One of my favorite shore excursions on our recent cruise, second only to the zip lining, was going down in a submarine to see the coral reefs off Cozumel. It was a well run outing with getting out to the submarine, on and off, and back to shore done very smoothly. The only slightly tricky part was going up and down the steep ladder-like steps into the sub. The seats were arranged along the center of the submarine facing large windows (portholes) along each side. Everyone had a good view. It felt a little like viewing the coral reef exhibit at the children's zoo in Fort Wayne, except we were on the inside and the fish had lots more room to swim around. It was a little spooky to sail past a sunken ship until it was explained that it was an old damaged WWII ship that had been deliberately sunk to form a framework for more coral growth. The most dramatic moment was when the captain took us to the edge where the shallows near shore (we went down to 112 feet) dropped off. Suddenly the light sandy bottom we had been seeing dropped off and all we saw was deep, deep blue. Very dramatic. All in all, a great ride. I highly recommend it.
I had bad luck getting any pictures of fish. They were too fast for me, so enjoy the blue.
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