CocoCay or Little Stirrup Cay is one of the
Berry Islands
The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of the Bahamas, covering about of the northwestern part of the Out Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referred t ...
, a collection of
Bahamian cays and small islands located approximately 55 miles north of
Nassau
Nassau may refer to:
Places Bahamas
*Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
.
It is used for tourism by
Royal Caribbean Group exclusively. Little Stirrup Cay is adjacent to
Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian Cruises' private island since 1977.
Description
The island is less than a mile (1.57 kilometer) long from east to west and less than 480 yards (.43 kilometer) from north to south. It has a population of 38 (2010 census).
In 2019, the island was extensively renovated by Royal Caribbean at the cost of US$250 million.The island is marketed as a Royal Caribbean private destination named "Perfect Day at CocoCay" A pier was constructed on the north side of the island, which allows cruise ships to dock directly instead of using tenders. The east end is the center of recreational activities with beaches fronting a
coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and se ...
basin where
manatee
Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus ''Trichechus'') are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living speci ...
s,
rays, and numerous
fish
Fish are Aquatic animal, aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack Limb (anatomy), limbs with Digit (anatomy), digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and Chondrichthyes, cartilaginous and bony fish as we ...
can be seen. Nature trails run the entire length and width of the island. The renovation also included a water park, with North America's largest and tallest water slide, Daredevil's Peak.
Tourism
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Royal Caribbean Group, formerly known as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., is a global cruise holding company incorporated in Liberia and based in Miami, Florida, United States. It is the world's second-largest cruise line operator, after Carnival ...
, which owns
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International (RCI), also formerly known as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), is a cruise line brand founded in 1968 in Norway and organised as a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group since 1997. Based in Miami, Flo ...
and
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises is a cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida and a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. Celebrity Cruises was founded in 1988 by the Greece-based Chandris Group, and merged with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in ...
, assumed the lease of the island upon acquisition of Admiral Cruises in 1988. It was renamed to “Perfect day Coco Cay” in 2018. The island is now separated into 2 different sides, the “thrill” side (which is the water park) with 2 different towers containing a total of 9 slides, and a pool with different amenities, and a wave pool. And a “chill” side, that contains many different beaches lined with chairs and hammocks. Also available on the island are different cabanas that gusts can rent out during there time on the island
Climate
References
External links
Aerial photos of Little Stirrup Cay
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About the Stirrup caysImages tagged with "Coco Cay" at Flickr
Berry Islands
Royal Caribbean International
Private islands of the Bahamas