Cayman possible border reopening without quarantine by April or May!
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JetBlue resumed regular scheduled air service this past week and Cayman Air has increased its service to the US. Air Canada begins Dec 4. Cayman is in discussions with other airlines.
We’re booked with JetBlue to fly down early January .
We’re booked with JetBlue to fly down early January .
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Currently visitors will not be able to enter the country with unvaccinated children, but the government is still debating that, and the next (last) phase of opening has always planned to allow unvaccinated children with vaccinated parents. So it may be allowed at some point.
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Tourism minister says that visitors should feel confident that they can plan to travel here and not to worry about delays in implementing the opening. They have been thoughtful and well prepared for a safe opening and are fully committed to opening.
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Anybody got a pound or two of salt to take those words with? It sounds to me like they just got a report from some of their tourism folks about how many people have finally given up on the Caymans as a destination and are going elsewhere. They are going to have to put in alot of work to regain any credibility with the travel industry after how many times they have announced an opening date before pulling back. They have been playing the part of Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown pretty well for the last 18 months.
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I would wait until November 21st before booking.
I <3 the Cayman Islands. I lived there when I was in fifth grade, have several friends there, and usually try to get there once or twice a year. However, the devil is in the details on the re-opening.
"Panton said vaccinated travellers from countries where at least 60% of the population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine would not be required to quarantine upon arrival in Cayman. Also, passengers from countries with less than a 60% inoculation rate but who can provide electronically verifiable documentation that they had been vaccinated can also forego quarantine."
That will likely rule out many American travelers.
www.caymancompass.com
"Panton said vaccinated travellers from countries where at least 60% of the population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine would not be required to quarantine upon arrival in Cayman. Also, passengers from countries with less than a 60% inoculation rate but who can provide electronically verifiable documentation that they had been vaccinated can also forego quarantine."
That will likely rule out many American travelers.
Cayman border reopening set for 20 November
The Cayman Islands border will reopen on 20 Nov, Premier Wayne Panton announced Friday afternoon.
www.caymancompass.com
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