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Dive Review of Sunset Divers/Sunset House in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

Sunset Divers/Sunset House, Jan, 2007,

by Jerry Hobart, N.Y., USA (Contributor Contributor 18 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 3197.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Sunset House has a great location allowing it to dive the West side and South side as well as Stingray City. Was surprised that there were no afternoon dive boats other than Stingray City one or two times a week. Was told that there needed to be at least 4-6 people for an afternoon boat dive. I feel this is unacceptable. If there was a boat, divers would come. Also, I have never been on a dive boat where all crew and Captain went in the water leaving the boat unattended. This happened regularly. Mike Pennington( Dive Shop Manager) and his staff were very friendly and helpful. House Reef was excellent for a check out dive, but got tiresome after six afternoons and nights.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Grenada, Turks & Caicos, Cayman Brac, Cozumel, Fakarava, Great Barrier Reef, Bonaire, Curacao, Dominica, San Salvador, Walkers Cay, Nassau, Niagara River, Exuma Islands, Tobermory.
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, cloudy Seas calm, noCurrents
Water Temp 78-79°F / 26-26°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 100-125 Ft/ 30-38 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 100 feet max., return with 500 lbs. air, 45-55 min max.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments Cathy Church Photo School on premise and excellent instruction available. However, I watched a divemaster in training rinse her BC in the camera barrel on boat.
No camera table on boat. Guides did a nice job of finding subjects for photographers.
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