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Our flight was with Swiss to Miami which was a non-stop, 10 1/2 hour flight.
The crucial point was landing in Miami going through immigration which took an hour because all visitors including us had to have their digit fingers scanned and their photos taken.
After this we had to claim our luggage dash to the gate where Cayman Airways was leaving. To our horror, the girl at the counter refused to accept our e-ticket and wanted us to pay for a new ticket or stay overnight in Miami.
We of course refused to do this as we had booked over the internet and paid by credit card. She kept us waiting until the last minute before we were allowed to board with our luggage.
The very next day after landing in Grand Cayman, we made our way to the Cayman airways office to clarify things.
The girl at the counter verified that our e-ticket was OK and the girl at the counter in Miami must have made a mistake. We were relieved and put this down to another experience in flying. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 by LysDor
It takes only 70 minutes from Miami with a B737-200 aircraft!
A plus: if the weather is clear you profit from superbe turquoise sea and islands panoramas.
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The turtle has played a significant role in the history and development of the Cayman Islands. The logo - Sir Turtle - honors that contribution. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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As the USA are sooo.... unfriendly with tourists, I suggest to go from Switzerland to Cuba and from Cuba to Gd Cayman with Cayman Airways... (direct flight from Basel to Habana and from Habana to Gd Cayman) !!! Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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I spent 10 nights on the Coral Princess in March 2007 on a cruise that took me from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.; Ocho Rios Jamaica; The Panama Canal (Gatun Locks); Colon, Panama; Limon (& rainforests) Costa Rica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico.
I found the ship near flawless, the food was outstanding 90% of the time, & staff was both easy to find, willing to help & genuinely happy.
Basic Coral Princess information:
1,974 passengers; 90% outside staterooms; 737 staterooms with balconies.
Designed specifically as the largest cruiseship to be able to navigate the Panama Canal (with about 18 inches to spare)
There are five (5) primary dining locations including two dining rooms; New Orleans-style café (The Bayou Steakhouse); Italian Trattoria (Sabatini’s); Horizon Court which is the buffet-style 24-hour restaurant with panoramic views from the bow. Also, there's a pizza parlor (free), ice cream station (fee), & grill (free) above the Lido deck pool.
There is an on-board wedding chapel with video & web-cam capabilities, a world-class spa, golf simulator, full Las Vegas-style casino, art gallery. In addition, there is a Library with listening chairs, Internet café, a walk-around promenade deck, fully-supervised Youth-Teen center (with their own pool), an indoor & adult-only pool, and plenty of nooks for quiet time.
The Central Atrium on Deck 6 has the shopping area with the normal duty-free items including fine gifts & accessories, apparel, sundries, fine jewelry, liquor, cosmetics & perfume.
Other areas of the ship that should be checked out include:
Churchill’s Cigar Lounge offering premium cigars, fine spirits, ports & cognacs
The Princess Theater for Broadway-style shows
The Universe Lounge for everything from major movies to study-at-sea programs
The Explorers Lounge for karaoke & disco dancing
The Wheelhouse Bar for the lightest music & friendly staff
Refer to Part 2 for The Travel Slut's Top 10 tips for the Coral Princess Theme: Ship/BoatPhone: 1-800-PRINCESSWebsite: http://www.princess.com Other Contact: 24844 Avenue Rockefeller, Santa
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 The theater & show room is
quite nice by TheTravelSlut, 3 more photos
1. Take advantage of the coupon books made available for on-board purchases. Good savings
2. You're allowed to bring 1 bottle of wine or champagne on-board but not alcohol or beer
3. You may request a daily fruit basket via your room attendant
4. If you crave a very late night meal (or snack), the Horizon Court restaurant serves up great
specially made food not available elsewhere. I enjoyed caviar one night
5. Sabatini’s, the Italian alternative restaurant, serves an 8-course meal in an intimate setting & you'll not leave feeling hungry. There is a additional fee here & a nice break from the dining rooms
6. Personal choice (anytime dining) is an option allowing you to choose when & where to eat in lieu of traditional late/early main dining seating. The Bordeaux restaurant is used for this and main dining is in the Provence dining room. Note: Once you select Personal Choice, you can't opt for main dining.
7. Room service is available 24 hours a day & my experience was great each time. The longest I waited was 15 minutes for a large breakfast (which I had delivered at least 5 times during the cruise). The food & coffee were hot, & the service prompt & easy to order by phone or doorcard.
8. There are coin-operated self-service Laundromats (with irons & ironing boards on each deck). There is also a full laundry & valet service. For USD $2 you can wash a huge load of clothes & dry them also. It allows you to take fewer clothes & on your last day at sea, you can spend a couple hours doing a weeks worth of laundry before going home
9. Robes are available for use during your cruise but they must be requested. You can also purchase them. Ask your room attendant
10. Special disembarkation is available to those that wish to offload their own luggage. If you can and want to carry off ALL of your luggage by yourself, you will be permitted to leave the ship as early as 7:15 a.m. on the last day.
All in all, I highly recommend the Coral Princess.
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461 Walkers Road, Georgetown
33 Elgin Ave. Georgetown
9 Rev. Black Road, West Bay
Watch out for the roundabouts - always drive in a clockwise direction - give way to traffic approaching from the right.
There are some 4 way stops - first in first out. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor HomePhone: 945 8344
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I would recommend a taxi if you've only got a short time (ie arriving/departing via cruise ship), otherwise, you'll wear yourself out trying to see everything. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Mostly all the conviences are within walking distance to your hotel like the beach/pool, stores and restaurants. Anything too far to walk to will require taking a tour, cab, or bus. Also, renting a car, may be an option.
Our hotel was centrally located so we either walked everywhere or called for a cab. The cabs were reliable and clean, but expensive, however, everything in Caymans is expensive.
The bus is a very non-conventional van that drives up to the curb and stops at the driver's discretion. We used this method a few times, I was a bit nervous but we fell right along into the routine after the first or second time. You enter an old van and then get shuttled between various pick ups and drop offs of locals at different "bus stops". It was a bit weird, almost like being in a friend's car except that we were in a strangers car, it was not offial at all, like gypsy cabs. I wouldn't do this on my own, I was with my hubby so it was fine and also it was always during the day. I tell you we had some good times chatting and laughing with the locals.. I think it was something like $2 USD a per person and less for Cayman money. The drivers are very accepting of USD.
Tour buses are not really our thing so we didn't try this, but it must be a viable method of transportation to the sights.
Rental cars, one thing I regret is not getting a rental car at least for a day or two, there were some great restuarants that would have been nice to visit (about 30 minutes from where we were staying) that we just couldn't get to because of distance and cabs would have been way too much. I would recommend getting a rental car!!!!
One thing I learned is that having your own means of transporattion means alot and that is something we certainly always take for granted, not any more! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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