A day at Coco Cay is the best day to stay on the ship. I love it. I had the whole pool deck to myself, watched a movie on the jumbotron screen and had 3 servers all to myself. The ship did have a fire drill with so many guests off the ship, the ship did fire training. It was cool to watch as they made announcement staircase P7 and P6 are closed to simulate a stairwell unusable in a real fire, the crew got out fire hoses and air tanks and masks. They made repeated announcement this was just training and there is no emergency so crew can keep their skills sharp in an unlikely event of an actual emergency.

Great tips! Here are my 3 top tips: 1) Cruisemapper! I always check to see if another ship is coming in and WHEN (there are other sites/apps, as well). My last time there was on Liberty and I saw that Oasis was arriving one hour later. So I knew to get off the ship in the first hour to get a chair where I like before the crowds arrived. 2) South Beach. I agree 100%. I go straight to the water's edge there. And I walk instead of taking the tram because sometimes they wait for the tram to fill up and I can walk there sooner. Of course, this only applies if one is able to do so. Bonus: getting to South Beach ASAP means a better chance of snagging one of those floating rings. 3) Two meals! I want to maximize my gastronomic enjoyment so I hit Snack Shack as soon as they open (which is earlier than the Grill) and then hit the Grill buffet before they close (since they close later).

Knowing that the lunch is provided in the ticket for the beach club makes it worth it for me. Thank you for that info!!!

Thank you for these hints and details. Very helpful

We love Coco Cay so much that a seasoned cruiser gave us the tip to book a 4 and 3 day cruise so we get to visit it twice in one week. We did that on Liberty of the Seas in April and that was a great suggestion she gave us.

Great video. Thanks

Love your videos! Thank you for this valuable information!

Tremendous amount of awesome information (that I didn't realize I needed) delivered in a steady manner. Most excellent--THANK YOU!

Great Video as always!!!

First time seeing your channel. Thanks for the tips. My daughter and I are cruising on Wonders of the Sea July 2nd sailing. It is our first RC cruise and first time at the island. I am happy your channel came up in my search.

Thank you for these unique tips!

Thanks for the video great tips!!

Information is spot on !!! Thanks for sharing and I wish I knew about the Cabana and admissions that came with it

Thank you for all the great information !

I love the snack shack!! South beach is the perfect spot for me.. I found a nice shaded area there with a hammock that I love and it’s near a bar and the snack shack is a short walk away! Perfect!!! I will definitely try to get that spot everytime I’m there lol

Thanks for sharing this information

Excellent video and info about cococay. We went there 2 years ago and paid for the waterpark day pass. We used it for most of the day and missed a lot of what the island has to offer. We loved the oasis pool more than anything and it was free🤦🏻‍♀️. We are going back in March and thanks to your video, I plan to enjoy the beach and all the good free stuff they have.

Omg so excited for my third trip to coco cay in a couple months ❤️

Thank you so much. This was very informative. 😊

Very helpful information! Although I've been to Coco Cay several times, I didn't know half of what you detail!

This is an excellent resource!

I LOVE Coco Cay!

Visiting for the first time soon, and by far this is the most complete and informative CocoCay vlog I've come across. Thanks!

Thanks 🙏 This is very helpful.

Glad to know about the wifi and drink packages, we are going on our first royal cruise and there for first time at coco cay at the end of October.

My friends will be there tomorrow..ty!

We just got back from there 2 weeks ago. Our second trip to Coco Cay.. we absolutely love it!

Great info.

Pretty cool cruise

Whew, I would hate to be there with 2 ships! We just got off of the Freedom and I'm glad we were the only ship at CocoCay. Our first time there since it was "built-up" and I have to say we really enjoyed it. I figured they were developing (in a bad way) what was previously a very quiet and relaxing island, but I think it was well done.

Thanks so much. Good intel. I am a subbie now.

Cruising next month thanks for the tips!

This is an absolutely excellent channel.

That lunch at the beach club is so good. Best filet and lobster tail I’ve ever had.

Great video

I did the water park once now I just enjoy the complementary areas.

Thank you so much for this video. I loved the info, content and your delivery. You did an amazing job and now I feel better about my trip this December.

Yassssds-- this is the vid my family needs for our spring break cruise on FOTS. thanks Tanner!

Was here this past July on my first ever cruise. ♥♥The water was so warm and turquoise beautiful. Spent all my time chilling on a lounge and sipping Pina Coladas or chilling in the ocean. Unfortunately, I didn't get to venture elsewhere in the park and was with someone I rather not have been with but made the most of it. Can't wait to go back!☺

Enjoyed your video. We just spent a few hours on Coco Cay. Enjoyed the beaches. If you have kids it’s probably a lot more fun.

This video was so useful! I cruised last year to Half Moon Cay (Carnival's island), and wish I'd seen a video like this before heading there!

Thanks for sharing!! I never knew about any of these special sites. I thought it was just a waterpark in which I just learned costs extra.

We loved Coco Cay when we went August 2022. My kids 5 & 2 1/2 loved the kids splash pad that includes 3 water slides and South beach. The food at South beach was better than the lunch buffet and It wasn’t that crowded because we were the only ship there that day( Freedom of the Seas).

We went years ago, way before all of this development, snd had a great time just lounging around and snorkeling all around the bay. IDK if I'd have as much fun with so many more people but we will have to see. We are not about the paid stuff, but maybe when we have grandkids we might do it then.

my wife and i like to get up late on coco kay day and head to the solarium. then enjoy the south beach bar in the afternoon. it usually feels like we are going against the flow of the crowd which makes finding a lounger much easier.

Thank you

Love CocoCay so much can't bring myself to go back to ship for part of the day. 🙂

I haven’t been to cococay since 2009 it was just a beach 🏖️ this awesome 👏 😮

Your voice!!! 🙌🏻

When the ship docks at coco cay Nassau I stay on board and relax

Coco cay was a blast. I was just vibing, drinking alcohol, in the pool singing with the DJ. Everyone there young at old was having the time of their lives just singing and floating around

The floating cabana on coco cay is a must. The sharks and barracuda that live under it is cool 2 see

Crazily enough I visited in May 2019 right after it opened and I scored a deal for the Thrill Waterpark at $33p/p. It's insane what they charge these days.

The company did a great job developing the island. We were there in 2017 and the island was undeveloped. Good excuse to make a family trip to see the island.

Thank you for the tips! Great information!

I love Coco Beach Club. Upgraded food and never crowded. But you pay a bit for it. Nice club towels are included in the price.

I have lived my whole life in the Northeast of the United States; from what I hear the Caribbean sea in January is warmer than Northeast Atlantic during the summer.

Very nice video.Do you happen to know how many steps to get to the largest slide in the water park?

I remember it from way before it was transformed, I liked it better in the past.

I like the beach closest to the pool so I can walk back and forth. I also like the snack shack better.

I think the food was better than on the ship. My day was a bit cloudy and windy(in Dec), but i still enjoyed walking around enjoying the views and snacking on stuff.

We visited Coco Cay in 1991. Absolutely nothing there but sand. Wild to see it today.

We reserved a Day Bed on South Beach. We'll use it as our home base for our large group for the day.

Hideaway Beach is coming!

I love Cocoacay. No one told me THERE IS NO BREAKFAST SERVED THERE.. NO FOOD AVAILABLE TILL 11:00. So keep that in mind.. I did early morning zip line and had to wait for a bar to open to get water and soft drinks to cool down.

No way!! Stay all day at South Beach 10am-4pm!!! Even the bathrooms are nice!!!!! Food starts at 11 am. So, fast or eat breakfast first!!

I’m surprised this wasn’t covered, but the biggest reason I like to take Caribbean vacations for the snorkeling, and I’m very interested to know if there are places and I mean really decent places to see some under sea wildlife, corals, reefs, etc.

My first and only cruise to date was RC in 2008. We went to Cocoa Cay and it was absolutely stunning...it was our favorite part of our trip. We felt like we had been marooned on an island - it hadn't been developed yet and was this perfect oasis. I have been avoiding going back there because it's so completely different. Next year, we're going on Carnival and stopping at Half Moon Cay, which is the way Cocoa used to be...

Everything "icon of the seas" is about double the average cost. Saw you highlighted those for water park pass. Def get off right away and do the slides right away - gets busy quick and lines can be up to an hour.

This is vital information. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us. Since you are a veteran in this area of cruise vacations, kindly let us know when is the best season to visit where there are no hurricanes or unpleasant weather at sea, especially for a newbie. P.S I have subscribed to your channel 🙂

I just came back from Adventure of the Seas. We arrived at Coco Cay around 10:30, but the pool and the food station closed at 3 pm. Honestly, I don't feel that getting the Cabanas or even purchasing the water park tickets are worth it. Yes, Coco Cay is beautiful. But it was a let down that we were not allowed to go to the pool at 3 PM even though our ship left at 4:30 PM. You can easily find free chairs and umbrellas around the island.

Thanks for sharing this with us!!❤❤

They should use solar heaters for the pool - it would help their ESG creds.

hi cruzely can you do a video about the drinks packages? i think i saw something about it being that all adults in the room have to take a drinks package each? also why are the alcholoic drinks so expensive.

Coming from Colorado where we have Water World, the water park is definitely not worth the money. We wish we would've know because we spent about ten minutes in line for the tall slide before we skipped out and went to explore the rest of the island. It is a great place to just kick back and relax

Just a heads up for anyone, their Black Friday sale is on, tickets to the Thrill Waterpark are up to 50% discounted - $73.99 for me for my cruise in May. As mentioned - it may be different for you based on dynamic pricing. YMMV

Taking my first RCI cruise next week and will stop at Coco Cay. I’m looking forward to it. There are 4 of us so we got a South beach cabana. The original price was $999, then it went down to $699 so I canceled my original reservation and rebooked it. I looked again several weeks later and it was only $499 so I canceled again and rebooked it again. We felt like $125/each would be well worth it, especially since we aren’t paying for excursions anywhere else

If you have the drink package, just take a let off the bridge go to the cove and get some chairs and hang at the beach all day. Find a place near the bar/bathroom/food and rent a few floats and thats all you need to do. You will spent very little and have a nice relaxing day at the beach with lunch and drinks.

Great video! My company is taking all of the employees on Allure of the Seas January 8th 2024 and we stop at Cococay. This is technically our "Kickoff" work even so we have to be in meetings until noon on the last day when we port at Cococay. Hopefully we will still have enough time to explore a little since the ship leaves at 5 pm. I hear you should get back on the ship an hour prior to leaving so that really only gives us 4 hrs. Can't complain too much since my company is paying for it.

Great video thank you ! What about the splash pad / kids area -where is it located in comparison to the beaches

Is it warm enough to go in the water in March?

Went there many years ago. Nothing but sand and two little huts. One little dock that was bearly big enough for a cruise ship. People would go to opposite side of island from cruise ship to skinny dip and nude sun bathing. No electricity or running water. That stop was 6hours.

That was actually informative. I didn't think of the pros of purchasing a cabana. Total per person. It's sounds like a better idea.

Only pay for the trill park if you haven’t been to Orlando,A few rides nothing major,But would recommend do a few cheaper excursions and relaxed in the pools or beach,

I’ll be visiting Coco K in December as I said sell on a wonder of the seas I’m definitely going to check out the waterpark I want to know how much the hot air balloon experience is and do I need a reservation

What temp would you say the pool is on average during the winter months?

Is the food (free)at coco Bay pretty much the same like they don't ever change it up hardly

When we go on RC IOTS in March I plan on chilling on the beach. I'm not paying extra for a water park.

We are going in February, and my husband and I are going to the adults-only section.

What months are considered winter where the pool is cold

What you pay for is up to you. The people crying about Royal making money are hilarious. It's a business with a choice in how you spend your money. Seem some don't know how to budget and rather blame everyone else for that. You can spend a day at the beach, eat at a Shack or buffet, and never spend a dime past the base cruise pay. I bet some people complaining are buying excursions through the line on other ports to ensure they are back on the ship. An even bigger waste of money to me, but their choice. We're doing a cabana next visit. Sick of tiny umbrellas by the ocean. What you value is up to you. CocoCay is fun. Anyone saying otherwise is just crying. And don't worry, as soon as the new private area opens on Nassau they'll be complaining about that too. 😂😂😂 Enjoyed the video! Great overview for people needing more info.

We are cruising in mid november and one of our ports is here. Anyone know how the weather is in November? Not too rough i hope!

We have been to coco cay several times and it has ranged from $99 to $150. But now it is $267 per person for my Icon of the Seas cruise in January. With 4 of us going, I just can’t do it! Very sad that they raised the price so much.

The price of the water park is a scandal to be honest. Currently showing for $210 on their website. In contrast the best water park on the planet (Siam Park in Tenerife) is only $45 and even less for kids at $32. Given they have a captive audience in visiting the island it is doubly disgraceful how much they are charging. And if you arrive on a day when another ship has got there before you then the queues will mean for for that $210 you will get to queue for about 6 hours during your stay and get on 7 or 8 rides at most.

I love this report! Next time include a section on the people that work on the Island. Do they live there full or part time? Are there residences for them on the Island? or do they reside on another Island close by? Thanks.

Where on the island is the helium balloon ride. Can you get a tram to the beach from that location?

This was very helpful. Do you know if there are still free areas in CocoCay? I called and was told you had to pay to use any beach or pool. I was also interested in the new Hideaway beach. Do you know anything about it? Thank you!

Do you have to pay to go on coco cay grounds?

I was let down by the island. Mainly because the dock time was 11-4. I was hoping for a full day, like 8-5, but we had a short time and spent the time in the pool. It was a cool island, but they weren't trying to get us off the ship. We docked at 7:30 am but stuck on the overloaded ship.

To be clear, we have to pay to participate in the rides but free to walk on the island is that right?