Blogs from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Central America Caribbean - page 16

Cayman Islands Lolol I guess this is how we had to end the trip, a little hard wind and rain to get the blood pumping. The tickets we got for the trip have changeable dates and locations (somewhat) so the Cayman Islands werent even on our original itinerary..... but as the trip started to draw to an end, we cut a day here or there in Europe to save money and added the Cayman Islands to round the trip out... nothing like a little sun and relaxation to bring us home relaxed and refreshed. As we looked at adding the Caribbean and juggled which island to hit we narrowed it down to a few and took a stab at the Caymans. No sooner had we booked the trip than good'ol Hurricane Dean showed up shaking its ... read more

After a long and late night of DJing for the teen dance, hitting up the crew bar, dancing in the disco and staying up late down in crew cabins, Michelle and I managed to drag ourselves out of bed this morning and tendered to shore in Georgetown, Grand Cayman. I was on a mission to buy my personal Grand Cayman souvenir - a carved wooden stingray I'd seen weeks earlier when I wandered around Georgetown with Brooks. We went to the market area, disappointingly didn't succeed and spent some time in a few shops until I get everything sorted. I don't want to spend any time my last cruise shopping, just enjoying the ports, so between last week and today, I should be in pretty good shape. The two of us then headed to Treasure Island, ... read more

This is Sam, the social host’s, last cruise. She really wanted to do something fun. So we went on tour together today in Grand Cayman. We first visited the Turtle Farm. At the farm, they breed sea turtles. Since 1967, they’ve set something like 70,000 sea turtles into the wild - major numbers for these endangered animals. The farm also raises turtles to be sold as meat, a delicacy in some places. This really disturbs some people. While I have no desire to eat the meat, I think that if it helps them fund the breeding and freeing of the turtles, then why not. It’s not like they’re capturing wild turtles for the meat; they raise them specifically for that purpose. In which case, how is different than any other farming of animals for meat? I’d ... read more

Today we were in Grand Cayman. Brooks & I went to Seven Mile Beach. We just laid in the sun and talked and napped. We took a long walk along the beach. It was simple and perfect. I love time with Brooks, because I feel like I can always just be, as I am, no games, no pretensions, just as I actually am in any given moment. Our friendship feels effortless, yet we still put effort into it. We left the beach for George Town - the town right at the pier and walked around, went in and out of few shops. Looked around around a small craft market. Ate some samples in a rum cake factory. And took a bunch of silly pictures of each other with the many statues of pirates and sea creatures ... read more

Right before senior year of high school my family decided to take a vacation in paradise. We flew on down to Grand Cayman and stayed at the Hyatt Villa which was absolutely gorgeous, not to mention that it was right by a pool and just a short walk to the beach and the backyard being a golf course. A walk to the beach proved to me that the ocean really is as turquoise as it is in pictures and that isn't photo editing at its best. Snorkeling is a must at any Caribbean island and Cayman is one of the best. Some may not realize how easy it really is. All you have to do is jump into the ocean and head on out. Fish of every color will swim by you and the closer you ... read more