Already done Turtles and Stingrays

[navybaby1113]

We've done both the turtles and stingrays in GC before. I was looking at possibly doing the stingrays again, but it looks like all excursions except the ship are already booked up for our cruise.

 

So, what else is there to do in GC? We are not interested in doing a beach day.

[brookie848]

We are doing the Taste of George Town tour with Cayman Food Tours. It gets excellent reviews on TripAdvisor. We thought it would be a bit different than a lot of the other excursions.

[navybaby1113]

We are doing the Taste of George Town tour with Cayman Food Tours. It gets excellent reviews on TripAdvisor. We thought it would be a bit different than a lot of the other excursions.

 

I was looking into that because it sounded interesting, but it doesn't look like they have a tour available on the day we're going to be there. :(

[M&M Mousers]

Very beautiful and interesting place to visit.

Check it out online.

[SunshineCruiser24]

I am right there with you! I was so excited to go back to Grand Cayman on this upcoming cruise, because I remember it was one of my favorite ports!! But then I'm looking at the activities.. I've done stingrays (twice. Once in Grand Turk. Not nearly as fun.) and I've done turtles... Twice. (Once in St. Thomas, ten times better than the turtle farm!) I don't really wanna do these again.

 

We are not lay on the beach people. We don't want to stay on the boat, though, either. We don't drink, I'm not a foodie (I'm pretty picky.) it looks like there's nothing here for us...

[bookbabe]

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2141534

[asubaru]

We are doing the Taste of George Town tour with Cayman Food Tours. It gets excellent reviews on TripAdvisor. We thought it would be a bit different than a lot of the other excursions.

 

Thank you for sharing this. I researched after I read this and have booked. You're right, the reviews are stellar......

 

Having done some tours, incl. stingrays, I wasn't looking forward to this port, but am now!

 

I like that they have the walking/tour as part of it.

[brookie848]

Thank you for sharing this. I researched after I read this and have booked. You're right, the reviews are stellar......

 

Having done some tours, incl. stingrays, I wasn't looking forward to this port, but am now!

 

I like that they have the walking/tour as part of it.

 

 

We go the first week of March. If you are there before us, let me know how you like the tour. I will do the same! My husband is a very picky eater, so this tour is going to be a bit amusing for us.

[spirit rev]

We go the first week of March. If you are there before us, let me know how you like the tour. I will do the same! My husband is a very picky eater, so this tour is going to be a bit amusing for us.

We are leaving on our cruise tomorrow and will visit Grand Cayman on Jan 23. We will be doing the Taste of Georgetown Tour. (Checking our date the tour is sold out and we're the only ship in port that day.)

I'll post some comments about it shortly after we return.

[spirit rev]

We go the first week of March. If you are there before us, let me know how you like the tour. I will do the same! My husband is a very picky eater, so this tour is going to be a bit amusing for us.

We did this tour while on Grand Cayman on January 23rd. We enjoyed our time and the food. The tour represents the wide cultural diversity of the island. Our first stop was at Guy Harvey's for a fish (I think it was snapper) with a nice sauce (very tasty and mild), beans and rice and plantain. (It was the best plantain we had on the whole trip.) From there we stopped at the National Museum for a taste of an artisanal pepper jelly made locally and a nice cold tea made from a blend of leaves. From there we visited a place that makes roti - a split pea flour wrap (very thin and like philo dough) filled with a mix of spinach, potato and pumpkin. Don't "turn your nose up" on this filling. It was very good. We also could use the two spicy sauces on the roti. (I passed on these as the pepper jelly was more than I could handle.) We also had a few ounces of a local beer with our roti. Then it was on to the Tortuga rum and rum cake outlet. We sampled both along with a very good fruit punch. Our last stop was at Casonova's on the Sea. This is an Italian restaurant. We had a very good creamy tomato and basil sauce over pasta and chicken. There was Italian bread available. Our food tour ended with dessert - a marvelous tiramisu. None of the tastings were full size portions but we did not leave the tour hungry.

 

As we moved from place to place we visited various spots highlighting local history and culture. Marzetta, the owner, was our guide. She clearly loved what she does and the history and culture of the Cayman Islands. It was very hot with full sun the day we were there. Marzetta did her best to keep the pace easy and the walking and commentary in the shade.

 

The entire tour was on level ground. Our starting place was about three, maybe four, blocks from the tender piers. OUr last stop was about two blocks from the tender piers.

 

She gave us fliers with all the details of our tour. It also had coupons for each place we visited for a discount should you want to return and purchase something.

 

We recommend this tour as something different and educational to do while in George Town.

[DareTooDream]

We did this tour while on Grand Cayman on January 23rd. We enjoyed our time and the food. The tour represents the wide cultural diversity of the island. Our first stop was at Guy Harvey's for a fish (I think it was snapper) with a nice sauce (very tasty and mild), beans and rice and plantain. (It was the best plantain we had on the whole trip.) From there we stopped at the National Museum for a taste of an artisanal pepper jelly made locally and a nice cold tea made from a blend of leaves. From there we visited a place that makes roti - a split pea flour wrap (very thin and like philo dough) filled with a mix of spinach, potato and pumpkin. Don't "turn your nose up" on this filling. It was very good. We also could use the two spicy sauces on the roti. (I passed on these as the pepper jelly was more than I could handle.) We also had a few ounces of a local beer with our roti. Then it was on to the Tortuga rum and rum cake outlet. We sampled both along with a very good fruit punch. Our last stop was at Casonova's on the Sea. This is an Italian restaurant. We had a very good creamy tomato and basil sauce over pasta and chicken. There was Italian bread available. Our food tour ended with dessert - a marvelous tiramisu. None of the tastings were full size portions but we did not leave the tour hungry.

 

As we moved from place to place we visited various spots highlighting local history and culture. Marzetta, the owner, was our guide. She clearly loved what she does and the history and culture of the Cayman Islands. It was very hot with full sun the day we were there. Marzetta did her best to keep the pace easy and the walking and commentary in the shade.

 

The entire tour was on level ground. Our starting place was about three, maybe four, blocks from the tender piers. OUr last stop was about two blocks from the tender piers.

 

She gave us fliers with all the details of our tour. It also had coupons for each place we visited for a discount should you want to return and purchase something.

 

We recommend this tour as something different and educational to do while in George Town.

 

Thank you for coming back and posting this review!