Very nice - clear, succinct, and useful - but you should also add the Ferry to the list; it runs between Camana Bay and Kaibo Yacht Club.
The reason we didn't add this is their schedule doesn't work well for our customers or boats. Also the ferry brings you to Camana Bay, which still means you need to transit up to West Bay. While it is a means to get back and forth to rum point, we felt it was better suited to SMB tourists who wanted to see Rum Point for the day, or those on the east end who wanted to see Camana Bay.
Great write-up. One minor correction, the driver permit is 16 CI ($20.00), and is good for 6 months, as I recall.
Yeah we neglected to write CI on that, but yes this is correct.
you won't need a permit if you have an international drivers license.
This is an interesting discussion point. It is listed on Cayman New Resident that they will accept 'international driver's licenses' but our own research has indicated this is not true. There's no provision for international licenses in the Cayman Department of Vehicle & Drivers Licensing. This is because there is no such thing as an 'international divers license.' The FTC has an interesting article on this:
International Driver's License Scams
There are many companies and services that sell 'international licenses' to anyone, without any due diligence into the person, most of these companies are scams.
The rental agencies may try to strong arm you into buying insurance, and your personal car insurance from back home is probably not valid internationally (check) but your credit car insurance may cover everything except liability so you may not need the full packet of insurance options.
This is true, not just of the Cayman Islands, but anywhere you rent a car. What they try to say here, is your US-issued insurance will not cover you abroad, or in the Cayman Islands. Worth noting, some carriers will not cover you, but others will.
A car rental company here tried this with me every year I rented a car, despite having a copy of an email on my phone from my own insurance provider saying they would in fact cover me.