Coco cay and Nassau

Cruising in August. We will have a 2,4, and 12 year old with us (myself and hubs). Never been to the Bahamas. Any tips on what to do with the kids? I've seen something about the glass bottom boat tours. Also was thinking of getting a Bungalow on Coco Cay. Any other tips? Thanks so much in advance!

Subscribing. We're also coming with kids in August at same stops.

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Cruising in August. We will have a 2,4, and 12 year old with us (myself and hubs). Never been to the Bahamas. Any tips on what to do with the kids? I've seen something about the glass bottom boat tours. Also was thinking of getting a Bungalow on Coco Cay. Any other tips? Thanks so much in advance!

If you are looking for something to do OTHER than a beach, go to Ardastra Zoo. http://ardastra.com/. Guaranteed the kids will love it.

It is not a big zoo, but many small animals just roam around and your kids will love when they let them feed the parrots and then watch and join in on the Parade of the Flamingo's. You can take a #10 bus there or a taxi. Figure about 2 hours for the zoo, but it is not that expensive and again, the kids will love it.

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Cheers

Len

Blue lagoon in Nassau and a bungalow in cococay, that’s what we do with our kids and they have a great time

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We went in November of 2016 with a group of 10 that included 5 kids ages 6-19.

In Coco Cay, we didn't bother with a bungalow, we just grabbed chairs and either relaxed or the more adventurous folks in our group (that would be me and the older kids, haha) toured the "shipwrecks" (fake ships and small sunken airplanes) with snorkel gear, rented cheaply on the island. There are some closer ones and some pretty far out, so you don't have to swim for miles if you don't want to.

In Nassau, we had a TON of fun with a scavenger hunt run by Islandz Tours.

http://islandztours.com/tours-booking/ncs-scavenger-hunt/

It was a really inexpensive and fun way to see Nassau. I had a lot of conversations with the tour operator beforehand about safety, and at no time did we feel unsafe. We saw so much more of the city than I ever expected, and it was all done by lunchtime so we still had time to go back to the boat and eat and then poke around the waterfront afterwards. The kids had a blast finding the locations and doing the "extra credit" activities (one of them was to take a picture hugging a policeman, lol), we had a breathtaking view from the old fort, we stopped for refreshments as needed, and the locals seemed to be aware of the scavenger hunt and were very helpful to us. At the end, the winning team got a HUGE bag of "swag" including a bottle of local vodka, tee shirts, candies, etc. It was the highlight of our trip and I highly recommend it.

Blue lagoon is horrible, dirty sand and staff untrustworthy. We were there last week and regret the lost time and money.

We rented a cabana at Coco Cay and it was awesome, semiprivate beach, special lunch, steak and shrimp and everything was delicious. Well worth the money but only accommodates 6, we had a party of 10 and rented 2 cabanas.

Blue lagoon is horrible, dirty sand and staff untrustworthy. We were there last week and regret the lost time and money.

We rented a cabana at Coco Cay and it was awesome, semiprivate beach, special lunch, steak and shrimp and everything was delicious. Well worth the money but only accommodates 6, we had a party of 10 and rented 2 cabanas.

Do you have the number layout of the Cabanas. Looks like there are 7 front row and 7 on the back row. Not knowing if they start Left to right or right to left. #1 cabana being farthest from the entrances or #1 being at the entrance.

Do you have the number layout of the Cabanas. Looks like there are 7 front row and 7 on the back row. Not knowing if they start Left to right or right to left. #1 cabana being farthest from the entrances or #1 being at the entrance.

We had cabana 4&5 and had great view, this is 2nd row but they are staggered. Food was upgraded and wonderful!

Have fun:cool:

We had cabana 4&5 and had great view, this is 2nd row but they are staggered. Food was upgraded and wonderful!

Have fun:cool:

Thank You :)

Does anyone have a recent price for the new cabanas in CocoCay? I'm seeing ocean view deluxe cabanas in my cruise planner for $309.00 but, can only be reserved on the ship.

Thanks!

Does anyone have a recent price for the new cabanas in CocoCay? I'm seeing ocean view deluxe cabanas in my cruise planner for $309.00 but, can only be reserved on the ship.

 

Thanks!

We paid $369.00 last month. They were very nice and worth every penny.

Have fun!

When you get a cabana is it price per person or just 1 rental for the cabana?

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When you get a cabana is it price per person or just 1 rental for the cabana?

 

 

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What NCL quotes you is the total price for the cabana, not pp