Sunset House: "Cayman Island 2017", Mar, 2017,by Alexander Smith, ON, CA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 9534. |
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Accommodations | Food | ||
Service and Attitude | Environmental Sensitivity | ||
Dive Operation | Shore Diving | ||
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Comments | Accommodations were above average for a dive resort. The food was better than we had at the Rio Palace in St Matins in January.The dive outfit was very professional and safety oriented. the dive master in the water would take us out and about the site showing us the features and back under the boat in 30 to 35 minutes.spent the rest of the dive exploring ourselves. Asked to report on our air every 15 minutes.My wife who is a non diver came along and had a great time.We dove on a ship called the Kittiwake, a US Navy ship.It was a very nice dive.It was small enough, about 250 feet, to circle it a couple of times on a dive and there were oversized holes cut in the hull for safe penetration. It was in a direct line of the end of the runway. I didn't notice the planes at night and everyone seem quite interested in them in the daytime. All in all it was a great vacation. | ||
Websites | Sunset House | ||
Reporter and Travel |
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Dive Experience | 101-250 dives | ||
Where else diving | Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Cuba, Belize, San Andres Island Columbia, Bonaire and Tobago, Grand Cayman. | ||
Closest Airport | George Town | Getting There | Westjet from Toronto. Resort picked us up at the airport. |
Dive Conditions |
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Weather | sunny | Seas | choppy, no currents |
Water Temp | 80-81°F / 27-27°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 3 |
Water Visibility | 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M | ||
Dive Policy |
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Dive own profile | yes | ||
Enforced diving restrictions | Maximum time 60 minutes. Maximum depth 100 feet. Back on the boat with 500lb of air. | ||
Liveaboard? | no | Nitrox Available? | yes |
What I Saw |
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Sharks | None | Mantas | 1 or 2 |
Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
Turtles | > 2 | Whales | None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best): |
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Corals | Tropical Fish | ||
Small Critters | Large Fish | ||
Large Pelagics | N/A | ||
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Subject Matter | Boat Facilities | ||
Overall rating for UWP's | Shore Facilities | ||
UW Photo Comments | Rinse tank for cameras on the boats. There is a well stocked camera shop off the main lobby. They offer courses on underwater photography. |
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