Dive Review of Various shore based/Morrits Grand in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

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Various shore based/Morrits Grand, Aug, 2002, by James & Kandace Heimer, TX, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports). Report 329.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	After several years going to Grand Cayman, we do very little boat diving because we find the shore diving to be very good and much cheaper. The Grand Cayman boat dives are very expensive, even when you get a package. We avoid them except to get to the North wall or for a few wreck dives. We prefer Tortuga Dives at the Tortuga Club next door to the Morritts Grand, where we have a time share. We have tried the much praised and nearbyy Ocean Frontiers and found the dive staff to be more interested in keeping divers off the coral than in ensuring they had a pleasant dive (and kept clear of the coral, of course), so we go with Tortuga. We have also used Treasure Island Divers on 7-mile beach, but the quality of their dive staff is not as high (cursory briefing, little assistance or guidance during the dive) as has been our experience in the past. The best shore diving is from the DiveTech shops at Cobalt Bay or the Turtle farm. The first wall at 60 feet is an easy swim (easier at the Turtle farm) from a ladder leading down to the water from a location near the dive shop. It costs about $7 to rent a tank. To reach the outer, deep wall, you can do a long swim or take the DiveTech shuttle boat for an additional $7. They also have UW scooters for rent, and you can tour between the two dive shop locations, both of which are on the NW tip of the island. Other shore dive locations abound south of Georgetown,like Eden Rock, and these locations are also good for night dives. We use the standard references (Cayman Divers Guide, Guide to Diving and Snorkeling...) for site information. Of course, you do need a rental car, especially when staying out on the East end of the island, as we do. By the way, the East End is much quieter than the touristy 7-mile beach, and there are several good restaurants nearby, like The Edge. It is also close to Rum Point. The diving is also more unspoiled, with genreally better soft corals and fish life.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Malaysia, Tahiti, Hawaii, both coast of Mexico, California, Texas GOM, Norway, Bahamas, Aruba, Bonaire, Honduran Bay Islands, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Boat dives are limited to 100 feet and bottom time to that allowed by the tables for the planned depth; however, deviations are allowed for computer users, who can dive their profile within the time limit
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Boats go out from shore on generally short trips and have minimal camera facilities - a small table for set up / storage and a "dedicated" rinse tank (but thery are often used by less experienced divers for mask rinsing).

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Dive Review of Various shore based/Morrits Grand in Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

Various shore based/Morrits Grand, Aug, 2002,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Various shore based/Morrits Grand in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman