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See Grand Cayman Underwater
— without getting Wet.

Diving and snorkeling are the way to enjoy Grand Cayman underwater but what if you don’t dive? 

Don’t worry! There are a two ways to enjoy underwater in Grand Cayman without even getting wet, the Atlantis submarine and semi-sub observatory.

I particularly like these two viewing platforms because I hate having to put cold, wet, rubbery plastic air tubes in my mouth:-)

There are also a couple of alternate options that avoid the air tube unpleasantness but do bring you closer to getting wet.

Glass Bottom Boat

Atlantis Adventures’ semi-submersible is the brightest and airiest way to see Grand Cayman undersea — the reefs, wrecks, and reef fish — because you don’t even leave the surface.

It’s like a glass-bottom boat only the glass is in the sides of the hull instead of the floor. The seating is comfortable, the viewing windows a good size and, if you’re the nervous kind, you can go on deck to see where you are.

The Atlantis Adventures boat circles a reef or, in our case, the Cali wreck, and you see fish, lots of fish, particularly when a crew member jumps into the sea with food for them. We saw Parrotfish, Sergeant Majors, Damselfish, and too many others to remember. 

See also their submarine at Cayman Submarine.

Grand Cayman underwater sea life

Parrot fish, like this one, make 60% of the sand on Caribbean beaches. Natural erosion by waves and wind makes only the other 40%.

Parrot fish eat coral; i.e. the small living creature that makes itself the protective shell we call coral. Parrot fishes have a strong ‘beak’, hence the name, which they use to bite chunks off the reef before chewing and swallowing the food and shell. The shell is ground up inside the fish before being excreted as sand.

Remember that next time you feel like lying on a Caribbean beach. 

Getting closer to the action

Two other ways to see Cayman’s underwater world are:

Bubble Sub’, a really unique two-passenger private submarine, find them at, appropriately enough, www.bubblesub.com or (345) 916-3483,

Sea Trek, which provides what looks like a high-tech old-fashioned diver’s helmet fed with air from the surface. You just walk out under the water. Call them at:(345) 949-0008 or 926-0008 for reservations. NOTE: Just so no one sues me — this one does get you wet:-) 

Another way to see Grand Cayman from the water, without getting wet, is kayaking.

For more pictures, visit our page of Underwater Pictures or Underwater Photography


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