Dive Review of
Nekton Rorqual in
Cayman Islands

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Dive Conditions

Return with 500 PSI  

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Overall Rating

We spent a week in October 2006 on the Nekton Rorqual liveaboard diving
Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.  (This was our second Nekton trip
and we have done many other liveaboards.)  It was a wonderful trip.  There
were only 13 divers (out of a possible 26) so there was even more room than
usual on this already spacious boat!  The dive platform is well-configured
- very easy off and on.  A dive master had to read the tanks's nitrox
levels before each dive (on other trips, we were responsible for measuring
our own nitrox levels) which meant you sometimes waited a few moments until
they came around to you with the indicator.  The large steel tanks they use
are quite negative (heavy) so you wear less weight which is nice.  Because
they are so negatively bouyant, they can cause you to "roll" to
either side if not kept balanced.  The food was awesome - flavorful, varied
and plentiful.  The crew was great - cheerful and helpful at all times. 
They were very organized - from pickup at the Sunset House to drop off at
the airport.  The diving was OK, just OK.  I don't think I am seeing the
vibrancy of life that I saw when I started diving 20 years ago.  (Am I
becoming jaded?)   The boat is showing her age a bit but everything worked
as advertised.  My one pet peeve - the dive site briefings and drawings
were poor.  One crew member would draw the site and then another crew
member would erase it and draw it all over again.  They frequently were
clueless as to where the mooring was in relation to the reef!  The crew had
been diving these sites for a while but except for one or two crew members,
most did not seem able to properly describe nor draw a site.  All in all,
it was a very good, relaxing trip and we will consider doing another Nekton
in the future.                   

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