Travel and weather on G. Cayman(newbe)

[radarguy]

Hi Guys,
I've been lurking around for over a year and finally got OW in January and done several dives off of East coast of Florida. Being an avid air photographer I got myself a Nikonos V and all the dodads. I have really been disappointed in the water clarity and the drift currents. Am I going to be disappointed when I go to the Caymans.
My Wife and I were considering going to 7 mile beach for a 5 day trip sometime in October but I was wondering about the weather then. From the web it looks just like Florida with easy mornings and afternoon thundershowers. Is that right?
How do the DOs handle that? I guess if you schedule all your dives in the morning are you OK?
Any experiences to share about scheduling up a package and then a hurricane shows up?
Lastly, my wife is just a snorkler and I am looking for a spot that she can just walk down to the beach and sun or swim. I am leaning toward Treasure Island Resorts. Any comments on them and their operators?
Thanks guys,
Russ

 

[caymancase]

You should be very happy with the viz here in October and, most of the time, there is virtually no current here. By great viz, I mean 100ft +. Same weather forecast every day.... partly sunny, chance of late day showers... but there is always a chance that a storm can brew, especially Sept- Jan. Mother Nature can be fickle. Mornings do tend to be nicer as far as winds, etc.
We have only had 2 direct hits from hurricanes in the last century or so, but we have had some close calls. As far as setting up a package and a storm comes thru, we give a full refund on days that we can't dive... I pretty sure that most ops would do the same.
Treasure Island Resorts is nice, but it is located on a strip of 7 Mile Beach that has had some major beach erosion. Not much sand left there, but I hear the snorkelling is not too bad off the beach. Bob Sotos is their on site dive op. They are a larger op that takes out larger groups.
Hope this helps! Casey

 

[Lamar Jr]

In my experience many of the Dive Ops in Grand Caymen have morning dive runs. The boat leaves at 8 or 9 a.m. for a two tank dive and returns somewhere in the neighborhood of noon. I'm not sure of the times if you want a three tank boat dive. This schedule gives you the best chance of having clear weather conditions.