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Grand Cayman
Would be interested in hearing comments about a vacation to Grand Cayman.
We are looking for a vacation to relax, snorkel, etc. Been there, done that with Cancun. We have looked at several options ranging from Aruba to Mexico to Belize to Jamaica. Dont want to spend a fortune but would like to have a good time. Would be flying out of Austin or San Antonio, looking to spend $2K or so. |
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Grand Cayman is terribly expensive. Two grand? Where ya gonna eat?
Check out Costa Rica, West Coast. Snorkeling's not the best, but there's rainforest, volcano's, monkeys, beauty and fantastic people. Yeah, I know it isn't the Carribean, so I probably should not have brought it up. But it is fantastic, and we've been ALL over the Carribbean. G "dalstar" wrote in message ... Would be interested in hearing comments about a vacation to Grand Cayman. We are looking for a vacation to relax, snorkel, etc. Been there, done that with Cancun. We have looked at several options ranging from Aruba to Mexico to Belize to Jamaica. Dont want to spend a fortune but would like to have a good time. Would be flying out of Austin or San Antonio, looking to spend $2K or so. |
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Grand Cayman is expensive. Consider Roatan as an option. You will enjoy
the snorkeling and the beaches are beautiful. http://www.fantasyislandresort.com/us/ I have been there 4 times and I enjoyed it. Very quiet, nice beach, good food, the diving and the snorkeling was good. Paya Bay Resort is very peaceful and quiet. I stayed there because I am a nudist and they have a private beach. If you are not into that, I am not sure you would enjoy it. There is nothing to do there. It is popular with honeymooners, from what I hear. This resort only has 7 rooms. The food was very good. http://www.payabay.com/ This place is inexpensive. I do not know much about it, since I did not stay there. Oak Bay Resort http://www.roatandiving.com/ Becca dalstar wrote: Would be interested in hearing comments about a vacation to Grand Cayman. We are looking for a vacation to relax, snorkel, etc. Been there, done that with Cancun. We have looked at several options ranging from Aruba to Mexico to Belize to Jamaica. Dont want to spend a fortune but would like to have a good time. Would be flying out of Austin or San Antonio, looking to spend $2K or so. |
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I took my family to Grand Cayman in July 2004. We stayed at the Cayman
Comfort Suites, which was a nice value motel. Our two children with us, so we stayed in a suite which had two private bedrooms and a fold-out sofa in the living room. The room had a kitchenette area with refrig, microwave, stove, dishwasher, silverware, and cupboards. Also, the Comfort Suites had a wonderful free breakfast buffet. So, everyday, we ate breakfast for free and went to the supermarket (Kirk's) and bought lunch things, snacks, and drinks, so lunch didn't cost much. Dinner, we went out, and it was expensive, but not as expensive as buying three meals a day. The pool at the motel was nice, but the beach is a public beach, not a motel private beach, but it was nice, too. Good snorkling right there with plenty of fish and stingrays close to shore. There is a Don Foster Dive Shop right on grounds and they set me up two scuba diving excursions and treated me well. I am sure they could direct you to snorkling spots, too. All told, we had a wonderful family vacation. Hope this helps you. Marshall Karp "dalstar" wrote in message ... Would be interested in hearing comments about a vacation to Grand Cayman. We are looking for a vacation to relax, snorkel, etc. Been there, done that with Cancun. We have looked at several options ranging from Aruba to Mexico to Belize to Jamaica. Dont want to spend a fortune but would like to have a good time. Would be flying out of Austin or San Antonio, looking to spend $2K or so. |
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You may want to take a look at the trip report I did a little over 2 years
ago of our trip to Grand Cayman. To to my personal web site at www.hammocktree.org/ms/trips.html and scroll down to: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Jan 2003 We stayed at what was then a Holiday Inn. I believe it is now a Marriott Courtyard. Remember there may still be some damage evident from the hurricane(s) last fall. Mike dalstar wrote: Would be interested in hearing comments about a vacation to Grand Cayman. We are looking for a vacation to relax, snorkel, etc. Been there, done that with Cancun. We have looked at several options ranging from Aruba to Mexico to Belize to Jamaica. Dont want to spend a fortune but would like to have a good time. Would be flying out of Austin or San Antonio, looking to spend $2K or so. |
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On 04/19/2005 7:32 PM dalstar wrote:
Would be interested in hearing comments about a vacation to Grand Cayman. We are looking for a vacation to relax, snorkel, etc. Been there, done that with Cancun. We have looked at several options ranging from Aruba to Mexico to Belize to Jamaica. Dont want to spend a fortune but would like to have a good time. Would be flying out of Austin or San Antonio, looking to spend $2K or so. You can get all that and more on the island of Dominica. The air is going to be pricey but once you get there everything else will be reasonable. Plus you can see the "Boiling Lake" the island's geothermal caldera or trek to any one of over 100 waterfalls. Depending on conditions you can ferry to Montserrat via another island (Martinique ?) to view the volcano from a safe distance. But this is not a typical tourist stop, due to the devastation the island has experienced there aren't many tourist facilities available. Advance contact of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory http://www.mvo.ms/ is required. http://www.dominica-cottages.com/ http://www.avirtualdominica.com/tourism.htm -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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