Dive Review of Grand Turk Diving Co./Osprey Beach Hotel in
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Grand Turk Diving Co./Osprey Beach Hotel, Jun, 2009, by Barbara Shively, md, usa ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 4947.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Smitty continues to be the greatest divemaster we have ever known and the new equipment at Grand Turk Diving is first rate. I love being able to do 90 minute dives when my air allows! My bad back makes Smitty's extra assistance with my gear a wonderful and necessary thing. Last year's hurricanes have taken their toll both above and below water. The island is still recovering and the fish life seemed less abundant than in the past. Sadly our favorite friendly Nassau grouper, Alexander, has disappeared. Lionfish abound which may contribute to the relative scarceness of other species. I was able to find and photograph most all the species I was looking for -- there were just less of them than before. Osprey Beach Hotel is fully operational except for no TV which we rarely watch anyway. The beer was cold, the food good and the company fine. This is our 12th year of diving Grand Turk and far from our last.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	no currents
Water Temp	76-80°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-90 Ft/ 18-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None, Smitty lets us do our own thing which is wonderful!
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Because we are rarely more than 5 minutes from shore and return to shore between dives there is no need for extensive UWP facilities on board.

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Dive Review of Grand Turk Diving Co./Osprey Beach Hotel in Turks and Caicos/Grand Turk

Grand Turk Diving Co./Osprey Beach Hotel, Jun, 2009,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Grand Turk Diving Co./Osprey Beach Hotel in
Turks and Caicos/Grand Turk