nypdblue12 Posted March 25, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hello everyone:): Me and the hubby will be in Grand Cayman the week of 4/20 via Celebrity Century. I'm torn between which tour to take. Both tours offers the following: NATIVEWAY - FULL DAY TOUR SNORKELING AT A REEF THEN WITH THE STINGRAYS A NICE LUNCH AT RUM POINT BEACH TRANSPORTATION BACK TO TENDER $62.00PP MOBYDICK - 3 HOUR TOUR (I'M HUMMING THE GILLIGAN ISLE THEM, LOL!!) SNORKELING AT A REEF THEN WITH THE STINGRAYS DROP OFF AT 7 MILE BEACH NO TRANSPORTATION BACK - IT WOULD COST US ABOUT $5.00 pp TO TAXI BACK TO TENDER $40.00 pp Basically, me and the hubby want to snorkel, stingrays, eat and spend the remainder of the day laying at the beach. I would think Nativeway would be the way to go for us but I would like to hear some of your opinions. I've heard Nativeway can be annoying with trying to sell you pictures of them taking pictures of us with the rays whereas MobyDick doesn't. Is Rum Point Beach nicer than 7-mile? Is it worth the extria $12.00 pp? Thx, Lupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garn Posted March 26, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hello everyone:): Me and the hubby will be in Grand Cayman the week of 4/20 via Celebrity Century. I'm torn between which tour to take. Both tours offers the following: NATIVEWAY - FULL DAY TOUR SNORKELING AT A REEF THEN WITH THE STINGRAYS A NICE LUNCH AT RUM POINT BEACH TRANSPORTATION BACK TO TENDER $62.00PP MOBYDICK - 3 HOUR TOUR (I'M HUMMING THE GILLIGAN ISLE THEM, LOL!!) SNORKELING AT A REEF THEN WITH THE STINGRAYS DROP OFF AT 7 MILE BEACH NO TRANSPORTATION BACK - IT WOULD COST US ABOUT $5.00 pp TO TAXI BACK TO TENDER $40.00 pp Basically, me and the hubby want to snorkel, stingrays, eat and spend the remainder of the day laying at the beach. I would think Nativeway would be the way to go for us but I would like to hear some of your opinions. I've heard Nativeway can be annoying with trying to sell you pictures of them taking pictures of us with the rays whereas MobyDick doesn't. Is Rum Point Beach nicer than 7-mile? Is it worth the extria $12.00 pp? Thx, Lupe Actually, I'm pretty sure that Moby Dick will drop you off at either 7-mile or the tender. I won't know whether they do a good job until next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaParrotHead Posted March 26, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Rum Point is GORGEOUS...I love it so much, we're going back on our next cruise. Pretty beach, great food and drinks, clean facilities and NOT CROWDED. My advice would be to see how many ships are in port that day you are...bc 80% of the pax planning on hitting the beach are going to be at 7-Mile Beach. Where as Rum Point is further from the tender area, more involved to get to, means less people. I vote Nativeway/Rum Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nypdblue12 Posted March 27, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Actually, I'm pretty sure that Moby Dick will drop you off at either 7-mile or the tender. Oops - I did know that however what I meant was I wouldn't want to go directly back to the tender but instead would want to stay at 7-mile for awhile. It would then be on me to get back to the tender afterwards:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nypdblue12 Posted March 27, 2009 Author #5 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Rum Point is GORGEOUS...I love it so much, we're going back on our next cruise. Pretty beach, great food and drinks, clean facilities and NOT CROWDED. My advice would be to see how many ships are in port that day you are...bc 80% of the pax planning on hitting the beach are going to be at 7-Mile Beach. Where as Rum Point is further from the tender area, more involved to get to, means less people. I vote Nativeway/Rum Point. Thx for the reply!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinDon Posted March 27, 2009 #6 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I haven't been with Nativeway, so can't comment on them, but did the Moby Dick excursion in Oct. of 2006. I would recommend them highly. They were very professional, and fun. We had the option of getting dropped at 7 mile beach or back to the tenders. Stingray City was amazing. Don't forget to kiss a stingray! They say it's good luck.............I don't know about that, but it's a great photo-op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted March 27, 2009 #7 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Moby was great for us last week - no hard sell for pictures, etc... Great service and very friendly. Drop off options were 7 mile beach, drop off at Rackman's bar and grill - 2 minute walk from the pier (great conch fritters and draft Caybrew:D - happy hour prices all day if you mention Moby Dick tours), or back at the pier. You have two great options to choose from - good luck!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveysbydesign Posted March 27, 2009 #8 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We're trying to decide between Moby Dick and Captain Marvis...MD costs more but seems like they have less passengers and offer kids equipment...can anyone comment on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelloverontario Posted March 27, 2009 #9 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We had booked with Moby Dick, but they did not go out due to bad weather. Nativeway was going, so Moby suggested them. Nativeway does do a hard sell on photos and it seemed the only thing they were interested in during the sting ray part was to get the photos taken...then hurry up and back in the boat. Next time I will try Moby Dick again. The crew on Nativeway were nice and friendly, just too rushed for our tastes...and focused on selling the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2PinaColadas Posted March 28, 2009 #10 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I agree with JohninDC, Moby Dick was great. No pressure to buy pictures. I did however get online when we returned home and ordered a couple they took. They dropped us off at Sea Grape which was very pretty, a little crowded, but not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted March 28, 2009 #11 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Moby Dick's boat did not feel crowded, even though they said it was a full load. They did have kid sized vests and snorkel gear and there were several families with children on our tour. The crew was great with those who were not experienced snorkelers; you'll have a great time - good luck!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveysbydesign Posted March 28, 2009 #12 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Moby Dick's boat did not feel crowded, even though they said it was a full load. They did have kid sized vests and snorkel gear and there were several families with children on our tour. The crew was great with those who were not experienced snorkelers; you'll have a great time - good luck!:) thanks so much for the info:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebird00 Posted March 28, 2009 #13 Share Posted March 28, 2009 We went with Nativeway and did not feel pressured at all the buy the pictures, we did buy them, but not because we were pressured. We must have had different photographers. I also didn't feel rushed. I felt like they kept a good track of time. And I agree that Rum Point is beautiful but it was crowded when we were there. At first we were pretty much the only ones, and then a double decker boat FULL of people came while we were eating, so by the time we were done eating the beach was full, and there were no chairs. I would def. recommend Nativeway, never done Moby Dick, but my guess is that they would both be good. :) We had booked with Moby Dick, but they did not go out due to bad weather. Nativeway was going, so Moby suggested them. Nativeway does do a hard sell on photos and it seemed the only thing they were interested in during the sting ray part was to get the photos taken...then hurry up and back in the boat.Next time I will try Moby Dick again. The crew on Nativeway were nice and friendly, just too rushed for our tastes...and focused on selling the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curly275 Posted March 31, 2009 #14 Share Posted March 31, 2009 My family and I just came back a from cruise on the Conquest. We booked thru Nativeway would definetly go with them again. I don't even think we were asked to buy pictures. We recieved a free upgrade to go to Rum point since our family of 4 had not planned on going and the other 10 on the excursion were. Why I ever thought it was a good idea to not go to Rum Point is beyond me. Absoultly fell in love with the place. The food was great. My husband and teen boys ordered a cheeseburger and it was much better than Margaritaville. Cannot wait to go back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nypdblue12 Posted March 31, 2009 Author #15 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Hu Curly 275, Were you able to get beach chairs at Rum Point? Was it crowded? Thx, Lupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curly275 Posted April 1, 2009 #16 Share Posted April 1, 2009 When my family arrived at Rum point it was not very crowded. We were able to get chairs. But while there one excursion boat came in loaded. They left while we were still there. I think we were there about 2 hours. I don't think that we did not spend a lot of time doing the snorkling because the current was very strong. And most of the group was ready to go. So we might have had extra time at Rum Point. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nypdblue12 Posted April 1, 2009 Author #17 Share Posted April 1, 2009 When my family arrived at Rum point it was not very crowded. We were able to get chairs. But while there one excursion boat came in loaded. They left while we were still there. I think we were there about 2 hours. I don't think that we did not spend a lot of time doing the snorkling because the current was very strong. And most of the group was ready to go. So we might have had extra time at Rum Point. :p Sounds good:)!!! I enjoy snorkeling but I also wouldn't mind if it were cut short for more beach time at Rum Point!!! Either way, I'm looking forward to it!!:D Thx again, Lupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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