Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in
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Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point, Sep, 2011, by G. Tripp Jones MD, SC, US ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 6241.
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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 booked a promotional deal with Ocean Frontiers several months ago and we returned after being there in May at the East End of Grand Cayman. We had 6 days of 2 tank dives, 1 bedroom condo, and a car for the week in the deal, which was excellent. We had a very nice condo which was right at the boat dock. We went to local grocery stores and ate breakfast and lunch in room and went to dinner at local restaurants. You need a car on the east end, since no restaurants, except 2 very small local restaurants, are near. Over the Edge is fine and we ate there 3 times. The dive operation, Ocean Frontiers, is, in my opinion, the best we have dived with in over 20 years of diving. When we were going to the boat the first morning, we remembered we had not asked for "63's" when we checked in. Lo and behold, they had them set up for her already. They kept that info in their computer profile for us, but I thought that was super. The dive masters would let you go on your own or guide you for the first half of the dive, returning you to the boat and then you can stay as long as you want. The water was crystal clear and the ocean was flat. My wife took a picture of the clouds at 87 FEET!! It was that clear and still. The water temp was 85-87 degrees and there was some coral bleaching in shallow areas. We saw 2 small beaked whales on one trip for a few seconds. The coral deep looked great, and there are a lot of canyons, swim thrus and just great diving. A few turtles were seen, but only saw nurse sharks. I really love diving the East End. The diving was more pristine than other places and we will certainly return. The diving is fine, and the staff is wonderful. There was not one divemaster we did not like and all were extremely helpful.
Websites	Ocean Frontiers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk, Australia, Belize, Grenada, Roatan, Saba, St. Kitts, Turks & Caicos, Cozumel, Bahamas, etc
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	85-86°F / 29-30°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, 700 lbs air
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	My wife, the photographer, was satisfied.

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman, E. end

Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point, Sep, 2011,

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman, E. end