Instant Reader Report
on Sea Eye / Osprey Beach HOtel in
Turks and Caicos / Grand Turk on
2003/05
by
Irina Zeylikman , MA, USA
Report Number 030605124852832

 Bonaire (multiple times), Curacao (multiple times), Cozumel (multiple
times), Provo, Belize, Great Barrier Reef, Cayman Islands (all three of
them)  

Dive Conditions

Commo sence  

There was no setup for camera, not even a rinse bucket. I had to ask the
dive master to get me one.  

Overall Rating

The diving on Grand Turk is very good, but there are much better places out
there (Little Cayman, for example). 
Dive Operation: We were unpleasantly surprised with Sea Eye as the dive
operation. Our tanks were never full, the best we could hope for was 2500
psi. People at the dive shop were filling them under the blazing sun
standing in about 5 inches of water. No wonder, when  the tanks cooled
down, they were only 3/4 full. The dive operation's building looked like
it was going to fall down any minute, the dive shop itself was mostly
closed the whole week. Some people on the boat had rented their gear, and
it was obvious that the gear has seen better days. If it was not for
Smitty (our dive master), the trip would've been a big disappoinment.
Smitty tried his best to make our diving the most enjoyable experience,
but he only could do so much. We never knew if our boat was going to
start, or we would have to swim ashore (which we did once). Our BCs and
regs were kept aboard all week, not rinsed even once. The dive shop does
not have any facilities to store gear. The state of the dive operation
looks like the owners have absolutely no interest in it.
Hotel: Osprey Beach Hotel is being renovated slowly, but surely.
Unfortunately we stayed in the room that has not been renovated, yet. We
had some problems with equipment in the room but everything was eventually
fixed. The rooms are big and have a small kitchen. 
Food and service: The quality of food on a island is really below average,
and service is exteremely slow. We waited 2.5 hours for our lunch one day. 

  

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