It's not simple, but then- most things that are worth it never are.
I would suggest making it a three dive series. Sure- they will wire you in and rent you tanks for a shore dive, it just that the dive itself lends itself to some assistance from a local expert, a DM or frequent visitor.
Here's the layout: http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=16358531&x=-86432759&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2
Like any shore dive, you wade in from the resort. It's usually calm as it begins in a "pool" structure behind a fringing reef. From the shore to the wreck is about 300 feet. It's a better shore dive from that location than across the channel for many reasons.
The best reason to dive the Prince Albert wreck from CCV is that the anchor chain is laid out and winds you through the cuts in the reef. Once you understand where on the wreck (the starboard bow) the chain is attached, and that it leads you comfortably home, there's little reason to hustle homeward with much more than 500 psi... once you are familiar.
She is an intact 140' tanker lying in 35-65fsw with decks that rise to 22' depth. Just off of her port bow lies the remains of a placed DC3 aircraft, about 35 feet away. The PA (as the wreck is known) is home to a very specific array of niche denizens including the obvious and polular favorites such as a large: Cuda, Parrot, and Moray. For the more observant, a treasure trove lies before you.
On night dives, it is easy to tick off a list that would include Octopus, Slipper Lobster, Medusa Worms, Basket Stars, and miriad Coral polyps that are probably the best fed (by diver's lights) in the world. (Check out the right forward ladder top!) The starboard aft and stern are alive with plate corals that are alive at night!
With a closer look, note the many varieties of Blennies, Crustaceans and little critters that have found a home.
Always take a light- even in the daylight. Inside the wreck, if you are good to dive inside- you will only find occasional large fish or fish balls, so your time below is best spent closely inspecting what has become 20+ years of shallow marine growth.
This is a fabulous shore dive, but I would suggest diving it with guidance at least once before trying to do a night dive there... as with any dive site.
I may spend a week or two at CCV and log 50% of my dives in CCV's "Front Yard", especially concentrating on the PA. Do not hurry to return or go out- the life along the anchor chain is equally fascinating, and- always look up.... lots of squid.
but the best way to dive the Prince Albert is via CoCo View....have fun
