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

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Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point, Sep, 2013, by G. Tripp Jones MD, SC, US ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 7148.
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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 for the fall special with Ocean Frontiers, arriving on a Sunday-Sunday trip, diving 6 days, 1 bedroom condo and car. This is a very good special and the 3rd year we have done it. The check in is easy after about a 40 minute drive from the airport.The front office scans your C-cards and keeps a record of your dives, tank size, etc. The East End is laid back and traffic sparse, certainly compared to 7 Mile Beach & Industrial Blvd. area. The condo, which is very nice and adequate, is right beside the dive dock and after leaving our gear in a basket outside our room, we didn't have to touch it until we either geared up on the boat or left the resort. The dive boats are comfortable, and all 3 are fine. The dive staff is excellent as is the overall operation and I don't think there is a better one. The staff is attentive, but certainly not overbearing. I can't say enough good things about them. The diving was excellent, usually with great viz. The fish life was really good, with grouper and a lot of juveniles. We saw lionfish on probably 75% of the dives and they continue to be a problem. There were a few sharks seen, Caribbean Reef and a couple of nurse sharks. The dive guides allow you to go do your own thing (with a buddy) or follow them for half the dive and they bring you under the boat, be sure you see it, and then allow you to finish the dive as you wish. The "Green Short Challenge" is an ingenious marketing tool to encourage divers to dive all 55 of the moored sites on the east end. My wife and I should get it next summer, & it's really fun. The on site restaurant, "Eagle Ray's Bar and Grill" was good, but we went to the grocery for breakfast and lunch supplies, & then went out at night. Kurt's Korner is a local restaurant about 15 minutes away and was wonderful. South Coast Bar and Grill was good, and Tukka's was excellent but pricey. Over the Edge is another restaurant, that was pretty good, but has been better. The diving at the East End is similar to Little Cayman. It is much more pristine, not overdived and we really love it out there. We will definitely return.
Websites	Ocean Frontiers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk, Australia, Keys; all over Caribbean;
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-125 Ft/ 18-38 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	100 feet first dive, 60 feet second dive;
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	My wife, the photographer, was satisfied with the setup.

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

Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point, Sep, 2013,

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