, and all gear in outstanding condition. No wonder the boat was full of return clients! 100% will return!
Written February 21, 2020
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Olá! Boa noite! Meu nome é Marco Rio Branco, estarei em Cancún no mês de março e gostaria muito de mergulhar em Cozumel. Já mergulhei uma vez no Brasil, porém ainda não possuo certificado. Qual mergulho eu poderia fazer, que eu aproveitasse o máximo a vida marinha do local? Você me aconselharia a fazer o curso Open Water? Quais os valores, por gentileza? Obrigado! Espero vê-los em breve
Written January 10, 2021
Hello do you visit the cenotes dive sites on the mainland? We really want to be based on Cozumel for 10 days but also want a dive over in one of the cenotes.
Thanks
Written July 31, 2020
All of the Cenotes are in the Yucatán Peninsula which is easily accessible via the ferry to Playa Del Carmen. There are various tour operators once you get off the ferry or you can be adventurous and rent a car and drive to them. Very easy to find, right off Rt. 307.
Written July 31, 2020
I have two questions:
1. We have two certified divers that will be on the boat and an extra person just along for the boat ride. How much would it be for two divers and one extra passenger?
2. We are in Cozumel on a Celebrity Cruise. If we booked the 1:00 PM excursion would we be back to the ship by 3:30?
Written February 28, 2020
Not sure about question #1 but question #2 would be a "Probably Not". Their 2 dive excursions usually go 4 hours or so between getting to the reef, orientation, dive of 45 minutes, 1 hour break in between dives and then second dive. HOWEVER, if you reach out to them directly, they are known for working with cruise ship passengers to get a start time that'll work. I would encourage to email them because they really are the best down here. Hope that helps...
Written February 29, 2020
Do you pick your guests up from hotel and bring them back? Not sure where we are staying yet.
Written December 9, 2019
Your question posted to me not Tony’s team... Yes, there are certain hotels they will pick you up at. There is more info on their site under FAQ - look under the logistics tab.
(I tried to include the link but trip advisor blocks html posts.)
Or email them directly, they are very friendly :) (Again, the email address link was blocked)
Written December 9, 2019
Hi!
I and my wife are not PADI-certified (and not proficient swimmers), although we have dived before two times. We would like to dive with ScubaToby during our upcoming trip to Mexico. Is the 2 tank dive for certified divers? How different is it versus Discover Scuba dive in terms of seeing marine life?
Which one would you recommend for us given we have already tried diving previously?
Thanks,
Written February 10, 2019
Hi TravelerGeek25,
Thank you for your inquiry, we would definitely recommend you to do the Discover Scuba Dives, while you decide to go for that Certification!
We will take you to a beautiful and colorful reef, full of coral and marine life in general. Please visit our website and send us an email, I will be happy to provide you with full and detailed information.
Written February 11, 2019
Hola; somos dos sin experiencia en buceo y mi mujer está de 4 meses , que podemos hacer snorkel?
Written November 7, 2018
Puedes mandar un mensaje a info@scubatony . Com
Written November 9, 2018
How do I find out cost? Book a trip? Thanks!
Written June 26, 2018
You can simply go to our website or email us - which I cannot post on this thread due to TripAdvisor guidelines
Written June 27, 2018
there will be 4 of us, but we only snorkel...do you book those trips?
Written June 26, 2018
We are solely a dive operation. I know TripAdvisor can be confusing as it lists dive operations with snorkeling and fishing charters.
We have no recommendations for a snorkeling tour either. Our last people we referred did not live up to our expectations as a service provider.
If you are interested in trying scuba diving we can do a Discover Scuba for non-certified divers. If not, no worries! Just thought we'd let you know.
Please email us for more information.
Have a wonderful time on your trip if we don't see you!
Written June 27, 2018
Is afternoon June 7 available for one diver ow certified?
Written June 6, 2018
Hi Tony, I just tried responding here and it would not let me. Yes, right now we have 2 spaces for tomorrow afternoon. You can book directly on our website or email us if you have more questions.
Written June 6, 2018
hola vamos a ir en octubre y nunca buceamos.pero yo y mi marido hacemos snorkel. nos podran enseñar lo basico de buceo para hacer la excursión?? q costo tiene y cuanto dura ?? muchas gracias
Written February 24, 2018
y con cuanto tiempo de anticipacion hay q hacer la reserva??
Written February 25, 2018
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