Grand Cayman Island

Guide to diving Grand Cayman Island in Cayman Islands

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Grand Cayman Island in Cayman Islands.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Cayman Islands liveaboard diving Grand Cayman Island. You can easily book the Cayman Aggressor IV liveaboard, scoring 9.0/10, using this link.

1 Countries
13 Dive sites
1 Liveaboards
75 Creatures

Sea creatures found in Grand Cayman Island

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Grand Cayman Island, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Grand Cayman Island

Cayman Aggressor IV Liveaboard

West Bay top sea creatures: Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Southern stingrays, Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Tarpon, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Queen angelfish, Stoplight parrotfish, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Soft corals, Hard coral, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Silversides, Barracuda, Squid, Spiny lobsters, Spotted drums, Flamingo tongue cowries, Arrow crabs, Jacks (Jackfish), Octopus, Spiny Porcupinefish (Balloonfish), Sea sponges, Elephant ear sponges
East End top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Reef fish, Jacks (Jackfish), Barracuda, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Tarpon, Lettuce sea slugs, Flamingo tongue cowries, Sea Fans, Soft corals, Hard coral, Pipefish, Nudibranchs, Spiny lobsters, Crabs, Arrow crabs, Coral crabs, Glassy Sweepers, Filefish
Stingray City top sea creatures: Southern stingrays, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Reef fish, Sergeant majors, Parrotfish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Yellowtail fusiliers, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Sea urchins, Starfish
Grand Cayman top sea creatures: Southern stingrays, Loggerhead turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Reef fish, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Tarpon, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Spiny Porcupinefish (Balloonfish), Spotted drums, Flamingo tongue cowries, Lettuce sea slugs, Spiny lobsters, Silversides, Octopus, Hard coral, Soft corals
Bonnies Arch (crocodile statue) top sea creatures: Tarpon, Horse-eye jack, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Spotted eagle rays, Stingrays, Lobsters, Crabs, Spotted drums, Trunkfish, Angelfish, French angelfish, Groupers, Cleaner Shrimp, Gobies, Nudibranchs, Flamingo tongue cowries, Soft corals, Sea sponges, Barrel sponges, Tube sponges, Branching vase sponges
Trinity Caves top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Tarpon, Silversides, Blue tangs, Moray eels, Spotted moray eels, Spiny lobsters, Nurse sharks, Anemones, Sea sponges, Crabs, Shrimp, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Soft corals, Hard coral
Big Tunnels top sea creatures: Tarpon, Spotted eagle rays, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Spiny lobsters, Silversides, Reef fish, Soft corals, Hard coral, Horse-eye jack, Angelfish, Gray angelfish, Moray eels, Spotted moray eels, Pufferfish, Banded coral shrimp
North Wall top sea creatures: Spotted eagle rays, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Tarpon, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Barracuda, Great barracuda (Giant barracuda), Jacks (Jackfish), Horse-eye jack, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Butterflyfish, Surgeonfish, Spotted drums, Lobsters, Spiny lobsters, Flamingo tongue cowries, Sea Fans, Silversides, Soft corals, Hard coral
USS Kittiwake Wreck top sea creatures: Reef fish, Horse-eye jack, Bermuda chub, Bluestriped grunts, Tarpon, Barracuda, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Arrow crabs, Spiny lobsters, Shrimp, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Silversides, Caribbean reef sharks
Oro Verde top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Southern stingrays, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Barracuda, Horse-eye jack, Snappers, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, French angelfish, Grunts, Goatfish, Spiny lobsters, Arrow crabs, Anemones, Sea sponges, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Soft corals, Hard coral
Doc Poulson Wreck top sea creatures: Moray eels, Groupers, Blue tangs, Angelfish, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle
Babylon top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Barracuda, Reef fish, Barrel sponges, Sea Fans, Black coral trees, Soft corals, Hard coral, Tube sponges, Pink Tip Anemones
George Town (Mermaid Statue) top sea creatures: Southern stingrays, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Tarpon, Silversides, Parrotfish, Rainbow parrotfish, Jackson parrotfish, Barracuda, Reef fish, Grunts, Snappers, Horse-eye jack, Great barracuda (Giant barracuda), Angelfish, French angelfish, Butterflyfish, Moray eels, Green moray eels, Octopus, Cleaner Shrimp, Slipper lobsters, Arrow crabs, Nudibranchs, Soft corals, Hard coral

Top liveaboards diving Grand Cayman Island

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Grand Cayman Island.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Cayman Aggressor IV Liveaboard: 67%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Cayman Aggressor IV Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 67%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Cayman Aggressor IV liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Cayman Aggressor IV liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:9/10] + [Boat:5/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 32/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Cayman Aggressor IV liveaboard is calculated as 32/60 = 67% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .