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Southern Cross Club: "Shocking change in 6 months coral bleaching buy great dive company and", Nov, 2023, by Albert Stevens, NJ, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 12720 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	Southern Cross has a great staff. The island is very safe and they do not need locks on the doors and items like bicycle and paddle boards are not secured. The dining environment is very pleasant with a choice of sitting in a screened area, or inside where it’s air conditioned or outside on the patio you choose where to eat. Breakfast is the best meal in my opinion where a selection is available of fresh fruit, different types of bread or English muffing or bagels, bacon, sausage, eggs prepared to order (egg white omelette for me) and other choices. Coffee always available. The breakfast service opens at 7:00AM and the dive boat (a close one minute walk from breakfast) leaves at 8:00. Dive operations is owned by Mike, who is an amazing ower and dive master with fabulous knowledge of the reef. He seems to know where all the critters are located and enjoys diving, including entertaining briefings. Mike is very safety conscious and schedules safety drills with his staff. This is a major plus. I’m 85 years old and they provide the right kind of help that allows an old guy like me to really enjoy the dives and still be able to act normal when walking to dinner in the evening!! We dove Little Cayman with Southern Cross in June . So excited about the entire experience that we wanted friends to join us on this trip. Because the coral was magnificent We were shocked when we returned this trip to see the vast amount of coral bleaching. They had record heat between our June dive trip and our return late October. Much of the wall is in good condition and the size of the barrel sponges big enough to almost hold a person. Just a description of the size and not an allowable part of a dive. We love Little Cayman and Southern Cross and will be returning many times Lord willing.
Websites	Southern Cross Club
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fla Keys, Grand Turks, Great Barrier reef, New Zealand, Poor Knights Island, Little Cay, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, and others
Closest Airport	Little Cayman	Getting There	ACY to Grand Cayman to Little cayman
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	83-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	15-100 Ft/ 5-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The dive company is very conscious of divers diving skills and the protection of the coral
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	[None]I have so many pictures that I didn’t even take my camera. I wish I would have taken it. The boat has a large cooler with rinse water for cameras.

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Dive Review of Southern Cross Club in Cayman Islands

Southern Cross Club: "Shocking change in 6 months coral bleaching buy great dive company and", Nov, 2023,

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Dive Review of Southern Cross Club in
Cayman Islands