wksea Posted March 19, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 19, 2009 This is listed on the cayman port website for the Easter Holiday Schedule "Port Authority Easter Holiday Schedule : All areas will be closed from 12:00am on Monday, April 13 till 12:00am Tuesday, April 14. " This doesn't affect our ship docking on the 13 does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pynnkar Posted March 23, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Sometimes you anchor a few miles away from the main port in Grand Cayman - you tender to shore and then take taxis into town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew sailbum Posted March 23, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 23, 2009 The Port Authority of the Cayman Islands is a public entity which observes the public holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday. If you are arriving on a cargo ship you would be affected and might have to wait an extra day prior to unloading. The news release on the www.Caymanport.com website refers primarily to the crews which unload cargo vessels as well as their office support staff. There are three cruise ships scheduled to arive in Cayman on Easter Monday. Tendering operations will carry out as normal for these ships. You may find that a few shops will be closed over the Easter holidays. This is considered a major holiday weekend in Cayman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wksea Posted March 23, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Thanks, I assumed that the ship would be ok to dock but you never know. I also assumed the tenders would be operated by the port authority and it looked like they had the day off. Thanks again for the replies. It's comforting. Now I just have to hope the weather cooperates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew sailbum Posted March 24, 2009 #5 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Tenders are not operated by the Port Authority in Grand Cayman. Either the ship uses its own lifeboats as a tender or they contract with a local privately held company to provide tendering service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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