The Cayman Islands has a chance to shine next week.
We’ve seen efforts being made all over Grand Cayman in the past few weeks to spruce up and tidy up.
In North Side old empty rum barrels lined with trash cans have been strategically placed all over the district for people to put their trash in instead of plopping it on the roadsides.
Workers have been busy erecting lovely fountains at the entrance of Frank Sound Road.
In Bodden Town the beautification committee has been hard at work ridding that community of trash and debris.
And in George Town workers could be seen in the wee, dark hours of Friday morning picking up trash along the roadside.
All last week Cayman 27 dedicated a portion of its Daybreak show to focus on litter in all of the districts.
Thanks to everyone who pitched in to clean up.
We’ve got one day left before the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Conference kicks in.
That means we’ve got one more day to take a look around at our individual surroundings and ensure that we are in fact putting our best face forward when it comes to clean yards and sidewalks – both at home and at the job site.
We all have a stake in the conference and in cruise tourism itself.
Close to 2 million people visit Grand Cayman each year as part of a cruise itinerary.
Those 2 million people pump $186 million into our economy each year.
No matter what business you are involved in on Grand Cayman, you’re paycheque contains some portion of the money that cruising tourists leave behind.
We are all influenced by tourism, and especially cruise tourism.
And we are all ambassadors for the Cayman Islands when approached by cruise visitors who may want to question us about our culture or heritage or just merely ask us where something is.
The way we treat cruise tourists very easily translates into their decision to come back to the Cayman Islands as a stayover guests or ignore us when making future vacation plans.
And if they have a bad experience here, they will no doubt go home and tell just about everyone they know about it, thereby negatively influencing potential guests.
So take a look around. If you see something out of kilter, right it.
We’ll have more than 1,000 people here for the next few days; people who are the movers and shakers in the cruise tourism business.
Let’s shine.
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