jjr1282 Posted April 30, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Grand Cayman is our second of three stops and I think we're looking for a good beach day or an light and easy excursion by the beach. Sounds like we should head to publicbeach on 7 mile island? Does that sounds right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InitialD Posted April 30, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Grand Cayman is our second of three stops and I think we're looking for a good beach day or an light and easy excursion by the beach. Sounds like we should head to publicbeach on 7 mile island? Does that sounds right? It is called Seven Mile Beach - a free public beach, and it is about a 10 minute (around $4~5 pp) taxi ride north of the dock. Two popular places to access the beach are at Royal Palms (a bar/grill with free bathrooms) and further north at Sea Grapes. Seven Mile Beach at Royal Palms, June 2008: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOOLBEANS Posted May 1, 2009 #3 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Initial - Are there restrooms at seagrape? Do you have a pic of the beach? Nice pic you posted, thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjr1282 Posted May 1, 2009 Author #4 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Royal Palms sounds like the destination we'll make. I think your day has a lot of ships in (5) - Will this get overcrowded? Any other suggestions if thats the case? Thanks! It is called Seven Mile Beach - a free public beach, and it is about a 10 minute (around $4~5 pp) taxi ride north of the dock. Two popular places to access the beach are at Royal Palms (a bar/grill with free bathrooms) and further north at Sea Grapes. Seven Mile Beach at Royal Palms, June 2008: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted May 2, 2009 #5 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Last time I was there we took a taxi to the public beach and hardly anyone was there. I'm not sure what the name of the beach was, though. No chairs were there and I never saw any restrooms either. But it was a very nice beach and we had a good time. Our taxi driver even waited for us for hours until we were ready to go back to the ship. I told her she didn't have to wait, but she insisted. Guess she wanted that return fare! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOOLBEANS Posted May 3, 2009 #6 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Beach-Thanks for the info! No chairs and no restrooms.....I think we will probably go to Royal Palms..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieB925 Posted May 10, 2009 #7 Share Posted May 10, 2009 We just returned yesterday from a Freedom cruise. We walked to/from 7 mile beach and had a really great time at the beach. It's beautiful. It was hot walking back, so I'd probably hail a cab next time. We entered about mid-point and found a nice spot near a beach bar with bathrooms. This is a "don't miss" beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh2zed Posted May 10, 2009 #8 Share Posted May 10, 2009 7MB is one of our favourite beaches. Just pick up a cab at the pier and tell the driver what you want like beach chairs for rent, food, etc. We ask for a quiet spot with washrooms walkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon_lime Posted May 10, 2009 #9 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My heart is set on going to Rum Point...it seems to have everything I want in a beach. The only problem is getting there. Does anyone know how the water at 7 Mile Beach compares to what we would find at Rum Point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh0rty470 Posted May 10, 2009 #10 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My heart is set on going to Rum Point...it seems to have everything I want in a beach. The only problem is getting there. Does anyone know how the water at 7 Mile Beach compares to what we would find at Rum Point? In my honest opinion (this is coming from a person that has been frequenting GCM for 15 years) the water and beaches on 7 mile are better and prettier. BUT, Rum Point has more of a relaxed feeling and is more like what you would think of a tropical island. I love going to Rum Point to just relax its one of my personal favorites of places to go. Look into Nativeway they have an excursion that goes to SRC and Rum Point thats always fun and I LOVED it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvs2Cuise Posted May 10, 2009 #11 Share Posted May 10, 2009 We just returned yesterday from a Freedom cruise. We walked to/from 7 mile beach and had a really great time at the beach. It's beautiful. It was hot walking back, so I'd probably hail a cab next time. We entered about mid-point and found a nice spot near a beach bar with bathrooms. This is a "don't miss" beach! Annie how long was the walk from the pier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbabe Posted May 11, 2009 #12 Share Posted May 11, 2009 My heart is set on going to Rum Point...it seems to have everything I want in a beach. The only problem is getting there. Does anyone know how the water at 7 Mile Beach compares to what we would find at Rum Point? I'm with Sh0rty470...I love Rum Point (we have a house there) but I think the beach/water is nicer at Seven Mile. It's all a matter of personal taste, though... Rum Point's shady environment is partly created by the casarina pines on the beach. These pines drop needles, just like any other pine tree. That means that a lot of the sand at Rum Point is covered with pine needles. It drives me crazy when we go to Rum Point. (We've gotten rid of all the pines on our property, so it's not a problem for us there.) Seven Mile Beach has virtually no trees, so there's a much longer stretch of clean white sand. Seven Mile Beach faces out into the open ocean, and it's much longer than Rum Point, so you get more of a "wide open ocean" feeling, if that makes any sense. A good portion of Rum Point faces the other side of the island, since it's in a large bay, and the beach area is smaller. You don't feel as much like you are out in the ocean. Rum Point is more secluded (although it can still be very crowded on heavy cruise ship days, weekends and holidays) than Seven Mile. There's one beach bar, one restaurant and one tiny store right at Rum Point, and then just houses along the beach nearby. Seven Mile is the main tourist area, so it's much more built-up with hotels and restaurants. Rum Point is more "secluded tropical island" feeling, while Seven Mile is more "Miami or Fort Lauderdale" feeling. Facilities, food, drinks, rentals, etc. are virtually identical in both places in terms of availability, although Seven Mile has more variety, so whichever you choose you'll be fine that way. If you're worried about getting to Rum Point and back to the ship on time, though, you're likely better off with Seven Mile Beach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochierebelbear Posted May 11, 2009 #13 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Great picture of Royal Palms. That's where we're going. It is called Seven Mile Beach - a free public beach, and it is about a 10 minute (around $4~5 pp) taxi ride north of the dock. Two popular places to access the beach are at Royal Palms (a bar/grill with free bathrooms) and further north at Sea Grapes. Seven Mile Beach at Royal Palms, June 2008: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollylew Posted May 13, 2009 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Seven Mile Beach at Royal Palms, June 2008: Such a beautiful picture!! Can't wait! Will be there next Tuesday :D:p:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeronan Posted May 14, 2009 #15 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Just got back - 7 mile beach is absolutely beautiful! We got the taxi to drop us at Sea Grapes. You could rent chairs ($15 ea), umbrellas(??), water mattresses ($5 ea), etc. No problem in getting drinks , food or access to a restroom. I loved it there, wish I could have stayed longer. Lots of cabs waiting but beware - get in one that's almost full or you'll be waiting a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7777leila Posted May 14, 2009 #16 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi! Does anyone know haw much the chairs are to rent at the Royal Palms Beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jym613 Posted May 14, 2009 #17 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Do they have umbrella's for rent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-lynd Posted May 15, 2009 #18 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I have posted this before but here it goes again - Rates at Royal Palms as of July 2008 - Chairs - $5 Umbrellas - $10 Lockers - $4 Floats - $5 Mask, fins & snorkel - $15 Waverunners - single $65/half hour double $95/half hour I hope this helps! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trini_ras Posted May 17, 2009 #19 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Jean thanks for the info - how expensive are the drinks in GC, heard they could be pretty pricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh0rty470 Posted May 17, 2009 #20 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Jean thanks for the info - how expensive are the drinks in GC, heard they could be pretty pricey I have a 2008 bar price list if it will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penetangjudy Posted May 17, 2009 #21 Share Posted May 17, 2009 That picture is so gorgeous!!!! Thanks for posting it....and thanks for all the information. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-lynd Posted May 18, 2009 #22 Share Posted May 18, 2009 trini - I'm afraid I'm not much help with drink prices. We were staying in a condo the week we were there so we cooked our own food and made our own drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSoccerDad Posted May 24, 2009 #23 Share Posted May 24, 2009 We went to Seven Mile beach and rented chairs and an umbrella at the Royal Palms. Perfect for us - not too expensive to get there (pretty close to the ship) - the water was beautiful - not too crowded - food was ok - service was ok. Nothing fancy and not a lot of choices - but that was ok as we were just looking for a nice relaxing day - and this place fit the bill perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trini_ras Posted May 26, 2009 #24 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Thanks for your responses, I will probably go to Royal Palms rather than Sea grapes if there is less of a crowd there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonSoccerDad Posted May 26, 2009 #25 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Be careful about the "less crowds". For us it may simply have been that we were lucky. Our cruise ship was the only one in port that day. I just clicked on the Royal Palms web cam (see link below) and see that there are at least two ships in port (there may be more) and the beach looks pretty crowded... at least a lot more crowded than when we went. http://www.reefgrill.net/netcam/index.html I guess there are no guaratees for a quiet beach day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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