Wall dive and Kittiwake two tank dive trip

[guggie]

Visiting Grand Cayman via cruise ship in April, 2014, arriving at 8AM, leaving at 5PM. I'm looking for suggestions as to who I can arrange a dive trip with for a two tank dive for myself and daughter/son-in-law. We'd like to do a wall dive and follow that up with a dive on the Kittiwake. I'd prefer a non-cattleboat type trip if possible.

 

[EastEndDiver]

A lot of the boats do the Kittiwake as a separate dive not coupled with another.

Here are some dive ops to contact none are cattleboats

DNS diving

Wall to Wall

Indigo

Ambassador

Just to name a few

 

[Doctorfish]

Unless you are chartering a boat, the west side dive ops are unlikely to guarantee sites. It is often first come first served and also depends on what the other divers on the boat want to do. Further, they will probably be on that boat for 5-6 days and or be repeat customers so their vote might count more than yours. Having dived the Kittiwake before, if asked if I wanted to go back by the boat captain, I'd probably say "no thanks".
In my opinion, there are lot's of better dives on the island. If the weather allows, I'd opt for the North Wall and avoid the West and the Kittiwake. The dive ops listed above all do North Wall Diving.

 

[Altamira]

I also thought the Kittewake was a waste of a good tank of air. The nearby reef dive was much better.

 

[EastEndDiver]

BUT if you dive "sand chutes" the Kittiwake is only about 50 yards away.......Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[dmoore19]

I liked the Kittiwake dive. To each his own said the old lady as she kissed the cow.

 

[Doctorfish]

The Kittiwake is actually even closer to Sandchute now. Moved closer to the wall in a storm last year. When you get bored of the wreck, you can dive the top of the wall.
I think EastEndDiver might have been suggesting that if you moor on Sandchute you can swim over to the wreck for part of your dive. I don't know if this is strictly legal with the Cayman Watersports Association, but some ops seem to do this sort of profile.

 

[shrop3483]

Please check your mailbox as Off The Wall Divers would like to assist you.
We are located on the dock at the Lobster Pot Dive Center with Wall To Wall Diving and with Deep Blue.
Thank you, Tom Shropshire