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Reef Divers/Brac Caribbean Beach Village in
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac in
2003/07

by
Bob & Doris Schaffer, CA, USA
Report Number 585

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N/A means "Not Applicable" or "No Answer" given

Reporter
Dive Experience
Over 1000 dives
Where else diving
 California, Mexico, Galapagos, PNG, Micronesia, Australia, Solomons, Red
Sea, Cocos Island, Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, dry  
Seas
calm, noCurrents  
Water Temp
84   to 86    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
0
Water Visibility
30   to 50    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
No deeper than 130 feet  
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
Camera table on the boats a bit small; the care and attention given to
equipment by crew was excellent.  There were spectacular moments of video
and photo opportunity but they were too few and too far between compared to
other areas of world by reason of diminished amount of sea life in general
and particularly the larger, more interesting species.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
***
Food
****
Service and Attitude
****
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
****  
Shore Diving  
*  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
*****   
Advanced
*    
Comments  
Usually prefer live aboard operations, but for land-based, Reef Divers does
a wonderful job.  Very efficient management of getting divers in water and
knowledgeable and friendly dive captain and guide (Jason and Vicki) that
were with us for the entire week. Provided facility to rinse and store dive
gear near the boat so that we were not faced with carting it back and forth
each day. Boats are in good condition and no dive site more than a 45
minute run, but a bit crowded (can take 20)which isn't too bad until all
divers on boat are on the same dive site at same time. Tropical Storm
Claudette had just been through the area which probably affected
visibility.  All in all, a pretty good dive experience. 

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