zdub86 Posted August 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Cruising out of Galveston on February 5th for a 7 night cruise to Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, and Cozumel. We are wanting to do some snorkeling and/or stingray city while at Grand Cayman and I was just wondering if anybody has experience doing these activities during February and what the water was like. Rocky or calm? Does it stay warm pretty much year round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQrobin Posted August 24, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Water will be warm, not hot, but still warm especially since at Stingray City the water is shallow so the sun keeps it warm. We were there Feb-Mar 2015 and it was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted August 24, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) water temp will be in the 80's and air temp too PROBABLY but could be less wind problems in Cayman typically happen from Jan thru Mar .... not to say there are always problems but MORE happen in these months. Problems meaning wind can prevent ships from even stopping as the seas are too ruff for safe tendering. While the water is warm by most standards and even the air, these things are also very subjective. Here's my Florida daughter during a March dive trip trying to stay out of the wind on the dive boat .... and just a lil while later at the bar flat calm in the morning turned to this in the afternoon and we watched the cruise ships struggle to get their (tendered) folks back on board Edited August 24, 2016 by Capt_BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew sailbum Posted August 25, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2016 February and March bring the coldest water of the year, dipping to about 78F is not uncommon. Shallow spots may see a bit warmer water, depending upon how much the wind has been mixing the water lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted August 25, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2016 We almost always take a cruise to the Caribbean in the Jan/Feb time frame. No real problems with water temperatures that time of year ... not bath water warm but not freezing. Doing the stingray thing in Grand Cayman will not be a problem. Always seems to be rather warm. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyaxn Posted August 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 27, 2016 We were there in feburary the water was great.we also did the turtle farm andswam with the turtles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted August 27, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 27, 2016 It's warm and "swimmable" all year round! If the air temps aren't too hot, I don't feel a need to get wet....but even if the water is a bit cooler than in summer, it's still warmer than the Atlantic in winter!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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