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Brac Reef Beach Resort: "Great Week at CBBR", Jun, 2023, by Jon Sabo, TX, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12466.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was our first visit to the Cayman Islands and Cayman Brac Beach Resort. Getting to Cayman Brac was relatively easy from Dallas, TX via American Airlines. We took a direct flight from Dallas to Grand Cayman, and then Cayman Air to Cayman Brac. There is a direct flight to Cayman Brac from Miami, FL and for future travel that would be the way to go. The flight from GC to CB is via a Saab 340B turboprop with limited space for checked bags. As a result, it seems, not everyone’s bag were able to put on the plane and had to wait for the next flight. As our flight was the last for the day, we had to wait for the next day to get any bags left. Divers whose dive gear did not arrive were provided rental gear by the resort, free of charge, until their gear arrive. All bags arriving the next day were picked up by the resort and placed in our rooms while we were out diving on the first day. The rooms were comfortable and the a/c worked well. There was always hot water for showers and the water in the room was drinkable. When divers’s first arrived they placed their dive gear in a provided mesh bag and left it outside the door to their room. The bags were then pickup by resort staff and taken to the diver’s assigned boat. Meals were served buffet style and the food was always excellent. Breakfast was a collection of fresh fruits, cereal, eggs, bacon/sausage, potatoes and breads. Lunch provided a sandwich spread of cheeses and meats, or a main entree. Dinner was two or three main entrees with salad and other sides. There was never a complaint about the food and everyone always found something they liked. On Friday there was a barbecue and ribs were fall off the bone delicious. Gear was already on the boat the first day and everyone’s station was marked with name tag. There were two morning dives and one afternoon dive Sunday- Thursday, and then two morning dives on Friday. Weather permitting, night dives were offered on Tuesday-Thursday. For those diving Nitox, for the first two days the DM would analyze the gas with the diver as the boat was getting prepped to leave the dock. After the first two days the tanks were already analyzed prior to us getting on the boat. Divers had the option of accepting this or having it redone with them present. It was 33% each day for our group. Normal travel time to the dive sites was less than 15 minutes. Dive briefings were thorough and gave divers the option of following the dive guide or exploring on their own. Max depth was provided as was max dive time, which was normally 50 minutes for deeper dives and 60 minutes for shallower dives. After the dive briefing divers would grab their mask and fins and go to the back of the boat. There were three stations for the divers to sit at as the DM brought them their gear and help them put it on. Entry into the water was made via giant stride, or forward roll. This type of Valet Service is good for some and not so good for others. It made sense for safety reasons, as there were no divers moving around the deck with gear on but it also took a bit of time. Boarding after the dive was done the same way, just in reverse. Most of the dives were shallow dives, not to exceed 60 feet, with some deeper wall dives and two wreck dives. The dive on the Capt Keith Tibbetts was excellent, with good opportunity for photo ops. The shallow dives provided an abundance of sponges, corals and small fish. There was a noticeable lack of angelfish but groupers were plentiful. We only saw three reef sharks the entire week and two nurse sharks. We were able to watch a trio of Nassau Groupers hunting with a green moray eel, which was fascinating. Lots of small hawksbill turtles were seen and one big green sea turtle. Plenty of opportunities for macro stuff too, with blennies, shrimp, and slugs. On the one night dive we were able to do we saw several octopus, squid and lots of lobster. The spiney lobsters there were huge! We also made a trip over to Little Cayman to make two dives on Bloody Bay Wall. This was supposed to be the highlight of the week but I thought the diving was the same as on Cayman Brac.
Websites	Brac Reef Beach Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	US, Mexico, Honduras, Belize, South Pacific, Bahamas
Closest Airport	Charles Kirkconnell International Airport	Getting There	Flew from Dallas to Grand Cayman via American Airlines. Immigration at GC was quick, with multiple kiosks to help process arrivals. Travel to Cayman Brac was via Cayman Airways, on a Saab 340B. One of our bags was left at GC due to weight restrictions on the plane. This happened to several divers on our group. The bags were brought over on the following day. Weight limits apply but were dependent on which agent checked your bags. Some were charged over weight fees but others were not.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, dry	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Max depth and dive times were given at the dive briefing but were not strictly enforced.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Brac Reef Beach Resort in Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac

Brac Reef Beach Resort: "Great Week at CBBR", Jun, 2023,

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Dive Review of Brac Reef Beach Resort in
Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac