Grand Cayman

[ironeagle0074]

I've been snorkeling in Sting Ray city before and had a good time. Is there a Dive trip that involves a Sting Ray site like that or is there something cooler go see in Grand Caymen? I'll be on a cruise there in late January. Anyone know how the water temp is there then?

Brian

 

[divesergeant]

Hi Brian,

Actually, you can get a dive trip to SRC itself. Check out some of the dive ops you read about here and many will list the trips.

It is enjoyable. We tend to add a few pounds to our gear to help stay on the bottom in the shallow water.

Enoy,
DS

 

[Damselfish]

you can dive at one of the sting ray sites, but if you'd already done that I'd look into doing some other dives.

 

[sladerer]

I've done both the SRC snorkel (cruise excursion) and the SRC dive - the dive is MUCH better.

Snorkel: 10 boats (or more), 50 people per boat, 2'-3' of water,
absolute craziness (my 9 yr old loved it), maybe 10 minutes of rays
swimming around you legs and a chance to hold one

Dive: 1 boat, 10 or so people, 12' or so of water, DM "lead" rays around
to each diver one by one, your swarmed for a minute or 2 and then
get to watch as they visit the other divers before its your turn again.
Don't wear gloves - feel the top and undersides of the rays, look them in the
eye, very cool.

I did the Dive with OF on their "3-tank safari" dive.

Whether there is anything "cooler" there, just depends on what you're looking for.
Swimming along a 3000' wall at 100' with unlimited viz is pretty dang cool...

 

[Debraw]

I just dove Sting Ray City on August 4th with Sunset House. They go on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30pm. The benefit of going with them is that they send a representative from Cathy Church's photo shop to take professional photos of you with the Stingray's and lucky us, the Moray Eel! Under normal circumstances I would never condone the handling of marine life, but in this instance I did, and I am so glad I did. This was my second SRC dive, the first one was 10 years ago. The same frigging Eel was there 10 years ago. It was worth the $65 for the boat trip and only about 8 of us were diving. The pictures were great and it was $30 for the pictures on a CD. We tipped $10 each, so total was $ 170 for two people, with tip and pictures. We also got some great video on our HD camera.

 

[diverrex]

Swimming along a 3000' wall at 100' with unlimited viz is pretty dang cool...

Sounds cool to me! Hoping to be there doing just that in a few months.

 

[Alex777]

I just dove Sting Ray City on August 4th with Sunset House. They go on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30pm. The benefit of going with them is that they send a representative from Cathy Church's photo shop to take professional photos of you with the Stingray's and lucky us, the Moray Eel! Under normal circumstances I would never condone the handling of marine life, but in this instance I did, and I am so glad I did. camera.

Almost all Sting Ray City boats, including those which service cruise ships, have a professional photographer on board. Cathy is not doing anything unusual.