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Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM

Cayman Islands Travel Advisory

Warning Level Icon Travelling Cayman Islands is (relatively) safe

Local Situation: 2.5 / 5

Travelling Cayman Islands is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 2 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 2.5 / 5

This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.

Current informationen on Covid-19 in Cayman Islands

There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Cayman Islands. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).

There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Cayman Islands.

Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu

Advice scoring history for Cayman Islands

Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Cayman Islands.

Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.

Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.

Rating Details (single travel warnings)

These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Cayman Islands from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.5 out of 5.0.

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: Canada

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Warning Level Icon Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: New Zealand

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If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.

Source: https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/cayman-islands

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: United States

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Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in the Cayman Islands. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to the Cayman

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/cayman-islands-travel-advisory.html

Individual rating changes for Cayman Islands

This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Cayman Islands. Most recent events first.

Changes from July 3rd 2024

The total rating for Cayman Islands changed from 2.5 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The Canadian government issued a new warning for Cayman Islands with a rating of 4.0.

Changes from August 7th 2020

The total rating for Cayman Islands changed from 3.0 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The United States government increased their existing warning for Cayman Islands to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).

Changes from March 22nd 2020

The total rating for Cayman Islands changed from 2.5 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The Canadian government issued a new warning for Cayman Islands with a rating of 4.0.

Changes from March 17th 2020

The total rating for Cayman Islands changed from 1.0 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:

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The Irish government increased their existing warning for Cayman Islands to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).

Changes from September 25th 2019

The total rating for Cayman Islands changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The United States government issued a new warning for Cayman Islands with a rating of 1.0.

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The Irish government issued a new warning for Cayman Islands with a rating of 1.0.

About Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands with its capital George Town is a country in North America (Caribbean), 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC (262 km²). The country is located Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica. The climate can be described as tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April). The landscape is low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs. With a population of less than a million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Topic Value
Capital George Town
Population less than one million
Size 262 km²
Size comparable to 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Common languages English
Currency Dollar (short: KYD)
Common voltage (electricity) 120V - 60Hz
Used GSM Frequencies 1800
International phone prefix +1-345
Internet Top Level Domain .ky
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 KY
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 CYM
Countrycode: ISO Numeric 136

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Cayman Islands is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

  • drinking water supplies are met by reverse osmosis desalination plants
  • no natural freshwater resources

Natural hazzards

  • hurricanes (July to November)

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Cayman Islands. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

  1. banking
  2. construction
  3. construction materials
  4. finance
  5. furniture
  6. insurance
  7. tourism

Agriculture products

  1. fruit
  2. livestock
  3. turtle farming
  4. vegetables

Caymanian Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Cayman Islands.

Export products

  1. manufactured consumer goods
  2. turtle products

Import products

  1. foodstuffs
  2. fuels
  3. manufactured goods

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Cayman Islands?

Cayman Islands is currently rated at 2,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 2 official sources. Travelling Cayman Islands is (relatively) safe.

Is it safe to travel Cayman Islands in 2024?

You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Cayman Islands.

How many travel advisories do you know for Cayman Islands?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 2 individual sources for Cayman Islands.

What is the current Corona virus situation in Cayman Islands?

There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Cayman Islands. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Cayman Islands.

What is the size of Cayman Islands?

Cayman Islands has a size of 262 km² or 101 mi² which is 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.