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Dive Review of Divi Tiara in
Cayman Islands

Divi Tiara, Jun, 2005,

by Mike Traylor, TX, USA . Report 1735.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 2 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments [None]No need to bring gear bag--it's provided with a numbered tag to store your gear at the boat. The meals are buffet-style and breakfast is cooked to order. The cuisine is not gourmet but hot and tasty with plenty of choice. However, the floor in the dining room is always dirty and I never spotted anyone mopping.
The dive sites are loaded with fish but no big stuff--only an occasional eagle ray or stingray seen. Octopi seen on two different dives. We missed a dive day due to the proximity of Tropical Storm Arlene and thereby missed going down on the Paul Tibbets.
The boat crews were knowledgeable and enthusiastic and very helpful with gear and showed a lot of stuff when diving with us. There are DAN O2 kits on the boats.
The rooms and mattresses have seen better days, but the air conditioning worked well. One must wait a minute or two for the hot "cold" water to cool at all taps. The lodging environs are quite pleasant with a nice open-air bar.
Overall, One of the nicest weeks diving I've spent!

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving [Unspecified]Around the Carribean, Northern Calif., Costa Rica (Pacific), Fiji, Bahamas
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy Seas calm, choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp 80-82°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]110 Ft. Max Depth
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales 1 or 2
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities 4 stars
UW Photo Comments [None]
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