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IMO the best shore dive in Grand Cayman is the deep wall at Lighthouse Point with double pinnacles, swim throughs, canyons with top of wall at 45' and sheers off to 4,000'. Have always seen turtles and abundance of marine life like eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, green morels, schooling jacks and...

You should be looking for a full service dive operation that dives the North Walls (Best dive sites) and stay away from the Georgetown area where cruise ships and cargo ships arrive. I would recommend either Cobalt Coast Dive Resort or Lighthouse Point Condo's, they are located on the North...

The GEM does not require any more room in the dive boat rack than open circuit with a pony bottle attached to the dive tank. DM's at resorts are very curious and after a week of watching you dive it they will want to buy it before you leave.

Little Cayman has no shore diving, no wreck diving and only one night dive a week and then there has to be at least 4 divers on the boat trip to run. So you only can get 3 dives max per day in Little Cayman. Little Cayman's Bloody Bay reef wall is great but none of the others sites are as good...

What is really great about Grand Cayman verses Roatan is Grand Cayman has great shore diving that Roatan does not and the deep walls 40' -4,000' in Grand Cayman are breath taking shear. In West Bay, Grand Cayman is Cobalt Coast Dive Resort that has unlimited diving 24/7 for a price of a boat...

I really can't say enough good things about Divetech. Each DM was understanding and helpful. Divetech also was the right amount of hands-on/hands-off for me. 2 DMs were in the water on every dive and a staff topside, the briefings were very good, but no one was in the way or trying to...

Inner Space is now a two week event starting May 22nd - 26th. Then week 2 starting May 26th - June 2nd. This is phenomenal unlimited CCR diving, exploring the deep walls of Grand Cayman. Reef Photo and Video are suppling daily live video and photography of the event. Come dive with the "Who's...

Serious divers give good marks to the Cobalt Coast Resort, its dive operator, Divetech, and the Sea Camp it offers in the summer, where kids can be attended to while parents dive. Scott George (Long Beach, CA) was there in July and said, "Cobalt Coast is a wonderful, small resort on Grand...

Sunshine Suites is around $100/night and Comfort Suites is also in that range, but neither are on the ocean but are located in the 7 mile beach area. There is Jeff's Guest house in West Bay at $75/night and this is a very nice place and even lower priced is Eldemire's Island Inn, south of...

Our ship arrived at 7AM and stepped on land at 9:30 because we did not book with the cruise ship they put us at the back of the line to get off the ship. It took us over 2 hours to get into the port area. Then, you have to take a taxi $17/person plus wait for them to fill the taxi so we walk...

I will only promote and support a full service dive shop with their own instructors. They are the best because they are teaching everyday and up on all the latest teaching standards. Plus, having a full service dive shop to go and that does this everyday is so much better than some guy working...

Eric Keibler at Oceanic Ventures has is own full service dive shop and is a top notch instructor. He has busy Houston dive shop because he is the best. It has always bothered me when an instructor works out of his house or another dive shop.

The GEM is all new technology and NO comparison to the old Drager units. I know as I own a Drager for many years.

I would recommend getting out of the Georgetown harbour area and get a couple of shore dives at Lighthouse Point in West Bay. The deep wall is close and awesome and then a second dive on a really nice miniwall. The local buses cost US$2.50/person each way and leave from the courthouse in town (2...

This GEM SCR is a recreational unit and the IANTD training is awesome. You guys need to see and understand that it is designed for open circuit divers to extend their bottom time. The bailout is open circuit to a large volume of 32% nitrox. The GEM is a great introduction for these open...

Yes, I have been tech diving in Juan Dolio, DR and in Cuba many locations like Santiago, Isla de la Juventud, Varadero and Cayo Largo. Not up to par with Grand Cayman reefs. There is a small island west of Puerto Rico called Little Culebra that is on par with Grand Cayman. I stayed on a hook...

I have traveled to 82 destination around the world in the past 15 years and been diving your shortlist from my sailboat the past 5 years. The Cayman Islands pretty much has it all covered in one package. The Grand Cayman Island reefs on the North Walls are just pristine. I have just posted on...

Divetech has kids programs from ages 5 - 7 called Turtles and use a SASY unit where the BC is like a life jacket but the kids have a tank, reg and pressure gauge and will graduate to ocean adventures. Then Divetech's 8-9 year olds are called PADI seals or SSI rangers, here they learn to dive to...

Me and David Sharp are both shooting Macro and wide angle while diving the GEM. The exhaust is very minimal and does not interfere with the macro marine life shoots, like open circuit does. The GEM is very well thought out and after 70+ hours diving it since May 2011, simplicity's and a joy...

Stayed at Cobalt Coast all inclusive resort, Grand Cayman. I had two young kids with me and a wife. There was a great dive shop on property. I took a rescue diver course with Toni, who was just a pleasure to work with, Very clear and concise and patient. The boat dives were great, boat trips...