Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, Bahamas Port Reviews

Wish I could give this 5 stars, but I just can't. The island is just absolutely beautiful and the staff was amazing!! The staff you see there live on that island year round!! What an amazing job!! I didn't do any excursions on the island because that was the day I slated for relaxation, and I wanted to explore the island. It is stunning in its beauty and KUDOS to the MSC Foundation and everything they've done out there and everywhere else in the world!! The lighthouse is gorgeous, and the light show was amazing. But that's where it ended. The beach was just littered with trash and debri. There are not enough chairs or umbrellas, and they shouldn't have those beanbag seats out there!! Some were ripped open, and the little round pellets had spilled out of them. They were ALL OVER THE BEACH!! They had blown into the ocean, which now made all that hard work and dedication to the ocean seem pointless. I know that rocks and shells are a part of the beach, but what's on the lighthouse beach was over and beyond acceptable to the point of being dangerous. Some of the other beaches further away from the ship were in much better shape and less crowded, but you truly need to take the carts out there. So my day of relaxation was cut short 1st by a pop-up thunderstorm, which was a very bad embarkation experience, and then, by needing to travel around the island looking for somewhere to relax at.

Absolutely loved this stop! Also the number one reason we booked again for December. I could spend all 7 days here.

It is OK. It is a private island. Not much choices to do in there. I don't like beach very much especially when it is very hot. We did not do an excursion.

I would give it six stars if I could...

We rented a cabana. I understand no one wants to be right on top of the next person, but they were spread to far apart. But they future you went away from starting point, the closer they got to each other. My cabana was a good 1/4 mile walk in the hot sun to the buffet center. And no shuttle came our way for pick up. That would have made it bearable. Every cabana I've ever rented had an attendant who got you drinks from the bar. Not here. Get it yourself. Horrible.

Loved their private island. The only issue was that a lot of the shuttles to and from the ship would just drive by empty and not pick up people waiting at the pick up points.

Beautiful

This private island is absolutely beautiful!!! There are several beaches to go and hang out and plenty of activities to do on the island. We did a jet ski excursion around the island and also climbed the light house to see the awesome views. The best part of this day was that we were there until 9PM and got to see the lighthouse show (its all LED lights) and they had a beach party before we departed.

Very very long hot walk to get on and off the ship.

The beach are beautiful and super clean but besides the light house there is nothing to do there