Hello Everyone: We will be visiting Ambergris the last week of October. I have a couple of questions to anyone who wants to answer: what are the names of close-in dive sites where you can see the most marine life (e.g., moray eels, turtles, grouper, et al)? How many cruise ships dock in Ambergris and on what days? It is not my intention to offend anyone; it is just that I would rather not be on a dive boat with 20 cruise-shippers who are in a hurry to 'get back to the ship' so they won't miss a meal or whatever. I got stuck like that more than once in Cozumel, and as a result I quit visiting what was once a beautiful, unspoiled place. frown

Also, some dive shop recommendations would be appreciated; we will either be staying at Ruby's or the Coral Beach. Thanks so much!