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

Reef Divers/Little Cayman Beach Resort, Aug, 2003,

by Lori, tx, USA . Report 605.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments The dive staff was very polite, professional and efficient, but not overly friendly. They would try to honor requests for specific dive sites whenever possible. If you take your own gear, be prepared to pay excess baggage charges (both ways) on Island Air (50 cents per pound for anything over 55 lbs per person), and be prepared that it might arrive on a later flight. You CAN ask the Island Air counter person to mark a certain bag(s) (your clothes?) as "EXCESS" if you are over and it'll come on a later flight. Rooms were clean, but when we were there, there was often a pervasive odor from the nearby booby pond ... perhaps due to the heat. (Avg. daytime highs around 95 degrees.) PM front desk staffer was unfriendly, AM person much nicer. Be sure to double check your bill when you check out. We had another person's $75 tab added to ours, but it was quickly remedied when we pointed it out. (Bar prices were outrageous and not very visibly posted...watch out!) If you want to hang out at the bar or beach after dark, bring mosquito repellant. We would recommend and return there, although not right away. We were somewhat disappointed with the quantity of fish, especially lack of big schools, but the reef sharks were awesome!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Bonaire, Honduras, Cayman Brac, Hawaii, Mexico, Florida Keys, Saba
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 88-0°F / 31--18°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions computer divers-1st tank: 100 ft max for 45 minutes, subsequent tanks: 60 ft max for 50 minutes
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 2 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities 3 stars
UW Photo Comments Camera table on boat was adequate, but often max defog, etc was stored there. No rinse tank on boat.
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