I have been snorkeling twice at Coco Cay. You do have to swim out to see the best fish and the current can be alittle tricky. Go early before all of the activity(snorkelers, jet skiers, kayakers, etc.) gets the water more stirred up. The area near the plane and between the plane wreck and the breakwall(lots of rock and coral formations) worked best for me. The shipwreck would be a great place for beginners to start. Also, beginners can see lots of fish behind the rock formations to the right of the cove. You don't have to swim very far to those areas and the current can be friendlier. I highly recommend that you go out to the deep water area that is marked off outside the breakwall, too. The water is probably 50 feet deep. We saw 4 stingrays that were beautiful swimming right underneath us. I have been there in January and May. The water obviously was alittle cooler in January, but tolerable. Great snorkeling both times. I had never snorkeled until we went to Coco Cay. It is a great place to learn because you have the equipment all day and it is only $29. Lots of people had their own stuff, but they do make you get a vest.
I have been to many places and Coco Cay ranks as one of the most beautiful and relaxing places that I have ever been. Royal Caribbean has done a great job making the island user friendly.
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I have been snorkeling twice at Coco Cay. You do have to swim out to see the best fish and the current can be alittle tricky. Go early before all of the activity(snorkelers, jet skiers, kayakers, etc.) gets the water more stirred up. The area near the plane and between the plane wreck and the breakwall(lots of rock and coral formations) worked best for me. The shipwreck would be a great place for beginners to start. Also, beginners can see lots of fish behind the rock formations to the right of the cove. You don't have to swim very far to those areas and the current can be friendlier. I highly recommend that you go out to the deep water area that is marked off outside the breakwall, too. The water is probably 50 feet deep. We saw 4 stingrays that were beautiful swimming right underneath us. I have been there in January and May. The water obviously was alittle cooler in January, but tolerable. Great snorkeling both times. I had never snorkeled until we went to Coco Cay. It is a great place to learn because you have the equipment all day and it is only $29. Lots of people had their own stuff, but they do make you get a vest.
I have been to many places and Coco Cay ranks as one of the most beautiful and relaxing places that I have ever been. Royal Caribbean has done a great job making the island user friendly.