Royal Palms and Sea Grape Beach have some advantages and disadvantages. Both places are worth a visit depending on your budget and the activities you want to try
Choosing the right beach in the Cayman Islands is important; a place that has good drinks and a small crowd is generally a good choice. Location is also important; you should pick a beach that has places to sit in the shade or a beach that offers umbrellas. Royal Palms and Sea Grape Beach offer some of these things; however, each beach is unique, so picking the best one really depends on how you want to spend your day.
Royal Palms in the Cayman Islands is a top class beach, but it gets crowded depending on the time of the year. If you want to kick your feet up, read a good book, and listen to the ocean waves, do not visit this beach during spring break. When spring arrives, this beach gets tons of college students and party people who like to play music, dance, and have a good time. This will totally ruin your relaxing quiet day on the beach reading your book. If you want to experience a peaceful day on this beach, try visiting during late summer, but if you like to party during the spring, Royal Palms is a great place to go.
This beach has excellent drinks, but they are quite expensive; a single beer costs $5.99. The food is also pricey, you may find yourself staring at the food while at the vendor stands rather than buying something. If you have the cash to spend, you will enjoy the beach’s food and drinks, so if you plan to party, and then eat and drink afterwards, start saving your money in advance. Besides the expensive food and drinks, the beach does offer free chairs, which is great because you will not have to use towels to sit on the hot sand.
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The beach area is beautiful, but there are no areas with shade, so you will need an umbrella, which is not free; it costs $10.00 to rent one. The beach also has rocks and pebbles in a few places so be cautious if you plan to walk around without shoes. Overall, Royal Palms Beach in the Cayman Islands is a nice choice; just save your cash if you plan to buy food or drinks.
Sea Grape Beach is much sandier than Royal Palms, so it is a better choice if you want to walk around shoeless. More sand also makes this an idea place for small kids; more sand means your kids can make more castles. Another great thing about this Cayman Island’s beach is that it offers a few places that provide plenty of shade, so you may not need an umbrella.
There are some negative things about this beach as well, mainly dealing with its size and the available services. Sea Grape Beach is narrow, so if you plan to play a game of football, you will not have a lot of space to run great plays. After playing any kind of sport, you may want something to drink; you can visit the bar, but sometimes the staff makes customers wait 20 minutes for service. Besides these problems, Sea Grape Beach is still worth a visit a least once while you are in the Cayman Islands.
Royal Palms and Sea Grape Beach are nice places to spend your time while you are in the Cayman Islands. Choose Royal Palms if you like crowds, drinks, and food, and pick Sea Grape if you prefer more sand and basic family fun.
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