fgarvin 2 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Can you only snorkel near Chill Island? We've rented a cabana on South Beach for our 2021 cruise and I'm wondering if I can snorkel off of that beach as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AshleyDillo 3,755 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 I didn't see any restrictions. That may change once they get the over the water cabanas built for safety reasons, but the South Beach area is very shallow for a very long way out and I can't see that it would be as good for snorkeling as the area they have by Chill Island. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nhilding10 70 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 We rented one of the beds on the South Beach side back in February, and snorkeled out over that shallow area and saw lots. I can't compare it to the other area as we didn't go over there, but we encountered several sting rays, a small shark, more fish than we could count and some random junk. It worked out quite well, not being that deep, I thought. ChessE4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChessE4 743 Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 All I can tell you is that there is a new safety feature at the cove that I use for snorkeling. There is now a floating rope that extends from one of the rock walls to the life guard's floating platform. So you wouldn't want to go beyond the rope on your own (leave that for kayakers). I found numerous fish and many types of coral near the man-made reefs about 20 yards from the beach (adjacent to the floating mat stand). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FreedomClassKid 22 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 As coco cay is all inclusive so you are allowed too snorkel anywhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EaVae 1 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 So i have to ask.. as there was an attack near great Bahama island, and I've been watching a lot of shark week... Has anyone ever seen a largish shark around Cococay? i heard bull and tiger sharks like the Bahamas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 26,564 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 6/3/2019 at 7:54 PM, fgarvin said: We've rented a cabana on South Beach for our 2021 cruise and I'm wondering if I can snorkel off of that beach as well. South Beach is where the Lemon Sharks hang out. It's shallow and sandy, not great snorkeling. The interesting reefs and marine life is where the snorkel area is. These pictures are from the area near South Breach. Barely deep enough to snorkel, it's knee deep in areas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 26,564 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 17 minutes ago, EaVae said: So i have to ask.. as there was an attack near great Bahama island, and I've been watching a lot of shark week... Has anyone ever seen a largish shark around Cococay? i heard bull and tiger sharks like the Bahamas. Hammerheads too. When I dove at CocoCay some of the water sports guys also dive and they were telling me on the North side of the island is where they tend to see bigger sharks. The North side is not developed and there is no guest access to that end of the island. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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