Cayman Islands

George Town cruise port

George Town has no cruise pier, and that shapes everything: every passenger from every ship arrives by tender at one of two small harbourfront landings. When winter northwesters blow up, calls are cancelled outright and the ship sails on. Ashore it is a tidy, expensive capital of banks and duty-free shops - the actual draw is offshore at the Stingray City sandbar and up the coast at Seven Mile Beach.

23 cruises in this guide call here · best months: Dec-Apr is driest; Sep-Oct brings the most rain and hurricane risk, and winter swells can scrub the tender operation entirely

Check which dollar is on the tag

The Cayman dollar has been fixed at US$1.20 since 1974, and shops and menus here price in either currency. A tag that looks reasonable in US dollars is 20 percent more if it is actually in Cayman dollars. Ask which currency before you pay.

Seven Mile Beach by public bus

Grand Cayman's public buses are 12- to 17-seat vans marked "PUBLIC BUS" front and back, and they are the cheap way to the beach. Route 1 (yellow) runs along Seven Mile Beach toward West Bay; Route 2 (green) also serves the northwest. Catch one on Harbour Drive or Church Street near the tender landing, or walk about four minutes to the depot.

Fares are a few dollars and cash only - drivers take US or Cayman dollars but carry little change, so bring small bills. On a tender day, remember the return trip also has to beat the queue for the last tenders back to the ship.

Sources: worlddata.info, cruisehabit.com

Cruises that call at George Town

CruiseLineLengthHere on
Carnival Conquest - 4-Day Western Caribbean from MiamiCarnival Cruise Line4 NightsDay 3
Carnival Paradise - Short Western Caribbean from TampaCarnival Cruise Line5 NightsDay 4
Zuiderdam - Panama Canal from Fort LauderdaleHolland America Line10 NightsDay 3
Carnival Jubilee - 10-Day Exotic Western CaribbeanCarnival Cruise Line10 NightsDay 5
Carnival Horizon - Western Caribbean & Celebration Key from MiamiCarnival Cruise Line6 NightsDay 5
Carnival Breeze - Western CaribbeanCarnival Cruise Line7 NightsDay 4
Celebrity Beyond - Western Caribbean EscapeCelebrity Cruises7 NightsDay 4
Disney Treasure - Western Caribbean AdventureDisney Cruise Line7 NightsDay 4
MSC Divina - Western Caribbean from MiamiMSC Cruises7 NightsDay 5
Independence of the Seas - Western Caribbean & Perfect DayRoyal Caribbean7 NightsDay 4
Resilient Lady - Western Caribbean & Bimini Beach ClubVirgin Voyages7 NightsDay 3
Odyssey of the Seas - Western Caribbean: Jamaica & Grand CaymanRoyal Caribbean7 NightsDay 5
Norwegian Aqua - Western Caribbean & Great Stirrup Cay from Port CanaveralNorwegian Cruise Line7 NightsDay 5
Carnival Vista - Western Caribbean with Grand Cayman & BelizeCarnival Cruise Line7 NightsDay 3
Nieuw Statendam - Western Caribbean from Fort LauderdaleHolland America Line7 NightsDay 5
Disney Fantasy - Western Caribbean & Castaway CayDisney Cruise Line7 NightsDay 4
Celebrity Xcel - Western Caribbean: Grand Cayman, Honduras & MexicoCelebrity Cruises7 NightsDay 6
Norwegian Jade - Southern Caribbean from TampaNorwegian Cruise Line11 NightsDay 4
Norwegian Jade - Panama Canal Repositioning: Tampa to Panama CityNorwegian Cruise Line11 NightsDay 5
Nieuw Amsterdam - Panama Canal Discovery: Costa Rica & Greater AntillesHolland America Line12 NightsDay 11
Rotterdam - Panama Canal Sunfarer from Fort LauderdaleHolland America Line12 NightsDay 11
Seven Seas Grandeur - Festive Central America & Caribbean from MiamiRegent Seven Seas14 NightsDay 12
Oceania Marina - Caribbean Celebration from MiamiOceania Cruises14 NightsDay 3

Often on the same itinerary

Ports that share the most sailings with George Town in this guide.