Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in
Cayman Islands/East End, Grand Cayman

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Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point: "Good diving with mediocre corals", Oct, 2015, by Donald Greenberg, AK, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 8707.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	They provide good information prior to arrival. Compass Point has nice condos on the beach at East End, Grand Cayman. The associated dive company, Ocean Frontiers, shares the property. Dive masters lead the dive for 30 minutes, and then you are on your own until you start up when you reach 700 PSI. The boats are large and accommodate 10 divers and 4 staff. The staff members are all instructors and take turns being captain, mate and dive masters. The reefs have some decent corals, but also have lots of competing algae. A few dive sites have large sponges. I have found the diving on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman more interesting with many large groupers compared with smaller fish on Grand Cayman. Local divers and frequent visitors seem to prefer Ocean Frontiers to other dive companies, and report that the diving at East End is superior to other parts of Grand Cayman. The grill at Compass Point serves lion fish (quite tasty), which is culled weekly.
Websites	Ocean Frontiers Compass Point
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Hawaii, Australia, Guam, Thailand, Western Samoa, Alaska, Vancouver Island, Mexico, Galapagos
Closest Airport	Grand Cayman (GCM)	Getting There	Direct connections from multiple mainland USA airports as well as Britain, and multiple airlines
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	no decompression dives
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There is a large fresh water rinse tank both on the boat and on shore.

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in Cayman Islands/East End, Grand Cayman

Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point: "Good diving with mediocre corals", Oct, 2015,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Ocean Frontiers/Compass Point in
Cayman Islands/East End, Grand Cayman