Grand Cayman return tenders

[nearlychildless]

I am trying to arrange to Scuba dive with the stingrays. What time is the last tender? If the dive returns at 3pm that should be plenty of time right?

 

[gonepincrazy]

I believe I have read the last tender is at 4:30 but it very crowded so we are planning on being there around 4:00 (and isn't this where there is a time change). Sounds like you should be fine.

 

[AnnMorin]

The last tender is at 4:30. Who are you going to stingray city with? We were with Captain Marvins and although our designated time was 11:15-1:15 we did not get back to his store front until after 2:00 and it was 2:30 before we got to the tender area. You may want to make your guide aware that you need to be at the tender area before 4:30. That last tender is very crowded. We watched them return from our veranda.

 

[gonepincrazy]

How often do the tenders run - when is the one before the last one at 4:30?

 

[AnnMorin]

There are several running at the same time and it is continuous. I would say it takes at the most ten mins to get to the ship-probably less they just pull up aside get everyone out and turn around again.

 

[nearlychildless]

We may be going with Divers down, it is a small boat just 6 divers, so we should be able to keep them aware of our need to be back. Most of the bigger dive boats don't go out to the stingray dive location til !:30 so the return would be more like 4 and that would be to close.

 

[AnnMorin]

Well I would certainly recommend Captain Marvins,, you do realize that at stingray city and the barrier reef you really don't need scuba equipment that snorkling would be more than sufficient? The water in stingray city maxes out at I would say five feet if even that, the reef maybe 15 feet.