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DISCOVER ICONIC LITTLE CAYMAN!

 

Dates: Dec 7-14, 2024
Location:  Little Cayman
Resort:    Little Cayman Beach Resort
Dive operator: Reef Divers
Water Temp:  78 - 84 F
Air Temp: 76 - 83 F
Visibility: 400 - 500 ft
Experience Level: Beginner to Advance
Trip Highlights Include: Bloody Bay Wall
 
With sheer underwater cliffs that plummet to unseen depths, generations of ocean divers have made Little Cayman Island Resort a leading Caribbean diving destination. From healthy reefs to the iconic Bloody Bay Wall, enjoy little to no current, unlimited visibility, jaw dropping swim throughs and plentiful marine life. Whether you go deep or stay shallow, diving Little Cayman Island is a bucket list experience.

Pricing:
 
TRIP PKG PRICING:

• Non diver rates  are $400 less per package below.  Email trips@singledivers.com for availability.
• Diver d/o POOL $2,673 credit or $2,595 CASH  (Qty 12)
• Diver d/o OCEAN $3,291 credit or  $3,195 CASH  (Qty 4)
• Diver s/o POOL $3,419 credit or  $3,319 CASH  (Qty 2)
• Diver s/o OCEAN $4,655 credit or  $4519 CASH  (Qty 4)

*All prices are per person.
**Cash Discounted Price is given when you select e-check at final checkout.

 
What's Included:

• 7 nights' accommodation
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily (dinner arrival day through breakfast departure day)
• 6 X 2-tank AM and 5 X 1-tank PM boat dives (17 boat dives total for 7-night package)
• No drinks....however check into our 'imbibe vs dive' package if you are just a 2 dive a day person you can get a $100 credit and your trip will include 12 dives
• Complimentary use of dive computer (since the resort requires them)
• Complimentary WiFi
• Welcome rum punch
• Manager's cocktail reception
• SingleDivers.com famous 'CHEZ NEAL' daily Happy Hours after diving poolside with a view to 'mix and mingle'
• Airport ground transfers
• Resort fees, taxes, & resort gratuities - except dive gratuities which are not included

NOT INCLUDED:

• Airfare to Little Cayman (LYB)
• Rental, instruction and retail charges
• Dive Crew (usually 15-20% of your land pkg cost or approx $200-300)

Options & Extras:
 
 OPTIONAL: 

• Nitrox 3 tanks a day pkg $176 credit or $170 Cash for the week
• Boat Night Dive with Air $72 credit or $70 CASH  (11 divers needed for this to happen)
• Boat Night dive with Nitrox $85 credit or $82 CASH  (11 divers needed for this to happen)
• Open air, Beach Nuts Bar (open for lunch, dinner, and evening for beverages, sandwiches, appetizers, and small meals)
• Small grocery store to purchase snacks and beverages near the hotel
• Car or Scooter Rentals

Activities
 

In addition to world class scuba diving, you can jog, bicycle around the island, go birding, or go kayaking, but the biggest non-diving sport on the island has to be blue water fishing. Little Cayman is well known for its mahi mahi, tuna, marlin, wahoo, and sailfish, and has been a sportsman’s dream out here since the 1980’s.  Little Cayman wildlife include lots of iguanas, and tons of birds including thousands of pairs of red footed boobies. Nearby Little Cayman Museum have a nice display of island history.

 

Discounts & Rebates:
 

DISCOUNTS & DISCOUNT DISCLAIMER:
You must use the code when you book as they are not retroactive after you sign up UNLESS otherwise stated like the member rebate etc.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but the accounting expenses of manually trying to do the discount is far exceeding the discount amount making it very prohibitive to manage this way. So please be sure to use the discount code AT TIME OF INITIAL BOOKING.
NOTE: The EBD or Early Booking Discounts can only be used as follows:

1. When paying in full
2. When you first sign up
3. By the deadline given. After that deadline they disappear and the code will not work. (So please leave a buffer if you need to xfer money or have questions.)
4. Only one (1) coupon code can be used per order

• Pay in full at time of Booking by Jul 1, 2024: for any package and get $75 off (Use COUPON CODE: 24LYB75EBD  
• Pay in full at time of Booking by Jul 20, 2024 for any package and get $50 off (Use COUPON CODE: 24LYB50EBD   
• Pay in full at time of Booking by Aug 30, 2024: and get a $25 gift certificate off any merchandise SingleDivers.com sells including partner products.
• Deposit by Sep 31, 2024: Get (1) chance to win a FREE Stream2Sea Travel Product Pkg
• Social Media Discounts: 1 chance to win a FREE $50 gift certificate for purchases from anyone of our Corporate Sponsors or SD merchandise for signing up on our Facebook Trip Event for this trip AND for liking SD.com if you haven't already AND for sharing the FB Trip booking on your page! (Must do all three!) - To enter send an email to trips@singledivers.com with links to your postings along with LITTLE CAYMAN SOCIAL MEDIA ENTRIES in the title
• Cash Discount: Use our e-check option to pay for your trip and our RED CASH DISCOUNTED PRICES will be applied at checkout.
• Active Duty Military Discount: $25 OFF Active Duty Military Discount for any active duty military of any country that fights for freedom. Thank you for your service. (Please be prepared to provide proof of service in person at time of booking)
• Member Rebate: File for your $25 member rebate within 30 days after the trip for SD premier and above membership levels (See my forums signature for link to the forms forum or click on the green Paper Forms button at the top of the forums . If you are new to the site send an email to admin@singledivers.com to get the password. PLEASE follow the directions on the form for proper submission & processing.) And for those of you who forego your member rebate as a gift back to the club...we TRULY appreciate it! Thank you!
• SAVE $75 by submitting your Documents within 21 days of booking this trip. If booking within 45 days of the trip please submit your documents within 3 days. Otherwise the $75 document processing fee will be added to your final invoice.
• If booking within 45 days of the trip please submit your documents within 3 days. Otherwise the $75 document processing fee will be added to your final invoice.

Accommodations:
 All Little Cayman Beach Resort rooms face the pool and beach.  They come standard with one king or two full beds.

• Ceiling fans
• Mini-refrigerators
• Private bathrooms with hair dryers, soap, shampoo and hair conditioner
• Towels provided for use by pool or on beach (towels on boats for use on dives)
• Small drip coffeemakers
• Closets with hangers
• Desks
• Televisions (although availability and quality of channels may be limited)
• WiFi
• Irons and ironing boards are available upon request

OCEAN

 
POOL

 
Travel & Transfer Details:
 TRANSFERS 
The only way to get to Little Cayman is via Cayman Airways.  Little Cayman is serviced by Cayman Airways 737 jet service from Miami on Saturdays and combination 777 and Saab 340 aircraft (34-passenger capacity) service via Grand Cayman with multiple daily flights throughout the week. Guests should allow 90-minutes to connect on Grand Cayman. 

Diving & Itinerary:

 
At 7:45 am briefings for the morning 2-tank boat dives begin, and at 1:45PM briefings begin for the afternoon 1-tank boat dives.
 
   

Phillipe Cousteau considered Little Cayman of the top three dive destinations in the world, yet it is still not inundated with tourist galore, then you can’t find a bigger island with more magnificent and mesmerizing dive sites than the island simply known as Little Cayman.

  

The island population has exploded since the early nineteen eighties and now there are close to 170 some people living on the island, and although you might think this number is a lot, it is nothing compared to the two thousand rock iguanas living on the island which have the right of way around the island. Now take the total number of locals and all the tourists and this total will still be so small that the vast majority of red footed boobies are unaware that humans are even on Little Cayman. We’re not exactly sure how an ornithologist arrived at 5,000 pairs of red footed boobies.  This round number makes us wonder, did they just stop counting when they reached this number and then head for the reef where the hawksbill turtles like to hang out? We may never know the answer, but if you are like most “Birders” we had you at “red footed” and most photographers will agree that there is nothing more picturesque than a pair of boobies posing for a camera. Of course, we almost sincerely apologize for this blatant misuse of fowl humor.

  

On the more serious side, the Cayman Islands are actually a collection of three separate instances where the peaks of the Cayman ridge broke through the Caribbean Sea’s surface. Little Cayman tops the surface by a mere 40ft (12m). On the north side of this ridge lays the Yucatan Basin and on the south side is the Cayman Trench. Little Cayman is approximately 80 miles (129km) east of Grand Cayman and 5 miles (8km) from Cayman Brac. Little Cayman is directly south of Miami with a little plane hop over or around Cuba, but typically, flights to Little Cayman arrive several times a day direct or non-stop via Grand Cayman.

  

Southeast of Little Cayman is Jamaica which tends to shield the Caymans from most hurricanes. Around these three exposed island peaks are fringing reefs, coral heads, sand plains that over time deposit vast amounts of sand down chutes that form between finger shaped coral canyons and ridges. Around, between, and hidden by the coral outcroppings you may encounter pinnacles, arches, tunnels, chimneys, mini-walls, caves, and eventually walls that descend downward into the deep blue.

  

Back to the area which makes Little Cayman such a famous place to dive we have to go to Bloody Bay on the slightly northwest side of the island. The wall starts at a mere 18ft (6m) of depth, but it is such a long shallow swim from shore before you reach the edge of the wall that may descend eventually down to 3,000ft+ (1,000m) and this is why some 99% of all local diving is facilitated by boat. To visit some 76 different local dive sites is quite an undertaking and since most visits are from Saturday to Saturday on Little Cayman you might as well plan a second trip or extend your first excursion.

  

There are some 24 dive sites on Bloody Bay and the adjacent Jackson Bay, but the favorite dive site of all for divers, underwater photographers, videographers  and instructors alike has to be Mixing Bowl; aka (Three Fathoms). If you are facing Three Fathom Wall on the left side of the wall is a sand chute that descends down to 110ft (34m). A short distance more is a coral arch and to the left of a flat coral head is a cave that leads to a second canyon. To the right of Three fathom wall  is Marylyn’s Cut which is where a large mushroom topped pinnacle is cut from the surrounding wall and goes down to 80ft (24m). Just to the right of the pinnacle is a cave where light filters in the open roof area and air bubbles filter out. Randy’s Gazebo is similar to Mixing Bowl with structural features on both sides of the wall, but on a smaller scale so you can explore this site on a single dive.

 

Besides the rock formations, there are myriads of yellow and red tube sponges, elephant ears, gorgonians, invertebrates of all sizes and types, schools of reef fish such as grunts and snappers, barracuda, sharks, rays and Nassau groupers. Grouper are found off Little Cayman in great abundance because of the long standing designated grouper spawning areas off both the west and east end of the island. Although, how they get the grouper to adhere to these specific courtship coordinates is beyond the scope of this article.

 

Now if you are into wreck dives several dive charters cross the short distance over to Cayman Brac, weather permitting, to spend a few dives visiting the 300ft + (91m) long former Russian Destroyer Keith Tibbetts. This dive descends down to 97ft (30m) and recently the Tibbetts broke into two pieces making it easy to investigate the engine and control rooms.
 
 Experience Required & Training/Workshops:

• Minimum Certification / Experience: Cayman Islands diving is mostly current-free, which is optimal for new divers, divers who want to move at their own pace, and underwater photographers who may want to spend their entire dive at one location, waiting for the prefect shot.
• If you are a newer diver, or returning to the sport or just want to really dial in your skills and improve your air consumption, trim and/or buoyancy, you should consider the RAB Program and/or check with trips@singledivers to discuss your concerns.
• Certification in Paradise - there are no SingleDivers.com training activities nor workshops currently planned for this trip but Instruction / Classes are available on this trip.  Please let us know what you are interested in and we will check with the resort about doing training during your trip and what they would charge. Often they will give us a better price so feel free to ask us to assist.  If you would like us to help arrange additional training for you, send an email to trips@singledivers.com and request assistance.
   
• We will also check to see if any of our trip participants are instructors who would like to teach on the trip and let you know.  We are glad you are interested in continuing your dive education and we hope we can help you continue your goal of ongoing training.

PRICES: Prices for classes in Paradise are always more expensive than doing them at home. Sometimes SingleDivers.com has instructors on our trips who are happy to teach AND usually offer a member discount to anyone interested in taking a class. The more that take a class the more feasible a discount becomes . NOTE: This trip is anticipated to have 1 or more instructors on it so let us know if you are interested in any classes and we will work to set them up and negotiate a good rate for you.
 
 
Payment Details:
 
PROGRESS PAYMENTS:
 
Pool D/O Diver
Deposit:      $773 credit or $750 CASH
7/20/2023    $700 credit
8/20/2023    $700 credit
9/20/2023    $500 credit + Add Ons

Pool S/O Diver
Deposit:      $1030 credit
7/20/2023    $800 credit
8/20/2023    $800 credit
9/20/2023    $789 credit + Add Ons

 

Pool D/O Non Diver
Deposit:      $773 credit
7/20/2023    $500 credit
8/20/2023    $500 credit
9/20/2023    $488  credit + Add Ons
 
Ocean D/O Diver
Deposit:      $1030 credit
7/20/2023    $850 credit
8/20/2023    $850 credit
9/20/2023    $561 credit + Add Ons

Pool S/O Diver
Deposit:      $2060 credit
7/20/2023    $950 credit
8/20/2023    $950 credit
9/20/2023    $695 credit + Add Ons

Pool D/O Non Diver
Deposit:      $1030 credit
7/20/2023    $700 credit
8/20/2023    $600 credit
9/20/2023    $549  credit + Add Ons
 
Note: Trip must be paid in full 60 days prior to departure. Extras must also be paid in full 30 days prior i.e., Nitrox, extra nights etc. IF YOU NEED EXTRA TIME LET US KNOW! (Note that to add an extra to the trip you must pay for it when you add it to your cart. We will then list everyone on the trip and doing extras in the forums. Click the Blue Forum Box to see the Forum Trip Thread for this trip.)
 
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
 
SingleDivers.com uses a secure payment gateway fully integrated into our online booking system that allows you to pay for trips or merchandise using the following payment options:

• An online e-check that debits your checking account automatically without having to mail in a check or having your bank mail a check from your account
• An online credit card transaction that eliminates the need to fill to fill our a credit card authorization form.  (Note int'l cards please use AA as your *STATE* designation and 12345 as your zipcode and the charge should go thru. Please also note that we only can accept MC and Visa

PRICING INFORMATION:
 
SingleDivers.com provides its members with pricing that reflects all possible savings available including discounts from our over 10,000 member buying clout. We offer a CASH DISCOUNT that is always in BOLD RED LETTERS along with our regular pricing for easier comparison of all possible savings. The cash discount will be taken at the time of payment when you choose the "e-check" option.
HOW TO PAY:

• As you sign up for a trip you will add either the trip deposit amount or the full trip price to the shopping cart. You can also add any extras you wish to purchase but you will have to pay for them whenever you sign up for them. So if you are not ready to pay for nitrox now but want us to know you will be adding it to your order...please use the comment box to let us know ultimately what you are signing up for and any other special concerns you have or information you want us to know. Just understand we will not show you listed as doing something until it is paid for.
• When you are ready to pay for the extras you want you will click on the BOOK NOW button for the trip you are on and select the add-on(s) that you wish to pay for, add them to your cart and then check out. Depending on the trip you may need to click on the purple TAKE ME TO THE ADD-ON'S BOX. You will then either pay via e-check or credit card depending on whether you want a discount for cash or prefer the convenience of payment over time.
• When its time to make a progress payment you will click on MY TRIPS under TRIPS on the main menu. You will see "Make a Payment" under PAYMENTS in the upper right. Then choose what you are paying for and complete your payment.
• After each order you place with us you will receive an email order and payment confirmation. If you do not receive these TWO email confirmations (one showing the order at full price and one showing what was debited from your account including the cash discount) check in MY PAYMENTS to see if the payment was successful. If you do not see the payment in your My Trips then MAKE THE PAYMENT AGAIN. You will always get an order confirmation email every time you attempt an email but you will ONLY get a Payment Confirmation email when your payment was successful. If you need assistance please email .
• The MY PAYMENTS section is located under the PAYMENTS option found in the upper right of the MY TRIPS area of our site which is found under the TRIPS tab in the main menu.

IN GENERAL:

• Only payments received via our secure online payment gateway/portal will be accepted and will qualify for early payment discounts. (So check before you book for any discounts you may qualify for as they can not be applied after booking.)
• If you are unable to use the gateway please provide a complete description of the problem/error you are encountering INCLUDING A SCREEN CAPTURE of the error in an email to trips@singledivers.com.
• If International/ Non-US Clients and your credit card payment does not work, either use AA as the state and 12345 as the zip or please use our traditional written credit authorization form to submit your credit card payment. To receive this form send an email to trips@singledivers.com.

Insurance, Documentation & T&C's:
 
INSURANCE

Trip Insurance is MANDATORY due to CHRONIC CRAZY TRAVEL ISSUES and/or covid as well as the island location and so IS required on this trip! TRIP insurance is RELATIVELY inexpensive. Even if you have insurance that you think covers your trip…it is CHEAP (approx $100-$200) to get a supplemental policy to ensure you are covered for your investment in your dive trip. If you opt to not get trip insurance you are responsible for all losses related to your trip including not going for any reason. If diving a LIVEABOARD please consider the liveaboard rider offer by DiveAssure.com.
 
PRO TIP: Do not get the standard policy...it really does not cover enough to be useful. Consider instead a deluxe policy OR an annual policy for a set amount that you gamble a little on knowing you won't have a catrastropic loss every trip so you'll save money AND be covered when you need it most!
 
We recommend:
 
Dive Assure: for either a 'one time' policy OR an annual policy for BOTH Dive & Trip OR just Trip Insurance providing PRIMARY COVERAGE with excellent rates and coverage! Please use THIS LINK and/or reference SingleDivers.com via the drop-down menu under GLOBAL PARTNERS. (If you can not find the drop down, do not reference anyone and email info@singledivers.com your policy info and we will do it for you via our Dive Assure company representative. OR SIMPLY USE THIS LINK AND YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TIED TO US. )
 
DOCUMENTATION
 
All SingleDivers.com trips require necessary documentation to facilitate booking your trip and/or making it a better experience for you.  Once you complete your documents online our automated system will take the information from your last trip with us and fill out your new trip forms for you. You then add any missing information and/or change anything that is no longer current. You will find the forms you need to complete under MY TRIPS which you will find under TRIPS in the main menu across the top of the site. Since each trip requires a unique set of docs, please choose the correct trip from your "My Trips" drop down and then complete the forms required for that trip. Some trips will also ask you to complete the resort or liveaboard's forms as well.  

The AIR AUTHORIZATION FORM is only required when you are having SingleDivers.com book air for you but this includes air that is part of the trip pkg price. 

Not all of our forms are online as they are either infrequently used or being phased out. If you need a form that is not in our online directory, send an email to trips@singledivers.com and ask for the form you need.
 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

 

All SingleDivers.com trips require:

• You complete the necessary documentation as referenced above for each trip you sign up to take with us. A $75 document fee will be applied if you fail to submit your online and uploaded documents withing 21 days* of signing up for a trip or within 3 days if signing up within 45 days of departure. NOTE THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO AIRFARE UNLESS SIGNING UP WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEPARTURE.  *Remember the Forms can be edited at any time up to 30 days prior to departure with updates such as insurance purchase/renewal, change of address, even preferences for rooming and diving so there is no reason to delay your initial Forms submissions.  This enables us to meet the reporting deadlines imposed by our suppliers.
• SingleDivers.com LLC reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.
• You read all the trip details before booking and commit to being responsible for 'post trip booking follow up' via use of our TRIP PM, FORUM DISCUSSIONS  and in some cases emails. You commit to ask us how to use these tools if uncertain and commit to keeping your premier membership dues current and email on file current so we can contact you. Our tools require your dues and email to be current to work.They also require that you log into the PM system from time to time as the emailed courtesy copies are not reliable nor do they transmit pictures or embedded documents.  Any delays/expenses/issues due to lack of trip information will be borne by the trip goer and NOT SingleDivers.com as we regularly and routinely use these tools to communicate extensively with you. If you are not hearing from us it means you are not using the tools we have in place or are experiencing technical issues so YOU MUST. Email trips@singledivers.com for help.
• You have read the EXPERIENCE REQUIRED & TRAINING/WORKSHOPS information in the online trip details to ensure that you are able to safely and comfortably meet the requirements of the trip. Please contact to further discuss any questions you have about attending one of our trips. We often accept students who would not otherwise meet the stated trip requirements because they are taking a class that will then enable them to meet the trip specifications and they will be diving with an instructor or dive master during the dives.
• We require Dive Insurance for all dives and trips. Please see the online trip details under INSURANCE for more information.
• We NOW require Trip Insurance due to post covid travel instability. We now have you make an 'Insurance Declaration' during the booking process allowing you to tell us if you have insurance already that covers this trip, or you will buy insurance to cover this trip or you will 'self insure' accepting all risks including loss of all monies paid and you will hold Kamala Shadduck, and SingleDivers.com's associates, partners, suppliers, volunteers and/or employees  harmless.
• In the event of cancellation, your trip insurance will be your first line of defense. Secondary remedies include some rights afforded to you based upon when you have to cancel your trip in writing. Please see THIS link for full additional trip cancellation details.
• Please read THIS link for our Guaranteed Double Occupancy Policy, Rooming Policies, Payment Terms, the "Ex" Rule etc

Edited by dive_sail_etc, 24 August 2024 - 08:59 AM.
Updated deposit schedule & buttons

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This trip is now open for booking!  We have very limited spots and the resort is SOLD OUT...so when our spots are gone...they are gone. Don't miss out...