Rare NthernLgts Posted July 10, 2007 #51 Share Posted July 10, 2007 We booked independent, through Nativeway. I do not have any past experience with them, but the reviews here seem to be perfect. So far, their communication has been good & all has gone well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterscourt Posted July 12, 2007 #52 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Is it more comfortable to take a catamaran or a motor boat to Stingray City? Also, is it better to go in the morning or the afternoon. I would think there would be less of a line getting a tender later in the day, but the ship leaves at 4 PM which might cut it close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissyUK Posted July 12, 2007 #53 Share Posted July 12, 2007 We went to Stingray City in 2004 and it is still the experience I think of on dull British days (had a lot of those recently!!). We decided on this trip over the Dolphins because the Dolphins were in an enclosure and the Rays in the open water. If they have had enough of humans they can just swim away. It was a beautiful calm day but even so we were all issued with floatation vests that could be inflated to personal preference. We took the trip through the cruiseline as it also included a tour of the island. There was one small child, about 4 or 5 I would guess, who was a bit nervous at first so her Dad just carried her so start with, but after a while she was in the water petting the rays with an enormous smile on her face. Not to be missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysPlanning Posted July 13, 2007 #54 Share Posted July 13, 2007 CruiseFamily2: Did you book on-line or phone in your reservation and card number? By any chance did you add on their Island Tour? How far of a walk is their office from the pier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mother of twins Posted July 13, 2007 #55 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I need to read ALL of this one....:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted July 14, 2007 #56 Share Posted July 14, 2007 No, I don't think so. We did snorkeling first at a different site, then they took us over to Stingray City. Actually there was only one other boat there at the time....a catamaran. The crowding was just from the people on our boat all being in the same area. We did a tour with Nativeways. Only 10 people on our boat Not crowded at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lov2cruise707 Posted July 21, 2007 #57 Share Posted July 21, 2007 There are two popular sites they take you to to see the rays. The location they refer to as the Sandbar is near the Rum Point Channel, the water there is waist deep. The location they refer to as Sting Ray City is in the Northwest corner of Grand Cayman's North Sound, the water there is deeper. The site they take you to probably depends on how many ships are in port and the water conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DALSAL Posted July 21, 2007 #58 Share Posted July 21, 2007 After reading this thread,you guys had convinced me to try this on my upcoming feb cruise..I just watched Fox news..now I need to think about it some more. I know you will say,those sting rays off Fla were not use to be fed,but...these are wild creatures..not meant to be fed and played with by humans..now,Im leary all over again! It sounds like such fun and maybe between now and feb I will work my courage back up! Could these be two different types of sting rays??? Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javalava Posted July 21, 2007 #59 Share Posted July 21, 2007 After reading this thread,you guys had convinced me to try this on my upcoming feb cruise..I just watched Fox news..now I need to think about it some more. I know you will say,those sting rays off Fla were not use to be fed,but...these are wild creatures..not meant to be fed and played with by humans..now,Im leary all over again! It sounds like such fun and maybe between now and feb I will work my courage back up! Could these be two different types of sting rays??? Dot Dalsal, what did the Fox news story say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DALSAL Posted July 22, 2007 #60 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Hi..sorry,I just got home from work,so maybe you have seen the report by now...but it said maybe 12-16 ppl were stung by sting rays some where off Florida. I didnt hear if they were on a swimming with sting rays tour or if the rays just came up to them...one man was saying he thought he had stepped on glass at first...this was an intro to the news,so I didnt get the full report since I had to leave for work...Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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