JKEJGUIL Posted January 8, 2009 #1 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I am looking at going on the 2 day cruise with the only port being Cococay. I would love to hear peoples thoughts on this private island. Wondering if it is worth going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuliplvr Posted January 8, 2009 #2 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I absolutely love CocoCay... it's a beautiful place.. nice beach bbq.. had a blast para-sailing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_n_Sara Posted January 8, 2009 #3 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Amazing snorkel opportunities. Go out by the plane. We saw more no that free snorkel than we have seen in most of our others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxAllieGrl Posted January 8, 2009 #4 Share Posted January 8, 2009 It's a nice stop. Pretty beaches, great water for swimming/snorkeling. The BBQ lunch was pretty good too. My brother did the wave runner tour and had a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphakitty Posted January 8, 2009 #5 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Absolutely worth the trip. I loved Coco Cay. It's a beautiful little slice of paradise. Just a great beach day to play or snorkel or laze about doing nothing. Snorkeling was pretty good....the plane has lots of fish and the area in front of that to the left is good too. Your chairs are waiting. :D Prefer shade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted January 8, 2009 #6 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I'd just as soon go there than to any other port! I go for the beaches, and Coco Cay is a wonderful beach day!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood34711 Posted January 8, 2009 #7 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Keep in mind, it's a tender port, so if there is always a chance weather can prevent making the port. That happened to us, and we were very disappointed. We hope to try again this summer. It looks soo wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwisconsin Posted January 8, 2009 #8 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Coco Cay is awesome. So far it is our favorite stop when cruising. There are a ton of people from Cruise Critic on the 2-Day Navigator Roll Call for this month. That should give you an idea how much we all love Coco Cay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinn Posted January 8, 2009 #9 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Only time I went was the absolute best. I would take that over a port that I have seen before anytime. We were in the water on the floats when the waiters came into the water with drinks on a tray. It doesn't get any better than that! The B-B-Q was tops, the music and limbo a blast. I say go for it. I know I am.... I'll be there in 2 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt6631 Posted January 8, 2009 #10 Share Posted January 8, 2009 It is absolutely beautiful and we would head there again in a heartbeat. My DH did lots of snorkelling and saw tons of fish and 7 huge rays swimming below him. We took a walk over to Wanderer's beach and it felt like we were on a deserted island :) We saw a ton of starfish in the most gorgeous colours (without needing any snorkelling stuff) and saw a shark just off the shore (about 100-150 feet away) which was about 4-5 feet long. Just amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loucat Posted January 8, 2009 #11 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Consider when you want to be there. We have been there is September and the water is warm. We were just there for New Years and the water temp was 75 degrees. Few people were snorkeling. We also had a rain storm come up (this is not the season for such things) and we went back to the ship before the deluge. It is a great place, but so weather dependent. It has a similar weather pattern to South Florida where we live.Do you have other options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpeeps Posted January 8, 2009 #12 Share Posted January 8, 2009 It is my favorite place to stop. Have been there 3 times....we have been lucky and not missed it any of the times we were on the cruises to stop there! There is alot to do there or you can just relax and do nothing at all! We did the wave runner tour once and that was alot of fun and the other times just relaxed and swam and enjoyed the BBQ! It was yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted January 8, 2009 #13 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Gorgeous, gorgeous. We actually like Coco Cay better than Royal's other private island Labadee. Snorkeling is really good - saw a huge stingray last time and so many types of fish. Just a great place with beautiful calm water and pristine beaches. Beats Nassau all to heck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwalaska Posted January 9, 2009 #14 Share Posted January 9, 2009 We did the nature hike. It was very nice, but wear decent shoes because it is rocky and uneven. We were there in August and it was hot on the trail, make sure you have water. My pictures are here ... The lovely pictures above where there were not 9 million people jammed together are a little ways off from the main beach. You can get there if you start the nature trail and then take the little trail to the left. There is a beach there with some chairs, a picnic table or 2 and very few people. Otherwise it looks like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeric Posted January 9, 2009 #15 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Coco Cay is one of my favorite places. So relaxing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchalker Posted January 9, 2009 #16 Share Posted January 9, 2009 We are on the 2 day cruise and love CocoCay. This will be our 5th time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphakitty Posted January 9, 2009 #17 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Consider when you want to be there. We have been there is September and the water is warm. We were just there for New Years and the water temp was 75 degrees. Few people were snorkeling. We also had a rain storm come up (this is not the season for such things) and we went back to the ship before the deluge. It is a great place, but so weather dependent. It has a similar weather pattern to South Florida where we live.Do you have other options? Why that is warm water to a New Englander. :p That's about the best we get all summer long. It's refreshing! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb Posted January 9, 2009 #18 Share Posted January 9, 2009 A picture is worth a thousand words .... Cococay was great :) fast tender service to the island Buffet set-up shopping (of course!) BEAUTIFUL clear water loungers available in the sun & shade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman_in_minnesota Posted January 9, 2009 #19 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I absolutely love CocoCay... it's a beautiful place.. had a blast para-sailing.. I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherCruisingKid Posted January 9, 2009 #20 Share Posted January 9, 2009 We're on this cruise you're considering and this will be our second time at Coco Cay. It is one of our favorite ports we've been to and purposely will be the first we go twice to together. Such a good place to get there early and find a spot on the beach or a hammock and watch the crowds trickle in and when it gets nuts and hot we head back to the ship for lunch in the dining room. We don't like the outside BBQ as there are too many flies and bugs around it. But the whole morning spent there will be pure pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoret Posted January 9, 2009 #21 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I love Coco Cay. It is one of the most relaxing days in my life. Oh and make sure you get a CocoLoco there the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuliplvr Posted January 9, 2009 #22 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I love Coco Cay. It is one of the most relaxing days in my life. Oh and make sure you get a CocoLoco there the best! I forgot about those CocoLoco's.. yes, they are YUMMY!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freo Posted January 9, 2009 #23 Share Posted January 9, 2009 The Coco Loco's are great. The Corona beer vendor goes around the island saying...COLD BEER!!:) A great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted January 9, 2009 #24 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Read my review...plenty of pix http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=900365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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