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# The Cayman Islands: A family holiday made in paradise
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## Parents and children are guaranteed a warm welcome as well as fun and
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adventure in the Cayman Islands.
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![Visit the Cayman Islands to share thrilling experiences with your little
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ones, including diving alongside sea turtles.][1]
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Visit the Cayman Islands to share thrilling experiences with your little ones,
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including diving alongside sea turtles.
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3:54PM GMT 10 Mar 2011
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Imagine, if you can, an island of sun-drenched, sugar-soft white sand beaches
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shaded by sea grape trees and whispering silver thatch palms. Picture hidden
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coves lapped by turquoise water as clear as glass, protected by pristine reefs
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as safe as a paddling pool.
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Now conjure up your own luxury beachfront family home-from-home, with pretty
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bedrooms cooled silently by huge ceiling fans; an airy kitchen replete with
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your favourite delicacies and snacks; and a fridge stocked with chilled wine
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and beer.
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Now let your imagination become reality - in the Cayman Islands. All this and
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much more lies within minutes of your arrival in the friendly, hassle-free
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airport on Grand Cayman.
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Your first impression, apart from the glorious temperature, will most likely
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be of the islanders - a tight-knit yet cosmopolitan community of some 100
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nationalities - greeting friends and family as they arrive back in their
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tropical home, or warmly welcoming new arrivals.
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This diminutive country is in fact three remarkable and utterly surprising
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islands - on the map, barely more than dots in the Caribbean Sea, 80 miles
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south of Cuba. The largest - impressively, if somewhat misleadingly, named
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Grand Cayman - is connected by direct flights from London.
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Together they form a spirited and resourceful, fiercely loyal British Overseas
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Territory formerly known as the British West Indies.
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Although the only uninhabited Caribbean country to have been truly
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"discovered" by Christopher Columbus, the islands seamlessly blend the
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sophistication of the first world with the exotic allure of a tropical
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paradise where life is lived by old-world values.
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Now, allow your imagination to wander a little further. In Cayman, you will
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share unforgettable experiences with your children such as learning to snorkel
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and even dive among vivid corals that hide shoals of iridescent fish, graceful
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turtles and stern-looking barracuda; playing on a shallow sand bar miles out
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at sea with huge, friendly southern stingrays; or delighting in face-to-face
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encounters with gigantic red-eyed blue iguanas -- distant relatives of the
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dinosaurs, and fortunate to be saved from extinction.
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Imagine the excitement of plunging the depths of the Cayman Wall in a
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submarine, a marvel of technology; skimming the reefs with a real-life
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helicopter stunt pilot whose credentials bear the titles of countless
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Hollywood movies; or exploring cavernous caves by torchlight, home to bats and
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hermit crabs, but once the hiding place for the fabled pirates of the
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Caribbean.
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By night, you will laugh and dance together, carefree and barefoot on the sand
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under the moonlight. Or relax by candlelight, little ones engrossed in a movie
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under the stars, cared for by watchful restaurant staff while you dine on
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produce served straight from the sea to your plate.
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There are few tropical hideaways that are more perfect for a family holiday
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than the Cayman Islands.
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Choose from the swish yet unpretentious Ritz-Carlton on Seven Mile Beach with
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its Ambassadors of the Environment Club: a programme of fantastic adventures
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created by Jean Michel Cousteau that teaches youngsters about the island's
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precious natural resources in a fun, inspiring way.
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Or perhaps, on a much smaller scale but no less stylish, the Caribbean Club, a
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boutique beachfront property of magnificent three-bedroom apartments, where
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every young guest's request is catered for.
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For free spirits seeking true escapism there are 100 or more private villas
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dotted around the other 70 miles of Grand Cayman's undeveloped coastline.
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It would be inexcusable to forget her sister islands, Cayman Brac and the
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blissful coral cay that is Little Cayman -- population just 150 -- which lie a
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40-minute flight away by a 19-seater plane operated by Cayman Airways.
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This is the Caribbean at its wildest, and you won't find it anywhere else.
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Isn't it time you discovered why so many families have made the Cayman Islands
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their paradise home away from home?
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### **WHERE TO STAY IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS**
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Grand Cayman's **Ritz-Carlton** resort covers 144 acres, from the Seven Mile
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Beach to the North Sound on the opposite side of the island. Stay seven nights
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from £1,569 with British Airways. (0844 493 0758).
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The **Sunshine Suites Resort **is renowned for its charm and friendliness. A
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short stroll from Seven Mile Beach, it's ideal for families. Stay seven nights
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with Destinology from £1,049 (0800 634 2856).
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Enjoy seven nights in a three-bedroom suite at the **Caribbean Club** with
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Turquoise Holidays from £1,499, based on a family of four, including flights
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and private transfers (01494 678400). Prices are all per person and include
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flights with BA.
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* For more information visit **[caymanislands.co.uk][2]**
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### [Seven days in heaven][13]
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[![The girls hit the beach in the Cayman Islands...][14] ][13]
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### [A family holiday in paradise][15]
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[![Visit the Cayman Islands to share thrilling experiences with your little
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ones, including diving alongside sea turtles.][16] ][15]
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### [The Cayman Islands in pictures][17]
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at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort.
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Read our guide to the Caribbean's most surprising and enchanting destination.
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Interactive map
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### [Discover the Cayman Islands][25]
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Plot your trip to the Cayman Islands using our interactive map
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[1]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01845/family_1845207b.jpg
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[2]: http://www.caymanislands.co.uk/
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[17]: /sponsored/travel/caymanislands/8373278/The-Cayman-Islands-in-
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pictures.html
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[18]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01845/c16_1845568g.jpg
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/cayman-island-competition.html
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[21]: http://www.caymanislands.co.uk/tour_guide/newsletter_signup.aspx
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[22]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01849/cayman-summary-
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[23]: http://www.e-brochure.org/TELEGRAPH/CAYMAN_ISLANDS
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[24]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01586/CaymanIs_bottompuf_
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[25]: http://www.discovercayman.co.uk/
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[26]: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01849/cayman-
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