Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Morritt's Tortuga Club in
Cayman Islands/East End Grand Cayman

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Ocean Frontiers/Morritt's Tortuga Club, May, 2011, by Paul Lima, TN, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports). Report 6226.
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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
Overall Rating
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Comments	Great dive operation with valet service that washes, stores and sets up gear the next day. Friendly and detail oriented staff with excellent environmental awareness - no harrassing or chasing wildlife here. Several nice touches including dry erase boards that are used to illustrate the dive sites. Several boats with lots of deck space and marine heads. Always went out with significantly fewer divers than the boats could accomodate and noticed that they did not try to decrease costs by putting more divers on fewer boats. Another pleasant surprise was that tipping was never mentioned or hinted at. I asked at the office and was told if we wished to tip at the end of our stay we could leave an envelope with the office staff and it would be shared. We went on a night dive with UV lights which totally changed what we saw. Anemones, in particular, shone vividly in the light and we were able to feed them by holding the lights close by to attract small lifeforms. Because the diving is on the windward side of the island the waters were much rougher than those on the west side. At times it was difficult to reboard the bucking boats but current was not an issue on any of the dives and once underwater the surface turmoil had little effect. Meclazine was a lifesaver for me on almost all dives, especially on the 3 tank adventure along the north shore. Usually did a wall dive followed by a reef dive with many swimthroughs in dramatic topography. Each dive seemed to be exceptional only to be surpassed by the next dive. Can't wait to go back.
Websites	Ocean Frontiers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Florida, Mexico, Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	return with 500psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Morritt's Tortuga Club in Cayman Islands/East End Grand Cayman

Ocean Frontiers/Morritt's Tortuga Club, May, 2011,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Morritt's Tortuga Club in
Cayman Islands/East End Grand Cayman