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Industry employees and professionals recognized for their contributions at the 2017 Cayman Islands Tourism Association Stingray Awards
Ocean Frontiers Offers Instructor Development Course in Grand Cayman. Well known IDC educator brings his teaching style to the warm Caribbean waters and customized teaching facilities at East End.
Southern Cross Club General Manager Jennifer Mills took home the Stingray Award for Accommodations Manager of the Year during a ceremony hosted by the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) at the Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Ms. Mills was competing in a field that included the managers of the Kimpton Seafire, the Ritz Carlton and other large hotels in Grand Cayman.
Ocean Frontiers Ltd., the dive operation that wrote the book on East End diving in Grand Cayman, has launched the first in a series of custom designed dive boats to a plan to upgrade and expand its fleet to accommodate the company’s growth. Co-owner and Managing Partner Steve Broadbelt says the new 46-foot Newton named “Gun Bay Diver” was built in the U.S.A. and designed to take the diving experience to the next level.
As one of the Caribbean’s top dive destinations, Cayman is renowned for fantastic wall dives, spectacular shipwrecks and unforgettable Stingray City, but avid divers know that Cayman’s shore diving sets it apart.
Red Sail Sports has hired 18-year-old local resident Lej Batiste as the newest member of its professional dive staff. He is the first Caymanian to complete his divemaster certification through the company’s dive training program since Red Sail Sports began offering dive services in Grand Cayman 30 years ago. Batiste joined Red Sail Sports as an intern with the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) work experience programme, and quickly established himself as an enthusiastic employee, an avid diver and a young man with a plan for the future.
New Divetech owner and managing partner Jo Mikutowicz has been at the helm of one of Cayman’s leading dive operators for more than a year, and she is making her mark. Mikutowicz has big fins to fill. Cayman dive pioneer Nancy Easterbrook, a mentor, and friend, founded Divetech on the shores of northwest Cayman in 1994 and built it into an operation committed to conservation, education and training.
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism sponsorship of tour boosts marketing outreach for Cayman’s dive operators through relationship building and media coverage.
So far, 2017 has been a remarkable year for the Southern Cross Club in Little Cayman. First, the online travel site TripAdvisor.com named the resort to its top 25 in the Caribbean in two categories based on customer reviews: Best Hotel for Service and Best for Romance. Adding to the awards, administrations manager Neil van Niekerk was named an “Emerging Hero in Tourism” by the Cayman Islands government, and resort owner Peter Hillenbrand was recognized for his “Long Service to Cayman Tourism.”
In January, Red Sail Sports customer John Nagy from Jacksonville, Florida completed his 13th dive vacation with Red Sail Sports — he made his first dive with the company 30 years ago, shortly after Red Sail Sports opened its doors for business. Nagy, a first-time visitor to the Cayman Islands, checked into the then-open Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman and boarded Red Sail’s dive boat for an experience that he found hard to leave.
Dive and hospitality pioneers Bob Soto and Ms. Hebe Connors (Briggs) were honored by the Cayman Islands government as early tourism heroes in a January celebration in George Town’s Heroes Square. Several hundred people were recognized as tourism contributors, but only a few were distinguished as heroes of the industry.
A successful trip to the annual Dive Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) show in Las…
It’s all getting exciting here at The Scuba News. Following the successful launches of The…
Cayman’s warm clear waters and vibrant reefs attract divers and snorkelers from around the world,…
Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman is celebrating its 30th anniversary next year by offering 1980’s…
The 2016 sea turtle nesting season is coming to an end, and its’s been a…
Twelve miles west of Grand Cayman is a pristine coral bank that rises from the…
International non-profit organization to retrain veteran combat divers to restore coral and promote conservation; Grand…
Heavy work completed for Magic Reef Restoration Project; Maintenance Continues to give coral best chance…
Hillenbrand Purchased a Failing Property on Little Cayman 20 Years Ago and Transformed it into…
The Cayman Islands honored the best of the best in the tourism industry during the…
As the largest watersports and retail company in the Cayman Islands, Red Sail Sports is…
Sharks are safer across the Caribbean Sea, with the announcement of four new shark sanctuaries…
Weeks after being set up, coral gardens showing great signs of growth; dive “gardeners” excited…
A Proud History focused on ocean conservation, highlighted by the establishment of Grand Cayman’s first…
Two weeks of diving for injured veterans and others with mobile disabilities “Physically, nothing hurts…
Dive Industry leaders say it is a 365-day commitment to keep Cayman’s environment a major…
Under the mentorship of Cayman’s dive operators young Caymanians are motivated to protect the environment…
5th Luxury Catamaran added to fleet to enhance Your Cayman Family Dive Vacation; Swimmin’, Chillin’ &…
This Small Resort on Little Cayman Measures Up to the Biggest Properties Across Caribbean When…
The Kittiwake is an impressive wreck dive located just off the ‘Public Beach West Bay…
Since her sinking five years ago, a great number of divers have explored the Kittiwake Wreck, one…
On an island paradise famous for superb diving and excellent fishing, the Southern Cross Club…
Dive Operators Introduce new travel packages and services. Local dive industry optimistic about 2016 with…
After waiting and watching international research, Government has approved local nursery policy in the Cayman…
With the number of stay over visitors on the rise, dive industry leaders in the Cayman…
SAVECAYMAN.ORG organizers say they are not against the cruise berthing facility itself, but they ARE…
SAVE CAYMAN: Gina Ebanks-Petrie, also Chair of the Cayman Islands Environmental Assessment Board, wants decision-makers…
Cayman dive pioneer Nancy Easterbrook, owner of DiveTech, will be honored for her contributions to…
Divetech, one of Grand Cayman’s premier dive operators, is moving its headquarters to their Lighthouse…
Large Crowd Gathers at Sunset House to Laud the Dive Sites at Risk if Cruise…
Local Campaign to Highlight Dive Sites and Underwater Attractions in George Town Harbour in Full…
Six CIFEC students complete internship program for the year and are rewarded with a Catamaran…
Resort receives Certificate of Excellence; a nomination for General Manager Jennifer Mills The Southern Cross…