Grand Cayman Beginner Discover SCUBA Diving Excursion

Description

• Convenient meeting location from your Grand Cayman cruise port tender pier!
  
• English-speaking PADI-certified dive instructor!
  
• All diving equipment is included!
  
• Grand Cayman Marine Park permit and fees included!
• Super personalized service, only 4 beginner SCUBA divers per dive excursion instructor!

Cayman Islands is a World-Class SCUBA dive cruise shore excursion destination, now is your chance to see and explore the beauty below the clear and warm ocean waters! Grand Cayman offers accessible shore diving to great coral reefs with little to no current. It is the ideal environment for beginners to Discover SCUBA Diving!

Your Discover SCUBA diving shore excursion begins when you arrive at the PADI Dive Center, 15 minutes prior to your excursion departure time. You will be greeted by your PADI dive instructor and after completing your registration (including the mandatory medical waiver), you will be ready for a brief introduction to exploring the underwater world of Grand Cayman.

On the beach, you will receive basic safety training and guidelines and have time to get familiar with the beginner SCUBA diving excursion equipment. Your PADI dive instructor will show you all the skills needed for your first discover SCUBA dive, all under his professional and certified supervision. Then it is time to gear up and go diving! 

In the shallow water, you will practice a few more scuba skills to prepare for your real diving adventure. The instructor will be by your side helping, encouraging, and assisting at all times during this beginner diving cruise excursion. When you feel comfortable, you will enter deeper water. You can expect to spot lots of tropical fish such as sergeant major, parrot-fish, damselfish, grunts, butterfly-fish, angelfish, yellowtail snappers, and very possibly even sea turtles during your dive.

The open water dive from shore is on the "Wreck of the Cali", pieces of a wreck and reef site less than 50 yards from shore, in 24 feet of water. It is a perfect site for beginners. There is an abundance of interesting marine life and things to see including winches, boilers, ribs, and hull plates encrusted with sponges and corals.

All too soon, your Grand Cayman Beginner Dive Excursion will be finished and you will follow your instructor back to the beach. When you get back to the Dive Center, you can walk back to the Georgetown Tender pier and keep enjoying your day in Grand Cayman.

Please note that this Discover Scuba Diving Excursion does not qualify you as a certified SCUBA diver but will give you a good idea of what it is like and adds points to any real open water scuba dive certification!

Note: Please download and print the following PADI Discover Scuba® Diving Participant Statement (PDF document) and complete prior to participation in this Grand Cayman Beginner Discover SCUBA Diving Excursion.

What is included?

• PADI-certified and English-speaking shore excursion dive instructor
  
• Diving explanation and security briefing
• 1 tank dive from the beach
• Grand Cayman scuba diving Marine Park Tag
• COMPLETE Scuba Diving equipment including weight belt, BCD, regulator, mask, snorkel, fins, tanks, and weights
• Wet suits are available and included in the cost of this Grand Cayman Dive Shore Excursion

Excursion Notes

• Each diver will be required to complete and pass a waiver for safe participation (standard procedure of all diving operators). In case there is a safety concern raised by your SCUBA Diving Instructor, your deposit and balance payment are fully refundable - you must email SEE within 14 days of your excursion.
  
• Normal SCUBA dive visibility in Grand Cayman is over 100ft.
• The average water temperature is 78 - 86 F° all year round in the Cayman Islands.
  
• We recommend you to bring biodegradable sunblock, a swimsuit, a towel, cash for tips, souvenirs, etc.
  
• Please download and print the following PADI Discover Scuba® Diving Participant Statement (PDF document) and complete it prior to participation. It is required that you bring this completed form and any other required notes or paperwork.
• Please pay attention to the restrictions and requirements for this excursion; no refund will be granted if the requirements are not met.

Where we meet

For this Grand Cayman Beginner Discover SCUBA Dive Excursion, you will meet just a 3-5 minute walk from your Grand Cayman cruise ship terminal. All necessary details will be printed on your Electronic Shore Excursion Ticket.

Excursion Restrictions

• Divers must be at least 10 years old. Any diver under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by an adult.
• Divers should be in general good health, certain medical issues such as heart conditions, a current cold or sinus congestion, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, a severe medical problem, could prevent you from participating in a dive.
• Please download and print the following PADI Discover Scuba® Diving Participant Statement (PDF document) and complete it prior to participation. It is required that you bring this completed form and any other required notes or paperwork.
• Anyone who answers YES to any of the medical questions is required to bring a note from their doctor approving participation. The dive instructor has the final word if a guest can participate.
• Anyone who appears to be under the influence of drugs, alcohol or any other chemical which is deemed by the instructor to affect their ability to dive, will be denied.
• Each diver will be required to complete and pass a waiver for safe participation (standard procedure of all diving operators). In case there is a safety concern raised by your SCUBA Diving Instructor, your deposit and balance payment are fully refundable - you must email SEE within 14 days of your excursion.
• Please pay attention to the restrictions and requirements for this excursion; no refund will be granted if the requirements are not met.
• This Grand Cayman Beginner Discover SCUBA Diving Excursion may involve risks. We suggest you check with your elected person of choice to see if these possible risks might affect you.

Excursion FAQ

Cancellation

• Your ship arrives into port late and you cannot make it in time to the meeting location (we will verify with the tour operator).
• Your ship skips/misses the port.
• Weather conditions or equipment failure prevents the operator from running the excursion.
• A medical problem prevents you from safely participating in the excursion (we will verify with the excursion operator and the guest may send doctor's note). This applies to individuals only and not the remainder of the group.
  
• Cancellations/deposit refund requests that do not comply with the above may not be subject to refund.
• Refunds may be subject to a service charge fee as determined by the payment processor, please refer to Terms and Conditions for more information.