missing grand cayman

[A&S]

How are likely are we to actually go to grand cayman?

It is basically why we booked the cruise we did and I'm disheartened to hear that is seems frequent to "miss" it.

[kiwiwoman]

We went once in January and could not stop due to rough seas. The next time we went in Jan. again and did get to stop. It seems like just the luck of the draw. Good luck to you! When is your cruise?

[emmy]

We have been very lucky and in 5 cruises with stops at Grand Cayman we have not ever been able to tender in. Quite calm seas as well... we have cruised in April, May and October.

[ckrobyn]

I also hear about ships that cannot tender into Grand Cayman - seems more often than not recently. I guess with any tendered ports it is weather dependant......hopefully the weather Gods will be on your side and you can enjoy the day ashore in Grand Cayman :)

[crusinmama22]

Never had a problem. But, it is not my favorite port.

 

I know many love it -- I could care less.

 

I would much rather go to costa maya or similar.

[zotzer]

Been there four times via cruiseship and have never missed it. Three of those times were in December, which seems to be a month of frequent misses.

 

It was a great stop years ago, but now is one of my least favorites. There will be only four ships there this May when I go on Liberty, so hopefully it won't be so bad...guess we'll see!

 

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[Mama2sean]

If your ship could not stop in Grand Cayman, where did you go? Or was it just another Sea Day?

[Madkitty]

yeah Id like to know as well as I wont be happy with another sea day instead - surely they should make it known in their brochures that there are problems with tendering?

[Sue L]

yeah Id like to know as well as I wont be happy with another sea day instead - surely they should make it known in their brochures that there are problems with tendering?

 

 

 

They would probably make it a sea day but I have never seen a note in any of the cruiselines brochure saying there is a problem since it is all weather related whether they can tender or not.

 

Been there 5 times, only one they couldn't tender us in right to the main area and instead they pulled the ship around the back side of the island where the winds were less and we had to take taxis to Georgetown. A little inconvienent but nothing terrible.

[scubapuss]

Been ther all 3 times. never missed.

[Queenk2]

I have missed it twice and been there a few ties. It is fun to go to hte turtle farm anf to Hell and back. There were bad winds once in December and again in Feb. Good luck!

[mrdood]

...of course they don't want to ADVERTISE that ports can be missed, but it is a part of cruising, if you do it often enough, you will miss ports. If you absolutely have to be in Grand Cayman, fly, there is no guarantee that your ship will make port. The cruise contract details out what they may or may not do, but no ports are guaranteed.

 

I am not sure frequent is a fair term, I am not sure what the exact number of misses is - the port authority could tell you, but it seems to happen a couple of times a month, which really is not all that frequent...

[scher]

Friend of mine was on the Fredom over Xmas and they could not tender in, turned out to be just another sea day. They were disappointed because they had so many excursion set up that day.

[mrsfuzzmo]

In 13 cruises I have only missed a port 1 time (St. Maarten, 1989). We've cruised to Cayman 5 times, all different times of year and have never missed it. It is all weather (water) related. If the water is too choppy for passengers to safely board the tenders, they will send you off for another day at sea. I think Grand Cayman gets a bad rap because of missed port days. It's because there is no dock for cruise ships and therefore all ships have to tender, so the likelyhood of it being cancelled, as compared to Jamaica or Cozumel or St Thomas, etc. is higher. Odds are, you will make it to Grand Cayman.

[macmax]

While we have not missed GC in the 4 times that we have been there, on our Mercury cruise the winds came up in the late afternoon and they had a very difficult time transfering pax from the tenders to the ship. They eventually turned the ship to act as a windbreak and boarded from the other side. The ride out from shore was an adventure too!

[CaribbeanCrush]

We just got back off the Navigator. We missed Grand Cayman too. Port was closed. Just had a day at sea.

[Tybug]

One thing to remember about a cruise is that ports can change and/or be cancelled at any time for any reason! If you have your heart set on a particular port I'd highly suggest you fly there.

 

Have been to Cayman many times and have only missed it once. That said... I've also missed Nassau, Cozumel and New Orleans)ended up in Gulfport for 2 1/2 days instead!) as well. Things happen and they aren't always weather related. Whatever the reason may be, you can be assured that the cruise line is not in search of a reason NOT to go...

[leahmariess]

We just got back off the Navigator. We missed Grand Cayman too. Port was closed. Just had a day at sea.

 

 

and it was sad:( i was looking forward to swimming with the stingrays.

[Cachecara]

We just got back Saturday from Legend and were in GC/Georgetown via tender last Monday. The Grandeur was there at the same time. :)

[Bluefox]

I have only gone once, and we made it in just fine. Do they ever take you to different ports if they have missed yours? That could be cool... there wasn't that much to do in Cayman anyways...