Dive Review of Neptune's Divers/Aqua Bay Club in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

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Neptune's Divers/Aqua Bay Club, Jun, 2007, by Marjorie Griffing, g, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 3402.
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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	The Aqua Bay Club is not specifically a diving resort, but the location at the North end of Seven Mile Beach was good and the large screened balconey made a good place to store soggy dive gear. The condos are large with fully equipped kitchen. Maid service was spotty - we repeatedly asked for extra towels and usually didn't get them, frequently maid service was completed around dinner time. As others have noted, food on the Cayman Islands is expensive, both in the grocery store and at restaurants. That being said, we had several really good meals. The dive operation was wonderful. No more than 8 on a boat. They picked us up promptly at the designated time at the Aqua Bay Club. When we were diving consecutive days, they stored gear over night for us. The chose locations each day so that no dive sites were repeated during our entire week and the best diving given the weather was chosen. First dive was typically to 100 feet. A DM guided the dive although we were free to go our own way. They specified a time limit but said that those with computers could come up per their computer and air limits. Second dive was typically after a 40 minute surface interval and to 50 feet. The DMs were really good at IDing the various fish and pointing out difficult to find critters - blue cleaner shrimp, scorpion fish, etc. We usually surfaced after about 45 minutes on the first dive and after an hour on the second dive with plenty of air. Specified time limits were usually 25 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. Even though were were last on board, they still waited for us to have the 40 minute surface interval. We typcially dive Nitrox on the first dive. Nitrox fills were spotty - even though we ordered 32%, tanks sometimes analyzed at 26%. We were not charged for Nitrox when the tanks were light on the O2. We drove the entire island. Georgetown and SMB area have been restored after Ivan. East End is another story. About half of the properties were for sale and many had not been repaired.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	MN, WI, FL Keys and various other FL locations, Bonaire, Cozumel, various other Caribbean Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, surge
Water Temp	81-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-0 Ft/ 30-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Max depth specified but no one verified, on board with at least 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	[None]

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Dive Review of Neptune's Divers/Aqua Bay Club in Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman

Neptune's Divers/Aqua Bay Club, Jun, 2007,

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

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Dive Review of Neptune's Divers/Aqua Bay Club in
Cayman Islands/Grand Cayman