Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers in
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Ocean Frontiers: "Consistently excellent diving and dive operation", Oct, 2022, by G. Tripp Jones MD, SC, US ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 28 Helpful votes). Report 12103.
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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
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Comments	My wife and I returned to Ocean Frontiers after the Covid restrictions were finally eased. The booking process is easy and Lesley is always great to work with. We flew nonstop from Charlotte to Georgetown which is about 3 hours and an easy flight. We left our car at the Park and Go which has a fast and frequent shuttle service. A car is included in the package and is certainly adequate. The drive from the airport is about 35 minutes, quite easy if you are careful with round abouts driving on the left! The condos at Compass Point are well maintained and clean, and ours was right at the boat dock. The tv system is plus/minus, certainly no complaints about the condo, which has great views. The dive operation is superb. This is valet diving and they record your c-cards, etc. and weights, tank size, etc so when you return, they are ready for you. The dive boats are all spacious well maintained Newton 46’s. The nitrox was consistently 31-32%. We did 13 dives for the week, with fairly short rides to the sites. The viz was over 100’ on the walls, 70’ or so on the reefs. The dive operation is very environmentally sensitive. The fish life was very good and they try to control the lionfish population. There were sharks, rays and turtles and the fish life was very good. The Friday afternoon macro dive is really neat. This is done inside the reef, and the depth is 15-26’, with bottom times of 70-80 minutes. The dive staff is superb, with some staff having been there for 6-8 years. Eagle Ray’s Bar and Grill is on-site and a basic breakfast is included in the package. We ate excellent lionfish tacos several times. A car is needed to visit local restaurants such as Tukka’s, South Coast Bar & Grill, Over the Edge, la Casita, and Blue Rock. Grocery stores, closed on Sundays, are relatively close and well stocked. This was our 7-8th times at Ocean Frontiers and we will return. We had been to Cayman Dive Lodge 3 times before Ivan destroyed it so we greatly prefer the East End and will continue to use this excellent dive operation, which, in my opinion, is unsurpassed in quality of service.
Websites	Ocean Frontiers [same]compass Point
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, Truk, Australia, etc.
Closest Airport	Georgetown 20 miles	Getting There	Charlotte to Grand Cayman AA nonstop
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	85-°F / 29-°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	3 minute safety stop 500# air.
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	My wife, the photographer, had no complaints.

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By Craig A Wood in PA, US at Oct 19, 2022 08:51 EST

Nice trip report Tripp. My wife and I are planning a week trip before the end of the year, this probably clinched it. We were wondering how Compass Point and Ocean Frontiers were doing. Do you have your green shorts yet? Very best, Craig

By report author: G. Tripp Jones MD in SC, US at Oct 19, 2022 09:01 EST

Working on second pair! Thank you. Great trip & really look forward to returning.

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers in Cayman Islands/East End

Ocean Frontiers: "Consistently excellent diving and dive operation", Oct, 2022,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers in
Cayman Islands/East End