Cruising to Coco Cay and Nassau, Bahamas

On Friday, April 21, 2006, my friend Lisa and I flew to Miami to set sail aboard the Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas for a two and half day trip to Coco Cay and Nassau in the Bahamas. Lisa had won the trip through a contest at her work, so basically all we had to pay for was our booze and souvenirs. Not a bad deal. I've traveled a lot (as you can tell by my homepage!), but I had never been on a cruise before. This trip gave me a chance to see if I would like one or not, and I did. First of all, everyone I knew that had ... (more)

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Majesty of the Seas

View of Coco Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas
Boasting a reputation for having the most millionaires per capital than any...

Atrium aboard Majesty of the Seas
Every ship has a multi-deck atrium these days, but Royal Caribbean was...

Atrium aboard Majesty of the Seas
Almost every ship has scenic glass elevators these days, but again, Royal...

On deck as we left Coco Cay for Nassau

A parting shot of Coco Cay

Animal towel sculpture
This one of the creative animal sculptures that our room attendant...

Me & Lisa at the formal dinner on board
Saturday night (04/22/2006) was the formal dinner night on our cruise,...

Sunrise over Paradise Island & Atlantis
Paradise Island is a long cay running parallel to the northern edge of New...

Sunrise over Paradise Island & Atlantis
I took this photo as our ship was entering Nassau Harbor and preparing...

Nassau Harbor
Nassau, capital city of The Islands of The Bahamas, resides on New Providence...

Nassau Harbor
The Bahamian capital of Nassau is a city rich in beauty, history, and...

Early morning view of downtown Nassau
The cruise ship docks at Prince George Wharf are in the center of town...

View toward the British Colonial Hilton
Situated on the northeast coast of New Providence Island, Nassau is...

Festival Place and entrance to Nassau
Once you exit the ship and head into town, you must pass through...

Nassau Harbor
The Water Tower and Fort Fincastle can be seen on top of the hill in the...

Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island
You don't have to be a guest to check out the huge Atlantis...

Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island
Opened in 1994, the Atlantis Resort is the largest gaming and entertainment...

Two large marlins watch over Atlantis
If the ancient lost city of Atlantis existed, it must have had...

Harborside Resort at Atlantis
Overlooking Nassau Harbor, this pastel-colored resort on Paradise Island...

Inside Atlantis, above the aquarium area
From the moment you walk into the circular lobby of the Atlantis resort -- a...

Ceiling of the atrium inside Atlantis

Atlantis Hotel Aquarium
Billing itself as the largest open-air aquarium in the world, this facility...

Stingray at the Atlantis Hotel Aquarium
At the Atlantis Hotel's Aquarium, you can see the world's...

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article published 7/28/2006

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I am looking for few photo to buy from this cruise. Where I can buy and what is the price??? Thank You

Photo not post cards.
— Helen, October 5, 2011

great pics and tips about the places! I'm going on this cruise soon and it was very helpful..if you ever come to brazil, i hope i can help you too....
— Fran, September 11, 2011

CocoCay
Nice photo gallery. I'd recommend this site for Cococay pictures www.cococay.info I had a nice experience on Cococay last weekend.
— Robert, May 3, 2010

Feb 2010 Trip
Thank you so very much for providing this information. One of my best friends and I will be going on our very first cruises and we are so excited, When I read your story I wanted to give you a high five , Thank you for explaing everything.. Post more of your trips on here..
— Marvalena, November 11, 2009

Thank You
Very informative, thou I had visit Nassau a couple or years ago...Atlantis was under construction...will go on a 4 night cruise on sept. 28,2009,, with my husband and was looking for information...thank yo for your informative and well prepare page....well check back...for my feedback,,,
— Lourdes, September 3, 2009

The pictures or beautiful me and my husband are looking forward to going on our cruise for our 9th anniversity which is in March 09.
— MC12, February 16, 2009

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Hi, What room did you have? I'm on 9th floor, 50% obstructed view by lifeboats, wondering if it was worth the larger room?
— Sharon, August 20, 2008

Where is Coco Cay???
Coco Cay (which is a VERY small island) is located in the Berry Islands chain and is also known as Little Stirrup Cay, which is how you'd probably find it on a map. The commentary on one of my photos has that info.

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/307413/photo12.html

Hope that helps.
— Jeff Filby (the author of this article), March 28, 2008

Where the hell is Coco Cay
You failed to point the arrow to Coco Cay, so those of us who are too bloody lazy to get off our butts and open the Rand McNally will be saved the gargantuan effort of actually having to work.

But really? Are we talking Abaco? Eleuthera? Bimini? The Berry Islands?

I'm guessing Coco Cay is in the Exumas, but that's just an educated guess.
— Rick Ruffin, March 27, 2008

wedding
the pictures were great. i went on google searching for pictures and idea at what beach to do it on and i think you make up my mind. i have gone on majesty of the sea before but dont realy remember much. it was great to hear how much you enjoyed your trip
— krystal, November 14, 2007

I have never been on a cruise before, and couldn't find much info that wasn't a sales pitch. Couldn't find pics of the Majesty except a thumbnail on the site where you check in online. I am grateful to have found this...it gave me insight into what I have to look forward to and got me very excited. I also enjoyed your article about your experience. Thanks for the tips!
— LaVonne, September 20, 2007

What an awesome site! Great pictures.. We're going with friends of ours in 12 days...and this was VERY informative and a pleasure to read all about Nassau. Thank you so much!
— Janet Crandell, August 7, 2007

Thanks
This was a great look at the trip i am about to take. Thank you very much
— Ashley, June 6, 2007

Your photos were great and informative. I was there in 2005 and did not see all of the island. I will be there again in April 2007 and I'm looking forward to seeing more.
— B Eudy, March 5, 2007

My husband and I are going on this cruise, great pictures and info, gave us a good idea of what we were going to see!
— Valerie, August 14, 2006

I will be going on this same cruise next Friday, August 11. It'll be my 2nd cruise. Thanks for the pictures.
— Jim White, August 4, 2006

I loved your pictures. Joe and I will be there in 2 days. We have a lot to look forward to. Thank you for the tour and comments.
— Dinah Miller, August 3, 2006

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