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Wall to Wall Diving in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman in
2002/11

by
Steve Silverberg, TX, USA
Report Number 021209201508827

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Reporter
Dive Experience
501-1000 dives
 
Where else diving
 Bonaire, Los Roques, Belize, Roatan, Cozumel, Palau,Turks and Caicos,
Chuuk, Red Sea
Flower Gardens, Texas 
Dive Conditions
Weather
sunny, cloudy, dry  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
82   to 83    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
80   to 100    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
recreational diving depth limits; computer profiles, buddy diving suggested  
What I saw
Sharks
1 or 2 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  ***
Tropical Fish
***  
Small Critters
  ***
Large Fish
***  
Large Pelagics
  ***
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
****  
Boat Facilities
****
Overall rating for UWP's  
****  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
boat has camera table and dedicated rinse bucket  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
***
Service
***
Food
***
 
 
Dive Operation
*****  
Shore Diving  
****  

Overall Rating

Beginners
****   
Advanced
****    
Comments  
In previous visits to Grand Cayman, we dived with some of the larger dive
operators including Red Sail, Surfside, Parrots Landing,
 Fisheye, Ocean Frontiers and Dive Tech.  This year we decided to dive
with Wall to Wall Diving based on positive reviews in
 Undercurrent and we are glad we did.  The owners, Giles and Deanna
exceeded our expectations.  Their boat is relatively 
large ( 42')  for the number of divers they allow (max of 8).  Once or
twice they ran the boat just for me.  Another time they adjusted
 their schedule to allow us a little extra sleep.  They made every effort
to take us to the best North Wall sites but took us West 
when the weather required that.  Those wanting guided dives were always
offered a choice of deep or shallow.  We prefer to buddy
 dive, to set our own depth profiles, and to maximize bottom time for
photography while respecting our computer's limits.  Wall to
 Wall Diving allowed us this freedom.  Our bottom times for the deeper
dives were always at least 45 minutes with bottom times
 well over an hour at some of the shallower sites.  This is nearly twice
the bottom time we're been allowed with larger operators! 
  Surface intervals between dives were at least 45 minutes and sometimes
and hour.  We never felt rushed.  Wall to Wall's prices
 are certainly competitive and seemed a little lower than some of the
larger operations.  We plan to use this diving operation on our
 next visit.          

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