Schools close, cruise ships banned to prevent coronavirus spread - Cayman Compass
Our trip is planned for April 22nd
Our trip is planned for April 22nd
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Our trip is planned for April 22nd
Does anyone know if the current Coronavirus restrictions, bans, and closings on Grand Cayman also apply to the Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman?
Schools close, cruise ships banned to prevent coronavirus spread - Cayman Compass
Our trip is planned for April 22nd
With the cruise ship ban it could be an ideal time to visit the islands. If we can get there and back.
Just a few quick notes on this.
As of today, it was business as usual on the island. There's been a few bouts of panic buying, but from my observation (I live right adjacent to Camana Bay Fosters) but aside from that it's been fairly normal. For reasons no one seems to understand, the toilet paper isle empties often, but cargo ships are still coming to the island, and shelves are re-stocked quickly.
It's important to note, the only closings are the schools. Planes are still flying here. Nothing has changed. Royal Palms and a few other businesses that depend largely on cruise ship tourism will close until the ships come back to port, but aside from that, most will remain open.
Now of course this may change next week, but if you were on the island, you'd honestly have no idea anything was gong on in the rest of the world.
Divetech's owner, Joanna, had a phone call with Steve Broadbelt, the owner of Ocean Frontiers today. I've spoken with the owners of Turtle Divers and Living the Dream, and all of us plan to remain open for business. Most of us will use this time as our slow time for service and maintenance that we'd normally do in September.
Tony
Just a few quick notes on this.
As of today, it was business as usual on the island. There's been a few bouts of panic buying, but from my observation (I live right adjacent to Camana Bay Fosters) but aside from that it's been fairly normal. For reasons no one seems to understand, the toilet paper isle empties often, but cargo ships are still coming to the island, and shelves are re-stocked quickly.
It's important to note, the only closings are the schools. Planes are still flying here. Nothing has changed. Royal Palms and a few other businesses that depend largely on cruise ship tourism will close until the ships come back to port, but aside from that, most will remain open.
Now of course this may change next week, but if you were on the island, you'd honestly have no idea anything was gong on in the rest of the world.
Divetech's owner, Joanna, had a phone call with Steve Broadbelt, the owner of Ocean Frontiers today. I've spoken with the owners of Turtle Divers and Living the Dream, and all of us plan to remain open for business. Most of us will use this time as our slow time for service and maintenance that we'd normally do in September.
Yes the restrictions apply everywhere, but I doubt you'll see much impact to the sister islands.
Tony
We've been on island since January, and I would echo Tony's observations. Things here seem to be as normal as ever. We shop at the local supermarkets every few days and everything we need has been in stock. We eat out a few times a week and it seems like business as usual at the restaurants. Our condo is currently filled with a lot of rental visitors. I suppose the only issue might flying in and out, but our recent and current visitors have had no problems so far. In fact, with the number of arrivals decreasing (especially cruise ships), it's a pretty good time to be here.