This was a last minute vacation for us--as we were on the waiting list for it. It went smoothly with all details taken care of. All we had to do was pack. It was cool and windy, but no problem. The staff at the resort were friendly and helpful and the cabanas were clean and comfortable. The screened in porch was very functional for our gear and restful for ourselves as we found relaxed and watched the waves and wildlife. The setup was great with just the right amount of privacy and interaction with staff and other guests in our group. The boat crew was wonderful and kept everyone safe in spite of the wind and waves. We were mainly on the Dolphin with Captain Chris, Cardinal and Andre and found them delightful and knowledgeable.We also enjoyed the day at The Blue Hole and Half-Moon Caye as well. Mark and Clodia did a great job guiding that trip. The barbecue on the beach and island wildlife made it a delightful surface interval. We took the kayaks out for a couple hours on Friday and enjoyed that as well. We separated from the rest of the dive group the next Saturday for a business appointment in San Ignacio. The staff went out of their way to help us make final plans for the connections--Thanks Eli! And Mark and Cardinal gave us tips for entertainment and excursions while inland. Loved all the experiences and hope we will be back soon.

In fourteen years of diving, I have never experienced such a dedicated, sincere, delightful staff. They are as unspoiled as the delightfully unspoiled resort itself. Beautiful, remote, no stores, no hype, just relaxation, great diving, superb bar and meals, and lovely starlit nights. Who knew there were still places like this left? Highly recommended.

We visited Black Bird Caye in January 2012, this was by far the most accommodating, laid back, fun, dive trip we've ever been on. The staff were beyond willing to be sure our stay was pleasurable (from management, to the cooks, the maintenance men, and of course our dive crew!)! The rooms were very comfortable, clean and homely. The food was very good, they served a variety of foods that met every ones needs. Our dives were different and unique each day and we had everything we needed on each trip, our dive equipment was on board each day with a full tank of air, ready to go. We enjoyed every day that we stayed at this resort, and will definitely try to go back to this same resort, in hopes the staff are still there to share another exciting week with them. We highly recommend this to resort!

I traveled to Blackbird Caye Resort with a large group of divers (there were 36 of us total). The resort staff was well prepared to handle all of us from the time we arrived to the time we left. They had extra help so that anything you asked for was immediately attended to. I can't say enough of how friendly and accommodating the staff was. Many times when traveling with such a large group, the staff becomes overwhelmed (particularly restaurants, etc.), this was not the case here.

The resort has their own generators and water treatment plant. The water is safe to drink from the tap. The cabins were comfortable (A/C, their outlets in the rooms are US style plugs, 110V/60Hz) and kept clean. Divers with cameras like to have extra towels, special requests like this were promptly attended to.

There were 3 meals a day, plus snacks at the bar at 5:00PM. With the snacks there is more than enough food. Quantity was good and the quality was excellent. During lunch you are presented the menu for dinner and make your choice (generally there were two entrees and you could pick either or a combination of both).

Diving was great, and they did a good job with so many divers. Were split up into two boats. The boat had a crew of 1 Captain, 2 Dive masters and 1 assistant. You leave your gear on the boat each day and they rinse it and change tanks for you. The island is safe so there were no concerns leaving you gear on the boat all night. In fact, you don't even need to lock your doors during the day while you're gone. The week we were there, most of the time there was a pretty good wind from the east which made the diving in front of the resort (which is on the east side) pretty rough. The crew adjusted the next day and took us to the west side were it was much better protected and the diving did not suffer for the change of plans. The diving was great with eagle rays, sharks, dolphins, green morays, etc. seen on many dives. Most of the dives were not at a mooring, instead you were dropped off and the dive boat followed the divers and picked you up when you surface after your safety stop. I'm hesitant to call it a drift dive (though that's what they called it) because that usually conjures up images of strong currents which was not the case here. The dive staff was flexible in their plans and adjusted as necessary to ensure a comfortable safe experience.

On Tuesday we traveled to the blue hole for a dive there. Some people wanted to do the deep dive into the hole (max depth 130 ft), others preferred to play around the reef at 60 ft. so they broke us up into deep and shallow groups and you could pick what you preferred to do. We then went to Half Moon Cay for a dive, had a BBQ lunch on the beach, then went for an afternoon dive before returning to Blackbird.

Of the many places I've been in the Caribbean, I really felt relaxed after this trip. The only bit of anxiety was on the trip back. Blackbird chartered Maya Island Air to fly us from the island back to Belize City where we are then bussed to the international airport. Maya Island was about an hour late (they had to ferry us in three trips), so the last of the group had a pretty tight connection with our departing flight back to the US. Fortunately everyone made it OK, with no missed flights.