Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in
Cayman Islands/East End, Grand Cayman

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Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point, Mar, 2012, by Joseph Siemiatkoski, MA, US ( 1 report). Report 6495.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Love the staff here, all very dedicated, pleasant folks. As much as I hate repeating vacation sites (so many islands, so little time...) I would come back here again. The lodging at Compass Point was very clean, modern and well appointed. They need to inventory the kitchen basics a bit (only 3 forks, and no cork screw - had to buy one up the street). The dive sites were in good health, and a good variety of deep/shallow sites. Saw reef and nurse sharks, many turtles, groupers were occasional but good size. They do a weekly lion fish hunt, which probably isn't often enough to really make a dent in the population. They should try feeding the lion fish to the groupers and eels (as they do in St. Thomas to good effect) to encourage predation. East End is a very quite, beautiful, enjoyable district with several decent to very good restaurants. A great place for a relaxing vacation. Try Tukka's for lion fish ceviche, the Lighthouse had the best conch friters, and lunch at Miss Vivine's Kitchen was delicious and a great value to boot. The Queen Elizabeth II botanical gardens are worth a visit to see the iguanas and find out the names of all the local plants.
Websites	Ocean Frontiers Compass Point
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	recently: St. Thomas, St. Croix, Curacao, Cayman Brac.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-90 Ft/ 12-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	There is a 100 foot limit, mostly because the DMs are on nitrox and could suffer if they had to help you below that depth. We are experienced divers, after the first day the DMs encouraged us to do our own thing. There is also a Cayman law against wearing gloves; don't do it, the fine is huge.
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	They had large dip tanks on the boats for cameras, and admonished people who tried to use them for masks, etc. The resident camera pro (Ellary Wray) was very helpful, and liked to "talk tech". I wish I had brought my macro lens...

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in Cayman Islands/East End, Grand Cayman

Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point, Mar, 2012,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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

Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in
Cayman Islands/East End, Grand Cayman