when staying on the Queen Mary

1. Arrive early. The hotel restaurant and bar both close early, and are both worth a visit.


2. Dedicate a few hours to explore the ship and also your room, there are all sorts of interesting nooks and crannies in both.


3. If you are staying at the QM because you're taking a Carnival Cruise, you can walk from one to the other, especially if you arrange the "Queen Mary early check in" with Carnival.

...for enjoying a cruise port stop in the Cayman Islands

1. Book a "stingray tour". Reserve well in advance, for early in the day.


2. Remember that restaurants and stores show everything priced in CI$, which are always worth just slightly more than US$. So as an American you'll pay a little more than the price shown.


3. Don't forget to buy rum cakes. Lots of rum cakes. Lots.
   

...for enjoying a cruise port stop in Montego Bay, legally.

1. Bypass the shopping.


2. If your boat is staying more than a few hours, get a $5 taxi to Sunset Beach Resort, and an all-inclusive daypass for $20.


3. If all else fails, be a tourist and just hang out at Buffet's Margaritaville.