Catamaran to Stingray City. The complete journey. Grand Cayman
From dock to arrival.. Take a 40 minute ride on a Catamaran destined for the world famous Stingray City!
Cayman Island Excursion Catamaran Stingray City, MSC Divina
The Cayman Islands remained largely uninhabited until the 17th century. While there is no archaeological evidence for an indigenous people on the islands, a variety of settlers from various backgrounds made their home on the islands, including pirates, shipwrecked sailors, and deserters from Oliver Cromwell's army in Jamaica.[8]
Cayman Islands National Museum, George Town, Grand Cayman
The first recorded permanent inhabitant of the Cayman Islands, Isaac Bodden, was born on Grand Cayman around 1661. He was the grandson of the original settler named Bodden who was probably one of Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the taking of Jamaica in 1655.[9]
England took formal control of the Cayman Islands, along with Jamaica, as a result of the Treaty of Madrid of 1670. Following several unsuccessful attempts at settlement, a permanent English-speaking population in the islands dates from the 1730s. With settlement, after the first royal land grant by the Governor of Jamaica in 1734, came the perceived need for slaves.[10] Many were brought to the islands from Africa; this is evident today with the majority of native Caymanians being of African and English descent. The results of the first census taken in the islands in 1802 showed the population on Grand Cayman to be 933 with 545 of those inhabitants being enslaved. Slavery was abolished in the Cayman Islands in 1833. At the time of abolition, there were over 950 Blacks of African ancestry enslaved by 116 white families of English ancestry.[11]
The islands continued to be governed as part of the Colony of Jamaica until 1962, when they became a separate Crown colony while Jamaica became an independent Commonwealth realm.[12]
The Heroes Square in the centre of George Town, which commemorates Cayman Islands' war dead. The Legislative Assembly building is at the left.
The Cayman Islands historically have been a tax-exempt destination. On 8 February 1794, the Caymanians rescued the crews of a group of ten merchant ships, including HMS Convert, an incident that has since become known as the Wreck of the Ten Sail. The ships had struck a reef and run aground during rough seas.[13] Legend has it that King George III rewarded the island with a promise never to introduce taxes as compensation for their generosity, as one of the ships carried a member of the King's own family. While this remains a popular legend, the story is not true.[14]
However, whatever the history, in practice the government of the Cayman Islands has always relied on indirect and not direct taxes. The islands have never levied income tax, capital gains tax, or any wealth tax, making them a popular tax haven.[15]
On 11 September 2004 the island of Grand Cayman, which lies largely unprotected at sea level, was hit by Hurricane Ivan, creating an 8-ft storm surge which flooded many areas of Grand Cayman. An estimated 83% of the dwellings on the island were damaged including 4% requiring complete reconstruction. A reported 70% of all dwellings suffered severe damage from flooding or wind. Another 26% sustained minor damage from partial roof removal, low levels of flooding, or impact with floating or wind driven hurricane debris.[16] Power, water and communications were disrupted for months in some areas as Ivan was the worst hurricane to hit the islands in 86 years.[17] Grand Cayman began a major rebuilding process and within two years its infrastructure was nearly returned to pre-hurricane status. Due to the tropical location of the islands, more hurricane or tropical systems have affected the Cayman Islands than any other region in the Atlantic basin; it has been brushed or directly hit, on average, every 2.23 years.
Stingray and Catamaran Adventure Grand Cayman
Had the best time ever aboard the Allura catamaran in George Town on Grand Cayman. The crew as very patient with the guests and absolutely made sure that everyone was able to participate to their fullest interest level!
Aboard the catamaran Allura in the Western Caribbean
We sailed from Georgetown, Grand Cayman, to Stingray City and swam with the soft, docile sea creatures.
Grand Cayman - Stingray City Sandbar. GoPro HD
Unforgettable experience with amazing giant creatures.
Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman:
Kittiwake Wreck Dive.
8 minutes underwater tour.
Aruba:
Eagle Beach.
Snorkeling in crystal clear water.
Sonesta Reef Airplane Wreck.
Antilla shipwreck.
Bonaire:
What to expect.
Barcelo Maya Palace, Mexico:
Always best snorkeling.
Reasons to Come Back.
Swimming with stingrays.
Funny Whistling Fish.
Snorkeling Under the Pier.
Best snorkeling with turtles.
Cozumel, Mexico:
Cozumel Palace, Snorkeling.
Drift diving.
Night Dive 2015.
Grand Cayman Catamaran
Underneath, side, water views from the Red Sail catamaran on the way to Stingray City.
We stop in Georgetown, Grand Cayman
We are treated to a tour of some of the highlights on the Island as well as luncheon in West Bay by Derek. Thank you Derek Bogle
Stingray City - Grand Cayman
Family cruise 2012. Grand Cayman Stingray City excursion through Carnival on Allura Catamaran. Very cool!
Stingray City, Grand Cayman
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One of our stops during our 2014 Christmas Cruise was the Cayman Islands. We hopped on the Cockatoo Catamaran and sailed towards Stingray City, a sandbar in the middle of the ocean filled with stingrays! Enjoy!
Stingrays in the Cayman Islands
Allura Catamaran Sail to Stingray City Sandbar
One of our excursions aboard the Carnival Glory in the western Caribbean. A catamaran ride to a sandbar called Stingray City where there are surprisingly friendly wild stingrays!
Music is Up Is Down composed by Hans Zimmer for Pirates of the Caribbean
Grand Cayman - Day 3 of 5, Kittiwake and Catamarans!
This adventure is off to see the sunken USS Kittiwake and do some reef snorkeling! We chill on a catamaran and enjoy the SUPER blue waters. They really are that blue! No color editing!
SS Kittiwake, a salvage and rescue vessel was operational for over 50 years. The ship was used for hundreds of missions, its most notable being the salvage of the Challenger space shuttle black box in 1986. The vessel made her descent January 5, 2011 in the waters of the northern portion of Seven Mile Beach.
Music credits:
Catch and Release - Matt Simons
5-Stop Stingray Eco Tour In Grand Cayman | George's Watersports
This video shows our 5-stop stingray eco tour in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
In this tour, we go to Stingray City, snorkeling at the barrier reef, Starfish Point, Rum Point and the mangrove forest.
The tour is 5 hours long.
We also offer free transport.
More information can be found on our website. Google George's Watersports Cayman to find our website.
Catamaran & Stingray Adventure
Departing the pier you'll take a short bus ride to the Yacht Club where you'll then board a racing catamaran. After a refreshing sail to Stingray City enjoy time snorkeling, swimming and playing with the friendly southern stingrays. Feeling wonderfully refreshed, enjoy the exhilarating sail back to the Yacht Club where awaiting transport brings you back to the cruise ship pier. Note: Participants must be at least 6 years of age.
Stingray City, Grand Cayman
Swimming with the stingrays off Grand Cayman. Sailed out on the Allura Catamaran while on a Caribbean cruise. Highly recommend this shore excursion. Underwater footage shot with a Canon SD pocket camera in a watertight bag.
Stingray Sandbar - Cayman Islands (July 14, 2009)
Stingray Sandbar feeding in Grand Cayman Island
Grand Cayman reef
Reef near Stingray City on Grand Cayman
Stingray City Grand Cayman Tour | Cayman Islands
We are the number one Stingray City Grand Cayman tour operator in the Cayman Islands. Our 30-foot center console speed boat puts us in a category above the competition. We also never take more than 12 guests per tour, and sometime less. Other companies will take over 60 guests per excursion, but we ensure with small groups that every guest enjoys the experience, being able to interact with our professional and friendly tour guides.
We also don’t just go to Stingray City, we also go to the Barrier Reef (snorkeling), Starfish Point, Rum Point (restaurant and bar) and the mangrove forest, all in one tour. Other tours and excursions will just go to Stingray City and maybe snorkeling, but we go the extra mile so that you can experience all that the Caymans have to offer. Our video shows all the different stops we go to.
The warm waters at the sandbar are ideal for anyone looking to have a fun day out on the water. The Stingrays are very friendly and our guides will show you how to interact with them in a safe and easy way.
Our boat has lots of space so that you won’t be in a crowded setting. The boat is backed up with twin 250hp Suzuki four stroke outboard engines, meaning that we get to the destinations quick, allowing our guests to have more time at each stop. A lot of companies operate from very slow boats, meaning that the majority of the time is spent getting there, instead of actually being there.
In case you are wondering, Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) was killed by a completely different type of ray, and the stingrays we interact with at the sandbar on our tour are very safe. We have never had any issues before with them, and we intend to keep it that way.
We also provide free round-trip transport for our guests, so if you are a cruise ship passenger or over-night hotel/condo guest, we can pick you up and drop you off if you don’t have your own vehicle. Our excursion departs from the Yacht Club which is near the cruise ship port and Seven Mile beach, which is where the majority of overnight hotel and condo guests stay.
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Barbados tropical storm Tomas Oct 30 2010
High surf at Carlisle Bay taken in the mid afternoon of Oct 30 from the vicinity of Shurland alley.
This is after strong tropical storm Tomas had passed the island earlier in the same day.
In the video theres an overturned catamaran (blue hulled object) first shown at 0.18 still moored to its anchor.
Catamaran Allure to stingray city