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Reef Divers/Cayman Brac beach Resort : "Great week of diving at Cayman Brac Beach resort", Jan, 2023, by Grace Gibson, ON, CA ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12334.
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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	I lead our dive shops’ trip of 19 divers here from Jan 22-29, 2023. Resort Great food & fantastic staff from front desk through to bar & restaurant. Can request vegetarian food at every meal that was varied and delicious. Staff very helpful, considerate, and great at problem solving. Rooms are comfortable, with everything you need. Could use a few more accessible outlets so charging computers, lights, & cameras is easier. Beautiful view from every room. Some ground floor rooms complained of noisy upstairs neighbours late at night (I was in a 2nd floor room and had no issues). Biggest issue I had is that all of the drinks given at the bar and in dining room are in single-use plastic cups. Reusable plastic would be a better option, without risk of glass breaking on the pool deck. Unsure why in the dining room they didn’t have glasses for juice etc. Diving The reefs are in fairly good shape for the Caribbean. Lots of healthy corals and impressive fish populations. Good level of diversity and didn’t see too many lionfish. Starting to see algae and some CWD, so hopefully they have a plan to keep that well in hand. Surface was quite rolly most days we were there. Some surface current & had to request a drift line which staff were weirdly resistant to doing. Barbie and Jucky were a great team- very thorough briefings and good site maps. It would be better if they had a crew of 3-4 on the boats. There is only one dive guide in the water at a time, and one stays on board. You can dive independently with your buddy but if you want to follow the guide, it becomes quite a cluster. Luckily our boat was an experienced group but it could see it getting out of hand with newer divers. I would be concerned in case of emergency how a staff of 2 would handle it. Dive Shop Rental gear looked to be in a decent shape, although all my divers had their own gear. Shop was well-equipped to help fix equipment issues. Had some useful pieces to buy if you had gear break or lose clips. The rinse bin area is great with lots of space to dry gear in the sun. The storage room is very disorganized, and many times divers grabbed the wrong gear. Would be better if there was a labelled system or lockers/cubbies to keep it more organized. Make sure your gear is labelled! Boats Very crowded for 20 divers. Each diver did have their own area for scuba gear, but the camera table was full. There is no dry area on board so bring a good dry bag. There is an area to store personal affects that again is very crowded. Towels are provided on board which is great, and there is a water station with paper cups. There are cookies, rice Krispie treats etc for in between dives with oranges one day. We started bringing fruit from breakfast on board for those that preferred it. Nice Upper area to enjoy view and sun & have quiet time. Freshwater hose to rinse off after dive was nice. No rinse buckets on board. Defog provided but unsure if it was reef friendly.
Websites	Reef Divers Cayman Brac beach Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Canada, Mexico, Roatan, Utila, Bahamas, St Kitts, Turks & Caicos, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, St Lucia, Seychelles, Fiji, St Martin, Saba, St Barths, Cayman Islands
Closest Airport	CYB	Getting There	WestJet direct to Grand Cayman, then Cayman Airways to Cayman Brac. Flights were straightforward
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	26-°C / 79-°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	45-100 Ft/ 14-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Max depth of 110ft/33m. Dive computers required.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	Boats had a bench for camera gear, but no rinse buckets on board. Camera bench on boat was very crowded. Dedicated camera rinse bin at dive shop.

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By report author: Grace Gibson in ON, CA at Feb 02, 2023 13:01 EST

Meant to add: great relaxation area by beach and pool. Did an island tour with Terry that was very cool & informative.

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Dive Review of Reef Divers/Cayman Brac beach Resort in Cayman Islands/Cayman Brac

Reef Divers/Cayman Brac beach Resort : "Great week of diving at Cayman Brac Beach resort", Jan, 2023,

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Dive Review of Reef Divers/Cayman Brac beach Resort in
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