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Cayman Island Tastes — Rum, Beer, & Cake

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Enjoy locally crafted rum, beer, and the island’s famous rum cake.
On a motor coach, you’ll drive to different destinations to taste the Cayman’s top flavors. Its famed rum cake will be available at the Tortuga Rum Cake Center, followed by a tasting of the main ingredient (rum) at the Seven Fathoms distillery. Here you'll witness traditional West Indian techniques still used to make their premium blends, before going to a local cafe bar for a drink of rum punch. There will also be a stop at the Caybrew Brewery, before being driven back to the port.

Shore Thing Highlights

  • Sample the Cayman Islands's famed rum cake at the Tortuga Rum Cake Center — which also has great souvenirs (and cake) you can purchase

  • Seven Fathoms uses organic cane sugar grown the island’s East End, Christian Carl copper pots, and traditional West Indian distillation techniques

  • American white oak bourbon casks house the hand-crafted rum in a top secret location anchored at 42ft/12.8m deep (aka seven fathoms)

  • Enjoy a beverage at a local bar and cafe

  • Visit Caybrew (Cayman Island Brewery) where you will sample locally brewed beers

Need to know

  • Sailors should expect long periods of walking and standing

  • Sailors should advise of any dietary restrictions or allergies in advance of the experience

  • There will be multiple stops with approximate drive times of 10 to 25-minutes in between each destination

  • Sailors should be at the tender pick up/drop off site 15 minutes prior to their scheduled time

  • Sailors on Shore Things do not need to book a tender — visit the Sailor App to review meeting time/locations

  • Approximately 20-minute tender ride to and from the ship

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