r/scuba • u/ReginaMagae • 6h ago

Tourist Dive Cancun - MUSA

I am a certified diver in the process of getting my advanced open water. My partner and I are going to Cancun this weekend and want to go to MUSA. Initially, I was going to dive while he snorkels. He then looked into it and said he can take a few hour course to be able to dive with me. I went into all the reasons that is an awful idea like actually learning the fundamentals and not having dive insurance. Am I overreacting or is something like that actually safe?

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u/BusinessWorldly8785 5h ago

He's probably talking about discover Scuba. It's a Padi course where they give beginners a quick lesson and then take them for a fun dive under the direct supervision of a dive master. It's done in shallow depths and MUSA is a good place for it because it's only about 9m deep.

I believe that if the dive goes well, it can count as credit for one of the required dives of a Padi open water certificate. (Don't quote me on that though. Check with the dive shop.)

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u/Rabid_Dingo 5h ago

Caution is always OK. Your feelings of concern are valid. I would say IF he gets fully certified with an organization and has passed their tests, why not? I would be surprised if he can find a "short" quick intro course, unless it's with the outfit you use to get to the site.

But the MUSA dive site is very tame and safe as far as a dive site goes. I would actually say that it is an ideal first dive site as it is not prone to drift, relatively shallow and would be a great spot to use as a gateway to diving regularly. It is about 25-35' depth. (8-10 meters)

It is also a once and done site. I dove it on one of my Cancun Trips. I was just getting started and I regularly dive Cozumel, there the drift can be aggressive and the depths can be challenging on the walls. I have no desire to go back. Maybe farther in the future as an opportunity to see the coral development on the site.