Public Beach vs. Coral Beach With 80 Year Old Mom

[roxannex]

I’m on the Ascent now. It had been a long time since I’d been to the Cayman Islands. Got off the ship and was confused by no official taxi stand. My plan had been to go to coral beach but I got corralled 😂 into one of the taxis? Buses? Not sure what to call them. The ladies were nice and said public beach was better because coral beach was small, so I went with it. 
 

It was crowded but beautiful! Was not upset.
 

But I’m going back with my 80 year old mom in May and want to make things as easy as possible. It felt kind of stressful. 

 

I noticed there is a long wait for taxis to fill up and they aren’t very honest about that. I get it. They want to make money. But I would have paid more not to sit in a van for 30 minutes waiting for passengers. 
 

I didn’t get to see Coral Beach so I have no frame of reference. I’d guess we’d probably spend 2-3 hours maximum. Suggestions? Would coral beach be easier? Is the water pretty? Is there a way to get a private taxi for more money and bypass the big buses? Thanks!