Grand Cayman is the largest of the Cayman Islands and the capital city George Town is popular with ships sailing in the waters of the Caribbean.
Ships anchor offshore before passengers head onto the island via tender, arriving in the heart of the capital with easy access to the main attractions.
The main shopping district can be accessed with ease fro those who want to indulge in some retail therapy whilst you can also expect to find a range of bars and restaurants.
Around the harbour area, you can book onto one of a number of water-based activities, which can include submarine and glass bottomed boat trips into the surrounding waters, as well as snorkeling and scuba diving.
In fact, Grand Cayman is well known around the world as being a premier destination for diving, with impressive coral reefs teeming with colouful marine life being located just below the surface. The wreck of the USS Kittiwake is also located off the coast of the island, having been deliberately sunk after decommissioning to form an artificial reef.
The wreck is located close to Seven Mile Beach, one of the best stretches of sand to be found anywhere on the island – and in the Caribbean as a whole. Alongside the beach, which is a great place to relax under the sun, you’ll find plenty of bars and restaurants, with the area being home to a number of hotels and resorts geared firmly towards tourists.
To the north of the beach, you’ll find the Cayman Turtle Centre, which is one of the premier attractions on the island. The 23 acre park was first created to help breed the endangered green sea turtle and is now an important conservation facility that is home to turtles of all sizes.
Turtles aren’t the only thing you can hope to see at close quarters during a trip to Grand Cayman either, with Stingray City – located on sand bars off the coast – being somewhere where you can take to the water to swim alongside stingrays in their native environment.
It’s an experience that is sure to live long in the memory and is unlike anything you can find elsewhere in the Caribbean.
Elsewhere on the island, you can take a hike through verdant rainforests, stroll around impressive botanical gardens or even marvel at the sight of water blasting from natural blowholes along the coast.