Thx Alex for leading four dives I did in early April. Had a fun time. The deep reef dive north of PDC was wonderful. More

Although i have been snorkeling many times this was my first diving experience. I went with my family, my parents, my two brothers who are 19 and 14 and I'm 16. Although we were all a little nervous at first it turned out to be the experience of a lifetime, one that I wont soon forget! We were told about... More

I finished my open water dive certification at Barrakuda Dive. I was impressed with the instructors and their PADI training course. The dives were beautiful. Located in the beautiful royal hideaway resort. Enjoy your dive! More

We did a week of Diving, including Cozumel, cenote cave diving, 2 reefs in Playa, the mgr. Sacha was very helpful loved it! More

I just returned from Riviera Maya. We stayed at the Occidental Grand Xaret and went to Barrakuda dive shop for my certification for open water. My dive instructor was Alex. He was very informative and easy to understand. I had a few issues on one of the days with my ears and Alex was great at helping me get down... More

My boyfriend and I just returned from a vacation in Playa Del Carmen where we stayed at the Royal Hideaway. We decided to use the dive shop they had on site and were extremely pleased! The first dive was a cenote (cavern) dive with Alex as our dive master. We were fortunate in that we were the only divers so... More

I just got back from a week in playa where I took my dive certification. I stayed at the occidental grand xcaret, where barracuda had a kiosk. Alex my instructor was amazing, he was very thorough and spoke excellent English and made me feel very comfortable! All the equipment used on the ocean dives is in excellent condition and they... More

My son (10) and i were going to mexico to get his referral dives completed. Since these were his first open water dives and the the fact that he is only 10, i knew he would be a bit nervous. Renee was so great him, easing his fears about the dives and was very patient with him as he completed... More

My girlfriend Sara and I were finally able to take off from work and treated ourselves to a nice weekend at the Royal Hideaway. The hotel is absolutely gorgeous and really amazing pampered service and fantastic food. I have been Scuba diving for a while, but it was my girlfriends first time, we contracted with Barrakuda the local dive shop... More