The Cayman Islands dive industry has done it again and brought home top honours in the 2012 Annual Top 100 and Gold List by Scuba Diving Magazine.
The awards are divided into the Overall Destination Awards, as well as individual company awards.
Individual dive shops and dive resorts were recognised in the Gold List with Grand Cayman’s Ocean Frontiers rated as the best dive shop in the Cayman Islands, followed by Divetech.
Cayman’s Dive Resorts also made the list with Compass Point Dive Resort, followed by Little Cayman Beach Resort taking the top spots as best dive resorts in the Cayman Islands. Sunset House rounded out Cayman’s success ranked as the best Dive Bar with their much loved My Bar.
Other accolades on the Gold List include Best Wreck dive with the Captain Keith Tibbetts in Cayman Brac, Best Animal Encounter with Stingray City, Best Family Destination, Best Beaches, Best Night Life and Best Wall Diving were all credited to the Cayman Islands.
For the prestigious Destination Awards, Caribbean Region, the Cayman Islands ranked in 8 of the 12 categories and took the top spot (tied with Bonaire) for Best Destination Overall. Cayman also took top honours for Best Photography destination, which comes as no surprise with the crystal clear waters and friendly marine life.
Gold List
Since 1994, Scuba Diving Magazine has turned to their readers to rate dozens of destinations to determine the publication’s exclusive Top 100 Readers’ Choice Awards and Gold List. Thousands of their readers and subscribers took trips to their favourite destinations to reveal what they think is the best the dive world has to offer today. For the last 19 years, the Cayman Islands has placed at or near the top in several categories. These awards demonstrate the value and quality of the overall experience the destination provides.
Best Destination Overall, Cayman Islands/Bonaire; Best Advanced Diving, Cayman Islands (second); Best Photography, Cayman Islands (winner); Best Shore Diving, Cayman Islands (fifth); Best Marine Environment, Cayman Islands (third); Best Marine Life, Cayman Islands (fourth); Best Wall Diving, Cayman Islands (second); Best Destination for Diving, Cayman Islands (fourth).
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