egd207 Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 I'm sailing with family in the spring, and it will be the first time to Cococay. 4 adults and 1 teen and 2 kids. I reserved a cabana at South Beach thinking this might be a good gathering spot, a little quieter and also easier to watch little ones in the water. Yesterday was watching a vlog and the presenter mentioned that he didn't like South Beach because it was to squishy. Can anyone who has been there tell me how this area is or if chill island is a better choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 South Beach is closed at the moment because there aren't enough guests with the reduced capacity. Not sure when you are sailing, but in the interim, the decision has been made for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, Matt said: South Beach is closed at the moment because there aren't enough guests with the reduced capacity. Not sure when you are sailing, but in the interim, the decision has been made for you. Can confirm this was still the case as of yesterday. I believe it is crew only for the moment. Also, hi from the Odyssey pool deck! WAAAYTOOO, Matt, Dan Curtis and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egd207 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 Thank you for your posts. We are sailing in April 2022. Can you give me any information about the comment "squishy" in case they reopen by the time of my cruise. When I heard that it made me think of man made lake that I've gone to that the bottom is not enjoyable. I thought being an island it would just be a sand bottom area. I haven't been able to find much information about the swimming is like in that area. Just content on the cabana's themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 I didn't find South Beach to be "squishy" at all. Maybe I don't have enough beach experience to know the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 4 hours ago, KLA said: Also, hi from the Odyssey pool deck! WAAAYTOOO, wstephensi and USCG Teacher 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 Oh stop it matt, you go on more cruises in a month than I go on in a year SpeedNoodles, nhilding10, sammy79 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 6 hours ago, KLA said: hi from the Odyssey pool deck Jealous, jealous, jealous! 144 days for our Odyssey B2B in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 10/4/2021 at 2:56 PM, egd207 said: I'm sailing with family in the spring, and it will be the first time to Cococay. 4 adults and 1 teen and 2 kids. I reserved a cabana at South Beach thinking this might be a good gathering spot, a little quieter and also easier to watch little ones in the water. Yesterday was watching a vlog and the presenter mentioned that he didn't like South Beach because it was to squishy. Can anyone who has been there tell me how this area is or if chill island is a better choice? My first thought is that South Beach is very out of the way - and a further hike from the ship. With little ones, I would go with Chill Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstephensi Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 I vote for Chill Island or Harbor Beach. Close to kids splash zone, Oasis Lagoon pool, the ship and food service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted October 6, 2021 Report Share Posted October 6, 2021 South Beach shows available cabanas for our Dec 26th Oasis sailing. I doubt that they are squishy. wstephensi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 6, 2021 Report Share Posted October 6, 2021 16 hours ago, GatorCruiser said: Oh stop it matt, you go on more cruises in a month than I go on in a year Look, it's a long time between now and this Friday when I go on Mariner... emmef, GatorCruiser and KJones 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egd207 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2021 Thank you all for your suggestions. They are helpful in making my decision. So looking forward to going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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