Here is what I have been able to gather based on the e-mail these two operators have sent me and what I have read on this Board:
CAPTAIN MARVINS:
You can walk to their (Captain Marvin's) pickup location easily from the dock. Directions: Get off the dock and stroll over to the Waterfront Center upon exiting the tender - walk the strip to the left. Go two long blocks to the LEFT of the cruise ship landing and they are on the right side - bathrooms are in the back with a nice little gift store inside as well.
Short Excursion (approx. 2.5 hours): 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 11:15 AM to 1:15 PM, or 1:45 to 3:45 PM, Monday through Friday (Check in by 8:00 AM, 10:45 AM or 1:15 PM)
- Stingray City sandbar, where you may feed and swim with the 'rays
- Snorkel at the incredible Barrier Reef!
Price: US$34 (ages 12 and over); US$20 (ages 4-11) under age 4, free!
Price includes round-trip transportation from the Waterfront Centre, or from your condo or hotel on Seven Mile Beach, PLUS snorkel gear, life vest (optional), food for the stingrays, and ice water and fruit punch on board the boat.
Cancellation policy: Full refund if your ship doesn't tender. No refund if you decide not to go, get sick, it is raining, etc.
Captain Marvin's Aquatics
http://www.captainmarvins.com/
Coconut Place
PO Box 413 West Bay Phone: 1-345-947-4590
Fax: 1-345-947-5673
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CAPTAIN BRIANS:
They offer a 2 1/2 hour tour, which runs from 9:30 AM -12:00 noon and on Sunday it is from 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM. They do two snorkel stops and they are the shallow Stingray City Sandbar and the Barrier Reef / Aquarium.
The rates are US$35.00 per person but are offering a discounted price of US$30.00 per person and US$25.00 per child 10yrs and under.
The whole day trip runs from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. It consists of three stops and they are Stingray City Sandbar, the Barrier Reef and the Aquarium. Hot lunch is included and served on a scenic beach. The lunch is white rice, baked chicken, Cayman Style Mahi Mahi, freshly tossed salad with Italian dressing and fruit punch. The rates are US$60.00 per person and US$35.00 per child 10yrs and under.
They also offer a combination tour which consists of two snorkel stops and they are the shallow Stingray City Sandbar and the Barrier Reef / Aquarium which is from 9:30 AM - 12:00 noon and then from our boat to Turtle Farm then to Hell and back to the Cruise Ship Dock via a bus which will be from 12:10 PM - 2:10 PM. The rates for this package are US$55.00 per person and US$50.00 per child 10 years and under. However, they need a minimum of 6 people for the Turtle Farm / Hell tour.
They have two boats and they are ; (1) "Hannibal", which is a 50 ft Sailing Trimaran, 27 ft wide with two trampolines, large sun deck, shaded back deck and bathroom facility.
(2) "Sweet Alison" is a 40ft Snorkel boat with large shaded back deck, swim platform, large fly bridge, ladder for snorkelers and bathroom facility.
Transportation, snorkel gear, ice and an ice-chest are provided with all snorkel trips.
The transportation for the trips are provided from their office which is a four minute / 2 block walk North from the cruise ship dock. Between 8:30 am and 8:45 am is the requested time to gather at their office and on Sunday it will be at 10:00 am. For those of you who have elderly or injured persons in your group that cannot walk to the office then they will have someone meet you at the pier at 8:45 am or 9:45 am on Sunday.
The reason for you meeting at the office is due to the congestion of traffic, people and not enough parking facilities at the pier. So if you can walk to the office follow these directions. When you come off the pier, take a left and walk along the water front and you will eventually come to a traffic light by Fort St. which you will pass and continue along the water front. You will then see Don Fosters Dive Shop and over the road from them will be an English Bakery. They are after the bakery and there will be a large yellow banner in their yard that reads Stingray City Tours.
To make a reservation they will need to know your full name, the date and time of arrival to the island, the name of the cruise ship, number of people in your party, which trip you would like to go on and a credit card # (master card or visa) to hold the reservation.
They have a 24hr cancellation policy.
Phone : 345-949-0038
Fax : 345-949-2087
Web :
www.cayman.org/captainbryan
But, I haven't heard too much about them. Would appreciate some info when you return.
