Passenger Picks "Best of Cayman"

  As the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean, Grand Cayman offers countless fabulous food opportunities! However, these delicious opportunities can create a bit of a financial drain on families or small groups of friends. Sure, cooking in the condo will save some money, but most folks on vacation don’t want to cook every night! Throughout the year, people ask me which restaurants give the best deals. Certainly, a little bit of planning before your trip can help keep the costs down. A family of 5 can, indeed, enjoy restaurant meals at Grand Cayman. This article will give you an overview of restaurants that have been recommended by passengers who like great food and appreciate ways to get the most from their vacation budget.  First, choose either condo life with a full kitchen or a hotel room with a kitchenette. Either will give you some space for storing light meals and snacks. Some passengers bring in a few snacks (think “dry goods”) from home but always check for any restrictio

Top Cayman Holiday Desserts  Enjoy Winter with Four Delicious Apple Desserts at Grand Cayman Ahhh, yes. Winter has arrived along with all of the clichés about crisp air, beautiful starry nights, snow in the mountains, winter festivals, and your own special favorite memory of the winter season! One of the best things about winter is that desserts are warm and delight our senses not only of taste but also of smell! Imagine walking into your favorite baker’s kitchen. Breathe in. Are you smelling apple baking? Vanilla? Cinnamon? I certainly am! Apples are often part of winter desserts. They might be baked with a few seasonings to bring out their flavor or chopped and wrapped in layers of pastry. Winter, indeed, has arrived, and your trip to Grand Cayman will only further your culinary appreciation of this simple yet delicious fruit. Enjoy day-dreaming about these four fantastic dessert options waiting for you at some of the top restaurants at Grand Cayman! Upon arriv

Long ago Fidel Murphy’s established itself as one of Cayman’s best restaurants, becoming a second home for many who moved to the Cayman Islands from across the pond. It’s a friendly atmosphere, reassuring Guinness on tap, and familiar comfort food has always made it a popular choice of visitors and residents. As this month’s Passenger Pick of the Month, we wanted to learn more about the story behind Fidel Murphy’s Public House, and more recently it’s extension restaurant The Kitchen, so we caught up with owner John Dunne. PP: Chef John, this place has a really warm, comfortable vibe. Just recently we had lunch here. As we sipped on a Guinness and ate some amazing fish and chips, we observed a stream of locals catching up with friends. JD: Cheers for that! I think that warm vibe you speak of is what makes Irish Pubs so popular world wide, a sort of “Come as you are” feel to the place. You really seek that out when you are new to a country and that welcoming atmosphere is so

1. Stingray City Stingray City remains the number one activity on the island. Most folks’ first experience with the rays is an excursion from a cruise ship. That one experience draws guests back to the island to re-live that experience. The magic of these gentle giants exceeds even the most vivid imaginations. The Rays are protected and well feed. Good Stingray operators never lift them out of the water. The females are larger than males. Legend has it if you kiss a stingray 7 years good luck. 2. Bio Bay Next is “Bio Bay”, a favorite of many for it is like viewing glowing magic in the ocean. Bioluminescence is created by microscopic plants that, when disturbed, glow in the dark. One passenger shared that he jumped in the water and created a glow angel, like making a snow angel in the ocean. One of the operators, Cayman Kayak, had a special electric boat designed to make sure he did not disturb the ecosystem. 3. Crystal Caves The newest top attraction is Crystal

DIVETECH BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST FEMALE SCUBA CHAIN To celebrate PADI women’s dive day 2019 Divetech have once again brought together women hand in hand, breaking their own World Record! In July 2018, 86 women created a human chain along a 300ft line at Divetech’s shore diving location, this year the ladies smashed their own record with 107 female divers! Although the event was organized by Divetech support was received from many of the other dive centres in Grand Cayman who donated, staff, tanks and equipment to ensure the record could be broken. On the day itself the community came together with businesses donating hundreds of dollars worth of prizes for a raffle. Representatives from the Cayman Department of Environment, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) and Lionfish Cull experts were on hand to educate the attendee’s as well as the local marine police helping with safety & surface watch. All proceeds from the charitable event were donated to the Cayma

To celebrate Women’s Dive Day 2019 Divetech will bring together women hand in hand in an attempt to break their own World Record! In July 2018, 86 women at Divetech in Grand Cayman created a human chain along a 300ft line suspended at 15ft, thus ensuring the ladies were neutrally buoyant protecting the coral on the sea floor. Last year the charitable event raised over $3,000 US for the Cayman Islands Breast Cancer Foundation as well as raising awareness for women in diving globally across all disciplines including recreational, technical and Freediving. This year they are aiming for 100 women and for the event to be bigger and better! They are hoping for a number of the Cayman dive shops to join (bringing our dive community together), a raffle with lots of prizes (to help raise more money for the Breast Cancer Foundation), as well as local conservation organisations joining the event to raises awareness of island ocean issues, such as Lionfish as an invasive species.