Dive Review of
Grenadines Dive/Palm Island in
St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman
Islands, Cozemul, Florida Keys, Grenadines, St. Vincent, Turks & Caicos

Dive Conditions

All dives were guided and you were allowed to dive your own profile but had
to be back on the boat with 500 PSI.  

There were no accomodations for photographers. There wasn't a rinse bucket
or any other place to put your camera.  They tried their best to put it on
a flat surface in the shade.  I ended up wrapping it in towels to keep it
out of the sun and protected.  

Overall Rating

Palm Island is an all inclusive resort in the middle of the southern
Grenadines.  You fly into Barbados and connect to Union Island but a Palm
Island representative meets you in Barbados and walks you through
everything.  The interisland plane is small and weight restrictions are
enforced.  They also do not think twice about sending your luggage on a
different plane - a huge inconvenience.  The island is large with lots of
activities, but the beach is the main draw.  You can see Petit St. Vincent,
Union Island and Mayreau from the island.  The grounds are lush and planted
with many palm trees.  The freshwater pool has a waterfall and comfortable
seating.  Three meals per day are served, along with afternoon tea.  The
quality and variety of food is very high.  Our only issue is that they
claim the bungalows are air conditioned, but the units were small and the
"air conditioning" was a small floor unit so the room tended to
be on the warm side.  Ceiling fans were also present.  Staff is friendly,
polite and helpful.  There is a small library that houses the only computer
and internet access on the island.

The diving is great.  Glenroy Adams' staff does an excellent job of making
you feel comfortable both above and below the water.  Boats were not
traditional dive boats, which required backward roll entries and can be
challenging to get back into.  Every effort was made to provide a good
experience.  Locations were selected based on conditions and request of
divers.  There were no more than 3 divers on the boat with me on any day. 
I was picked up daily at the dock at Palm Island Beach Resort - I was the
only diver there.  Sometimes other divers were picked up from their yachts
and sailboats.  The diving was excellent and we saw turtles, sharks,
spotted eaglerays, lots of moray eels, lobster, crabs, shrimps, etc.  It
was a good mix of wide angle and macro photography.

It is a great combination of accommodations and diving. 

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