Diving with my son. - Ivan was awesome. He did such a great job with my son who had never been diving before. Gave him clear directions that he understood well and we had a great dive. Everyone there was really nice and helpful.

Scuba Diving - Ivan was a really good trip advisor and i would want to go again i had a good time during the dive and we learned lots of things also seeing a lot of fish.

Take the Plunge! - I have been snorkeling many times but never scuba diving, so I 'took the plunge' when I found it as a possible shore excursion! It was a quick cab ride from the port, located at the end of the strip of shops and beach chairs for tourists. After a short video, we were sized for a gear. After everyone was outfitted, we headed out to the beach to go over basic safety and to practice hand signals under the water. We kneeled down in waist deep water, until our heads were submerged. Because our location, the water was pretty choppy and we were tossed around a little while we practiced. I had success with hand signals and finding my mask but I was having a hard time getting accustomed to breathing under the water. Etienne was unreasonably patient with me, allowing me to take as much time as I needed. After many more dunks, I was still nervous but ready to give it a go. Ultimately, I was paired up with Jose while Etienne guided the rest of our group. Once we descended about 8 feet, the water was so calm and clear I knew I had made the right decision! It was an amazing experience and I highly recommend it if you've never scuba before!

First time divers - This experience was entirely ocean based—no pool. It was fast paced, a bit challenging due to the sargasso and currents on the day we were there. The staff was incredible, I am sure we don’t know the half of what they were doing to keep us safe, it was seamless from our end. The dive was more than I expected, we saw a good variety of fish and coral and the dive counts towards future certification. The family is hooked!

Intro to Scuba was an amazing g experience!! - We booked the PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience with Mar Adentro Majahual in Costa Maya as an excursion on our cruise with MSC through the western Caribbean. My wife and I had never tried scuba diving before, and this was perfect for us. The experience was about 1.5 to 2 hours long, with about equal time spent in the pavilion on shore, the shallow water at the edge of the beach, and out at the reef. The experience started with a medical questionnaire and release forms, followed by a 10-minute safety video. After that, we met our instructor/guide, Brenda, who fitted us with a mask, fins, a weight belt, and tank harness. She explained and demonstrated how to put on each piece of equipment and how to determine a proper fit. She spent a half-hour or so carefully going over each item, explaining how to use the primary and back-up regulators, tank gauge, and buoyancy vest. She demonstrated how to clear our masks, how to find and recover a lost regulator, and a variety of important hand signals to use under water. She frequently stopped and asked us if we understood and if we had any questions. She was unhurried and patient, ensuring that we we comfortable with what she was teaching us. After that, we headed down to the water. The staff loaded up a cart with our equipment so we didn’t have to carry it and brought it down the beach to the water’s edge. We put everything on and started out by breathing through the regulator with our heads out of the water, then with faces in the water, and finally entirely submerged, but crouching in the shallows. We spent a fair amount of time practicing clearing our masks and locating our regulators in the event that we lost them (which never happened). We felt very safe and confident by the end of this practice time. As on shore, Brenda was very patient and clear. She was willing to take as long as we needed to feel comfortable in the water. Afterwards, we got in the boat and headed out to our dive spot on the reef. There were two other folks to assist—the boat captain and another diver/sailor from Mar Adentro. On the way, Brenda showed us a flip book of the kinds of fish we might see and what the hand signals were for each so she could point them out to us (or vice versa) when we were under water. One at the buoy tie up point, Brenda taught us how to flip backwards off the boat, and then we went down the buoy line hand-over-hand to the bottom, about 33 feet down. We went slowly, equalizing the pressure in our ears as needed. Once on the bottom, we were free to swim around the reef, staying close to Brenda but able to look around at things that interested us. There were many colorful fish and interesting coral formations. We saw a puffer fish, a lion fish, drummer fish, and a snake fish, as well as a school of parrot fish, and many others. It was very calm and serene down in their world. We stayed down for 34 minutes, exploring the reef. When it was time to come up, Brenda inflated a signal flag and sent it up on a spool of high visibility line. We ascended slowly and when we got to the surface, we fully inflated our buoyancy vests and floated while the boat came over to get us. On the way back, we enjoyed some sliced pineapple that they had brought for us. The whole experience was fantastic. The reef was fun to explore, and the novelty of the scuba equipment made even the training very interesting. All the staff were very polite and helpful—they even called a taxi for us at the end—but Brenda was phenomenal. She was so pleasant and easy-going, but very competent and clear. We felt very safe with her and we had a lot of fun. I highly recommend Mar Adentro and the intro to scuba course. My wife and I are talking about going on to get open water dive certified, based on our experience here.

Wonderful Experience - I hadn’t had a dive in years and needed a refresher. Brenda was incredible. She took everything slow and steady and was a wonderful instructor.

Excellent Service and Experience - The staff is very friendly. Our guide was Brenda and is an excellent guide, guides you at all times, is super attentive and friendly, is the perfect place for this experience.

The best experience - They are the best team, I went for my birthday and they gave me a beautiful experience at all times, the instructor brenda at all times made me feel safe and explained amazing. The whole team was always attentive and super friendly. They are so amazing that they made my birthday experience amazing as they gave me a cake and sang the mornings. They're all super pros. I would definitely return with her for my certification and I highly recommend them.

Costa Maya Diving - Beautiful reef. Team on top! A special thought for Étienne who took the time to redo the briefing in French! I recommend this diving center

Bad Experience due to problematic regulator - I purchased this excursion for my son in law and he was very apprehensive about scuba diving. My daughter and I are both certified divers and we really thought he would love it if given a try. After trying 2 separate regulators that leaked they gave him a third and apparently this regulator had issues and Chris had no idea because he had never dove before but this new regulator made it extremely difficult to breathe. I didn't find this out until we were headed back to the ship as he thought this was normal. He explained to my daughter and I that it hurt to try and get air and an hour or two after diving for 30 minutes, his chest muscles still hurt. I am very disappointed as he is now completely turned off on diving and what should have been an amazing experience, he hated.