Seven Mile Beach voted tops

The very influential TripAdvisor voted Seven Mile Beach one of the top 10 worldwide. These awards are unique in that they are based on millions of reviews by ordinary people, lending them great weight. To be specific, Seven Mile Beach was seventh best worldwide and it was praised for ‘gorgeous clear waters and coral sands.’ The Cayman Islands’ clear waters and beautiful marine life also wowed American Express, which, in its February 2011 travel survey, placed Grand Cayman among the Top 10 Caribbean Destinations for Spring 2011.

Travel Agents vote Cayman Best Honeymoon destination

Brides Magazine chose Cayman as 15^th best worldwide honeymoon destination. The accolade was presented during Caribbean Week in New York. The top 20 worldwide honeymoon destinations were voted for in conjunction with Signature Travel Network which has more than 6,000 travel agents on its books. Seven Mile Beach was also voted one of the world’s top 25 beaches.

“Justly considered one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful beaches, it is truly relaxed: no pesky vendors or blasting music. More important, the water is transparent and irresistible,” they said.

Divers love Cayman

Readers of Scuba Diving Magazine loved Cayman too. Following hot on the heels of the sinking of ex-USS Kittiwake, the Cayman Islands was voted top in Overall Destination and Wall Diving for the Readers’ Choice Awards, 2011. The islands also rated second in Overall Rating of the Diving and Shore Diving and were awarded third spot in the categories of Health of Marine Environment, Visibility, Underwater Photography, Diving for Advanced andMacro Life. Aquaviews, meanwhile, noted that Cayman was third on PADI’s list of favourite scuba destinations, praising dive conditions and superb underwater visibility. The popular website also praised the accessibility of Stingray City, with the shallow water enabling snorkeling, or simply standing in the water, whilst interacting with the gorgeous creatures.

Quarter of a million can’t be wrong

With 250,000 readers Caribbean Travel and Life’s Best of the Caribbean issue is some company to be in. This year it named Silver Rain, a La Prairie Spa, at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, as the Best Resort Spa, and Little Cayman Beach Resort as the Best Small Hotel. Seven Mile Beach won the Caribbean’s Best Beach, and offered Best Snorkelling and Diving. Grand Cayman was also voted runner up as Best Island To Live On, and local businesses Cracked Conch (Best Restaurants list), Sunset House (one of the Best Bang for a Buck), and Tortuga Rum Company (honourable mention in Caribbean’s Best Rums) received accolades.