CocoCay has replaced Nassau

[Ourusualbeach]

On all of the Oasis class ships CocoCay has replaced Nassau for the 2019/2020 seven day itineraries with the exception of 6 sailings on the Allure.

 

Hopefully it will be a longer port stop than the short times that the Oasis class spent in Nassau.

[volk904]

Bad for Nassau but for me I think I would rather go to Coco now that they will have a dock to guarantee the stop.

 

 

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[mcrcruiser]

Wonder why RCCL made this change ?

 

Does sound like a good switch :)

[OfTheSeasCruiser]

Wonder why RCCL made this change ?

 

Does sound like a good switch :)

Because a stop at CocoCay = more revenue for the cruise line, since it is their private island.

 

And for the added bonus, Nassau is terrible.

[dreadpirate3]

As one of the few cruisers who likes Nassau, I think this will make a lot of people happy.

 

People will still complain, because this is cruise critic. :evilsmile:

[Biker19]

Wonder why RCCL made this change ?

Too many complaints of Nassau on CC.;p

[Merion_Mom]

Bad for Nassau but for me I think I would rather go to Coco now that they will have a dock to guarantee the stop.

 

 

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Having a dock does NOT "guarantee" that the ship will be able to dock. This is one of the problems with all of the brouhaha around the building of this new pier. Yes, it will HELP with the percentage of ships that can visit CocoCay, but it is still on the "windy side" (I am sure that there are cool, official, nautical terms for this) and sometimes high winds, the kind that prevent the tenders from operating, will keep the cruise ship from being able to dock.

 

As one of the few cruisers who likes Nassau, I think this will make a lot of people happy.

 

People will still complain, because this is cruise critic. :evilsmile:

 

The same ship's personnel who told me the above information also assured me that Nassau is VERY popular with the non-whining passengers, i.e., newbies and less-experienced cruisers.

 

:D:cool::halo:

[starfish216]

We just came back from the Anthem cruise that visited Coco Cay and Nassau.

 

At Coco Cay RC will make money on resources they already have there like renting cabanas, floating mats, umbrellas, jet skis etc and excursions. The more these items turn over the more money RC makes, not to mention all the alcohol they will sell.

 

We have been to Coco Cay three times and were the only ship there. Now that the dock is being built I wonder if two ships will be there at the same time.

 

Been to Nassau so many times, last time we were there we went for a long walk and went back to the ship. Done most of the excursions in the past and none of them were worth repeating.

 

Also wondering if this change will effect the amount of dollars a passenger spends on port taxes.

[Pratique]

I am curious how much wind and seas it takes to prevent a 230,000 GT ship from docking.

[Biker19]

I am curious how much wind and seas it takes to prevent a 230,000 GT ship from docking.

I think a 30-40 knot wind was reported in Nassau when some ships couldn't dock there and that is much better sheltered than CocoCay.

[molly361]

How am I going to get my cracked conch fix?[emoji41]

 

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[Biker19]

How am I going to get my cracked conch fix[emoji41]

I doubt there'll be a whole sale desertion of RCI from Nassau - other ships will still go there, especially the 3 day itineraries.

[molly361]

I doubt there'll be a whole sale desertion of RCI from Nassau - other ships will still go there, especially the 3 day itineraries.

 

Oh yeah I forgot about them WHEW!!!!!:halo::halo:

[OCruisers]

:D We had much rather go to CoCo Cay! :D

[Gloworm2]

To quiet all the Nassau haters. I am not one of them. But if this stops the vitriol, I’ll be happy

 

 

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[Pratique]

I think a 30-40 knot wind was reported in Nassau when some ships couldn't dock there and that is much better sheltered than CocoCay.

 

Yeah, I would presume that if the conditions are too bad for an Oasis class ship to dock then its probably not going to be a decent beach day anyway.

[Ourusualbeach]

I've never minded Nassau as long as the stop is for a full day and not until 1 or 2 but I have kids and we enjoy the waterpark at Atlantis. We also enjoy CocoCay more than Labadee so I'm looking forward to the change.

[Mikew0805]

To quiet all the Nassau haters. I am not one of them. But if this stops the vitriol, I’ll be happy

 

 

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I love the stop in Nassau. I have a whole day of peace and quiet on board. ;p

[Mikew0805]

:D We had much rather go to CoCo Cay! :D

 

I love the little island as well. I am hoping this water park that "will eclipse any other water park in the world" will not ruin it.

[c-leg5]

I love the stop in Nassau. I have a whole day of peace and quiet on board. ;p

I am wondering how that happens with all the people who say they never get off in Nassau.

[kalliekae]

Too bad Royal didn't make the change for this month. We have a Nassau stop in 2 weeks and we will be staying on board with quite a few other passengers.

[BillOh]

I'd like Nassau better if they had better excursions available, or would go find some. The conspiracy theorist in me has recently felt that Royal was in collusion with Atlantis to promote their excursions over others. On my 2016 cruise, for months 80% of the excursions shown were Atlantis. I do like diving there using Stuart Cove's. For awhile Royal was not hiring excursion operators who also hired privately or worked with other cruise lines.

[Russ Lomas]

RCCL is most likely doing this to generate more revenue (is there any other reason they make the decisions they do?) By investing in a pier and other facilities in Cococay, they are intending to use it more often. A side benefit to all us cruisers (who whine about stopping in Nassau) is that we will get a port that we will enjoy more. I have never been to Cococay in my 6 RCCL cruises, but have always wanted to go. Due to the new deployment plans, I may finally get to visit Cococay. Now, let's just hope the pricing is somewhat reasonable.

[Sunkissed Mommy]

Disney has a pier at their private island. I don’t know about good side vs bad side that was mentioned earlier in this thread. But they’ve rarely missed Castaway Cay because of the pier there.

 

And like someone else said, if it bad enough to prevent a large ship from docking at the pier you probably don’t want to be on the island anyway!

 

 

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[Ourusualbeach]

Now, let's just hope the pricing is somewhat reasonable.

 

Next your going to say you believe in the upgrade fairy.:D