Bahamas Port of call
Beach views, a poolside pause, South Beach spaces.
Choose Chill Island, Oasis Lagoon or South Beach as one island focus. Royal Caribbean lists these among the included areas. Thrill Waterpark, Coco Beach Club and Hideaway Beach are separate paid upgrades; each purchase and age condition must be checked for your sailing.
Option 1
Choose a plan for the stops, food, walking and extra costs. Suggested plans are flexible; use your ship’s all-aboard time to set your return.
Hours and prices checked Oct 4, 2026.
A beach focus within the private destination
Choose permitted shore and lounger areas at Chill Island without adding a booked water activity.
Your chill island plan
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 4, 2026.
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A poolside alternative to the beach
Choose available poolside spaces around Oasis Lagoon, listed as an included area.
Your oasis lagoon plan
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 4, 2026.
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Shore spaces with an active setting
Choose available South Beach shore spaces without adding equipment rental or a fixed activity.
Your south beach plan
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 4, 2026.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsCount from when you can get off the ship, or ashore by tender, to the all-aboard time, using ship time. Times on these plans are our estimates, with time to spare; they cannot promise a plan fits your sailing.
Short plans need up to 4 hours in total, medium up to 6, long more than 6. A plan with a connection still to confirm has no total.
Select a terminal or place to see its location and open directions.
Open Chill Island in Google Maps
Choose a place for its location, then open Google Maps for directions. Confirm the terminal on your cruise documents; a map result does not establish your ship’s berth or an accessible route.
CocoCay is a private cruise destination reached from the ship pier. Confirm your sailing’s passenger access, pier tram or walking arrangements and final return instructions. The island tram serves several areas and has accessible vehicles, but confirm boarding, waits and assistance for your needs with Guest Services.
Royal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsRoyal Caribbean describes a pier tram and an island tram serving Arrivals Plaza, South Beach, Oasis Lagoon and Breezy Bay. Confirm the current loop, accessible boarding, waits and last return with Guest Services; the published service is not a measured complete journey.
Royal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsOur suggestion: confirm the actual passenger deadline, both connections, waiting and boarding procedures. Complete transfer times, route distances and fares remain unverified.
The operator lists included island food venues, separate from paid upgrades. Confirm the venues open on your sailing, dietary needs, drinks and any extra charge with staff; a selected shore or poolside allocation does not include meal time.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesPublished information checked Oct 4, 2026. Confirm current prices before paying.
Connections
Check pickup, outward and return travel, waiting and the actual passenger entrance. No complete current transfer price is established.
Royal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsEntry and food
Confirm admission, programs, meals and purchases directly. No whole-day price is established.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsPort details
Exact passenger-arrival-to-sight routes, distances and complete step-free connections remain unverified. Confirm crossings, surfaces, current access and both journeys locally.
Royal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsRoyal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesAnother focus: Oasis Lagoon. Choose available poolside spaces around Oasis Lagoon, listed as an included area.Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangements
Use your actual terminal. Any quoted walk starts at the location named, not automatically at the gangway. Allow for port access, weather and your walking pace.
First steps ashore
CocoCay is a private cruise destination reached from the ship pier. Confirm your sailing’s passenger access, pier tram or walking arrangements and final return instructions. The island tram serves several areas and has accessible vehicles, but confirm boarding, waits and assistance for your needs with Guest Services.
Your ship confirms the arrival pier and any tender arrangements for your sailing.
| Arrival area | Published role | Planning detail |
|---|---|---|
| Use the ship pier and assigned island access | Assigned passenger arrival | CocoCay is a private cruise destination reached from the ship pier. Confirm your sailing’s passenger access, pier tram or walking arrangements and final return instructions. The island tram serves several areas and has accessible vehicles, but confirm boarding, waits and assistance for your needs with Guest Services.Royal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangements |
Port hours vary by ship and date in Perfect Day at CocoCay. Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
Choose one included island area, confirm any additional charge and protect the ship’s passenger-return deadline. This is a private destination, not a public-town outing; use your sailing’s approved access and return instructions.
Sources checked Oct 4, 2026
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsUK FCDO: Bahamas safety and local conditionsTake your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification. Bahamian dollars (BSD); island purchases use SeaPass. The Bahamian dollar is the national currency. Royal Caribbean specifies SeaPass for island purchases and USD cash acceptance at the craft market. Confirm current market payment hours and any charge in your shipboard account; no whole-day price or exchange rate is established.
Sources checked Oct 4, 2026
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningCentral Bank of the Bahamas: Bahamian currencyRoyal Caribbean: SeaPass and USD at the CocoCay marketWait for the ship’s announcement that passengers may go ashore. Follow its gangway, shuttle or tender instructions and any ticketing order. Keep your ship identification ready when leaving and returning. Allow for terminal access checks, queues and security screening before reboarding; tender passengers also need to meet the last return boat.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
Carnival: identification when reboardingRoyal Caribbean Group: boarding and port-call screeningUK FCDO Bahamas guidance covers crime, demonstrations, transport and local conditions. Check current advice, protect belongings and follow local authorities and your ship’s briefing. No complete passenger-route safety assessment is established.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
UK FCDO: Bahamas safety and local conditionsBahamian dollars (BSD); island purchases use SeaPass. The Bahamian dollar is the national currency. Royal Caribbean specifies SeaPass for island purchases and USD cash acceptance at the craft market. Confirm current market payment hours and any charge in your shipboard account; no whole-day price or exchange rate is established.
Currency checked Oct 4, 2026
Central Bank of the Bahamas: Bahamian currencyRoyal Caribbean: SeaPass and USD at the CocoCay marketChoose available South Beach shore spaces without adding equipment rental or a fixed activity.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsChoose permitted shore and lounger areas at Chill Island without adding a booked water activity.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsChoose available poolside spaces around Oasis Lagoon, listed as an included area.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsChoose available South Beach shore spaces without adding equipment rental or a fixed activity.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsOur suggestion: assess paid clubs, the waterpark, cabanas, balloons, rentals and booked water activities separately. Confirm current opening, entry, weather, both connections and the complete return to your assigned passenger arrival.
UK FCDO Bahamas guidance covers crime, demonstrations, transport and local conditions. Check current advice, protect belongings and follow local authorities and your ship’s briefing. No complete passenger-route safety assessment is established.
UK FCDO: Bahamas safety and local conditionsThe port, beaches and places to explore
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Exact passenger-arrival-to-sight routes, distances and complete step-free connections remain unverified. Confirm crossings, surfaces, current access and both journeys locally.
Royal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsRoyal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesSources checked Oct 4, 2026
CocoCay is a private cruise destination reached from the ship pier. Confirm your sailing’s passenger access, pier tram or walking arrangements and final return instructions. The island tram serves several areas and has accessible vehicles, but confirm boarding, waits and assistance for your needs with Guest Services. Check the terminal comparison above for the different arrival areas.
Royal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsSources checked Oct 4, 2026
Another focus: Oasis Lagoon. Choose available poolside spaces around Oasis Lagoon, listed as an included area.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsSources checked Oct 4, 2026
Choose one included island area, confirm any additional charge and protect the ship’s passenger-return deadline. This is a private destination, not a public-town outing; use your sailing’s approved access and return instructions.
Royal Caribbean: included CocoCay areas and paid upgradesRoyal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsUK FCDO: Bahamas safety and local conditionsSources checked Oct 4, 2026
Start from the assigned arrival. CocoCay is a private cruise destination reached from the ship pier. Confirm your sailing’s passenger access, pier tram or walking arrangements and final return instructions. The island tram serves several areas and has accessible vehicles, but confirm boarding, waits and assistance for your needs with Guest Services. Local connections. Royal Caribbean describes a pier tram and an island tram serving Arrivals Plaza, South Beach, Oasis Lagoon and Breezy Bay. Confirm the current loop, accessible boarding, waits and last return with Guest Services; the published service is not a measured complete journey.
Royal Caribbean: CocoCay pier and island walking connectionsRoyal Caribbean: island tram and accessibility arrangementsSources checked Oct 4, 2026
Take your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification. Bahamian dollars (BSD); island purchases use SeaPass. The Bahamian dollar is the national currency. Royal Caribbean specifies SeaPass for island purchases and USD cash acceptance at the craft market. Confirm current market payment hours and any charge in your shipboard account; no whole-day price or exchange rate is established.
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningCentral Bank of the Bahamas: Bahamian currencyRoyal Caribbean: SeaPass and USD at the CocoCay marketSources checked Oct 4, 2026
Port hours vary by ship and date in Perfect Day at CocoCay. Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
UK FCDO Bahamas guidance covers crime, demonstrations, transport and local conditions. Check current advice, protect belongings and follow local authorities and your ship’s briefing. No complete passenger-route safety assessment is established.
UK FCDO: Bahamas safety and local conditionsSources checked Sep 24, 2026
Local guide checked Oct 4, 2026. New practical guidance carries its own source dates. Published prices, hours and terminal use can change. Our outing suggestions are editorial advice, not cruise-line schedules or return guarantees. Cruise-line links illustrate their own policies; your line’s instructions govern your sailing.
