Time and Money in Grand Cayman

[connie1042]

I have been reading a lot about time, or the difference in time zones. So how do you set your watches? Is it going to be a different time on ship than the island? I also hear Cayman money. Can you use U S dollars on Grand Caymen?

 

[bbel]

Ship time will change to the time of the port you go to they'll let you know on board when to change.

You can use dollars in pretty much all caribbean ports but chances are you'll get local currency as change.

 

[Capt_BJ]

US $ is accepted pretty much everywhere in Cayman BUT be aware that

$1 US is 80 cents CI

or your US $10 is $8 CI

your US $20 is $16 CI {easy to remember: she may look 20, but is 16 CI }

most prices especially in restaurants will be in CI

So a $4 beer is $5 US .....
burger $8CI is $10 US .... plus tip, and if you use a credit card many places add the tip AUTOMATICALLY .... at 15% CI ....

here's a typical menu if curious about my price estimates http://cdn1.buuteeq.com/upload/27773/restaurant-snack-menu-nov-10-8_.pdf

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time ..... geographically Grand Cayman is due south of Key West and shares the eastern time zone. If you cruise from Florida you too depart from the eastern time zone and should be on the same time BUT

CI does not recognize Daylight Savings Time ..... SO when DST is in effect for the US, there is a 1 hour time difference in Cayman ASSUMING you left from the east coast

does this impact you? depends on when your cruise is!

how does the ship handle this? YOU MUST KNOW SHIP TIME .... IME if Cayman is on different time, there will be REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS to stay on SHIP TIME.