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Dive Review of Dive 'N Stuff/Westin in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

Dive 'N Stuff/Westin, Apr, 2010,

by Robert Halem, CA, US (Contributor Contributor 18 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 5447.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations N/A Food N/A
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 3 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments I had originally booked with Peter Milburn based on a personal recommendation. When Peter didn't have enough divers to send out his boat, he arranged for me to dive with DNS and sent along his Divemaster Lisa. The DNS boat is a pontoon tri-hull, similar to what you would normally find on an inland lake, but beefed up for the Cayman waters. The large flat triple hull provides a very stable platform for diving and a lot of space for set up and relaxation.

I dove with them on two days, each a two tank dive. Each day the first dive was a wall dive with depth limited to 100 feet, but we did stray a little bit deeper. The time at 100 was short enough that there was still plenty of time left on the top of the reef at 50-60 feet so that you didn't feel rushed in and out of the water. The second dive was always on the top of the reef at 50-60 feet.

The waters are very clear and the marine live abundant, so that whether we were on the wall or the reef, there were always interesting things to see.

Jerry and Dusty from DNS, together with Lisa from Petet Milburn's led interesting dives and made sure that everyone had a good time.

This was my first time in the Caymans, but I would recommend both DNS and Peter Milburn. Even though I didn't really dive with Peter, he went out of his way to make sure my trip was a success.
Websites Dive 'N Stuff   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 51-100 dives
Where else diving Hawaii, Florida, Monterey
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 80-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 100 foot maximum
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters N/A Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

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

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 4 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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