Padi proudly recognizes Phantom Divers for 10 years of outstanding service in the Riviera Maya, Mexico.

R-L: Robert Sievens PADI REGIONAL MANAGER LATINAMERICA

Laura Torres General Manager Phantom Divers

Carlos Estrabeau, Ramon Magaña and Jose Patron Staff Phantom Divers

Text by Laura Torres.

Padi recognizes Phantom Divers on the latest visit of its Regional Manager in Latin America for its outstanding effort and its history with Padi during the past 10 years.

Even though it’s well known that PHANTOM DIVERS has been established since 1983 in the Riviera Maya providing diving services and lots of fun to people visiting, along all these years, many great stories have turned Phantom Divers into the favorite place for locals and visitors from all around the world.

Starfish in the Mexican Caribbean.

Dive shop located in the Riviera Maya, Mexico.

The fantastic weather we enjoy during the major part of the year has turned the Caribbean into one of the most visited places on earth. The diversity of species, the multicolored reefs, the warm waters combined with an outstanding visibility characterizes the Mexican Caribbean as one of the best diving areas. For all those who would like to enjoy the Caribbean we have promotional diving packages especially designed to enjoying and spending fun moments in the Riviera Maya.

Besides being a full service diving center we also participate in projects for the conservation of sea life species and reefs in Playa del Carmen, as for example the BULL SHARK PROJECT and the Lion Fish Project

Come and dive with us and make an unforgettable time out of your vacation.

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Diving in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. It is FANTASTIC!

Playa del Carmen is known for long white coral sand beaches, crystal blue waters, warm tropical nights and cooling breezes coming off the Caribbean Sea. Home to the best diving and snorkeling in Mexico!

Playa del Carmen and Cozumel are home to a huge variety of marine life and incredible opportunities to see rare and endangered species. Often referred to as one of the best dive spots in the world - you will probably agree after visiting. While the underwater world may attract some people - there are also many varieties of birds and animals on the Caribbean. And of course - the long beaches! means.
Many years ago this area was declared a marine national park, and in recent years this area has become one of the leading attractions for visitors to Southern Mexico.

Check it out our diving packages and get the best price in the area!!!

For booking and inquiries please send us an email to: INFO@PHANTOMDIVERS.COM

Grand Re opening PHANTOM DIVERS, Riviera Maya, MEXICO.

Let´s celebrate phantom friends because we just finished our new shop where you can enjoy confortable facilities and have a good time and lots of fun the way it should be! In mid September we are going to have a huge blow out so don´t lose track and keep in touch with the best dive shop in the mexican caribbean: PHANTOM DIVERS; Mayan Riviera, Mexico!

How to find us? Just send an email at:

info@phantomdivers.com

Lion Fish Collect, Project in Playa del Carmen!

As you might have already heard before, lion fishes are getting more and more populated in a few areas of the world where should not even exist.The Lionfish, whose average length is close to 1 foot (0.3 meters), is also known as Turkey Fish, Dragon Fish or Scorpion Fish and originally comes from the Indo-Pacific oceanic region.

Nevertheless, since approximately one year, they have been spotted in the warmer coral regions of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. More precisely in the whole Yucatan Peninsula, coming straight from Florida towards Mexico, while making a few stops in the Bahamas where they are causing a lot of troubles to the marine life.

These little creatures can become dangerous if a human being touches them because they have venomous dorsal spikes, but extremely rarely fatal to the human body, even though the pain can get really intense and sometimes followed by vomiting, headaches and breathing difficulties.

Not only can Lionfishes be dangerous for human beings, but also to the marine life because they eat a lot of aquatic plants, such as corals, and only have very few predators. Therefore, they are destructing the natural biosphere and disturbing it a lot, because the native fishes don’t know how to react to these new animals that aren’t part of their natural environment.

In order to protect the precious Mayan Coral Reef, Phantom Divers’ instructors work in pair with other associations and capture them, so that the ecosystem doesn’t get affected by Lionfishes, and everything remains normal, plus the coral reef stays as gorgeous as it is.

Furthermore, a few days ago our instructors Ramón Magaña, Rubén González y Carlos Estrabeau received a diploma to thank them for helping the national government to stop the spreading of the Lion Fish.

Therefore, we would like to specially thank our qualified instructors without whom it would have never been possible to accomplish this hard work.

Powered by Phantom Divers - ecodives in Playa del Carmen

LIQUID PHANTOM!

Customer Comment..

We had a great time with you guys a week ago. Thanks especially to Charlie for some great dives, and helping my girlfriend Jill get her first diving experience. You have a gift my friend.

Chris Donohue (April,2010)

ps thanks also for the photo tips

About Caribbean reef Squid..

The Caribbean Reef Squid is found throughout the Caribbean Sea as well as off the coast of Florida, commonly in small schools of 4-30 in the shallows associated with reefs. The habitat of the Reef Squid changes according to the squid's stage of life and size. New hatchlings tend to reside close to the shore in areas from 0.2-1 meters below the surface on or under vegetation. Young small squid typically congregate in shallow turtle grass near islands and remain several centimeters to two meters from the surface to avoid bird predators. Adults venture out into open water and can be found in depths up to 100 m. When mating, adults are found near coral reefs in depths of 1.5-8 m. The Caribbean Reef Squid is the only squid species commonly sighted by divers over inshore reefs in the Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean region.
Learn more with us, visit MEXICO!

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Deep Encounter, Deep Blue!

Encounter begins when jumping into the deep blue.
Enjoy México. Experience paradise.

Ask for more info:

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Give a stranger one of your smile!

The season still run!

SEASON 2009!
You can´t miss this opportunity, the biggest concentration on manta rays and whale sharks in the world. Some of them as large as 12 mts lenght.

Ask for more info at: info@phantomdivers.com

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LABOR DAY with Phantom Divers!

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September.
The holiday originated in 1882 as the Central Labor Union of New York City sought to create "a day off for the working citizens." Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1894, two months after the May Day Riots of 1894. May 4 was chosen to remember the Haymarket Affair. All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.
Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The form for the celebration of Labor Day was outlined in the first proposal of the holiday—a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations," followed by a festival for the workers and their families. This became the pattern for Labor Day celebrations.

Labor day means "NO LABOR"
No labor means DIVING!!
DIVE SAFE, DIVE FUN, DIVE PHANTOM!!

Testimonial from our clients...Dive with PHANTOM DIVERS!

This is Mike Duncan from Dallas, TX. I was reading all of the other comments and just wanted to drop a line to say hello.I received my Open Water last April and just wanted to give some props. His patience, expertise, and professionalism were greatly appreciated. I enjoyed all of my dives and loved the experience. It fueled my desire for diving that much more and upon returning back to the states I have been furthering my dive training. I look forward to coming back to dive with you guys next March and hopefully bring a few friends with. So to Chino and the rest of the staff. Thanks a million! You Guys rock!

WRECK DIVING..Playa del Carmen

There´s nothing quite like the thrill of diving a wreck for the first time. Descending, you gaze downward, trying to catch a glimpse of it. At first, nothing. Then a hazy outline appears, and for a moment you´re confused as your eyes try to sort it out. Then the wreck dissolves into clear view as you arrive upon it.
Wrecks offers diversity, attractions and opportunities not found in "natural" dive enviroments-but nature encroaches as the underwater world changes it into an artificial reef teeming with life.
We offer you ship wreck diving in Playa del Carmen, México. Ask for more info to:
info@phantomdivers.com

PHANTOM DIVERS : FULL SERVICE DIVING CENTER

Phantom Divers is a PADI scuba dive center established in the Mayan Riviera (Playa del Carmen) for more than 25 years. Since then we’ve been assisting divers from all the diving certification agencies (PADI, SSI, CMAS; YMCA, ACUC, NAUI) from Mexico and from all over the world.
Our local scuba diving instructors and dive masters, underwent hard training thus denoting experience, self confidence and cordiality. In Phantom Divers you’ll dive with friends.
We have all the diving gear that you’ll need. Our dive boats have been specially designed to operate in the Mayan Riviera sea (Playa del Carmen and Cozumel island reefs).

Whale shark chapter 2

Enjoy this clip and join us in this unforgettable trip.
Whale sharks are traveling around the world and come here to feed plancton.
If you are traveling to México you must to participate in this amazing encounter.
Give a stranger one of your smile!

More info:

INFO@PHANTOMDIVERS.COM

NIGHT DIVE in the mexican caribbean!

Dive at night? why? If you´re new to diving and have never tried it, the idea might seem strange, or even intimidating. What can you see at night that you wouldn´t during the day?
Think about a nocturnal stroll trough a familiar park. At first it seems a little scary perhaps, but as your ayes adjust to the dark you relax, recognizing the familiar paths and trees. It´s the same place you´ve seen many times during the day, yet somehow different.
You may feel a little bit anxius about going underwater in the dark no worries,that´s natural and for some, even a bit of the fun.
You´ll be fascinated with night diving, already ready for your next.
Dive safe, dive fun , dive PHANTOM DIVERS!!

Happy 4th of July!!

In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the national day of the United States.
PHANTOM DIVERS wish you a HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!

PHANTOM DIVERS AND THE PLEASURES OF PLAYA DEL CARMEN..BY:MORGANATRAVELS

Is Playa Del Carmen the best diving ever? No. But, we've been diving here several times and enjoyed our dives each time. The sites can range from shallow 35' to deep 100+'. The soft corals are in decent shape and there are lots of fish. My personal favorite is the quantity of large turtles that I have seen. This trip was no exception - on one dive we spotted EIGHT turtles, some swimming by, some eating, most within 10' of me! I love to dive Playa because of the turtles!! The excellent vis, pleasant drift (what a wonderfully lazy way to do a dive-lol!), soft corals, lots of fish, lobsters, eels and TURTLES make Playa an area that I enjoy coming back to again & again. We'll be there the end of April for another long weekend of diving.

The capt takes your weightbelt & gear so that you can climb into the boat unencumbered. He switches your gear to a new tank, then before heading to the next site hands out bottled water . The sites are within minutes of the dive shop and the beach is always within visual. This doesn't translate to shore dive & save the boat fare though - keep in mind the reefs are a bit of a swim and with the drift you & your equipment would have quite the walk back! We left around 9am, did 2 dives & were back at the shore around noonish each day . If you are doing multiple days of diving you can leave your equipment at the shop.

Thru the shop you can do Cenotes & Cozumel as well. We have done both in the past. Also, if you are there in the winter months you can do a Bull Shark dive . Our scheduling didn't allow us to particpate, but several diving with us had and loved it.

We've been diving a long time & enjoy a variety of dives. Because of the staff (& I certainly haven't named them all!) at Phantom this deserves an EXCELLENT rating. Again, there are better dives in the world - but, that's certainly no reason to dismis these, that would be the equivalent of avoiding other works by Michelangelo because they aren't the Sistine Chapel!!!! Whether you are a novice or an old jaded diver these are some fun dives and this is a GREAT STAFF!

morganatravels
Kentucky
24 mar 2009

WHALE SHARKS LOVE HOLBOX, MEXICO.

This is the best season for swimming with whale sharks: 100% guarantee. The main reason is whale sharks love the mexican caribbean sea.
And also during the time navigation you can see lovely dolphins playing around you and big mantarrays. It´s an amazing trip and you going to have a great time in México.
Booking highly recommended.
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Stay wet!

Happy Father´s Day with PHANTOM DIVERS!

Hi everybody!
Hope everyone has had a great start to summer and your getting your dives in.
Come to the Mexican Caribbean and celebrate with us Father´s Day.
We offer you differents options to dive like Cenote Diving, Wall diving (Cozumel) and Reef Dive in Playa del Carmen. You only have to choice which dive is the best gift for your father. We are sure that you enjoy the dives anyway.
For more info please feel free to contact to: info@PHANTOMDIVERS.com

Stay Wet,

Warmest Regards!

Cenote Diving, Riviera Maya , MEXICO

PHANTOM DIVERS offers Cenote Diving tours to everyone who like adventures. This special trip includes:
Transportation Dive center-Cenote-Dive center
Snacks, beverages
Entrance to the Cenote
Equipment (even lamp)
2 tanks
We have differents options to go like: Chac-Mool, Dos Ojos, Chikin-ha, Taj-Majal, Ponderosa, Car wash.And for experienced divers: El pit (More than 140fts)
Or if you like the private tours we can offer you Muyal -ha.
Just write us an email and make your reservation right now!
info@phantomdivers.comOr visit our web page:
www.PHANTOMDIVERS.com

Get wet and Dive safe with us!