CCress9324 Posted May 11, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Is there much shade at CocoCay? There was a lot of shade at Labadee. Also, do they have many of those grass umbrellas at CocoCay like they have at Labadee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Fool Posted May 12, 2004 #2 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I remember there being quite a bit of shade at CocoCay. Can't remember any grass umbrellas. Marianne Royal Caribbean - 24; Carnival - 11; NCL - 9 Princess - 4; Costa - 2; Disney - 1; Celebrity - 1 Other now defunct lines - 18 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2004;10;8;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Until Our Jewel of the Seas Canada/NE Cruise [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=19210619&p=1"]Roll call here[/url] [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2004;11;21;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Until Our Radiance Thanksgiving Cruise[url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=8603039177"] Roll call here[/url] [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2004;12;24;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Until Our Brilliance Christmas Cruise[url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=7233054567&p=1"] Roll call here[/url] [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2005;7;2;17;00;00&timezone=GMT+0000[/img] Until our Jewel of the Seas Baltic Cruise [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=414107971"] Roll call here[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffHatfield Posted May 12, 2004 #3 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Has anybody been to CocoCay on a Voyager Class ship and if so, how crowded was it? Galaxy 6/03, Carnival Pride 7/02, Voyager of the Seas 7/01, Grandeur of the Seas 07/00, Enchantment of the Seas 06/99, Carnival Destiny 7/98, Grandeur of the Seas 7/97, Sensation 6/96, Imagination 8/95, Carnivale 7/90, Festivale 7/89, Seaward (Norweigan Sea) 7/88, Carnivale 9/86 <MARQUEE>Next up, the Mariner 6/04<MARQUEE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUZ-AHOLIC Posted May 12, 2004 #4 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I saw CocoCay while on a Sovereign cruise, and I have to say, being there for the day had to be one of the most peaceful times I've ever experienced. This is because after we arrived on Cococay most people head over to the huge beach area. If you keep walking a ways the crowds will thin out significantly and you'll find hammocks. They're located amid the palm trees, and are wide enough for 2 people to lay in comfortably. Since I was with DH as well 2 family members, we walked until we found 2 hammocks right next to each other. Me and DH climbed in one and napped the day away. I did go out in the ocean, and found 2 conch shells within walking distance of the beach. A truly great day! I definitely preferred the place to Labadee! Sovereign of the Seas-June 2002 Voyager of the Seas-April 2003-Read My Review Here [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=408097554&m=6323075917"]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=408097554&m=6323075917[/url] Mariner of the Seas-May 30, 2004! [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=111111&cdt=2004;05;30;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Til we cruise on Mariner--woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hess2201 Posted May 12, 2004 #5 Share Posted May 12, 2004 We stopped at CC on the Galaxy. Tendering took a long while, much longer than princess cay or HMC. I can imagine that with 3500 people versus 2000, it can only take longer. One the upside, CC is very nice, and does have good shade. Oceanic 1988 Oceanic 1992 Sea Princess 2000 Summit 2001 Galaxy 8 of 2002 Horizon 2 of 2003 Grand Princess 5 of 2003 Horizon 6 of 2003 Horizon 9 of 2003 Zuiderdam 1 of 2004 !! Voyager OTS 5 of 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinelyCruising Posted May 12, 2004 #6 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Yikes...I'll plan on being the first one off the ship then! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqusis Posted May 13, 2004 #7 Share Posted May 13, 2004 We tendered on Coco Cay on the Sovereign last October. Our sailing had 2800+ passengers and although the line was long (they weren't using tender tickets) it moved pretty quickly. There were two tender boats that held probably 300 people. We took our time, had breakfast and then went down to get in line. We waiting maybe 4-5 minutes and got on the next tender. There is lots of shady area on Coco Cay. If you want to get away from the crowds, once you get off the tender, take the path to the right. Go a little ways and you'll come to a nice area that has few people, plenty of chairs and hammocks. If you do take the path to the left, walk down past the water park and there's another nice, less crowded area. [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=111111&cdt=2004;09;12;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0400[/img] Mariner of the Seas [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=111111&cdt=2005;04;18;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0400[/img] Sovereign of the Seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2seaitall Posted May 13, 2004 #8 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Lots of shade!!! When you get onto the island...don't panic if you see all of the chairs filled...go a little further and there are more chaise loungers...plenty. Have a wonderful time! My first balcony on the Vision!!! 2/20/05 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=da70d6&cdt=2005;2;20;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] RCCL Majesty of the Seas - April 2004 Carnival Inspiration - June 2003 RCCL Monarch of the Seas - July 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbt2 Posted May 13, 2004 #9 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Yes, there is plenty of shaded areas on the island. It's an awesome private island. Kim Dawn Princess Regal Princess Grand Princess Mercury - Celebrity Windward - NCL Monarch of the Seas - RCCL Voyager of the Seas - RCCL [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=ff00ff&cdt=2004;5;7;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0000[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrieneAGD Posted May 13, 2004 #10 Share Posted May 13, 2004 My only complaint about my trip on the Mariner would be that we don't have a stop in CC. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] Instead of two sea days at the end, I'd prefer one sea day and one day at CC... they shouldn't have any problem getting back to Port Canaveral overnight from CC, since the Sovereign didn't when I was on her last year. Oh well.. Sovereign of the Seas, 2/27/2003 Celebrating my husband's 30th birthday on the Mariner of the Seas, 9/5/2004 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=800080&cdt=2004;9;5;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] 'til the Mariner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffHatfield Posted May 13, 2004 #11 Share Posted May 13, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by AdrieneAGD: Celebrating my husband's 30th birthday on the Mariner of the Seas, 9/5/2004 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey Adriene, Happy Birthday to you husband, he shares it with my dad. Will he be 79 too? Just kidding. Galaxy 6/03, Carnival Pride 7/02, Voyager of the Seas 7/01, Grandeur of the Seas 07/00, Enchantment of the Seas 06/99, Carnival Destiny 7/98, Grandeur of the Seas 7/97, Sensation 6/96, Imagination 8/95, Carnivale 7/90, Festivale 7/89, Seaward (Norweigan Sea) 7/88, Carnivale 9/86 <MARQUEE>Next up, the Mariner 6/04<MARQUEE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrieneAGD Posted May 13, 2004 #12 Share Posted May 13, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JeffHatfield: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by AdrieneAGD: Celebrating my husband's 30th birthday on the Mariner of the Seas, 9/5/2004 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey Adriene, Happy Birthday to you husband, he shares it with my dad. Will he be 79 too? Just <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Haha, no, not exactly. He'll be the big 3-0. But he acts like he's 79 sometimes. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] Sovereign of the Seas, 2/27/2003 Celebrating my husband's 30th birthday on the Mariner of the Seas, 9/5/2004 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=800080&cdt=2004;9;5;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] 'til the Mariner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wovenwonder Posted May 13, 2004 #13 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I have a few Coco Cay pics on my website - [url="http://www.wovenwonder.com"]www.wovenwonder.com[/url] Jody [img]http://www.mickeysplace.hpg.ig.com.br/sc11.gif[/img] <A HREF="http://www.wovenwonder.com/" TARGET=_blank>[B]My Disney Cruise April 2002 Website[/B]</A> Navigator of the Seas April 24, 2004! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyf Posted May 13, 2004 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2004 I never been to Coco Cay. Where would we head to if we also want to snorkel from the beach. Is there a site to get an idea what there is to do there? I'm on the 5/21 Voyager sailing and I "think" we are going to CC. Thanks Judy RCCL Voyager 5/21-5/30/04 CCL Inspiration 4/4-4/11/04 NCL Sea 4/14-4/27/03 DCL Wonder 5/16-5/19/02 DCL Wonder 5/3-5/8/01 CCL Fantasy 2/15-2/18/01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaj Posted May 14, 2004 #15 Share Posted May 14, 2004 to snorkel from the beach, either reserve the snorkeling excursion on the ship or go to the snorkel shack on the island. I think it is $27 now and if you have your own equipment you only have to rent the life vest. Also we did not go very far from the ship to find our chairs and still did not think it was that crowded. In other words you don't have to go around to the other side of the island unless you really want alot of seclusion. I didn't think any area was really super crowded. But that is just my opinion. Sovereign of the Seas 4/04 Inspiration 5/03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay10603 Posted May 14, 2004 #16 Share Posted May 14, 2004 [B]CCress9324[/B] CocaCay is wonderful. Everyone is right, the farther you walk away from the landing point, the less crowded the area gets. My Darling Wife (DW) and I arrived on the island and made a beeline to the farside. There we found a hammock built for two with nobody around. We enjoyed relaxing next to the beach with a cool drink in hand in the shade. Then we took a Sea Kayak trip which was fantastic. Paul, our guide was fantastic, very observant, answered questions honestly, and was very knowledgable of the area. The trip was alot of fun. The couple we were traveling with did the wave runner adventure and reported that they also had a great time with thier guide. CocoCay is a very nice place to stop. I have been to Labadee (Hati) and I think that CocoCay is much more relaxing, but Labadee has more to offer as far as history and scenic views. -- Jay Voyager of the Seas 02/17/02 Brilliance of the Seas 12/02/02 Sovereign of the Seas 12/08/03 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=800080&cdt=2003;12;08;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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