Diving with Divi Tiara Beach Resort in
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac in 2003/07:
an Instant Reader Report

 Honduras, Cozumel, Grand Turk, Belize, Grand Caymen 

Dive Conditions

No deeper than 110 ft.  

Have a Nikon Underwater Photo School that is very good. On site slide
processing.  Helpful staff  

Overall Rating

The reefs were not in as good a shape as we remembered.  Not many fish or
color, especially when compared to Cozumel or Honduras. It may just have
been the dive site selection by the divemasters. We had signed up and paid
for in advance for 6 2-tank morning dives with the option of purchasing a
1-tank afternoon dive.  When we got there we were told that the resort had
overbooked and that all they could do for us was to give us 2-tank
afternoon dives.  Their attitude basically was take it or leave it.  Also,
we were promised unlimited shore diving but unfortunately they did not have
any extra tanks for us to use. On one dive we discovered that our weights
and integrated weight pouches had been placed on another boat that had
already left.  The staff did very little to help us get weights.  What we
had to do was to pilfer another group's weights.  We took a trip to Little
Cayman to dive the Bloody Bay Wall which was beautiful.  Unfortunately, the
dive staff was in a hurry to get back and limited each of the 2 dives to 40
minutes. We dived Nitrox.  Each tank was $12. The resort accommodations are
starting to show some wear.  Some of our group had nonfunctioning air
conditioning and some did not have TVs.  The food was wonderful and the
dining room staff was great. They opened a new bar on our second day there.
 It was very nice. Our overall experience there was unsatisfactory as you
might guess.  We have been to the Brac before and stayed next door at the
Brac Reef Resort.  Our experience there was much superior to the Divi. 
When we go back we will definately stay at the Brac Reef. 

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