to tender or not to tender, that is the question....

[Craigster-diver]

Hi,

 

We're leaving in a month...Westerdam....Western Caribbean.....Grand Cayman on Dec 21st.

 

Our tour stuff originally said that Grand Cayman is a tender port, but I've read that there's a pier now.

 

So, do we tender, or do we tie up in Grand Cayman ??

 

Thanks!!

[drew sailbum]

An inaccurate report in a newspaper article will continue to cause confusion for some time.

 

Grand Cayman constructed a new tender pier, the Royal Watler terminal.

 

Additionally, government announced plans to build a pier to berth up to four ships.

 

Somehow these two issues got confused, and a newspaper report stated that Grand Cayman had already built the berthing facilities. Not yet.

 

Given that any major project runs on "island time" I would not expect any berthing facilites to be ready for use for a couple years. Construction has not yet started on the berthing facilities.

 

If you are a regular cruiser, you will likely get a couple looks at the project under construction before it is ready for use. And considering that Grand Cayman regularly hosts more than 4 ships in a day, you may still find yourself tendering to shore.

[Craigster-diver]

An inaccurate report in a newspaper article will continue to cause confusion for some time.

 

Thanks for clearing up the confusion !!!

 

Ciao,