Grand Cayman Question

Looking for advice on any good Dive/Air packages out there and if no
one has done this combo how about recommendations on any Grand Cayman
Dive Operators? Headed there last week of October. Also is there any
good shore diving in Grand Cayman? Thanks in advance for anything you
can advise.

Pat wrote:
> Looking for advice on any good Dive/Air packages out there and if no
> one has done this combo how about recommendations on any Grand Cayman
> Dive Operators? Headed there last week of October. Also is there any
> good shore diving in Grand Cayman? Thanks in advance for anything you
> can advise.

Call Cayman Air and ask them what they have. The last time we went, they
had the best deal around.

Lee

in article 51ut105rrm9jppckip3dj5qgf7m0g9g2cl@********, Pat at
spectre@tampabay.rr.com wrote on 2/2/04 8:28 pm:

> Also is there any
> good shore diving in Grand Cayman? Thanks in advance for anything you
> can advise.


Some of the best shore diving in the Caribbean can be found at the Turtle
Farm on Grand Cayman. I was there a few months ago, ran into a black tip
reefshark 100 yards from shore. Check out the caves near the dock there
are usually two dozen man-sized tarpin.

If you have the time go up to Cobalt Coast and rent scooters. If they are
fully charged you should be able to make it to the Turtle Farm!

"Steve" wrote

> If you plan on entering the water
> at a shop you'll need to rent your tank from them, so the unlimited tanks
you may get
> with a boat diving package isn't really that great a bargain.

They are if you wait until the shop closes to get into the water. We dove
from Eden Rock about half the late afternoons and nights were were there,
all using free tanks available from Sunset House, where we had one of the
all inclusive packages. You can only do Sunset Reef or the Nicholson so
many times before you're over it.

Lee

"Pat" <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Looking for advice on any good Dive/Air packages out there and if no
> one has done this combo how about recommendations on any Grand Cayman
> Dive Operators? Headed there last week of October. Also is there any
> good shore diving in Grand Cayman? Thanks in advance for anything you
> can advise.


From where???

Pat wrote:

> Looking for advice on any good Dive/Air packages out there and if no
> one has done this combo how about recommendations on any Grand Cayman
> Dive Operators? Headed there last week of October. Also is there any
> good shore diving in Grand Cayman? Thanks in advance for anything you
> can advise.
You have to try Ocean Frontiers they will collect you from anywhere on the
Island. Excellent dive operation, based on the Eastside. There are a couple
of sample AVI clip on underwater-video-images.com web site I hope with may
convince you.
Best diving on the Island is on the East side. In my opinion.
But then who am I.

Stephen

From Tampa, FL


On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 14:35:11 GMT, "Forest Aten"
<forestaten@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>"Pat" <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:51ut105rrm9jppckip3dj5qgf7m0g9g2cl@********.. .
>> Looking for advice on any good Dive/Air packages out there and if no
>> one has done this combo how about recommendations on any Grand Cayman
>> Dive Operators? Headed there last week of October. Also is there any
>> good shore diving in Grand Cayman? Thanks in advance for anything you
>> can advise.
>
>
>From where???
>
>

Thanks to all for the inputs so far. More info. I am leaving from
Tampa, FL and will be going to the East End of GC.staying at Morritt's
Tortuga Club. Thanks for any help I can get!


On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 01:28:02 GMT, Pat <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

>Looking for advice on any good Dive/Air packages out there and if no
>one has done this combo how about recommendations on any Grand Cayman
>Dive Operators? Headed there last week of October. Also is there any
>good shore diving in Grand Cayman? Thanks in advance for anything you
>can advise.

> I have stayed at Morritt's - it is a beautiful facility. Their on site
dive
> operation is below par, in my opinion. Better to book with Ocean Frontiers
> (they'll come pick you up.) I consider them among the finest operations I
> have ever dived with. I do at least one day with them every time I go to
GC,
> no matter where I stay. The last time was November 2003.

> No shore diving easily accessible on that side of the island. You'll need
> transportation and a 40 minute drive to get to the better shore diving in
> the west end. Sunset House has a very good house reef, and you can time
your
> dive to see the sub visiting the mermaid statue as a fun thing to do.


There is plenty of very good shore diving on that end of the island, on both
the North and South sides of the island.
I prefer to dive out there but for me it's usually a long drive from the
West side of the island.

"Pat" <spectre@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Steve, yes..that's correct. Just didn't want to "gamble" and I keep
> hearing great things about Bob Soto's operation. THe biggest thing is
> to find a economical way to dive a lot of locations (boat trips) and
> still have the included shore diving option. I hope to get in 4-6
> dives a day if possible. I have dove this much on previous trips and
> live for it! Any more comments greatly appreciated. Thanks again!

What have you heard that's so great about Bob Soto's? I've heard great
things about several dive ops there, but Bob Soto's isn't one of them.