Dive Review of Ocean Encounters in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman East End

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Ocean Encounters, May, 2006, by Larry Polster, IN, USA . Report 2495.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The very best dive operation I've ever had the pleasure of using. You unload you gear the first day, they dress the tanks, wash out your gear, and it's waiting for you the next day on the boat. Between dives, fresh dry towels waiting after a fresh water rinse. Cold drinking water, punch, and cut fruit with a ride on the bow of the boat. Dive your own profile with a computer, Nitrox divers in the water first, usually 55 to 65 minutes if you are the last one back on the boat. Got nick named "Bottom TIme Bandit" by one of the Brit crew members. The East end is fantastic diving compared the the crowded West end, but the secret is getting out and Ocean Encounters is adding more boats to accomodate the crowds.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Belieze, Cozumel, St. Croix, Roatan
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	85-120 Ft/ 26-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	If no computer, 45 min to 100'
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Plenty of small fish, with many large schoolings, large tarpon and grouper, turtles, eels, cool swim thrus to set up shots. Fresh water rinse tubs for cameras and large table to place cameras between dives.

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Dive Review of Ocean Encounters in Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman East End

Ocean Encounters, May, 2006,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

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

Dive Review of Ocean Encounters in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman East End