WHEN Craig Brown and his family went snorkeling in the crystal-blue waters off Grand Cayman in early October, they spotted darting clownfish, red snappers and a beady-eyed flounder among the island's famous coral reefs.

On the north shore at Rum Point, reggae music blasted, and snorkelers took a break from the crystal-blue waters to slurp fast-melting daiquiris outside the Wreck Bar.

The moonlight and a sheen of phosphorescence illuminating the crystal-blue water revealed the ugly snout of a moray eel.

It also has natural springs with crystal-blue waters.

There are miles of deserted beaches, crystal-blue waters with excellent and uncharted diving, jagged rock formations and lush rainforests.

Restless and dissatisfied, Will dreams of shipbuilding and sailing on crystal-blue waters.

The new resorts are clustered along Alona Beach, a spit of sparkling white sand surrounded by crystal-blue waters and a colorful coral shelf.

Its white-sand beaches and crystal-blue water makes Pagudpud a haven for tourists.

Club Med Beach is arguably the most beautiful, with pink-hued sands hemmed by crystal-blue water.

Discover powdery shores lapped by crystal-blue waters - this is beachside bliss.