That's more expensive than most slide parks on the mainland. What's the extra fee for all this watery fun? A hefty $60*, no matter your age. There's space at the pier for two vessels, which would potentially make waits untenable, especially if one of them was a 6,000-passenger Oasis-class ship. The speeding red spiral is definitely too aggressive for some people, and the line to ride it is daunting, too I waited for about an hour, and that was when only one ship was docked at the island. Found to the right of the island as you enter from the pier, the park has 13 slides and a 135-foot-tall tower (the tallest in North America stairs only) crowned by Daredevil's Peak, which is hands-down the most harrowing and intense water slide I've ever been on anywhere. Once your kids spot the tower at Thrill Waterpark, good luck keeping them satisfied with a beach pail and shovel.

Here's what you need to know ahead of time to have the most perfect-as-possible day on CocoCay. There are ample complimentary chairs and umbrellas here once you’re inside the water park. Children under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult, while kids under four are free. We've been to the new CocoCay, and while it's not, as promised, the best of all possible worlds, it's still a lot of fun. Now Royal Caribbean has poured some 250 million into its exclusive island northwest of Nassau, Bahamas, and is banging the advertising drum to get vacationers. Thrill Waterpark is the place to be on Perfect Day at CocoCay if you or your kids love waterparks. The company now says the best practice is to say Cay as 'key' because that's how the Bahamians do it (although word of that hasn't yet filtered to the ships' crews, not to mention that the change introduces an imperfection in that perfect day/CocoCay branding rhyme). Now Royal Caribbean has poured some $250 million into its exclusive island northwest of Nassau, Bahamas, and is banging the advertising drum to get vacationers excited about the 'Perfect Day at CocoCay.' Even the pronunciation got a makeover. Private islands have become a mainstay among the mega cruise lines-keeping passengers close is a brilliant way to capture an extra day's worth of spending. But with the newly invigorated CocoCay, Royal Caribbean has accelerated the entertainment arms race on dry land.

Cruise ships have competed for years to come up with the wildest new onboard thrills.

A perfect day at cococay