Grand Cayman, British West Indies

Welcome to The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman!

On a gleaming stretch of sand washed by gentle ocean waters is The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, a 144-acre haven of incomparable amenities. A Greg Norman-designed golf course, the first La Prairie Spa in the Caribbean, the Ambassadors of the Environment by Jean-Michel Cousteau children's program, a tennis center designed by Nick Bollettieri and five restaurants including two by Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin set new standards of luxury in the Caribbean and beyond.

Located 10 minutes to Owen Roberts International Airport.

• A Caribbean resort situated in the center of exclusive Seven Mile Beach spanning 144 acres to the North Sound on the island of Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands
• 365 guest rooms and suites
• Blue Tip, a Greg Norman designed nine-hole golf course
• A 20,000 square foot La Prairie Spa with 17 treatment rooms
• Five restaurants including two by Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin, Zagat's #1 rated restaurant in New York
• Ambassadors of the Environment by Jean-Michel Cousteau children's program
• The largest ballroom and meeting space on the island with more than 13,000 square feet including a 9,000 square-foot ballroom
• A 6,000 sq. ft. luxury retail emporium called "Avenue 5"
• A tennis center by Nick Bollettieri
• The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, 69 elegant oceanfront homes
• Close to Stingray City for adventure swimming alongside stingrays in three feet of water
• Near Cayman Turtle Farm, featuring 16,000 sea turtles ranging in size from six ounces to 600 pounds
• Close proximity to Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park for a retreat to the tropical scenery of the Cayman Islands.

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The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman offers an array of activities, and entertainment:

• Boatswain's Beach marine theme park featuring 16,000 sea turtles
• Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, a natural preserve and tropical garden tours
• The 1780 castle at the Pedro St. James Historic Site
• The Cayman Islands National Museum
• Evening Sunset Cocktail and Dinner Cruises
• Fishing Excursions: Deep Sea, Reef, Bottom, Bone, Fly, Night
• Submarine Tours
• Horseback riding on the beach
• Island Jeep Tours
• Helicopter Island Tour
• Catamaran Sail or Powerboat to Stingray City to swim with the stingrays
• Duty-free shopping for everything from local arts and crafts to European fashions
• Snorkeling Equipment and Lessons
• Glass Bottom Boat Snorkel Tours
• Paddle Boats
• Kayaks
• Floating Rafts and Beds
• Hobie Wave and Getaway Catamarans
• Sailboats (instruction available)
• Water Hammocks
• "Aquaglide" Floating Pontoons
• Water-skiing and Wakeboarding
• Tube and Banana rides
• Wave runners
• Private Boat Rentals (captain available)
• Windsurfing
• Scuba Diving and Instructional Courses
  
• Beach (on-site)
• Fitness Center/Health Club
• Two Swimming Pools
• Tennis Court (lit for night play)
• Tennis Instructor
• Umbrellas (Beach or Pool)
• Whirlpool/Jacuzzi
  

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AOTE Kids Program (Ages 4-7)
The youngest Ambassadors enjoy their own adventures of discovery with AOTE Kids. Programs are customized for children aged four to seven and include guided nature hikes, beach and mangrove walks and team building activities. They also explore with computers and scientific tools and enjoy their own wading pool with a squirting turtle.

AOTE Youth Program (Ages 8-18 )
The Ambassadors of the Environment Youth program focuses on providing entertaining exploration in four major areas:

• The coral reefs surrounding the Cayman Islands are considered some of the most spectacular in the world. These are explored through snorkeling, photographing and studying favorite fish and using the interactive mural to learn how reef life is interconnected. Participants also follow the migratory journey of Ambassador, a 300-pound loggerhead sea turtle sponsored by the program, a reflection of Cayman's effort to preserve these giant endangered creatures. At Stingray City, young guests will discover the world's most popular snorkeling spot.

• The Cayman Islands' mysterious mangroves – a jungle gym of trees that bridge land and sea, provide a habitat for an amazing variety of animal, plant and sea life. Ambassadors explore in kayaks, produce multimedia presentations on this complex universe, create mangrove-themed art and discover how these resilient trees convert salt water into fresh.

• Ambassadors also adventure through the woodlands, wetlands and wildlife of the islands themselves, discovering the native forests, with their Grand Cayman parrots and Wild Banana orchids, visit the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, hike the craggy iron shore which is a stark contrast to the lush wetlands, use digital cameras to photograph their favorite species and even go stargazing with the program's telescopes.

• Both at the resort and through field trips to major attractions, Ambassadors also discover the human history and customs of the Cayman Islands, especially the culture's intimate connections with the sea. They visit museums and historic sites, learn traditional thatching techniques, construct classic Caymanian toys, listen to stories and even learn to cook Cayman style.

Also for Teenagers
Ambassadors of the Environment offers teens a place to hang out in the evening. Check your e-mail, play on the computer or watch videos, all compliments of Ambassadors of the Environment. From 5 to 9 p.m. A parent's release waiver is required.

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Blue Tip, a Greg Norman-designed nine hole golf course.

One of the most eagerly anticipated features at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman is the Greg Norman golf course, Blue Tip. Open only to guests and Residence owners of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, Blue Tip will deliver fiercely on its shark pedigree.

Sure to be dubbed a "nine-hole Caribbean monster", the course will rouse golfers with its five long Par Fours into the Caribbean trade winds, which can make a 470-yard hole play like 600.

The 3,515-yard, par 36 course offers five sets of tees for varied play. Blue Tip features five long Par Fours and a 600 yard Par Five. Water comes into play on eight out of nine holes. Carved along a serpentine waterway with sweeping views of the North Sound, Blue Tip at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman is the first course to be constructed on the island in 10 years.

Blue Tip enhances the guest experience with its Golf Caddie Concierge Program. This provides a professional attendant to accompany each golfing group and cater to every wish before, during and after the round. In addition to offering advice on precise yardages, club selection and strategy in handling tricky Caribbean trade winds and water, the caddie cleans clubs, rakes bunkers and repairs divots. The recommendations are particularly handy on the tough Ninth Hole, a short Par Three playing into crosswinds, with an island green guarded by four bunkers and in full view of resort guests at the pool and Periwinkle by Eric Ripert restaurant.

The Caddie-Concierge will assist the players in many ways, including:

Provide course strategy
Locate golf ball
Provide accurate yardage
Repair ball marks
Rake bunkers
Clean golf clubs
Educate guests on the unique aspects of Grand Cayman
Provide assistance with food and beverage needs
Ensure players have the most unique on-course experience
Blue Tip also offers a pro shop, private and group instruction and rental equipment.

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Blue By Eric Ripert
The voyage into the deep transparent Caribbean waters will be a discovery of seafood. In the grand tradition of Le Bernardin, fish is elevated from the perfect to the sublime when every activity in the kitchen centers on maximizing the promise of its quality and freshness. Guests in this fine dining restaurant can descend the resort's grand staircase to the modern dining room or be seated on the terrace where the waterway views and North Sound breezes bring them one step closer to the sea.

Periwinkle By Eric Ripert
Whimsically named for a tiny mollusk that lives on the land but must be very near to the sea in order to thrive, Periwinkle pays homage to the restorative powers of simply prepared seafood. Ripert's Mediterranean heritage imbues the palette of this high energy al fresco grill with seating on either the covered terrace or under the sun and stars. Herb-infused flavorings are delicate and subtle. Only the finest sea salt and olive oils will be allowed to mingle with the fish that will have traveled from boat to plate inside 42 hours.

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Warm and welcoming with direct access off West Bay Road, 7 will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner 24/7/365. Caramelized hardwoods and coral toned fabrics add a dash of West Indian spice to the restaurant that takes its name from one of the Caribbean's most famous beaches.

24-hour Room service is available.

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The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman offers 365 guest rooms and suites.

Resort/Waterway View Guest Rooms
480 square feet spacious guest room with 75 square feet of private terrace offering views of the waterway which flows into the North Soundand one king bed with a twin size loveseat sofa sleeper or two (2) queen beds.

 

Oceanfront Guest Rooms
480 square feet spacious guest room with 75 sq. ft. of private terrace offering ocean views and one king bed with a twin size loveseat sofa sleeper or two (2) queen beds.

Blue Tip Suite
960 square feet with two 75 square feet terraces; one and one half baths; parlor with French doors separating the bedroom with waterway and/or golf views

The Ritz-Carlton Club
With private access, club guests enjoy the services of a personal concierge and all exclusive Club Lounge - accessible by elevator key only - with five complimentary food presentations daily.

The Club Guest Rooms
Spacious guest room with private terrace offering views of the Waterway which flows into the North Sound; one king bed with a twin size loveseat sofa sleeper or two (2) queen beds.

The Club Oceanfront Guest Rooms
Spacious guest room with private terrace offering views of Seven Mile Beach and the Caribbean one king bed with a twin size loveseat sofa sleeper or two (2) queen beds.

Note: The Reserve, resort homes, are available upon request.

Room Amenities:

All guest rooms have private terraces and include two Ritz-Carlton signature robes, fully stocked refreshment cabinet, sitting area, cable TV w/ pay-per-view movie channels, clock-radio, digital in-room safe, three direct-dial telephones, individually controlled a/c and ceiling fan, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, umbrella and large marble bathroom with dressing area. The Maximum Occupancy for all room categories is 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children.

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Silver Rain, a La Prairie Spa provides a brilliant and seductive world of well-being to walk into. Whatever is purest and rarest has been incorporated into both products and services.

The Silver Rain experience provides the "healing waters" Switzerland is renowned for in utterly unique hydrotherapies. La Prairie's own Cellular anti-aging formulas replenish face and body…. exclusive Silver Rain fragrances titillate the senses as you move throughout the spa.

Treatments culled from many cultures indulge body and spirit, as the superb skin science of La Prairie's Swiss Heritage meets the sensual delights of the tropics. These pleasures all provide unique rituals of transformation and the kind of utter luxury expected by those for whom only the best will do.

Silver Rain…. a restorative sanctuary that melds the perfection of Swiss Science, with the languid pleasure-seeking of the Islands, and the pampering par excellence for which both La Prairie and The Ritz-Carlton are renowned.

This is a Spa like no other in the world.

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Although one is a beginning and the other is an ending, weddings are much like sunsets. They happen everyday, but no two quite the same. Nuances make each one memorable and unique. Your Ritz-Carlton Caribbean wedding should reflect your individuality and celebrate what makes your relationship magical. The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman applies legendary attention to detail to ensure your Caribbean wedding is a pitch perfect realization of your dreams.

The resort specializes in flawless execution of the wedding event that captures your personality. Whether an intimate oceanfront declaration of vows or a grand celebration, buoyed by the love of family and friends, our dedicated wedding specialists will customize it to the last rose petal. They'll plan with you and organize everything from flowers to hors d'oeuvres to music to coordination of wedding officiates, and licenses.

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Additional Hotel services include the following:*

• Business Center
• Concierge
• Conference Rooms
• Ice Machines
• Internet Service
• Laundry Service
• Meeting Room
• Parking Facility
• Valet Service
• Executive Business Center
• Wireless internet coverage in all public spaces
• Avenue 5, a luxury retail emporium featuring premium brands
  

*For Additional Cost

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