Seven Mile Beach Resort and Divers

[Jersey]

Any info on this resort and dive op greatly appreciate. Arriving Sep w/ 2 friends. Location was driving force - none of us have been to Cayman and date was what the timeshare trading company could get for us. Been reading other Cayman posts and have learned lots already. Some recent incidents in Cayman have me a little gun shy and want to make sure I am ready for the diving.

Our 'girls only' group consists of 1 non-diver; 1 diver OW cert out of water for 2 years and if she has 50 dives total thas-a-lot (I've strongly suggested a weekend at the quarry and refresher course before we go); and 1 diver AOW + some pretty cards, comfortable, good skills and management (good - not a dive professional).

Last trip friend demonstrated some bad skills, and based on that, plus not knowing any of the terrain, I would prefer to find an op doing fairly shallow reef dives w/ a local guide/DM whatever you want to call them, in the water with us at least for early dives. (And I'm ok if I have to pay for it. I don't need to hang my friend over a wall to discover she decided to go investigate the pretty fish at 200 feet, gets narced and I have to drag her up and share my air enroute! If we get enough dives in and skills and air work out, then I will consider steep and deep walls.

Easy beach diving where non-diver can hang or snorkel would also be great (by easy think beach diving Bonaire easy if that gives you reference point). Suggestions please!

Also - should we book dives prior to arrival or are we OK to arrange once we get there? Anything else I need to know, feel free to pass along!

 

[Pamdiv]

Jersey - I am a vacation owner at 7 mile beach resort and can give you some info. The accommodations at the resort are fantastic. 2 bedroom, 2 bath condos with a fully equiped kitchen is like staying in an apartment. Because it is a timeshare resort, you will not get the same services as a hotel, but the staff there is very nice, especially the housekeeping staff. The dive operation, for the most part, is there for the guests of the resort. They are not the 'valet' style that other GC ops are, but will listen and accommodate your needs. The operation does not do shore dives as far as I know. You're on your own there. They dive exclusively at the North Wall, but when I was there last year, they were preparing a boat for west end diving. Since they operate for guests, you probably don't need to reserve ahead of time. Just put your name on the board near the dive shop when you get there. I will be there in the for the next two weeks, so if you want to PM me with questions, I will be happy to help you out.

-Pam