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Dive Review of Reef Divers in
Cayman Islands

Reef Divers: "Dive Friend - Zee group to Little Cayman", Aug, 2018,

by Jim Willoughby, OR, US (Contributor Contributor 13 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 10436.

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

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments We took a group of 61 divers to Cayman Brac in 2017 and decided to go to Little Cayman this year. This trip due to room availibility had 43 divers. The resort is very well set up and comfortable. The service was top notch and the food was excellent. Diving in the Caymans has improved since my first trip there 20 years ago. The Marine park is helping the reef recover. There are still not a lot of fish, hopefully this will continue to improve. We did see a few sharks and a few turtles. There was a noticeable lack of the typical friendly groupers hanging around. The trip to get there is a bit of a challenge. Grand Cayman airport is a total mess, under construction and very un organized. Over all the resort did an excellent job of taking care of such a large group. We enjoyed it so much that we are taking over most of the resort again next year.
Websites Reef Divers   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, most of the Caribbean, California, Oregon, Hawaii, Raja Ampat, Maldives.
Closest Airport LCB Getting There Bend to Phoenix to Grand Cayman to Little Cayman.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas choppy, no currents
Water Temp 84-86°F / 29-30°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Back on the boat with 500psi. Most dives 60 min max
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
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments The boats have a camera table which is fine for a few divers with cameras. If there are a lot of photographers, the table gets crowded. No rinse tank but they do rinse the cameras off if asked. There are nice rinse tanks by the dive shop that are separate from the gear tanks. Nice touch.
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