DIVE CAYMAN ISLANDS DIVE TRAVEL GUIDE hat the three islands of the Cayman group share in common is good diving. The similarity stops there. Swamped by cruise ships - up to six or seven spewing 10,000-14,000 passengers on any given day - Grand Cayman has lost much of its appeal and is unarguably overcrowded, overdeveloped and overpriced.
Little Cayman is sweet, relaxed and simple. Cayman Brac is somewhere in between. What brings divers to the Caymans, even those of us who prefer our shopping malls, fast food joints and traffic jams a little closer to home, is the crystal-clear water and the ridiculous concentration of marine life hamming it up for the tourists. The fish are so tame, so agreeable, so friendly, we would not be at all surprised if one suddenly blurted out in the Queen's English, "Oh my--I'm terribly sorry, but I think I had my eyes closed when you took that last snapshot." So step right up folks, get your 2-day C-Card, and dive into the world's largest outdoor aquarium! CYBER DIVER DUBIOUS DISTINCTION AWARD: According to almost every issue of every US-based scuba rag on retainer to the Cayman Islands Tourism Bureau, Sting Ray City off Grand Cayman Island is the world's most popular dive site: THERE ARE OTHER REASONS TO AVOID IT! It is also unarguably the world's most overpromoted, overcrowded and downright silly, buy-the-video, theme-park dive site. If you have any respect for yourself as a diver, GIVE IT A MISS! Click image to enlarge map |
Facts about the Cayman Islands- Area: 100 sq km
- Population: 39,335
- Capital City: George Town
- People: Mixed African and European descent
- Language: English
- Religion: United Church, Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic
- Government: dependent territory of the United Kingdom
- GDP: US$930 million
- GDP per capita: US$24,500
- Major Industries: Tourism, banking, insurance, finance
- Major Trading Partners: USA, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan
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