What's Going on Around Cayman
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FOOD & DRINK: Restaurants are excellent, with several outstanding gourmet establishments, such as The Grand Old House, Hemingways, The Wharf and Pappagallo's. Specialities are turtle steaks, turtle soup, conch chowder and conch salad, red snapper, sea bass and lobster. There are various standards of restaurants with good service, most of which accept credit cards. NIGHTLIFE: Grand Cayman has limited nightclubs featuring international live entertainment anddancing, and weekend dances are held at hotels on Cayman Brac. SHOPPING: As a shopping centre, George Town, with its fascinating boutiques and duty-freeshops, is now one of the leading centres in the Caribbean region.Special purchases include china,crystal, silver, French perfume and local crafts of black coral, sculptures, tortoise and turtle shell jewellery. SPORT: Cayman Island sports include tennis, cricket, football, rugby, squash and golf are popular. The Brittania Golf Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, may be played either as a 9-hole championship course or as an 18-hole course with the unique Cayman Ball which is half the weight of the standard ball and travels half as far. There is a new 18-hole championship golf course, The Links at Safehaven. WATERSPORTS: The Cayman Islands have a vast range of watersports, including swimming, sailing,parasailing, windsurfing and, especially, scuba diving and fishin. Divers think of the Cayman Islands as the `Divers' Islands'. There are over 20 dive operations in the Cayman Islands. The variety of diving sites ranges from shallow dives near offshore reefs to the famous virgin sites off Cayman Brac, and the famous North Wall dive off Grand Cayman and Stingray City, known as the best 12ft dive in the world'. The abundance of fish, marine and coral life which can be found in the turquoise waters off the islands is protected by some of the most advanced conservation measures in the region. Cayman Diving Links The mode of life on the Cayman Islands is a blend of local traditions and of American and British patterns of behaviour. Handshaking is the usual greeting. Flowers are acceptable as a gift on arrival or following a visit for a meal. Casual wear is acceptable in most places, but beachwear is best confined to the beach to avoid offence. Topless bathing is prohibited. Tipping: 10-15% normal for most services. Hotels and apartments state the specific amount. Restaurant bills usually include 10-15% in lieu of tipping.
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Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman: Grand Cayman
Located on exclusive Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman is a short 70-minute flight from Miami. The resort includes 365 guestrooms and 71 of our Residences at The Ritz- ... |
Carib Sands Beach Resort: Cayman Brac
Enjoy the quality and value that guests have been enjoying for years at the resort's sister property, Brac Caribbean Beach Village. Both resorts offer Cayman Brac's ideal getaway. Each spacious condo ... |
Brac Caribbean Village: Cayman Brac
Welcome to your island hideaway on Cayman Brac in the Cayman Islands. Make yourself at home in one of the 16 two bedroom 2 or 3 bathroom beachfront condominiums. Each spacious condo unit offers ... |
Discovery Point Club: Grand Cayman
Discovery Point Club is located on the quiet northern end of famous Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman. The resort has two tennis courts, a fresh water swimming pool and a heated whirlpool spa ... |
Sunset House: Grand Cayman
The Sunset House web site is a complete, integrated, site with everything you need to know about scuba diving at the Sunset House. Over the past forty one years has built a reputation as Grand Cayman ... |
Divi Tiara Beach Resort: Cayman Brac
Beachfront resorts located throughout the Caribbean on Cayman Brac, Located on the beautifully unspoilt Cayman Brac, the 71 room Divi Tiara Beach resort is intimate and informal, but ideally ... |
Cobalt Coast Resort: Grand Cayman
Cobalt Coast Resort & Suites in Grand Cayman, is Cayman’s newest dive resort located on the Northwest shore of Boatswains Bay, just a few miles north of bustling Seven Mile Beach, near the Turtle ... |
The Reef Resort: Grand Cayman
Luxuriously appointed condominiums offer, 1450 feet of natural white sand beach, floodlit tennis court, restaurant and beach bar, snorkeling, 3 swimming pools, beach towels, volleyball, Jacuzzi, gym ... |
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Sunshine Suites Resort: Grand Cayman
Situated across the street from Seven Mile Beach, this all-suites resort offers relaxing holidays on Grand Cayman's resort strip. Affordable Cayman Island suite hotel featuring, fully equipped ... |
Comfort Suites of Cayman: Grand Cayman
This small, tranquil resort is set back 75 yards from Seven Mile Beach and screened from ocean views by another building. Two suites are designed for the physically handicapped. Laundry facilities ... |
Spanish Bay Reef: Grand Cayman
Welcome to Spanish Bay Reef, our small intimate, all inclusive resort, tucked away on the north-westerly tip of Grand Cayman Island. From the moment you arrive, you'll feel pampered and cared for- ... |
Beach Club Colony Hotel and Dive Resort: Grand Cayman
Beach Club Colony Hotel and Dive Resort is the only all inclusive hotel on Grand Cayman's seven mile beach. This quaint Caribbean style all-inclusive resort is centrally located on the world-famous ... |
Brac Reef Beach Resort: Cayman Brac
40 Deluxe Pool View rooms divided into 2, two-story "treetop height" buildings, surrounded by lush tropical foliage and landscaped gardens. The Resort design and architecture reflect the quaintness ... |
Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman Resort & Villas: Grand Cayman
Welcome to Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman Resort & Villas. The resort has 289 guest rooms, including one and two bedroom beach view suites, exclusive Regency Club rooms, and luxurious one to four bedroom ... |
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