Minidonk Posted October 20, 2010 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Anyone have experience using a local guide for a tour instead of the cruise one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted October 20, 2010 #2 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yes I highly recommend Stingray Sailings..........less people and more personal then Carnivals http://www.stingraysailing.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbum Posted October 20, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Captain Marvins is great! Highly recommended!:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishlinny Posted October 20, 2010 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2010 We used Nativeway and they were fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted October 20, 2010 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2010 We used Nativeway and they were fine... I second that:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisinchristie Posted October 20, 2010 #6 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yep, Stingray sailing was awesome! 25 ppl max. on a catamaran sailboat - it was fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midazolam Posted October 20, 2010 #7 Share Posted October 20, 2010 We went out with Captain Marvin's on two different cruises and had a great time both times. I highly recommend Captain Marvin's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted October 20, 2010 #8 Share Posted October 20, 2010 We used Nativeway and they were fine... I 3rd that! :D We have used them three times. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talli Posted October 20, 2010 #9 Share Posted October 20, 2010 We booked through Island Marketing after reading lots of good things on the ports board :D. We sail in 3 weeks so I can let you know how it goes if we sail before you. Also what also made my decision easier is if we don't make port for some reason or if they cancel the tour they will refund our deposit. Hope this helps! Talli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted October 20, 2010 #10 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yes I highly recommend Stingray Sailings..........less people and more personal then Carnivals http://www.stingraysailing.com/index.html Done Stingray Sailing and Nativeways.... Stingray Sailing was a much better experience.... Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beav2 Posted October 20, 2010 #11 Share Posted October 20, 2010 We used Nativeway. We had two children, age 5 and 18mo. and they were really good. Spent time with the kids so they could experience everything also. Would use them again and highly recomend them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superrupe Posted October 20, 2010 #12 Share Posted October 20, 2010 This is who we used. We booked with some people from our roll call and only made it $125 a person. Plus we stopped to snorkel and got a tour of the island. John Micheal is awesome! http://www.grandcaymancruiseexcursions.com/SnorkelingSailingBeach.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRav19 Posted October 20, 2010 #13 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Just returned from Caymen and we used Moby Dick Tours. They were very professional. They gave us a great explanation of what to expect and how to treat the stingrays. We snorkeled first so the crowd would go down at stingray city. I would reccomend them to anyone. They came highly recommended from the Caymen boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund DeWinter Posted October 20, 2010 #14 Share Posted October 20, 2010 We went out with Captain Marvin's on two different cruises and had a great time both times. I highly recommend Captain Marvin's I can give two big "thumbs up" for Capt. Marvin as well. We had a great time, enjoyed all the sights with a smaller group, and got back to the ship well in time to not have to worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted October 20, 2010 #15 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I vote for Moby Dick Tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinDon Posted October 21, 2010 #16 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Moby Dick tours, hands down. Lots of excellent reviews about them on the Grand Cayman boards. Never heard a bad word about them. We had a blast with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Dinks Posted October 21, 2010 #17 Share Posted October 21, 2010 We were on the Valor last week and were lucky enough to book with Stingray Sailing... Chip, his dad (Buster) and Mark were amazing.... it was an absolutely awesome experience... small group, fabulous boat, and they clearly are committed to the environment and the Caymans.... The communication prior to our trip w/Michelle was excellent also.... great experience all the way around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted October 21, 2010 #18 Share Posted October 21, 2010 This is who we used. We booked with some people from our roll call and only made it $125 a person. Plus we stopped to snorkel and got a tour of the island. John Micheal is awesome! http://www.grandcaymancruiseexcursions.com/SnorkelingSailingBeach.htm We've gone out with John Michael twice and we'd use him again if we went back to Grand Cayman. This gentleman picks your party up right near the tender dock and takes you to his vessel. He'll drop you off at the tender pier when you're finished. In the meantime, he's a tour guide, a competent skipper, and a pretty cool guy to hang out with for a few hours. Can't say enough about his tours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXNS CRUISIN4FUN Posted October 21, 2010 #19 Share Posted October 21, 2010 If you want to combine a trip to Stingray City with waverunners and snorkeling I recommend FatFish. This was probably the best excursion we've ever done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeelFanInVA Posted October 21, 2010 #20 Share Posted October 21, 2010 We've gone out with John Michael twice and we'd use him again if we went back to Grand Cayman. This gentleman picks your party up right near the tender dock and takes you to his vessel. He'll drop you off at the tender pier when you're finished. In the meantime, he's a tour guide, a competent skipper, and a pretty cool guy to hang out with for a few hours. Can't say enough about his tours! We went out last month with John and had a blast. He stopped at the local brew house so we could buy so Caybrew, couple of the people did some tubing in between stops and he was great bringing the stingrays to us as well as pointing out lobsters and such snorkeling. Would go with him again in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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