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The Board of Directors of the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) and the…
The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in The Grand Cayman Islands “The collection…
The Caribbean Sea, with its crystal-clear waters, vibrant marine life, and diverse underwater landscapes, beckons…
Embark on a Caribbean adventure filled with underwater wonders in the Cayman Islands. These specially…
Grand Cayman, a gem in the Caribbean Sea, is renowned for its exceptional diving sites,…
For avid scuba divers seeking unparalleled underwater adventures, the Cayman Islands are a veritable paradise.…
The Cayman Islands, nestled in the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean, have long been renowned…
“Embark on an extraordinary underwater odyssey in the Cayman Islands, where azure waters reveal a…
The earth’s oceans hold many wondrous surprises―be they the small, colorful “critters” off the coast…
“Reefs Go Live” will return in 2023 from their start in 2018. We’re thrilled to…
Dive Travel Guides is a growing series of new eBook guides designed to provide comprehensive…
Learning to scuba dive will forever change the way you and your family view the…
The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame’s (ISDHF) milestone 20th Anniversary Induction, set to take place…
As if the Cayman Islands didn’t already offer an amazing diving experience, fantastic sponge life…
The USS Kittiwake is one of the most popular shipwrecks in the Caribbean, with divers…
After 14 years of successfully taking adaptive scuba divers to Cayman Brac Beach Resort, The…
Blessed with warm clear water, healthy reefs, dramatic drop-offs, abundant marine life, year-round good weather…
The evening of Saturday November 3rd was a very proud moment for Cayman based dive…
Dive resort offers great 60th Anniversary Special, launches new North Wall dive boat and re-introduces…
During the month of October, Divetech is focusing its efforts on conservation issues which concern…
Wrecks, walls, shore dives, moonlight dives, fluorescent night dives, coral spawning – all add to…
Divetech is offering something special for their rebreather event, Innerspace 2019: the deep walls of…
Southern Cross Club dive instructor Mike Schouten recently logged dive number 10,000 in a career…
Curious reef sharks, Spotted Eagle Rays, Sea Turtles, Green Morays, Tarpon, Squid, Octopus and other reef creatures populate stunning reefs and thrill divers
As the largest resort watersports operator on Grand Cayman, Red Sail Sports is also a leading advocate for marine conservation. Well-trained staff and a sizeable fleet give Red Sail Sports the flexibility to support environmental programs that require volunteers and boats for beach and reef cleanups. Local conservation initiatives, such as the newly-launched non-profit Plastic Free Cayman, find a willing partner in the dive company that has been offering services on Grand Cayman for 30 years.
It’s no secret that the Cayman Islands are notorious for spectacular scuba diving, but why do the Cayman Islands differ from many other beautiful countries lying across the Caribbean wonderland?
After a record breaking 2017 for Cayman tourism overall, and projections for continued growth, the island’s dive operators expect 2018 to be a banner year for their industry, and they are prepared for it. As a leader in dive tourism, Cayman has always balanced responsible diving and conservation with an outstanding dive product, always keeping it fresh and exciting for discerning divers. Cayman’s dive sites, dive operators and resorts remain topnotch, and the divers who voted in the Scuba Diving Magazine’s Readers Choice Awards agree.
Divetech, one of Cayman’s leading dive operations and recognized as the place to go in Grand Cayman for technical diving and training, is heading into 2018 on the heels of a great year and a very successful showing at the Dive Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) where industry business is booked.
Shortly after learning to dive in 2007 I was so hooked that I wanted to learn more about the sport. My interest turned to vintage diving while on a dive trip to Grand Cayman in 2010.
Shortly after learning to dive in 2007 I was so hooked that I wanted to…
The U.S.S. Kittiwake, Grand Cayman’s immensely popular shipwreck, is being shaped by the sea as it undergoes its natural life cycle in the shallow waters off Seven Mile Beach. Recent rough seas moved the wreck slightly, so the Kittiwake now leans on her port side and is 10 feet deeper. Dive leaders say the ship is intact, and the Kittiwake remains a spectacular dive, only now there are new things to explore and photograph.
Buy a luxury condo at East End’s Compass Point Dive Resort; have that dream dive vacation home you’ve always wanted, it’s easier than you think
Dive leaders tout lesser-known sites: more choices for divers, stress relief for more popular sites
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.
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…