In short - we had a marvelous time. A few years ago we went on a cruise and said it was the best vacation we had ever taken. Not so anymore: our trip to Compass Point and scuba diving with Ocean Frontiers now stands at the top of the list of our BEST vacations ever.
Our research brought us to Compass Point and then we contacted the property directly to ask lots of questions. Lesley was fantastic in communicating and arranging for our trip. She put together a custom package of lodging in their condo's, a rental car waiting at the airport, and all the diving we could stand for the week.
Everything went flawless from the moment we landed on Cayman Airways to the grocery store to the drive to East End. TJ was waiting for us at check-in and made us feel welcome and at-home the moment we arrived. After a tour of the property and our condo she left us to settle in and our vacation really started.
I arranged to complete my open water referral dives with their dive shop, Ocean Frontiers, and was blown away by their service and safety. Daniel and I had the boat to ourselves for my first two dives on Tuesday morning. Talk about one on one service! He was awesome.
Some tips:
Grand Cayman is more expensive than some of the other Caribbean Islands so plan on that. We bought groceries for breakfast and lunch for the week and that cost us about $90 US. We bought two six packs of beer at the liqour store in Georgetown for the week and it was $23 US. We ate our dinner meals at restaurants, ranging from $50 US to as much as $200 US for the two of us. We had a nice bottle of wine at the more expensive place so consider that in your planning.
We would highly recommend the eastern side of the island if you're looking to get away from the tourist/cruise ship nonsense of Seven Mile Beach. We never felt unsafe being out after dark, anywhere on the island.
We drove up to Rum Point (see Frommers.com) to watch the sun set one night after all the tourist had left for the day. A great drive. Eat at the Kai Bo Bar close to Rum Point.
Also eat at the Lighthouse near East End and Portifino's. Great places and always had an ocean view while dining. :)
Can't say enough good things about the staff and quality of the dive operation and the lodging: Compass Point and Ocean Frontiers - you are fantastic and we'll be back again for sure!








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