This Caribbean Island Is Getting Its Nonstop Flight From Denver Back, Just in Time for Christmas

Cayman Airways resumes Saturday flights to Grand Cayman on Dec. 19, putting Seven Mile Beach, Stingray City and Rum Point a four-and-a-half-hour flight from Colorado.

You can leave Denver just after lunch on a Saturday and be in Grand Cayman in time for dinner. The next morning, you can be on Seven Mile Beach, walking the sand before the beach chairs fill up or taking your first swim of the week.

Cayman Airways is bringing back its seasonal nonstop service between Denver and Grand Cayman on Saturday, Dec. 19. The airline will fly once a week in each direction, with a schedule that lets you spend Christmas on the island and fly home the following day. The first two southbound departures are Dec. 19 and Dec. 26.

The Denver–Grand Cayman Flight Schedule

Cayman Airways Flight 441 departs Denver International Airport at 12:40 p.m. and arrives at Owen Roberts International Airport at 7:10 p.m. through March 13. The flight takes four hours and 30 minutes. In the other direction, Flight 440 leaves Grand Cayman at 8:30 a.m. and lands in Denver at 11:20 a.m. All times are local.

Beginning March 20, the Denver departure moves to 1:40 p.m. local time, with the same 7:10 p.m. arrival in Grand Cayman. The return flight continues to leave the island at 8:30 a.m., arriving in Denver at 12:20 p.m.

Cayman Airways first introduced the Denver route in 2019. The Saturday schedule is best suited to a seven-night stay. If you have only a few days, you can take the nonstop one way and connect on the other leg.

Where to Stay on Seven Mile Beach

Seven Mile Beach is the easiest base for a first visit. You can spend the morning in the water and go out for dinner in Camana Bay, where restaurants and shops cluster around a walkable waterfront. After a Saturday evening arrival, you can save the rental car for the days you want to explore the rest of the island.

At the northern end of the beach corridor, the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa is the choice if you want to spend most of the week right on the sand. Next door, Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman is a short walk from the water and has a rooftop lounge and an exhibition kitchen called Rasa. You can spend the afternoon at the beach and head upstairs for a drink with a view of the coast.

Farther south, the Hampton by Hilton Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach is our pick for value. It’s about a two-minute walk from the beach, with breakfast included and free parking. It’s a good fit if you plan to spend several days diving or driving around the island and want a hotel within walking distance of both the sand and Camana Bay.

Two Days Away From the Resort

Give one morning to the North Sound. At Stingray City, boats take you out to a shallow sandbar where southern stingrays swim through waist-deep water. If you’re coming to dive, set aside a separate morning for the Kittiwake, a former U.S. Navy submarine rescue ship sunk off West Bay. You can spend the rest of that day on Seven Mile Beach without having to cross the island.

Save another day for the North Side. Start at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, then head to Rum Point for a swim and a frozen Mudslide at the beach bar. The water is shallow, and it’s worth leaving the afternoon open if you’re traveling with children who want to stay in it. If you want to linger into the evening, continue to Cayman Kai for dinner Upstairs at Kaibo, where the Rare Rum Bar has bottles you’ll seldom see on a resort cocktail menu.

Keep Friday close to your hotel. It’s a good day for one more long swim and a waterfront dinner, especially with an 8:30 a.m. flight home. If you’re on the Dec. 19 departure, that last full day on Seven Mile Beach is Christmas Day.