On December 1, 2023 the Cayman Islands celebrated the opening of the lobster season, attracting both locals and tourists alike. The season is not only a culinary highlight but also a testament to the islands' commitment to marine conservation. Lobster...
In the wake of the tragic shark attack in the Bahamas on December 4, 2023, where an American tourist was fatally injured while paddleboarding, it's illuminating to compare this with the Cayman Islands, a region with no recorded shark attacks...
Airbnb made a deal with the Cayman Islands Government to allow home owners to rent out their properties to tourists. This was great news for Caymanians and locals because it provided an additional revenue stream. The Cayman Government via the...
The Cayman Islands offer a unique and stunning setting for a wedding, with its beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters, and stunning sunsets. It is a more intimate and secluded destination compared to other popular Caribbean destinations such as the Bahamas,...
The Cayman Islands is a popular destination known for its beautiful beaches, luxury hotels and resorts, and tax-free status. These are 10 of the key selling points of the Cayman Islands: Relax on the beautiful beaches: The Cayman Islands...
In the past week, we completed the vote for your favorite dive company and we were quite happy with the results. We wanted to provide the methodology for this voting process — it must be noted that no methodology, scientific,...
We started the voting for your "favorite dive operator" in the Cayman Islands last Monday, February 2, 2015 and we couldn’t be happier with the response. The dive industry has always been quirky in that most dive operators are very...
This week, February 2 to 6, 2015 is the "Vote for your Favorite Dive Company" in the Cayman Islands. North Wall dive, Photo by Michelle De Villiers Destination.ky is 16 years and 6 months old and in "Google Speak" it...
I was driving through town this past Sunday and there was a Cruise Ship in the distance. Of course that meant that there would be tourists in town. A lot of them where walking about and as my car came...
We gussied up on Saturday night and went out for the Parade of Lights at Camana Bay. Boat owners decorate their vessels in Christmas lights and parade around the harbour, vying for cash prizes. Camana Bay, one of our favourite...
There are many things that Cayman does very well and one of them is Christmas light displays. The decorations start going up in early December. By mid-month the island is ablaze. House after house after condo after condo after shopping...
We have made it through yet another hurricane season without any hurricanes. Many people have the wrong impression about the Cayman Islands and hurricanes. Yes, we are in the hurricane zone, but historically we have not been hit the way...
Cayman Islands Helicopters gives aerial tours of our islands which give fantastic views of the water and reefs and mangroves. Have you ever looked out the airplane window on arrival and wished the plane would slow down so you could...
Fireworks are very popular in the Cayman Islands – they are routine at Pirates Week, the Christmas boat parade of lights, New Year’s and for many private celebrations such as weddings, grand openings and birthday parties. A friend of ours...
We were in Boca Raton, FL recently, on a vacation of sorts (visiting friends). It was interesting to notice the differences and similarities between Boca Raton and the Cayman Islands. Boca, as the locals call it, is an affluent community...
We've been exploring ways to make sure our Voting feature is completely accurate and bug-proof. What better way than to tie it to Facebook. If you haven't already voted for your favorite dive operation, restaurant, spa or wedding photographer, do...
We are in the process of tying our Voting feature to Facebook. One Facebook account will equal one vote – this will ensure that the votes are legitimate. The previous function tied up the voting component to an IP address....
Pirates Week is one of those events that is cool in spite of the clichés. On the surface it might look like just another themed festival. Over 30 years ago, some islanders organized this festival to help build tourism during...
A few weeks ago, our local swimming association put on an 800m open water sea swim. Our sea swim season runs March through November and the association organizes a total of 6 swims ranging from 800m to 5k, all along...
Many of you have responded to our notices about voting for the Top Ten in several of our categories. In fact, a whole lot of you have. We are using our Facebook page as a channel to bring in more...
TV show Another Shade of Blue is filming in Grand Cayman for their next episode. In addition to capturing Cayman’s myriad shades of blue water on film, Ty Sawyer, documentarian is also reporting on marine wildlife artist and Cayman resident...
We’ve had hurricanes on our mind lately. H Irene was a reminder that you have to take mother nature seriously. Fortunately, H Katia never came close to land, tho she is still going strong offshore from New England, a powerful...
The two smaller islands of the Cayman Islands – Little Cayman and Cayman Brac – have distinct tourism niches in the Cayman Islands market. Cayman Brac appeals to dive-mongers and Little Cayman is known for utter solitude. Both have well-developed...
Interesting news out of Britain about sunscreen and coral. Someone noticed that corals are able to protect themselves from UV rays which are particularly strong in the tropics (some corals are exposed to direct air and sunlight during low tides,...
Eco-friendly sunscreens have been developed recently, and along with this improvement comes data on how destructive regular sunscreen is to coral reefs. As most of us know, coral reefs are the lungs of our worldwide oceans, creating life, oxygen and...