Cinderella's Castle

Cinderella's Castle is a shallow reef site on the East End of Grand Cayman, in Collier's Bay, just offshore from a resort. The mooring pin sits in 7 m (23 ft) and the maximum depth is 18 m (60 ft), so it suits divers of all experience levels.

The terrain is a network of shallow open caverns formed by old rock, with passageways, pillars and window openings that make a maze of interconnected rooms. Light shafts come down through chimney ceilings into the rooms. Lace corals hang throughout, and Elkhorn corals grow along the top of the reef.

Look below the Elkhorn corals for juvenile Yellowtail Damselfish. The young fish have not yet developed their yellow tails, and their bodies are covered in tiny bright blue spots that seem to glow in the sunlit shallows. Tropical fish fill the passageways and rooms. The site is not suited to snorkelling and needs no dive permit.