Compass Point Dive Resort

Compass Point Dive Resort – This excellent dive resort is on the far east tip of Grand Cayman Island. The CPD resort offers excellent packages for dive vacations. Most even include a rental car. The only down here (topside 4 stars) is it is away from the nightlife of Georgetown. But if all you want to do is dive and have a few drinks in the evening, and you don't want to rough it, you will be well served with Compass Point Dive Resort. When I run a group trip that wants Cayman, this is the place I go. You get 4 dives a day plus a night dive on Wednesday (with most packages) in some truly spectacular dive sites. There are reefs a short boat ride away, and there are big animals a little further out. There is a very long wall, and you can kill lionfish to your heart's content. The dive boat is roomy, comfortable, and fast. You can do some beach dives if you like also. CPD Resort also has a real-life dive shop—not a resort shop that only sells T-shirts and bumper stickers. In the evening, there are BBQs and plenty of chances to socialize with other divers. And they will cook your lionfish for you. There are also a couple of bars nearby. Take the rental car and drive to Hell, about halfway between Georgetown and CPD. This place is great for a group or a couple that don't want to venture to the outer islands. Excellent diving, smaller crowds, and some nightlife. Compass Point also has a place on the north side of Grand Cayman, but I have never been there. My guess is they are similar customer service-wise.

I have stayed at Compass Point three times. This is a great condo resort. The first and third times with my wife, the second time with a buddy. First time was in an oceanfront 1 bedroom. Second and third time in poolside 1 bedroom. Found the pool side condo to be a little larger. One of us stayed in the bedroom, the other on one of the fold down beds. 2 bathrooms made it perfect for buddies. A hearty breakfast is included with their package. There is a great restaurant on site. Gas grills are available next to their beautiful pool and hot tub. Their east end location is away from all the cruise ship and destination wedding tourists in the Seven Mile Beach area. Many great restaurants in the area. Overall, a great vacation destination.

Compass Point is the resort of choice if you want to try diving at Grand Cayman's East End. Which you should, because the diving is really excellent, and far less crowded than other areas! Accommodations are in spacious, comfortable suites with kitchens, a dining area, bedroom, and nice bathrooms. Nearby markets make it easy to buy breakfast and lunch groceries, even dinner, if you are so inclined. That saves some $$$. Eagle Rays restaurant is on premises, and offers three meals a day that are good, but a la carte, paid separately. The staff are friendly and happily fix any problems with the room quickly.East End diving is really good. There are wall dives, coral gardens, a special spot for macro photography, and shipwrecks. Some dive sites are thick with fish life, and sharks are seen from time to time, along with eagle rays. The dive boats are comfortable, clean, and well set up. The dive shop is well stocked and staffed by helpful people. It's become my favorite place on Grand Cayman!

I have been to grand Cayman many times diving but August of 2013 was my first time on the east end of the Island. Compass Point Dive Resort has an on site scuba team, Ocean Frontiers Dive Shop a 5 star PADI certified shop.I stayed in a 1 bedroom condo for 2 weeks, cooked most of my meals and ate a few at the restaurant on the resort as well as local restaurants a few miles away. The condo was beautiful and fully furnished, airconditioned, Jacuzzi jet bathtub, Washer & Dryer, TV and internet included. A rental car was included in my package that I picked up at the airport, a quick stop by the grocery store and wine store, and off I went to the resort. Remember, you will drive on the left side of the road, so take it easy. The drive took about 1 hour and was an easy and scenic drive.Diving: I did 3 boat dives a day, nitrox and a few night dives. I even did a 90 minute shallow macro dive, seen the biggest bump head parrot fish. Found turtles, sharks and lots of nice coral and plenty of fish. Some of the guides were outstanding and would model for you as well as find great critters. The silver sides were there so brought home some amazing pictures. Also did a day trip to see the sting rays and spent hours taking pictures of them. The dramatic sky added to the excitement when taking pictures that were over/under. Many times when we took our boat ride to dive sites, I seen numerous eagle rays. I thought the viability was very good for the Caribbean, +75 foot. The Kittiwake Wreck was very enjoyable to dive, it is a lot bigger then you would guess.Downside to the dive boats: Many times we had lionfish hunters on the boat, seems they get paid for the fish they spear. The issue I had with them was when I was taking pictures they were often under you rustling up the landscape in their hunting pursuits. So lots of backscatter, I think if they had gone to an area away from the photographers it would have been better for everyone. Their spears were in the camera rinse tanks, so I didn't use the tanks.Camera: This is the down side of the resort for me, no camera room and my condo was on the 3 rd floor at the end of the resort. I used the bathtub as a rinse tank and the beautiful formal dining room table as my set up area. On the way to the boat they have a rinse tank you can use for a quick leak test.Food: The on site restaurant was expensive but I purchased groceries before getting to the resort, and yes they were also costly. There are many restaurants in the area, some high end some reasonable. Get out and take a road trip for dinner at least for a few nights, you are on vacation. There is a coffee machine in your condo, remember to buy coffee.Added fun to the resort: 2 swim pools, hiking close by the resort, a well furnished store for scuba stuff and very nice employees through out the resort.Cost was about 2500.00 per week. extra costs, nitrox, and extra dives