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I agree that Stingray City was a highlight of the cruise. We booked directly through Capt. Marvins and saved quite a bit ($40-50?) doing it that way. The water depth at the sandbar is great, because it is knee-deep for small kids, but quickly drops off to deeper water, and you can snorkel...

Another vote for Stingray City on Grand Cayman. Really a unique and fun experience.

Does anyone know of any web sites containing instructions for how to make towel animals?

I wish I knew, but I can't recall. It's only 2 or 3 miles, though, so it was not a huge amount. The taxi was a minivan and worked fine. The driver was nice - she got our kids even more excited about getting on the ship. We took it because we did not make an advance reservation to use the...

We stayed there about three weeks ago. The pool and grounds were nice but the room was average. Clean but kind of worn looking. Still, I would stay there again, because the kids loved the pool and it is so close to the port. We took a taxi to the ship because all of the shuttle times were...

The primary factor is how much you can afford and/or want to spend. But we stayed on deck 5 and thought it was great. It's not a deck crammed full of staterooms, so it was quiet and felt less congested. It's on the same deck as the kids' clubs, which they thought was great. We were right by...

We just showed up at Capt. Marvins about 11 a.m. and got right on. We would have reserved it in advance (and I suppose I should recommend doing it that way just to be safe) but it was a last minute change of plans for us - turned out it worked just fine.

We brought small $1 bottles of bubbles for the kids. They used them during the sail away party on Deck 9 - the ship also blows bubbles.

We used Budget, which I believe has the closest office to the ship, near the Radisson. They have regularly scheduled shuttles on Saturday mornings back and forth. We waited about 10 minutes and loaded up the whole family into the shuttle, which worked fine. Or you could send just one person...

My 5 year old daughter refused to go to stingray city for months, so we did not book it. Then the morning of GC she changed her mind, so we just showed up at Capt. Marvin's without a reservation, and 10 minutes later were on the van to the shore. It turned out that she also loved it. Her...

We did Capt. Marvin's for $108 for a family of 4 ($34 x 2 and $20 x 2). The DCL version is $160 ($45 x 2 and $35 x 2). We walked about 2 blocks to Capt. Marvin's office and then took a van to the boat. You can see the boats on www.captainmarvins.com, but basically they are about 30' long...

You do feel the boat move. We noticed it particularly on the first night before we had our "sea legs". It's not like the dishes slide back on forth on the table or anything, but there is a very gentle rocking back and forth. But after about two days it is indeed hard to notice and we thought...

Another vote for Capt. Marvins trip to SC as our best excursion. It was great to interact with the stingrays in a natural environment rather than a penned-in "discovery" area (although the rays are quite tame by now, they are still just out there in the middle of the bay). Also, the sandbar...

On our recent cruise a galley tour was also offered. Looked interesting but we could not fit it into the schedule. I believe the behind the scenes tours are restricted to 12 and older. I don't know how well that is enforced or if they really care.

We did not book Stingray City through DCL because my 5 year old daughter said she did not want to do it. But the morning of Grand Caymen she changed her mind. So we had a leisurely morning on the ship, went ashore about 10:30 (no lines then, no tender tickets or waiting), and got to Capt...

I would call and reserve it. We did not do so and all the early times were taken by the time we checked in. We took a taxi instead, which was no problem but obviously was not free. You might check the Radisson web site re: laundry. I would guess they do have facilities but I don't know for...

We stayed there in late April for the first time. The kids loved the great pool and the grounds are quite nice. The room was clean but certainly not luxurious. It was small and the furniture was a bit battered. The food was average. The hotel served its purpose (i.e., a night's lodging...

Another good Budget story. We used it a few weeks ago after the cruise and it worked well. It is probably only 3 blocks or so from the Radisson also. Prompt shuttle, good location.

It must depend on the tide. We did a Capt. Marvin's trip to Stingray City just 10 days ago (booked it directly on the island that morning) and the huge sandbar was only about 18" deep at low tide. My 5 year old daughter got in and loved playing in the warm clear water all by herself. The...