Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is the main international airport for the Cayman Islands. There are regular direct flights from the United States to Grand Cayman on JetBlue, American as well as Cayman Airways.
The local currency is the KYD (Cayman Dollar), however, almost all businesses take the US dollar. The exchange rate is about USD$1.00 to KYD $0.80 or KYD$1.00 to USD$1.20 Also take note that a base gratuity is usually added to bills at restaurants and hotels.
There is no Uber in the Cayman Islands, however, local taxis are easily available! (You can calculate your taxi fare with the CI:GO Taxi Fare App ) Taxi Companies Ace (345) 777 7777 Super Cabs (345) 888 8888 Crown (345) 916 0111 *when first arriving on the island taxis are plenty available at the airport. The drive to Seven Mile Beach takes around 15 minutes and should cost approximately $35 USD If wanting to book a taxi online you can download the Flex app to arrange- similar to Uber https://www.flex.ky/ If looking to rent a car there are multiple car rental placed on island including: http://www.andys.ky/ https://hertzcayman.com/ https://www.marshalls.ky/ https://aviscayman.com/ Remember in Cayman we drive on the left side of the road.
Grocery stores include Fosters, Kirk Market, and Cost U Less. Liquor stores include Blackbeards, Tortuga, and Jacques Scott.
In case of an emergency please call 911. If you need less urgent care you can visit Doctors Express. https://www.doctorsexpress.ky Phone: +1 345-745-6000 There are pharmacies located all over the island in case you are in need of medical prescriptions or over the counter medication.
When entering the island you will be given a white immigration card in your passport. You will need this card to leave the island so please make sure to keep in a safe place!