Chris Nielson

Coco Cay is a great place to unwind and work on your suntans. There is a fair amount of construction going on as you first enter the island, it looked like shops were being built, but if you continue walking down away from the first lagoon you could still find plenty of lounge chairs and other places to get into the water. The hammocks, as I feared, were all taken early in the morning. If you walk down towards the volleyball nets, there is a very friendly resident cat who will greet you and demand some attention before you can go by. He appears to be very well cared for so he probably lives with a caretaker on the island - he might even be on RCCL's payroll. 

Floats and other items for the water are available for rent and it was worth the $8 per person to get a floating mat to lie down on and relax under the sunshine. Just a word of warning - a lot of the beach areas are very rocky and you can easily hurt and/or cut yourself. Just exercise caution before running down the beach and into the water. We saw a woman who had her foot bandaged as she cut it on some coral and had to be rolled in a wheelchair back to the tender to go to the ship.

For the more adventurous, parasailing and jet skis are available, for a fee of course. The afternoon barbecue is a lot of fun. Music is playing and there is a lot of food. Salads, burgers, hot dogs, ribs, etc. Water is free and sodas and alcoholic drinks are available for purchase. There are bathrooms and sinks available but there are no fresh water showers on the island. After about 3.5 hours, we were sufficiently baked and salted so we were ready to head back.

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