Grand Cayman Favorites

Favorite thing: My favourite thing about Grand Cayman would have to be renting snorkelling equipment and swimming on the reef. The water is a beautiful blue and feels like heaven and sun warmed skin.

Fondest memory: My fondest memory would be watching the clown fish play around my feet. If are completely still the fish aren't scared of you and will play around your feet. It's a definite breathtaking experience.

Favorite thing: if you arraving via a cruise ship... don't book your activities with the ship. as soon as you get onto land there are tour people ready to take you and it's less expensive. taxis to 7mile beach are not to expensive either. i could have stayed on that beach forever. wear sun block... even if you tan. that sun is friggin hot.

Fondest memory: here's my perfect day in cayman...

go swim with the gigantic stingrays, find a restraunt on beach with a table facing the ocean, order some conch chowder and rice and beans, hop in a cab to 7 mile beach and order a pina colada, then finish off the day with a bit of shopping to bring home presents.

great gift i dea for kids... cayman money!

Favorite thing: It's seven years good luck to kiss a Stingray, and I could really use that luck. At first the rays seem a bit intimidating, but after being in the water a few minutes around them it's actually pretty cool.
The real fun starts when you bring out the squid to feed them. These creatures eat by sucking to food right out of your hand, and it's likely one will suck your arm or hand. Don't worry, they have no teeth. Their mouths feel more like rough sandpaper.
When holding one you've got to keep their head under water. Always hold them from the front. Let the ray rest gently on your outstretched arms, while you relax. If you lift their heads out of the water you'll get a stingray shower as they blow water out of their mouths.

Fondest memory: When you debark from the tender that will take you from your ship to the shore, walk around to the Immigration Office, in the building to the far left - above the souvenir shop. It is a government office - just ask for a stamp in your passport, and the nice folks behind the desk will oblige!

Favorite thing: One of the best places for information on what to do in various ports is
Cruise Critic. The Cruise Critic Grand Cayman forum board was very useful in planning shore excursions, whether the ones offered by the ship or independent, and there is also Grand Cayman port information with hints on where to go, what to do, where the ships dock, where to eat and how to get around.

To find out how many other cruise ships will be in town along with you, check
Cruisett.com. The more ships in town, the more competition for independent guides and tours and the more crowded the main attractions will be.

All cruise ships are currently required to anchor in the harbor and tender passengers to George Town, the ride takes only about 5 minutes.

Favorite thing: The East End is the windiest district on the island. In the winter (late December - late February) the 'Christmas Winds' from stalled fronts off the mainland and nor'westers blowing through can create windy conditions for consecutive days on both the East End and North Side. If bad, the wind can make sitting on the beach unpleasant and snorkeling near impossible due to choppiness and steady currents. Like hurricanes, it is a chance you take. If conditions are unpleasant, many folks will spend the day on Seven Mile Beach or over at Rum Point where it is usually much calmer. Anyone staying on the East End or North Side really needs to have rental car.

The snorkeling on the East End and North Side is some of the best on the island, as well as the Caribbean. Here is a link to a guide of the area:

http://snorkelblog.tumblr.com

Fondest memory: Sighting my first shark while snorkeling.

Favorite thing: All the beaches on Grand Cayman are public ones
This means that even if you are staying in the worst, cheapest or tattyest place on the island you can go and sit on the beach outside the largest grandest hotel and dream........

Favorite thing: Scuba Diving is great there,. They have many sights for both beginers and advanced divers, from shallow to the Caman Brac Wall.
Stingray city is a must for all even snokellers.
They are friendly people and the weather is always great.

Fondest memory: The peace and quiet. It really is pure paradise.