Dive Review of Divetech/Lighthouse Point Dive Resort in
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Divetech/Lighthouse Point Dive Resort: "Good warm water diving. Excellent wreck", Nov, 2024, by Elissa A Mayo, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 13243.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Super easy nonstop flight from Orlando to Grand Cayman. Upon arrival, taxis were plentiful and well organized. HOWEVER, they were very expensive. The trip from the airport to my hotel was $55 for a an 8 mile trip. I did meet a great taxi driver, Henry who I was able to call for my return to airport trip. He even stopped at a few shops so I could buy souvenirs. This little jaunt cost me $75! If I felt more confident, I would have rented a car. They are very inexpensive, but be aware driving is on the left. I stayed at unit 4 of the Lighthouse Point Dive Resort, not to be confused with the Lighthouse Point Residences next door. The 2 bedroom unit had a king bed in one room and two twin beds in the other room. Each had its own bathroom. An outdoor patio was accessible from the livingroom and master bedroom. Every conceivable appliance was included; Nespresso machine, stove, oven, dishwasher, washer/dryer, pots, pans wine glasses etc. There were games, cards, candles, species ID books, tourist books and 3 large flat screen TVs. Air conditioning was perfect. Everything was modern, clean and well organized. This was one of the nicest units I have ever rented. Each night was around $299. Overall, Grand Cayman was nice. The expense of food, taxis, accomodations and diving was higher than other places. I wish I had known I could have brought food into Grand Cayman. It would have helped reduce the large grocery bill I incurred. Diving with DiveTech was outstanding. One of the dive shops is on site at Lighthouse Point Dive Resort and I was able to do several shore dives from this location. For boat dives, I was picked up each morning and taken to the boat. Very efficient and friendly service. The divemasters and crew were excellent. I appreciated the fact that I was expected to set up my own gear and test my own Nitrox tank. Crew handed me my camera and helped me walk back to my seat to remove my tank. Shore dives were great and the divemasters allowed me to dive longer than an hour. Twice I did 85 minute dives.I rented most of my gear and found it to be in excellent condition. The area of Grand Cayman where I was staying did not have a sandy beach such as that on 7 mile beach, so my enjoyment of the water was limited to viewing it from the shore or during diving. Accomodations on 7 mile beach were higher than where I stayed, so I understood that beach access would be limited. The coral formations were spur and groove and lots of swim throughs. There are lots of sponges and a fish. Eagle rays and Southern stigrays were common sights. I saw one turtle in 5 days and typical caribbean fish. The highlight was diving the Kittiwake wreck. It is in excellent condition and made for spectactular video during the swim through and swim over. I highly recommend DiveTech. They run a top notch dive operation, focused on customer service. Their two locations have shore diving available and restaurants on site. Very convenient and everyone is very nice. The boat is very spacious, well appointed for safety and comfort and has room for dry bags. Water entry is by giant stride off the back of the boat. Other stuff...Sunsets and dinner at Vivo (vegetarian/vegan and seafood), Cracked Conch and Nova (at DiveTech's Cobalt Coast location) was outstanding. However, I preferred to cook in my apartment because I can't stomach paying $29 for a hamburger. Did I mention food is expensive here? I am glad I visited Grand Cayman. I was very impressed by the quality of the shore and night diving. Some of the reefs we visited were great, but the majority were fairly average. Wrecks and night dives were the highlight of the trip for me.
Websites	Divetech Lighthouse Point Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Tanzania, Maldives, PNG, Raja Ampat, Lembeh Strait, Forgotten Islands, Tulamben, Banda Sea, Menjangan, Bunaken, Palau, Mahahual, Puerto Morelos, Isla Mujeres, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Tulum cenotes, Puerto Vallarta, California, Florida, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Panama
Closest Airport	Owen Roberts International Airport GCM	Getting There	Orlando to Grand Cayman Island. Easy direct flight on Southwest Airlines. Bonus- On Southwest bags fly free.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Inexperienced divers were grouped together. Experienced divers could dive our own profile. Dives were 60 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boat has a table where cameras can be placed. Easy to change batteries and lenses from my seat or the dry table. Fresh water hose is available on the boat and there is a fresh water rinse tank at each of the dive shops.

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Dive Review of Divetech/Lighthouse Point Dive Resort in Cayman Islands

Divetech/Lighthouse Point Dive Resort: "Good warm water diving. Excellent wreck", Nov, 2024,

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Dive Review of Divetech/Lighthouse Point Dive Resort in
Cayman Islands