The Bahamian Cruise: Day 3
Climbing while cruising? Why not!
We CANNOT believe just how much there is to do on a cruise ship. And apparently - as we've be informed - the ship we were on was one of the smaller ones in Royal Caribbean's fleet! What?! 11 stories, 3 pools, 2 theaters, 5 restaurants, a rock climbing wall, a bungee jump trampoline, countless bars, and hundreds - maybe a thousand - staterooms is considered small? An oxymoron for sure.
COCOCAY!
We also learned that every cruise line owns their own Bahamian island. Royal Caribbean owns Cococay, which was were we stopped on day 3 of our trip. Much different than Nassau, where a huge port docks all the cruise ships, these little islands aren't big enough to dock the cruise liners. So - if you'll notice in the photo - the ship anchors some distance offshore and all the passengers board smaller boats that taxi to the island.
The Enchantment of the Seas, anchored offshore with the taxi boat on it's left.
The happiest Cococay WELCOME!
We departed the taxi boat and headed straight to the little market/souvenir shops, in search of a small vessel to house some Cococay sand - a tradition that we started in Tahiti, one year ago. We found this tiny Patron bottle and a Cococay local etched a special design on it for us! We later filled it with some of the softest sand we've ever felt.
Oh hi beautiful!
Hey! A Kendall-sized palm tree!
Hey! An Adam-sized palm tree!
We LOVE Cococay!
The water was crisp and clear - like looking into bottled water. Absolutely stunning!
Breathtaking.
And...Adam in a hurricane...
After 4 hours on Cococay, we said goodbye to its magical beauty and silky sand.
We'll be back again someday.
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