We woke up bright and early on day 2. The ship was anchored at a small private island, Coco Cay. Because there is no port we rode small boats, Tenders, to the island.
They were packed, everyone wanted to get off the ship! The waves had the ship rocking the night before. At anchor everything was calm. The short boat ride was not rough. Thank Goodness, because I was afraid that the Hubby would not get back on it!
The Boy had no problem at all with sea sickness!
Our ship from the island-
No one lives on this island. The workers all come to the island when a ship is scheduled to stop. Only the passengers from our cruise were there that day even though there was another ship
anchored off the island.
There was even a mini straw market to buy souvenirs- which of course we did!
After looking around to see what activities were available, we decided to
snorkel. They had jet skis, a small water park,
para sailing, scuba, nature hikes, floats, etc.... The activities cost $$$$ but the food and drink (non-
alcoholic) was included.
At the
snorkel hut we picked up our gear and had a short orientation. Then we were on our own to explore the area marked off by
buoys. There were rafts out by the lifeguard stations to rest on. We saw tons of fish. Some were really big and they were not shy! There was an airplane, cannons, anchors and boat parts in the deeper areas. This was our favorite part of the whole cruise. We all got a little sunburned because we did not feel anything under the water. We snorkeled for about an hour and a half before lunch and another hour after lunch.
This is the other boat that was at anchor. You can see how far out one of the lifeguard station was.
Lunch was a buffet at Blackbeard's Grille. The food was abundant, to say the least, we were always snacking. By evening we were not hungry for dinner!
The buffet was set up under tarps. Hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, salads, mac and cheese, fruits,cookies, cakes....tons of things...I think that any one could find things to eat! Lots of vegetables and a station for sugar free things.
We had to be back on the ship by 4:30. So we headed back to hang out at the pool. This was formal night and the Captain's Welcome Reception.
We docked at that little hole in the middle of the ship! That was deck 2. Our room/closet was on deck 4. Most of our time was spent on deck 11- pool and buffet restaurant!
No one lives on this island. The workers all come to the island when a ship is scheduled to stop. Only the passengers from our cruise were there that day even though there was another ship anchored off the island.
There was even a mini straw market to buy souvenirs- which of course we did!
After looking around to see what activities were available, we decided to snorkel. They had jet skis, a small water park, para sailing, scuba, nature hikes, floats, etc.... The activities cost $$$$ but the food and drink (non-alcoholic) was included.
At the snorkel hut we picked up our gear and had a short orientation. Then we were on our own to explore the area marked off by buoys. There were rafts out by the lifeguard stations to rest on. We saw tons of fish. Some were really big and they were not shy! There was an airplane, cannons, anchors and boat parts in the deeper areas. This was our favorite part of the whole cruise. We all got a little sunburned because we did not feel anything under the water. We snorkeled for about an hour and a half before lunch and another hour after lunch.
This is the other boat that was at anchor. You can see how far out one of the lifeguard station was.
Lunch was a buffet at Blackbeard's Grille. The food was abundant, to say the least, we were always snacking. By evening we were not hungry for dinner!
The buffet was set up under tarps. Hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, salads, mac and cheese, fruits,cookies, cakes....tons of things...I think that any one could find things to eat! Lots of vegetables and a station for sugar free things.
We had to be back on the ship by 4:30. So we headed back to hang out at the pool. This was formal night and the Captain's Welcome Reception.
We docked at that little hole in the middle of the ship! That was deck 2. Our room/closet was on deck 4. Most of our time was spent on deck 11- pool and buffet restaurant!
2 comments:
Love the photos. The ship looks beautiful and large. Glad you had a great time. Will talk.
xxoo Lil
That looks like a great day ... the water and beach are so very beautiful. I would love to have that food. I must work on my husband to take a cruise!
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