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Dive Review of
Don Foster's in
Cayman Islands

in 2005/11
an Instant Reader Report
by
Charlotte Ware, TN, USA
Report Number 2188

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
 Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, FL Keys, NC 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
80   to 82    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
80   to 100    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
?  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
1st dive: 80 feet, 40 min.  2nd dive: 50 feet, 40 min.  
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
None 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
1 or 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  2 stars
Tropical Fish
2 stars  
Small Critters
  4 stars
Large Fish
2 stars  
Large Pelagics
  1 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
3 stars  
Boat Facilities
4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
3 stars  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
3 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
3 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
4 stars  
Shore Diving  
1 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
4 stars   
Advanced
2 stars    
Comments  
Don Foster's appeared to be a well organized operation, balancing many
divers and boats at once.  However, the restrictions and hand-holding
really ruined the dives for us.  My husband who is an instructor and has
over 1700 dives and I who am an advanced diver both brought our log books
to show our recent dive activity. We were treated as divers on our very
first dive, and held to an 80 foot depth limit and 40 minute dive time (1st
dive).  The divemaster (who was friendly) said that we had to follow him,
and banged his tank at me at 29 minutes to start up.  I was the last one on
the boat, at exactly 40 minutes dive time, including the safety stop.  The
second dive was with a different dive master, and I actually got about 45
minutes dive time (50 feet max depth).  I understand being safe, but we are
experienced certified divers with computers.  We are trained to dive beyond
80 feet, and to use our computers to moniter our dive safely.  Overall, I
was very disappointed. 

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