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PROVO TURTLE DIVERS/ OCEAN CLUB Full report   PROVO   SERENE DIVING, STAFF CARRIED GEAR AND CHANGED TANKS BETWEEN DIVES, YOU WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING IN GEAR AND WATER, BUT THEY WE... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   PAUL D BANDT
250+ Dives 		 
Provo Turtle Divers Full report   Provo   Most dive sites are a long boat ride from Grace bay, and the marina's where most dive boats dock. Makes for a long day for 2 tank... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2004   Nick Polifroni
<100 Dives 		 
Provo Turtle Divers/ Ocean Club Full report   Provo   Nice dive operation recently recommended in Undercurrent. The owner, Art Pickering, is selling to a younger group headed by a spi... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2003   Kevin Hopper
250+ Dives 		 
Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort   South Caicos Island   "Enjoyable diving in South Caicos, diving cut short"
East Bay resort is in transition. Later this year (2023) it will be renovated into a high- end resort with expanded restaurants, mu... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2023   Fred Dinkler
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort   South Caicos   "Winter time Get Away"
We arrived at East Bay Resort on Saturday, checked in without issue and had a great evening. Air temps were in the mid 70’s Diving... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2023   William Lombardi
500+ Dives 		 
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Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort   South Caicos   "New South Caicos Resort & Diving"
Reef Divers is an excellent company with a fine safety record and skilled dive guides and support staff. East Bay's dive operat... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2023   Larry Sandusky
250+ Dives 		 
Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort   South Caicos   "Great Diving and Resort"
Great trip at Reef Divers new resort on South Caicos. Of course Reef Divers runs a great operation. They have brought over 2 of th... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2022   Craig schmidt
250+ Dives 		 
Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort   Turks and Caicos   "Great resort, reasonable diving"
I scheduled this trip to coincide with a friend's birthday. She didn't go as she wasn't vaccinated. All had to be vaccinated to ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2022   Debi Moir
500+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort   South Caicos   "Back in the Saddle Again - Good Trip."
East Bay Resort and Reef Divers are very professional, provide excellent service, and follow appropriate safety and environmental ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2022   Ken New
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort]   South Caicos   "Mixed review"
Getting to the Turks and Caicos was a bit of a bureaucratic challenge. Must be vaccinated and have negative Covid19 test within 7... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
10/2021   GERALD WILISON
500+ Dives 		Photos available
3Helpful vote(s) received
Reef Divers/ East Bay Resort   South Caicos   "Great Dives with Reef Divers at East Bay Resort, TCI"
This was a great trip - once we got there.  Getting the required TCI Assured approval was crazy.  They did not accept the insuranc... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2021   Robert Hales
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Reef Divers East Bay Resort/ [same]East Bay Resort   South Caicos   "NewlyOpened resort"
New resort owned by Clearly Cayman Resorts Bought resort recently . The resort was not originally set up as their other res... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2022   Larry R Douglas
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Diver/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   My only open ocean diving had been on the East end of Grand Caymen. Decided to go to Salt Cay based on chapbook after a 4 years o... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2002   Susan Conaty
<100 Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Guest Suites Full report   Salt Cay   "A Lot to Love on Salt Cay"
It's impossible not to love Salt Cay. This tiny island is a Caribbean throwback, with 60 residents, a dozen or so accommodation op... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2014   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   Debbie is the awesome manager of Tradewinds and the owner/ operator of the only dive center. She will provide anything you request ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2013   Sue Ann
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   We had a great time with Salt Cay Divers and staying at the Tradewinds. If you looking for shopping, nightlife and spas Salt Cay i... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
3/2011   Kevin Darnell
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Twilight Zone Cottage Full report   Salt Cay   This was a return to Salt Cay after a previous visit six years earlier. I was greatly relieved to find the diving was still good, ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2011   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers Full report       We went in May, 2009. What a nice time! This was our second time on Salt Cay. It is the place that time forgot. Debbie (the owner ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2009   Jack M. Bernstein
250+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   My daughter and I went to Salt Cay for nine days. We did our open water dives there and then got to do some fun dives also. Dave w... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2009   Sandy Reiber
<100 Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ [same]Tradewinds Full report       The people were the best. Divemasters, the owner(Debbie) and the island people were all very accomodating and cheerful, and made... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2009   sue spengler
<100 Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds/Salt Cay Divers Full report   Salt Cay   Salt Cay, a tiny island of 63 permanent residence, is two things: a surviving Old Caribbean community of lovely laid- back people, ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2008   Charles Laurence
<100 Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers Full report       Quiet and peaceful, small population. Not much going on. The island is beginning to develop due to spillover from Grand Turk and... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
2/2007   Mike Scott
250+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Guest Suites Full report   Salt Cay   7/ 9/ 06 – 7/ 16/ 06 Salt Cay – Turks and Caicos Absolutely wonderful trip!! If you can’t relax in Salt Cay, then I doubt you cou... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2006   Barb
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   42025   We loved the tiny island of Salt Cay and the people. Debbie at Salt Cay Divers helped us make travel arrangments and on site reser... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2006   Gary W Brown
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Sandy Toes Full report   Salt Cay   This, our fourth trip to Salt Cay, brought no whales, however it did bring us a very nice old style anchor on an uncharted ree... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2006   Cindi and Bob Robertson
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report       On 1/ 3 of the dives, the vis was poor. . . less than 45 feet (we were there 1 week). When the vis improved, there was still alot of s... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Sheri Ray
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   Debbi and Ollie of Salt Cay Divers are simply the best. There is nothing you might need on the island that Debbi can't arrange, a... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2005   Barry Klickstein
250+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Windmill Plantation Full report   Salt Cay   We hit some bad weather which was a first for us in a long time. I think the area of Salt Cay may be to open for the months soon ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2005   Roger & Fern Begelman
1000+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Guest Suites Full report   Salt Cay   Having traveled the Caribbean widely over the past dozen years, only occasionally does a location grab my heart. In this case, si... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2005   Sandy Falen
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers Full report   Salt Cay   Now I know what "unspoiled" means. Good dives, healthy coral, friendly locals, and a laid- back "island time" experience. Turks... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2005   Richard R. Sziede
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   We consider ourselves EXTREMELY lucky and fortunate to have had the opportunity to snorkel with 17 Humpback Whales in one day! Thi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Cindi and Bob Robertson
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Villa Frangiapani Full report   Salt Cay   Salt Cay has got to be the most quiet, laid back island in the Caribbean with an airport, even more so than Little Cayman. Th... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Tim & Jill Kolakowski
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradwinds Full report   Salt Cay   We signed up for this trip after reading material at Beneath the Sea. There were 3 of us and we all dove Provo & Grand Turk before... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Cathy Bolton
500+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   Not as many fish as I've seen on other dive trips - that was disappointing. Water was cooler than I expected. Must bring own foo... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   Pam Rudy
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Guest Suites Full report   Salt Cay   We chose this destination based on Undercurrent reviews and they were right on the button. Don't travel to Salt Cay if you're expe... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2004   Blaine Browne
<100 Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   This was our second visit to Salt Cay (first: April, 2000, same dive operator and resort). Things have grown a bit(Salt Cay Diver... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2004   Kathy Anderson
<100 Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   As I write this, Hurricane Francis has just passed through the Turks and Caicos Islands. I have been in contact with Salt Cay Dive... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2004   Cindi and Bob Robertson
1000+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   Initial visit to Salt Cay. Stayed for one week. Chose Salt Cay Divers based on Chapbook information. All very accurate. Debbie... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2004   Bill & Martha Chapman
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   This is our favorite spot to dive (even bought some land here) and we have been here many times before. The quality of service ne... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2003   Rob and Judy McDonald
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers Full report   British West Indies   Our diving, accommodations and whale watching were booked with Salt Cay Divers some three months before we arrived. The booking... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2003   Brian Bolton
100+ Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   I was the principal organizer of a once- in- a- lifetime family reunion of 12 people, including one child, four teens and three senio... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2002   Thierry Olivry
<100 Dives 		 
Salt Cay Divers/ Tradewinds Full report   Salt Cay   We have been to Salt Cay to dive with Debbie and Ollie many times. I think each time is better than the last. This time we had M... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2002   Judy and Rob McDonald
100+ Dives 		 
SALT CAY DIVERS/ TRADEWINDS Full report   SALT CAY   SMALL LAID BACK ISLAND WITH PRETTY GOOD DIVING, EXCELLENT FOOD & COZY ACCOMMODATIONS. DEBBIE AT SALT CAY DIVERS STOCKED REFRIGERATO... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2002   JOHN SWEENEY
100+ Dives 		 
Sea Eye/ Island House Full report   Grand Turk   February is chilly and windy and rough on Grand Turk. We had never been there that time of year. That being said, the island is ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   Cathy Mack
250+ Dives 		 
Sea Eye/ Osprey Beach Full report       Grand Turk is definitely the place to go if you want to get away. It is a quant place to go if you want to just dive and relax. ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2004   Brenda Speer
100+ Dives 		 
Sea Eye/ Turks Head Inn Full report       This was my best yet diving experience. My only disappointment was not getting desired instruction in the u/ w photography fo... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2003   gloria Freund
<100 Dives 		 
Sea Eye/ Osprey Beach HOtel Full report   Grand Turk   The diving on Grand Turk is very good, but there are much better places out there (Little Cayman, for example). Dive Operation: ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2003   Irina Zeylikman
100+ Dives 		 
Sea Eye diver/ Turks head Inn Full report   Grand Turk   The turks head Inn was a former governors mansion that has been a hotel for several years. There is a new manager, who took... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2002   Pat Mcguire
100+ Dives 		 
Sea Eye Divers/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report   Grand Turk   Sea Eye Divers dive masters (DM) always asked us where we had been and tried to take us somewhere new each time. Most 1st dives w... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2002   Jill Guthrie & Mike Webber
<100 Dives 		 
Sea Eye Diving/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report   Grand Turk   My husband and I purchased a dive package at Osprey for a week starting August 26, 2006, and we can’t wait to go back. We had an a... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2006   Amy & David Seibert
<100 Dives 		 
SeaEye Diving/ Osprey Beach Hotel Full report   Grand Turk   Smitty, our long- term divemaster, is leaving SeaEye Diving and starting his own dive operation. His new operation will be called G... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2007   Barbara Shively
250+ Dives 		 
Seafari/ Club Med Turkoise   Grace Bay   "They did everything right"
Having been grounded for 2 years due to Covid, we decided to splurge this year and do a more- pricey- than- usual Club Med trip to Tu... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2022   Valerie Pinder
250+ Dives 		 
South Caicos Diver/ South Caicos Ocean & Beach Resort Full report   South Caicos   Be forewarned. The owner of the South Caicos Ocean & Beach Resort will say anything to get you to book a trip to this resort, kno... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2007   Randi Dillow
250+ Dives 		 
T&C Explorer II Full report       The T&C Explorer II was retro- fitted in Feb. 2007. Although not at the very top of our list of live- aboard experiences the diving... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
5/2007   Donna Teach
250+ Dives 		 
Turcs & Caicos Explorer Full report LiveAboard     We arrived at Provo a day early, hoping to get a chance to explore the town, only to discover there really isn't a town to explore... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2007   T Griffin
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Cacos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard Cacos   Much of the diving was on pristine walls. The top of the walls were generally at 40- 50' with the walls extending down several tho... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2006   Gerald Canning
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II LiveAboard     "Turks and Caicos Islands"
I had not been diving for 3 years and although I prefer pacific diving, I just wanted to go someplace that was not a long flight d... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2021   Susan Crane
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II LiveAboard     "Fabulous Aggressor Week!"
Cup o’ Joe CEO Wayne said there were a few spots left on this trip, so I got a Covid test and sent money! We missed one day of div... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2020   Mary Adams
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II LiveAboard     "Fabulous Aggressor Week!"
Cup o’ Joe CEO Wayne said there were a few spots left on this trip, so I got a Covid test and sent money! We missed one day of div... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2020   Mary Adams
500+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Provo & West Caicos   "Turks & Caicos Aggressor II - Excellent Trip April 21-28"
Excellent live- aboard operation, ran smoothly, fine crew. I stayed in a 'twin share' (cheapest) room; rather narrow room with 2 bu... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2018   Richard J Lunsford Jr
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     "Turks and Caicos Aggressor"
I have done many Aggressor/ Danced live- aboards, second time on this one. Sharks on almost every dive, fish life healthy, nice to s... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2016   Bill Martin
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     "Turks and Caicos Aggressor"
Good cohesive crew, led by Captain Amanda and her husband Rob the engineer. Well run boat with optimal conditions allowing us to d... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2014   D.Demming
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     We thoroughly enjoyed both the diving and the crew on the Turks and Caicos Aggressor II. We really enjoyed the diving. Lots of... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2013   Bonnie MacKenzie
100+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     The crew led by Captain Amanda was fabulous. I had high expectations since this was my first live- aboard and they were far exceed... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2013   Wayne Johnson
100+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Second trip on Turks & Caicos Aggressor II did not disappoint. Friendly, professional crew under the skilled direction of Capt. A... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2013   Deborah W Campbell
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     We did this trip the week of 11/ 13 thru 11/ 20 and had a great time. We live in Utah so we flew out SLC on Delta to Atlanta then... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2010   Greg
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     This was a very good trip which was made even better since there were only 9 guests on the boat. I was going with a friend, so we... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2009   Susan Crane
100+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Very good trip for number of total dives - 5 offered per day. Staff very helpful with identification and general info on fish an... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2008   Larry Sandusky
100+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report       Went on the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II for two weeks back- to- back over the Christmas/ New Year's Holiday. Weather was absolutel... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2006   Mark Tarczynski
1000+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Great dive sites- dived NW Point sites, then West Caicos and French Caye and then back to the others in reverse order. Numerous re... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2006   Marshall Welch
500+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard West Caicos, French Cay, Provo   This is a great boat for beginners/ advanced divers and photographers and non- photographers alike. The crew is first- rate and love... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2005   Janet Czapski
500+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     My wife and I spent 7 days on the live- aboard Turks & Caicos Aggressor II from December 20 to 27, 2003. We reported aboard Satu... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
12/2003   Bob & Leone Woods
250+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Hurricane Isobel was threatening at the beginning of the trip. Captain Piers was extremely safety conscious and did not depart th... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2003   Janet Czapski
500+ Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer Full report LiveAboard     Second time with Explorer Fleet (Carribean Explorer in 2004). As alwais a great operation. Diving at West Caicos was pretty good w... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Dmitry Pasikhov
<100 Dives 		 
Turks & Caicos Explorer II Full report LiveAboard     Our fifth trip on the boat. Great as usual. Only the second time we made it out to french cay. We had 18 out of a possible 20 div... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2009   ken
500+ Dives 		 
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