Dive Review of Pirates Point Resort in
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Pirates Point Resort, Nov, 2008, by Laurie Gneiding, NJ, USA ( Reviewer 5 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 4547.
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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	N/A
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Comments	This was our second visit to Pirates Point Resort on Little Cayman and it felt like we had come home. Gladys and her staff (Gay, Coco, Michelle, et al.) are wonderful and do their best to make you feel part of the family. The food is always prepared well and there is plenty of it. Make sure you ask for SCUBA bars! Due to nearly a week of high winds, the barge could not make deliveries of fresh supplies, one dinner entree was repeated within the time we were there - it was still a feast. The winds prevented diving the Bloody Bay wall for the first few days; we dove the south side. Previous hurricane damage was evident - the shallow reefs are very silty but there are still lots of fish - fry to juveniles to large adults (including a HUGE terminal phase rainbow parrotfish). The dives on the Bloody Bay wall were terrific. The "Mixing Bowl" site is my favorite - schools of grunt, schoolmaster, horse eye jack, chub, chromis,and Creole wrasse. One hawksbill turtle swam with me for a time - got some terrific portraits! Also saw the largest lobster I've EVER seen! Dive guides are very conscientious about reef ecosystem and great at finding critters. Our vacation was cut short by Hurricane Paloma - last we heard, the clubhouse roof was blown away and Little Cayman was without power for 2-3 weeks. Due to the ineptitude of Cayman Airways, we were unable to leave Grand Cayman in time to miss the hurricane and were stuckin a Georgetown hotel during the 115 mph winds. At least we were safe and dry.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Throughout the Caribbean, Belize, Cozumel, US Northeast
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	78-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Cayman Islands specifies no depths below 110 feet
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Boat had large dry table restricted for camera use only and rinse bin restricted to camera use only.

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Dive Review of Pirates Point Resort in Cayman Islands/Little Cayman

Pirates Point Resort, Nov, 2008,

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

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Dive Review of Pirates Point Resort in
Cayman Islands/Little Cayman