Cremation and ashes transport

Cremation in the Cayman Islands and bringing ashes home

Cremation is available in the Cayman Islands. Ashes may be repatriated to the UK. This page sets out what Cayman Islands requires, and what to check before you decide.

Send an enquiry Full repatriation guide for the Cayman Islands

Cremation in the Cayman Islands

Can you cremate someone in the Cayman Islands?

Cremation is available in the Cayman Islands. Ashes may be repatriated to the UK.

Religious context: Predominantly Protestant Christian. United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is the largest denomination.

Weighing cremation abroad against bringing your loved one home intact? How families decide between the two.

Who must release the body

General Registry (Civil Registration, Cayman Islands Government); Royal Cayman Islands Police Service

Documentation language

English

Airline guidance

Can you carry ashes on the flight home?

Routing out of the Cayman Islands: Owen Roberts Airport (GCM) has direct American Airlines and Cayman Airways service to Miami (MIA) and British Airways/Cayman Airways to London Gatwick (LGW). Direct UK routing available.

Departure airports: GCM (Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman), CYB (Gerrard Smith Airport, Cayman Brac)

Airline rules that apply on any route.

What affects the cost from the Cayman Islands

We do not publish a figure, because it turns on the specifics of the case. For Cayman Islands the things that move it are:

Distance from where the death happened to the nearest crematorium
Whether General Registry (Civil Registration, Cayman Islands Government); Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has to release the case first
Translation, since documentation is in English
Routing home. Owen Roberts Airport (GCM) has direct American Airlines and Cayman Airways service to Miami (MIA) and British Airways/Cayman Airways to London Gatwick (LGW). Direct UK routing available.
Whether you carry the ashes yourself or need them shipped

Considering full repatriation instead?

Some families decide they want their loved one brought home intact. The full Cayman Islands guide sets out that process.

Full repatriation guide for the Cayman Islands

First steps guide

What to do if someone dies in the Cayman Islands

The step-by-step first response guide covers the first 24 hours in the Cayman Islands.

Sources: FCDO: death abroad · FCDO travel advice · Repatriation from the Cayman Islands

Talk to us about cremation in the Cayman Islands

We deal with General Registry (Civil Registration, Cayman Islands Government); Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and the local funeral directors directly. Tell us what has happened and we will take it from there.