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Dive Review of Reef Divers/Little Cayman Beach Resort in
Cayman Islands/Little Cayman

Reef Divers/Little Cayman Beach Resort: "Oh joy - warm water diving again after 3 years!", Nov, 2022,

by Phil Hamilton, MA, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 12282 has 1 Helpful vote.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 5 stars
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Comments This trip was a postponement of a trip originally scheduled for the fall of 2020. It was the first time my wife and I had dived in warm water since late 2019 and for my wife, apart from a refresher session in a pool, it was her first time in scuba gear in 3 years.
First the good. As a destination to get reacquainted with why we go on dive trips, Little Cayman Beach Resort/Reef Divers were outstanding. Both the resort and dive staffs were friendly and accommodating. Our second floor, ocean-view room was clean, well kept and had an excellent A/C. Bags were taken directly to your room upon check-in, and were collected from outside your room after check-out. The quality of the meals was excellent and varied; they also made efforts to accommodate guests with special dietary needs.
The check-in for the diving was pretty easy, with most divers having supplied their information online prior to arrival. A short video covering the layout of the boats, how the diving is managed, and the boat’s safety features was shown in the bar area for arriving guests. Once you had taken your gear down to the boat, all you were responsible for the rest of the week were your mask, fins and computer, and rinsing out wet suits. Divers using nitrox had to analyze their tanks for the next day’s dives, but with 4 wall-mounted analyzers available, there wa ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Reef Divers   Little Cayman Beach Resort

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Galapagos, Indonesia, Maldives, Caribbean, Sea of Cortez, Roatan, Utilla, Belize, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cozumel, Australia, California, New England, Fla keys, Philipines
Closest Airport Little Cayman Getting There American Airlines to Grand Cayman, Cayman Airways to Little Cayman. Currently, Cayman Air only had one aircraft flying into Little Cayman. If that is out of action, as happened on both the inbound and outbound trips, be prepared for delays, a boat ride to Cayman Brac to make a connecting flight, and possibly your checked in luggage not making it off the island the same day.

Dive Conditions

Weather windy Seas choppy
Water Temp 81-94°F / 27-34°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions 110 ft max depth with dive computer, 100 ft if using tables. Must dive with a buddy and keep within sight of dive guide.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments The boats had a table for camera gear but there were no rinse buckets for cameras. The crew were very accommodating, bring ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Subscriber's Comments

By J Christian Duroe in NY, US at Dec 20, 2022 19:13 EST  
Same experience in December 2022. Good resort and dive operation but weather curtailed diving on Bloody Bay Wall and the trip to and from Little Cayman was a nightmare with members of our group late or stranded then arriving without luggage. Cayman Air needs to rethink service to the Sister Islands- never again for this group until that changes
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