{"id":15691,"date":"2015-05-21T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15691"},"modified":"2015-05-23T10:32:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T09:32:25","slug":"port-to-port-getting-acquainted-with-grand-cayman-via-carnival-cruise-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/port-to-port-getting-acquainted-with-grand-cayman-via-carnival-cruise-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Port to Port: Getting Acquainted with Grand Cayman via Carnival Cruise Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cayman Islands are for many one of those pipe-dream holiday destinations, but it&#8217;s the second port of call on our exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeanwarehouse.co.uk\/southbeachmexicocruiseandstay.php?blg\" target=\"_blank\">Triple Centre Cruise &amp; Stay<\/a>. Quite distinct from many of its Caribbean cousins, Grand Cayman has a split personality. On the one hand there&#8217;s the persona in the public eye, where high-finance corporations\u00a0and <strong>super-modern<\/strong> holiday resorts typify the momentum of the 21st century. On the other hand there&#8217;s a quieter side, keeping the media at arm&#8217;s length, where the eastern shoreline is capped with <strong>lush palms<\/strong> and the seafloor drops dramatically into the <strong>open ocean<\/strong>. It&#8217;s high society and natural curiosity, held together on one emerald mote in the Caribbean sea.<\/p>\n<p>Classic tactics for a Grand Cayman holiday fall into clich\u00e9s of big-budget breaks, where some of the best hotels and dining on the planet coalesce around the island&#8217;s renowned Seven Mile beach (in no way related to the Jamaican beach of the same name). Swinging by the island on a cruise is a <strong>fabulous portal<\/strong> into this otherworldly island, and you can bypass the regularities and get to grips\u00a0with the island&#8217;s <strong>wilder side<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15714\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Salvatore-Freni-Jr.jpg\" alt=\"Image Created by Salvatore Freni Jr via Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Salvatore-Freni-Jr.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Salvatore-Freni-Jr-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Created by Salvatore Freni Jr via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_56_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69d700268d61f\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69d700268d61f\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69d700268d61f\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/port-to-port-getting-acquainted-with-grand-cayman-via-carnival-cruise-lines\/#Make_the_most_of_Grand_Cayman_in_a_day\" title=\"Make the most of Grand Cayman in a day\">Make the most of Grand Cayman in a day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/port-to-port-getting-acquainted-with-grand-cayman-via-carnival-cruise-lines\/#And_on_it_goes\" title=\"And on it goes\">And on it goes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_the_most_of_Grand_Cayman_in_a_day\"><\/span>Make the most of Grand Cayman in a day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once again turning to the <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeanwarehouse.co.uk\/southbeachmexicocruiseandstay.php?blg\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival Cruise\u00a0Lines<\/a> excursion manifesto, here are some of the lower-profile Grand Cayman activities to add to the bucket list:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Dive along the Cayman Walls<\/strong><br \/>\nWith the world preoccupied with the surface dwellers of Grand Cayman, you can be forgiven for being unaware of its rich diving opportunities. Its distinctive seabeds, known as &#8220;walls&#8221;, range from <strong>flourishing coral systems<\/strong> to <strong>rocky channels<\/strong>, all filled with colourful marine life. If you&#8217;re one of them adventurous types, the 150 feet of visibility along the Cayman Walls is ripe for some submarine exploration. The sheer blue depths are often likened to a <strong>surreal skydive<\/strong>; a descent though strange shapes and kaleidoscopic lifeforms. There&#8217;s nowhere else quite like it, even if you only fancy a snorkel in the shallows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15710\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Aqua-Immersion.jpg\" alt=\"Image Created by Aqua Immersion via Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Aqua-Immersion.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Aqua-Immersion-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Created by Aqua Immersion via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>2. Swing by Stingray City<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you&#8217;ve ever been to an aquarium you&#8217;ve probably seen one of those stingray &#8220;petting pools&#8221; where a number of smaller specimens of the stingray family are kept in captivity in the name of an interactive exhibition. Getting close to nature is never a bad thing, but it&#8217;s always more rewarding, more inspiring, and more ethical to actually <strong>do it in the wild<\/strong>. Grand Cayman is one of the few places in the world where stingrays, by their own volition, gather together\u00a0in tolerance of human interaction.\u00a0The Sandbar that constitutes Stingray City used to be shallow where fishermen would clean their hooks, and Southern Stingrays learned they could garner a free meal by feeding on the scraps. Over time their natural fear of humans dissipated, for\u00a0the sound of the boats coming home\u00a0signalled a <strong>long-standing symbiosis<\/strong> between fisherman and stingray.\u00a0Stingray City allows you to wade in the shallows and be surround by an abundance of stingrays, their bodies like hollow, starched\u00a0canvases of\u00a0silk. They might even snuffle up to you, giving you a glimpse\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0peculiarly optimistic faces, <strong>right in the wild<\/strong> where they belong.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15711\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Barry-Peters.jpg\" alt=\"Image Created by Barry Peters via Flickr\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Barry-Peters.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Barry-Peters-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Created by Barry Peters via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3. Promenade\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Botanic Park<\/strong><br \/>\nGrand Cayman also has plenty of curiosities for landlubbers, and the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park spearheads the dry land shenanigans on the island. Cockspur Trees, Bull Thatch Palms, and dense Mahogany flesh out the <strong>jungle-like cover<\/strong> of the park, and a lazy trial walks you beneath\u00a0the canopy, rife with richly scented flowers wonderfully unusual to the European nose. One of the local denizens of Grand Cayman, the endangered <strong>Blue Iguana<\/strong>, finds refuge in a specially designed habitat within the Botanic Park. It&#8217;s not uncommon to see a scuttling in the leaves revealing one of these oddly endearing turquoise chaps going about its business. The equally distinctive <strong>bird chorus<\/strong> of Grand Cayman is layered thickly between the treetops, making the\u00a0Botanic Park a wonderfully intricate tapestry from the bottom to the top.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15712\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Luke.jpg\" alt=\"Luke\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Luke.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Luke-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Created by Luke via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_on_it_goes\"><\/span>And on it goes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/port-to-port-cruising-through-falmouth-jamaica-with-carnival-cruise-lines\/?blg\" target=\"_blank\">Jamaica<\/a> and Grand Cayman under our belts it&#8217;s time to once again cast off the anchor and head on to the next port of call. Next stop is Cozumel, where we disembark and begin the long land-leg of our <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeanwarehouse.co.uk\/southbeachmexicocruiseandstay.php?blg\" target=\"_blank\">Triple Centre Cruise &amp; Stay<\/a>. See you later, Travellers!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeanwarehouse.co.uk\/southbeachmexicocruiseandstay.php?blg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14479 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2015\/02\/blog-button-template.gif\" alt=\"blog-button-template\" width=\"800\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>All images used in this blog are licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/legalcode\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons Attribution 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classic tactics for a Grand Cayman holiday fall into cliches of big-bidget breaks, where some of the best hotels and dining on the planet coalesce around the island&#8217;s renowned Seven Mile beach (in no way related to the Jamaican beach of the same name). Swinging by the island on a cruise is a fabulous portal into this otherworldly island, and you can bypass the regularities and get to grips with the island&#8217;s wilder side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":15711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[883,675],"tags":[1018,1013,1022,1019,1017,1030,1020,95,1021],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Port to Port: Getting Acquainted with Grand Cayman via Carnival Cruise Lines - Blue Bay Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/port-to-port-getting-acquainted-with-grand-cayman-via-carnival-cruise-lines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Port to Port: Getting Acquainted with Grand Cayman via Carnival Cruise Lines - Blue Bay Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Classic tactics for a Grand Cayman holiday fall into cliches of big-bidget breaks, where some of the best hotels and dining on the planet coalesce around the island&#039;s renowned Seven Mile beach (in no way related to the Jamaican beach of the same name). 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