Is it really necessary to pre-book Princess Cays "toys"??

[racepoint]

Got our cruise documents recently for our upcoming cruise on CB in April. Amongst these materials are shore excursion reservation forms, including reservations for kayaks, floats, etc. for Princess Cays. I wouldn't mind to pre-reserve, but you have to pick EXACTLY what time you want to use the equipment (i.e 10:15-10:45 a.m., 10:45-11:15 a.m.) I just don't want to deal with that sort of structure on my vacation. My question is: Is this stuff usually available on a walk-up basis, or will I find that it will be all "sold out" if I don't pre-reserve?

[melgray13]

You might want to check things out on the cruise personalizer. We are going in May and a lot of stuff is selling out.

[KariB]

We were on the Star in November. It looked like the "toys" were sold out, however they were never really full. I think it would have been better to not reserve anything and just see what was available. When we got to the Cays, it was a mess. The tenders were late (by 3 hours!), the kids wanted to play on the beach, but I'd already paid for toys. It was a fun time, but I'd say make no committed plans, it would be more relaxing as well!

[rjack22]

I prereserved a float mat on Princess Cays. But that was for the whole day...no time slots.

 

I also took a Banana Boat ride which I did not reserve in advance. No waiting. I just showed my cruise card and got right on.