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Cayman
Islands Arrival Briefing
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Area: Grand Cayman, located 180 miles northwest of
Jamaica and 480 miles south of Miami, is 22 miles long, four miles wide.
Cayman Brac, situated 89 miles northeast of Grand Cayman, is 12 miles
long and slightly more than 1 mile wide. Little Cayman, 5 miles west
of Cayman Brac, is 10 miles long and just over a mile wide. Language: English. Population: 56,000, 94% of which reside on Grand
Cayman. Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time
all year long. Documents: A valid passport. Currency: Cayman has its own dollar but everyone
takes US currency. Conversion CI$1=US1.22. The exchange
rate is another factor making Cayman so expensive. Tipping & Taxes: Government room tax of 10% and
a 10-15% service charge is usually added automatically to all bills.
There's also a departure tax that should be included in your ticket. Electrical Current: Even though
this is a former British colony, most of the buildings are of such recent
vintage that they have standard 110 volt, 60 cycle. Getting There: About 1.5 million people visit annually,
mostly Americans, and almost 75% arrive by cruise ship and spend only
a single day on the island. Direct flights are available from Canada,
England, Cuba and Jamaica as well as the U.S. There are more than 100
commercial flights a week into the islands, about 70 percent coming
from Miami . Getting Around: Motor scooters
are popular and rental cars are easily available. Several companies
offer island tours via motor coach. Driving is on the left. Next
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