| When we took a cruise of the Western Caribbean, it | | | | and Devil's Grotto. They are reached with a short |
| included Grand Cayman as a port. We were able to | | | | swim out towards some various buoys that mark the |
| scuba dive one of the shore dives there. There are | | | | sites. |
| actually two shore dives off the downtown area of | | | | We ended up doing Devil's Grotto which had some |
| Georgetown which were recommended to us. For | | | | nice coral formations. The maximum depth was about |
| cruiseship passengers, it is fairly easy to locate. As | | | | 46 feet with a water temperature of about 80 |
| soon as the tender boats arrive at the pier, we walked | | | | degrees. The visibility was even better than what we |
| to the right and less than 5 minutes, we arrived at | | | | experienced in Key Largo just a few days prior. There |
| Eden Rocks Dive Centre. Don't be fooled by a new | | | | was a very nice large swim through tunnel and several |
| competitor they have just before it. Eden Rocks Dive | | | | smaller ones throughout the site. Inside the large tunnel, |
| Centre is closer to the dive sites than their new | | | | we saw a large resident tarpon. The fish life including |
| competitor. | | | | parrotfish, groupers and tangs was healthy at this |
| Cayman Islands are relatively expensive for diving with | | | | shore dive and it is interesting to note that it even |
| an average of $85 US for a two tank boat dive trip. | | | | exists so close to the cruiseships. Other divers said |
| However, with limited time as with cruiseship | | | | they saw some turtles too. |
| passengers, we were able to do decent diving for | | | | We would like to do the other shore dive site, Eden |
| much less. If you are bringing all your gear except for | | | | Rocks which is to the right of Devil's Grotto during the |
| tanks and weights, you can rent them for about $10 | | | | next time we are in Grand Cayman. These sites are |
| US. Even renting complete gear will run much less than | | | | ideal for beginner level divers. My partner was a newly |
| a boat trip. Eden Rocks has a patio with lockers in the | | | | certified diver and had no problems with this shore |
| back and an area with a ladder where the entry to the | | | | dive. |
| water is. The two dive sites are called Eden Rocks | | | | |