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Eco-Friendly Home Swaps You Can Make in Cayman
From the kitchen to the bathroom, discover easy product swaps you can find right here in Cayman that help cut waste and protect our environment.
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Cayman Compass
2025 Year in Review: Cruise at a crossroads and a bet on stayover tourism
The Cayman Islands’ tourism industry ended 2025 pulled in two very different directions. Air arrivals held their ground and even edged upward, supported by expanded airlift, new routes and a major global marketing push. Cruise tourism, by contrast, suffered one of its most difficult years on record, dragging down overall visitation figures and forcing a broader reckoning about the future shape of the sector.
Through October, total visitation was down 2.1% year-to-date, but that headline number masked a widening gap between the two pillars of the industry. Stayover arrivals rose 2.1% compared with the same period in 2024, while cruise arrivals fell 3.8%, reflecting fewer ship calls and sustained monthly declines.
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