Cayman Islands Plan to Reopen Fully in January 2022
byDaniel McCarthy/
The Cayman Island Department of Tourism on Monday revealed its five-phase plan for the safe return of tourism that could see the destination fully reopen by January 2022.
The Cayman Islands, one of the premier Caribbean destinations that includes Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, has been closed since March 2020, but the new plan could see inbound restrictions starting to ease in August, though a full reopening isn’t expected to happen until 2022.
That includes cruise travel, which isn’t part of any of the five phases that the Cayman Islands is planning—under the plan, cruise guests will not be welcomed in until the island fully reopens in January 2022.
Here is what the plan looks like:
Phase 1 – June 2021 – the current phase for the Cayman Islands allows for fully vaccinated and securely verified travelers to come into the Cayman Islands with a mandatory five-day quarantine. Unvaccinated travelers would still be subject to a 14-day quarantine.
第2阶段 - 8月9日 - 将删除一些旅行限制,包括去除GPS监控。所有入站游客仍然必须通过Travel Cayman Portal申请进入。
Phase 3 – Sept. 9 – as long as the Cayman Islands hits its 80% on-island vaccination status, starting on Sept. 9, a “limited” number of vaccinated tourists will be again welcomed in. Cruises will still be prohibited and all inbound travelers will have to apply via the destination portal.
阶段4 - 10月14日检疫要求uirements will be removed for all fully vaccinated tourists, while unvaccinated tourists will still need to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon approval. All travelers will still need to be verified via the Travel Cayman Portal.
Phase 5 – Nov. 18 – unvaccinated children will again be welcomed in without quarantine, as long as they are traveling with an adult, vaccinated traveler.
After that, starting on Jan. 27, all travelers will again be welcomed in without quarantine travel restrictions, including cruise travel.
While the destination’s plan to reopen is slower than some of its peers, the Minister for Tourism and Transport, Hon. Kenneth Bryan, said that the plan was built in a deliberate way to ensure a safe return.
“自2020年3月以来,开曼群岛一直在努力保护我们的人民和游客;从快速和广泛的测试中,投资开曼纳人的劳动力以及实施分阶段的战略,以将我们的海岸安全地重新开放给寻求奢侈品的游客,健康,健康在所有决定中,我们社区的安全至关重要。”他说。
“Our guests will appreciate the impactful developments and enhancements we've made to the destination – surely proving that Cayman is worth the wait."