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Dive Review of Southern Cross Club in
Cayman Islands

Southern Cross Club: "Wall, reefs, fish life, turtles, service!!!", Jul, 2022,

by Marie Rose, PA, US (Reviewer Reviewer 4 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 11961 has 3 Helpful votes.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced For Subscribers Only
Comments Ok – for those who don’t want to read a big long thing – GO TO SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB NOW. You don’t need to read anything else, just book it. But, if you want the details, here we go … After the stress of jobs, life, covid, and a lapse in diving (6 years) we needed a BREAK and we needed to get diving again! And we wanted a positive experience (big shock – it’s vacation!!) This was our 5th time diving on Little Cayman, 4th with Southern Cross Club. Our previous experiences seemed to get better every time we visited SCC, so once travel reopened to the Cayman Islands we booked our trip. Undercurrent asks that we comment on the COVID response, so let’s get that out of the way. When we visited, we needed to apply to the Cayman travel portal and upload our proof of vaccine to obtain official approval to visit. This was quite painless and approval was given within hours. A printed copy of the document was required. We also had to have a negative covid test 24h prior to arriving. The Cayman government recommended the use of AZOVA, an online video proctoring website that allowed us to perform an at-home antigen test ($20, the kits were free US govt supplied). This was remarkably simple and AZOVA provided a report. We then needed to upload the report to American Airlines Verifly app – this was examined and we got the highly desired “green checkmark” required for boarding the flight to Grand Cayman. Masks were required by the Cayman Islands government on both the international and inter-island flights. Masks were also required wh ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Saba, St. Lucia, Fiji, Hawaii, California, Panama, Cozumel, Bonaire, Curacao, South Caicos,
Closest Airport Little Cayman Getting There Cayman Air from Grand Cayman

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, cloudy Seas calm, no currents
Water Temp 86-90°F / 30-32°C Wetsuit Thickness 2
Water Visibility 75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions 100 feet depth, 60 min dives.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

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

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments Probably depends on what you want. No currents make photos easier, even for non professionals. Lots of plugs in the rooms for charging equipmen ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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