Date dove: Various, last time 2005
Booked through ship? Once, but mostly not
Operator: Unsure of the ship's operator, on our own we use Eden Rock Dive Center
Air Temp: usually in the 80's
Water Temp: usually in the low 80's
Vis: always excellent, 60 ft or better
Depth: varies
Return factor? We like to dive GC, but can't see going there on a vacation because of the prices. The diving is good but not quite good enough to warrant the expense of staying on the island. We know there are those who disagree, but we tend to prefer quieter islands and for way less money that GC we can go to Roatan or the Abacos and enjoy better diving AND a less touristy island.
Information about the island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Cayman
We haven't been to GC in quite a while, but enjoyed our dives there in the past. We have done the Stingray City snorkel thing and recommend it for everyone at least once. No reason to do it again. We can't find the logs for the dives we did with RCCL's excursion, but recall that they were good dives with only a few other divers on board. All of our other dives here have been with Eden Rock-- both boat dives and shore dives. We like their service and proximity to the cruise tender pier. It's one of the few ports where it's been easy to get in three tanks during the stop. We took ER's two tank morning boat, returned to the shop, stowed our gear in their lockers, had a great (but expensive) hamburger next door, rested on the shore a bit, then did a 57 minute shore dive from the shop out to Devil's Grotto. We walked back to the tender pier and still had time to shower and wash gear before dinner.
We have been to this port and not been able to dive on a December trip. Wind and sea were simply too high. Tender boats were barely making it to shore. It's a huge disappointment, but it can happen. One more reason to always have a plan b. We don't ever recommend leaving home without dive info for every port-- even those where you don't think you will actually dive.
Of course, we never leave home without planning to dive every possible port :), but we do encounter people who only choose to dive one or two. If you end up in a weather situation at the ONE port you plan to dive, wouldn't it be nice to have the info ready for the next stop?
Grand Cayman, Celebrity, NCL, Royal Caribbean
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We had to go back for more time in GC. We were told about Eldemires guest house at the Eden dive shop. Tootie is great. You have use of a kitchen and pool with BBQ. If you want your own kitchen you can do that as well. The rates were very reasonable and everything was clean. We will go back.
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