Cayman Islands . Introduction
 It's
hard to resist getting in the ocean in the
Cayman Islands. The water
is warm, clear and often calm. The submarine
scenery is among the best in the Caribbean.
And frankly, there's not too much to hold
your attention on shore.
Most visitors are happy
to take the plunge. Even those who don't
know how to dive or snorkel when they arrive
will find these islands a great place to
learn. If you've ever had the urge to see
beneath the sea, you'll enjoy the Caymans.
Be aware, however, that
the islands do not offer much in the way
of geographic diversity, and just about
everything costs more than it does at home.
Of the three islands that
make up the Caymans, Grand
Cayman is the largest and the center
of the tourism industry. Most visitors spend
at least some time there, if not their entire
vacation. The heavy influx of visitors to
Grand Cayman has had a
homogenizing effect on that island. With
its traffic, chain restaurants and T-shirt
shops, you could, on occasion, mistake crowded
stretches of Seven Mile Beach
for parts of Florida. The other islands,
Cayman Brac and Little
Cayman, get fewer visitors
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Getting
to Cayman Islands
 The
best access to the islands is from the US,
and numerous carriers fly between Grand
Cayman and Miami, Tampa, Orlando,
Houston, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis
and other US cities. Cayman Airways
has a few flights between US cities
and Cayman Brac. There
are also flights between George Town and
Jamaica on Air Jamaica. Travelers from Europe
have to connect in the US. There's a departure
tax of US$13. Cruise ships regularly dock
at George Town on Grand Cayman
and at Creek on Cayman Brac.
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