Shade on Coco Cay?

[Florida Fan]

Can anyone recommend a strategy to find shade on Coco Cay? We were there a few months ago, but unfortunately there was another, larger ship unloading too, and we were slow to start. The few shady spots were all gone.  We'll get a quicker start next time, but any other ideas?

[reallyitsmema]

3 minutes ago, Florida Fan said:

Can anyone recommend a strategy to find shade on Coco Cay? We were there a few months ago, but unfortunately there was another, larger ship unloading too, and we were slow to start. The few shady spots were all gone.  We'll get a quicker start next time, but any other ideas?

 

We have never had issues finding shade, even with two ships there.  We usually head to either Chill Beach or South Beach and always find two loungers with an umbrella.  We try to get them beside a palm tree for even more shade.

[Biker19]

4 minutes ago, Florida Fan said:

We'll get a quicker start next time, but any other ideas?

Use the umbrellas next to the loungers for shade, not trees or other structures.

[cruisegirl1]

Every set (two or four) of chairs as an umbrella.  You can move the chairs a bit to put them into the available umbrella shade. 
 

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[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, Florida Fan said:

Can anyone recommend a strategy to find shade on Coco Cay? We were there a few months ago, but unfortunately there was another, larger ship unloading too, and we were slow to start. The few shady spots were all gone.  We'll get a quicker start next time, but any other ideas?

We have been to CocoCay several times with two large ships. We never had a problem finding an umbrella on Chill Beach (we park near the bar and buffet... both used multiple times during our stay).

 

If you want to guarantee shade, you can book the Coco Beach Club, every lounger pair has an umbrella. 

[Sunshine3601]

Plenty of shade.  I'm going to say Chill island with loungers near palm trees would be best for you.

[PhillyFan33579]

To add to what others have said, I have always seen plenty of umbrellas available even when two ships were there. 

[SbbquilterUT]

We found plenty of loungers and umbrellas at South Beach.

[alex_drew]

6 hours ago, Florida Fan said:

Can anyone recommend a strategy to find shade on Coco Cay? We were there a few months ago, but unfortunately there was another, larger ship unloading too, and we were slow to start. The few shady spots were all gone.  We'll get a quicker start next time, but any other ideas?

We went to Chill Beach but, as you, we got a late start with two ships there.  We just kept walking until we found shade.  You WILL find shade, but it may take a bit more walking than you expected.