George Town, Grand Cayman. Any opinions? Tried the actual board, but nothing since 2019

[Mikiejag]

Trying to see what there is to do, if it is still a tender port, shopping right off the tender or just excursion to stingrays?

 

Kind of a short stop, 10am - 6pm.  Would have liked just a beach day, but no excursions to do just that.

[zqvol]

It is a tender stop

[Mikiejag]

And seems that the board for grand cayman has come to life again...some new information there.

[Charles4515]

20 minutes ago, Mikiejag said:

Trying to see what there is to do, if it is still a tender port, shopping right off the tender or just excursion to stingrays?

 

Kind of a short stop, 10am - 6pm.  Would have liked just a beach day, but no excursions to do just that.

 

Seven Mile beach starts near the tender drop off. You can take a shared taxi  to different parts of the beach. It is about $6. You could go to Public Beach where there are chairs for rent and no entry fee or Coral Beach Club which hs a $5 fee.

Edited January 2, 2023 by Charles4515

[YVRteacher]

We did the tour that included turtles, rum cake and beach.  We loved the turtles and the beach.  Really fun for swimming.  Took a taxi back to the tender spot.  It was super hot!

[Karaboudjan]

I found George Town to be an interesting place to just walk around.  It had a lot more of the local flavor than most of the Mexico/Caribbean ports that I have been to, meaning that you will be in the same place as locals eat, work and shop and not some tourist enclave.  There are also some interesting old buildings if you are into that.  Finally, there was the 'dancing policeman' doing quite a show of directing traffic.  That alone was worth the short tender ride.  All in all I'd say George Town has a similar vibe to Hamilton or St George's in Bermuda.

[SimplyAlbert]

If you like to snorkel, we walked down to the Eden Rock Dive Center and rented the equipment and snorkeled from the shore.  Saw lots of fish, coral, etc.  Price to rent the equipment was $17/pp for mask, snorkel, fins & vest and it was $5 for a locker (several years ago so prices may have gone up).  We had a great time.  Stopped to do some shopping in the port and for a drink before heading back on board.

[FLcruisergrl]

Still a tender port. I highly recommend Stingray City. If you’re more of a lay on the beach person, definitely 7 mile beach.

[jtdlmc]

We love just wandering around the town, going to one of the restaurants for lunch/drinks.  We have done the stingray tour twice and loved it, but if that's something you are interested in go with a private group and not the cruise line as there will be much less people.  There are lots of tour operators right in town who offer tours around the area very cheap.  We went that route one time.  She took us to a turtle place, a beach, Hell and a scenic drive.  Very cheap.  

[BenDover]

For me, Grand Cayman is a great day to stay on the ship while everyone gets off 😎

[bookbabe]

13 hours ago, Mikiejag said:

And seems that the board for grand cayman has come to life again...some new information there.

The board is still active regularly.  Post or two a day on average.  Tons of up-to-date threads with beach info, some excursion stuff.

 

The only actual beach club left is Coral Beach - https://coralbeach.ky - or there are lots of vendors at Public Beach now (where Calico Jacks used to be) including chair rentals and such.

 

 

[Tutone56]

Grand Cayman was one of our favorite stops on the Western Caribbean. We enjoyed 7 mile beach and then going through a few of the shops in town before returning to the ship.  

[Peachypooh]

It is a tender port. We booked a resort pass at a place that has a private pool from a non NCL vendor beforehand. It had a nice beach. Needed to take a taxi there.

[Mikiejag]

Decided to go with an excursion that meets at 1030.  Then it gets me off the ship as soon as possible and still leaves the afternoon free.  Time for some sting rays I think.

[Dancing Shoes]

We are going on the ship's sting ray/snorkel tour that goes out past the sandbar.  Deeper water.  will wander around town when done and get lunch.  

7 mile beach has really changed since we visited the Holdiay Inn back in the day for the $$$ hot dog and 2 cokes.  

Edited January 17, 2023 by Dancing Shoes

[Mikiejag]

Thats what we picked as well.  Seems like a good deal and gets us off the boat quickly.