CocoCay Water Park Cost - $161?

[rsteenblik]

We are scheduled for the Wonder of the Seas cruise on May 28, 2023. The ticket prices for the Thrill Waterpark at CocoCay are $161 per person if we pre-book now. That seems super expensive to me and quite a bit more than what I have seen for other cruise dates. Am I mistaken?  Do prices fall?  If not, I hope my kids will like the beach!

[vjmatty]

Prices for everything on Coco Cay have doubled and sometimes tripled over the past year.... October 2021 we paid $70 for the water park.

[Itchy&Scratchy]

$161 is ridiculously high and not worth it. I am sure Wonder has waterslides on it, and there is plenty to do for free on Cococay.

My kid loves the beach.

[MandyMooToo]

$83.99 on Mariner right now.  Is it possible you were seeing the prices for the CocoCay Beach Club instead?

[Itchy&Scratchy]

7 minutes ago, MandyMooToo said:

Is it possible you were seeing the prices for the CocoCay Beach Club instead?

oh, no, I am pretty sure he is seeing it correctly.

Here is my Oasis in April 2023:

 

 

and here is the Club:

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by Itchy&Scratchy

[MandyMooToo]

13 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

oh, no, I am pretty sure he is seeing it correctly.

Here is my Oasis in April 2023:

 

 

and here is the Club:

 

Sheesh, that is crazy.

[MightyMike]

It is especially crazy considering how long the lines are for the best slides. 

[vjmatty]

I am very sorry because I know it isn't funny for the people on this particular sailing, but those prices do literally make me laugh out loud.... at RCL of course.

[Jerseygirl1416]

We leave this Sunday on Oasis so maybe wait it out and watch for it to come down? Although being a new ship they might be charging a premium for everything?

[robmtx]

Don't forget to add Bahamian tax on top of that platter! your $161 is really $177.10 each. 

 

😞

 

Are the Waterpark cabanas for up to 4, 6, or 8 people?

Edited September 14, 2022 by robmtx

[taglovestocruise]

19 minutes ago, vjmatty said:

I am very sorry because I know it isn't funny for the people on this particular sailing, but those prices do literally make me laugh out loud.... at RCL of course.

$3500 for a over the water cabana, I think Royal is doing all the laughing.

[Cutigerlady]

I'm glad my kids are over going to the water park!  The water park cabana is for up to 6 people.  If you are going during the cooler months, the water inside the park is freezing.  

[vjmatty]

Just now, taglovestocruise said:

$3500 for a over the water cabana, I think Royal is doing all the laughing.

 

Not all of it, I still laugh....especially since most of the cabanas were empty the last time I was there.  And then there is the consideration that the more people spend on things like over-priced cabanas, the less disposable cash they have to spend on additional cruises, which are bigger revenue generators with all of the onboard spending than a single-pay cabana which creates zero additional spending.

[poocher]

I feel so foolish wondering if $24.99 was a good  price back in Feb. 2020!

[angelhelly]

38 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

We leave this Sunday on Oasis so maybe wait it out and watch for it to come down? Although being a new ship they might be charging a premium for everything?

 

We are sailing on the Anthem in April (not a new ship) and the prices are insane as well.

 

The beach club is 224 per person! But with 2 ships in port, my husband insisted for us to book it. Hopefully, due to the prices, we'll end up in a private club... The over the water cabana at 3500 is just ridiculous!!!

Edited September 14, 2022 by angelhelly

[RandomUser123]

Wow that is ridiculous. 

[Jerseygirl1416]

3 minutes ago, angelhelly said:

 

We are sailing on the Anthem in April (not a new ship) and the prices are insane as well.

 

The beach club is 224 per person! But with 2 ships in port, my husband insisted for us to book it. Hopefully, due to the prices, we'll end up in a private club... The over the water cabana at 3500 is just ridiculous!!!

I’d keep monitoring prices especially the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. You can always cancel and rebook. The lowest our Beach Club went was $159 and as high as $209. Even with 2 ships there as long as you go out onto the island by 11am there will be plenty of chairs. It’s the people that wait until lunchtime or later that end up having trouble finding loungers together.

[ryano]

2 hours ago, rsteenblik said:

 The ticket prices for the Thrill Waterpark at CocoCay are $161 per person if we pre-book now. 

 

Ridiculous.  That is over double the cost of most any water park in Fl, including Typhoon Lagoon at Disney. As long as people continue to pay these exorbitant prices, you cant fault RC for taking advantage of it though.

[Toddcan]

correct me if I am wrong, but Royal uses dynamic pricing for these things.  At first, costs are low, but as the supply dries up, prices are driven up automatically. There are exceptions like special sales, etc. 

 

So... a few people would have paid close to this price to drive it up so high. 

 

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by Toddcan

[cynt]

I would wait until Black Friday. We got an awesome deal last BF.

[Husky1987]

Call it "ridiculous".  Call it "not worth it".

 

Supply and demand.  Fact is, as long as it's worth it to people other than you, they'll charge whatever they can get.  

[silverspyder1996]

That price is nuts. Here I thought the price offered on my Oasis cruise in a couple weeks was too high.

[S.A.M.J.R.]

2 hours ago, MightyMike said:

It is especially crazy considering how long the lines are for the best slides. 

This might be RCI's way of controlling the crowds.  I will also say when we were there in July, the lines for the slides greatly reduced after 12p.

[nasa1974]

This is going to be my first time on Royal Caribbean, and I think all of their extras are overpriced. Except maybe their soda package. Not a fan of their website either, but maybe I have to get used to it.

[brillohead]

The OP's cruise is over Memorial Day week... EVERYTHING is priced higher on holiday sailings.  

As for the people who think Royal is crazy for charging these prices... PEOPLE ARE PAYING THESE PRICES -- those are the people who I think are crazy! 

Why wouldn't Royal charge whatever the market will bear -- they're not a charity, they're a for-profit corporation.   If they can get an extra $100K per day of pure profit by charging exorbitant amounts for cabanas and beach club admissions and beach beds and waterpark admissions, why not?