My 14 year old daughter and I went out on the Freedom of the Seas in April and booked a day at coco beach club, we loved it so much. With the new adult club open, coco so laid back, not even sold out. We can't wait to visit again.

@TheWeekendCruiser

6 күн бұрын

That is awesome and does sound like an amazing day!

I was on the Explorer in April, Labadee was replaced with Coco Cay. We were lucky enough to try Hideaway Beach for $19.99- glad I tried it but probably wouldn't do it again.

Hideaway is the only place I wanna be at Cococay now 💃🏽

I'll be on Reflection in August. When the ship stops at Coco Cay I'm planning to stay onboard. Hopefully most passengers will be going on to the island and I'll have the ship pool, which will cost me nothing, all to myself.

My cousin and I booked Hideaway. We usually stay at Chill Island, but saw the price and thought it might be worth it for a different experience. This will be our fourth time at Coco Cay.

Thank you for your detailed comparison!

Great comparison. As a sand and surf person, I would choose the beach - probably even a free beach because the food would not be a deciding factor. But - between the two, my first pick would be Coco Beach Club.

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

Same here Judi! I am Coco Beach all the way.

We just went for the first time in April so have nothing to compare it to but we loved Hideaway beach. Grabbed it when it went on sale for $18.99. The sand was beautiful and loved the heated pool as the lagoon water was a little chilly but not too bad that it prevented us from enjoying it. I’d say average age was 50’s. Was glad we did it as our sailing has lots of kids onboard so it was nice to escape that for a bit. My wife loved the coconut shrimp. Our only complaint is we don’t like the club type music but it was not too bad at the loungers we were on in the front row. I’d say it’s worth it if you can get for

Thank you fir the brilliant comparison!

Great comparison. We usually go Breezy Bay right next to the Chill island day beds and have a great time.

Great comparison of the pay venues at Coco Cay. Thanks, Brandon.

So that is the reason for the price difference Brandon! The food! Coco Beach Club has the more expensive food options whereas Hideaway Beach had the beach bar food.

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

I would say food and it is more exclusive. The food there is not worth $100+ but it is much better than Hideaway's pizza :-)

Great video. Not spending the money on either. My choice is free - South beach almost every time but sometime chill island if i am just not in the mood to walk or wait for a tram.

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

hahah same here!!! If you look at the videos, you will see I did the What to do for free at CocoCay video well before I did this one. Def more of a free guy myself too! I want to go on more cruises!

You should have a million followers

@TheWeekendCruiser

10 күн бұрын

hahah hopefully one day!! We are working on it! About to cross another milestone this week!

We did Hideaway this March off Icon. We totally loved it... no kids ... The pool was terrific and yes there is quite a party vibe going on, that was all entertaining for us. We've done the beach club in the past but would not pay more than $100 for it. BTW my wife and I are 70, Hideaway was still better for us. we plan to do Hideaway on all our future visits to CocoCay.

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing Kevin! Yes, my info is very generic and you have to go where it works best for you! You and your wife sound like a good time!

Royal has created a cruise experience that is far out of my budget. It was not always that way.

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

You don't have to go too far back in history to find that version of Royal Caribbean! It is the main reason you see me cruising on other lines today :-)

If you can't afford the CoCo Beach Club, but want to stay away from "the party", what/where would you recommend? We did a cabana at Chill Island 2 months ago, but another cabana was playing loud music which kind of spoilt it. (I know that's their right, but you couldn't relax with the music going)

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

That is a tough one these days and boomboxes or speakers are showing up more and more. I would say give the cabanas another try. I do like that section and it feels a little more exclusive. You just had bad luck on that day :-(

Of course it's a heated pool if people are never getting out... Probably salty too!😂🤔

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

hahaha I mean.... you are not wrong!

If I have my kids with me I wouldn’t pay for the beach club for our family. But if it’s just my husband and I, I am happy to pay for hideaway beach just to escape from kids:)

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

haha I think that is exactly why most people are paying the cover charge lol

Co Co beach clubs pool is freezing cold! I mean the coldest pool I have ever been in!! There was only a 3 or 4 people in it! This was in November of 2021. I don’t know if it’s changed since then, but I’ve heard the same complaints recently. It’s what keeps me away. Hideaway’s pool was warm and I could walk right into it. It was a definitely a heated pool. If they’ve fixed the beach clubs pool and it’s warm now, someone please tell me. Otherwise, I’m not going back. Lol

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

Hey Julie! I swear it is heated, was it broken when you were there or am I totally wrong in this? Yes, I am curious on some recent intel on the Coco Beach Club pool to if it is heated. Maybe someone will chime in :-)

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I wouldn't pay money to go to either of those places

@TheWeekendCruiser

13 күн бұрын

haha, Nancy, I am not far behind you! For a special occasion I would do Coco Beach club but Hideaway will only be due to peer pressure from others.