I went on a Celebrity Cruise on November 7, 2005. I did the Stingray City tour in the morning with Soto Cruise. BEST THING TO DO ON GRAND CAYMAN.

Later in the afternoon, my husband and I and two other couples negotiated a tour of the island with one of the local tour companies advertising on the pier when we disembarked the cruise ship. The tour guide wanted $20 per person. We offered $10. She accepted. We went to Hell, the Rum Factory, Turtle Farm, and stopped by the gingerbread house, 7-mile beach,and the govenor's house.

For $10, Hell was worth seeing. I mailed a postcard. Our tour guide left us in Hell, and went down the road to pick up her pregnant daughter because the daughter had a doctor's appointment. A thought in everyone's mind was maybe we were left in Hell.

She did return and pick us up. I think if I had spent the $99 the cruise was charging for the tour and Stingray city, I would have been disappointed.

Instead my whole day cost $45 and I feel like I saw a great deal of the island. Also I was able to go to the rum factory...have a few shots, try some cakes, and buy several cakes as gifts.

Hell is nice to see but not necessarily a must on the excursion agenda. I put above average because it was a fun, quirky, out-of-the way place to visit but I don't think I would invest a lot of time or money in trying to see Hell.

If you have to make choices, Stingray city is worth the time and the money.