Favorite things to do at Royal Caribbean's Private Island CocoCay

[nyjoet]

I have read so much about Royal Caribbean's Private Island - CocoCay - reading that it is paradise....I am taking my first cruise there next week and was wondering what was everyone's favorite things to do on the island...

 

And see if anyone had any island special secrets...

 

Thank you

[fpcruiser]

Lay in a hammock and watch and listen to the ocean.

[ml64]

We've never experienced CocoCay either. Any good tips from you experienced RCI cruisers?

[nanfromatlanta]

Lie under a tree and relax by doing....nothing. Every now and then we go into the ocean for a dip, and then go back under that tree to resume doing....nothing. :D

 

The water and the beach are beautiful. :D

[capnlars]

They have a couple of Hobie Cats for rent there. It was beautiful sailing when we were there the first week of January.

[JSQ01]

I actually didn't get to go to CocoCay, because the seas were too rough...so I'm interested to know about it too:D

[Got2Cruise]

It was a few years ago since we were there, but the snorkeling is great if you swim out to the lifeguard stands. The lifeguards throw food in and huge schools of fish coming swarming.

[PattyG12]

Sit in the tiki hut looking bar and drink "cocolocos" ... while watching everyone laying in the hammock watching the ocean and doing nothing. Greatest bar-tenders .... EVER

[cb at sea]

It's just so pretty! Get a tan, take a nap, eat lunch, have a beer....nothing too "high-tech"!

[Chelsea17]

Hi,

 

I agree with the previous poster - snorkeling is my favorite thing. Plus unlike a formal excursion, you can snorkel with no time limit. It's a nice beach day and you can do as little or as much as you like.

 

Have a nice cruise!

[Jan_In_Maine]

Have some drinks and name the chickens. Jan

[sundolphin16]

Read a good book while laying in a beach chair, drink cocolocos and look out and enjoy the view!

[karena1]

Favorite things about CocoCay:

 

Lay on a beach chair and tan

Watch the beautiful water while laying on a beach chair tanning

Having a drink while laying on a beach chair and tanning

Snorkeling, then coming back to my beach chair and tanning

Walking the gorgeous beach - to work on my tan

 

Great, great relaxing day on a gorgeous beach. My DH and I have our favorite spot and we get off on the first tender to shore so we can get to our perfect spot on the beach.

[happy cruiser1234]

You can rent one of those floating mats for about $12. It's so peaceful to just float around in the warm water!

[kaseyoz]

We were on I think the second tender going over and the very last tender coming back so we truly got our maoneys worth on this magical place.

 

We also did all the above but hubby and son did the kayaks, friends hibby and son did the waverunners and us mums and daughters did the parsailing. All these were organised on shore.

I enjoyed the first 5 minutes of the parasailing after that I was done....

The boat ride out and back was the most fun as we skipped over all the waves.

 

Wish we could go back but for us aussies it was more than likely a once in a lifetime experience.

[FunCruiser56]

We loved the snorkeling here, saw huge groups of huge rays and lots of colorful fish, otherwise we just love the beach experience!

 

Bev

[suezyq50]

Snorkeling. We get on one of the first tenders and get out there before the crowds. The balance of the day is spent with a good book.

[Texas Teen]

I would spend some time in the water! :D No reading on my vacation!

[Dpeeps]

We have been there 3 times!!! Once we did the waverunner tour...that was alot of fun!! The other times we just hang out at the beach and drank cocolocos all day!! Now that was fun too!! :p No matter what you do it is one of my favorite places to stop!! and I know you will love it too!! :)

[KeywestK]

Favorite things about CocoCay:

 

Lay on a beach chair and tan

Watch the beautiful water while laying on a beach chair tanning

Having a drink while laying on a beach chair and tanning

Snorkeling, then coming back to my beach chair and tanning

Walking the gorgeous beach - to work on my tan

 

Great, great relaxing day on a gorgeous beach. My DH and I have our favorite spot and we get off on the first tender to shore so we can get to our perfect spot on the beach.

 

Thanks for mapping out what I hope will be my perfect first experience on Coco Cay in April! I can't wait....:D

 

Karen

[elkaybee]

We love Coco Cay. Took the first tender over. From the tender station, went left and walked to beach. Were amazed at the sight. Looked like a postcard and the beach was empty! Kept walking down, down the beach and found the perfect spot. Was quite a while before we had any neighbors. Have fun!

Laura

 

p.s. While I advise going over early, be warned it will be a bit before water or other drinks available. I bring my own bottle of water.

[jimp1266]

Dive, dive, dive! The shore SCUBA dive offered is a great dive.

[Tex_Jen]

I was just here on 1/25. We sat in the chairs under the palms on the beach, and just relaxed. Although, I took a book, I barely read it.

 

Jen

 

[aucruiser]

Are there different beaches on CocoCay (like Labadee) or is it one long stretch of beach?

[Tex_Jen]

There are different beaches. The island is not large. We chose to stay where we did because the tide was actually very low when we were there.

 

This is the side with the kayaks. You can see by all the people walking far out how shallow it was.

 

Jen