8/30/22 - We were delayed several hours from docking at Ocean Cay due to the winds. I was told the channel is very narrow going in and even the slightest wind can be disasters.
From what I was told, the buoys in these pictures mark the channel going in. If that is the case, you can see how narrow the channel really is.
8/30/22 - We were delayed several hours from docking at Ocean Cay due to the winds. I was told the channel is very narrow going in and even the slightest wind can be disasters.
From what I was told, the buoys in these pictures mark the channel going in. If that is the case, you can see how narrow the channel really is.
8/30/22 - Video of Ocean Cay.
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. The project began in March 2016 and was delayed by the destructive wave action of the category 5 Hurricane Dorian in September 2019. The island welcomed its first MSC guests on December 5, 2019.
The development cost $200 million.
Ocean Cay boasts beautiful landscaping and Bahamian pastel colors in all the buildings. It includes a welcome center, Bahamian style village, marina, lighthouse, wedding pavilion, sports area, and Ocean Cay Lagoon. Powder soft white sand and clear aquamarine water comes courtesy of Mother Nature in the Bahamas!
8/30/22 - Ocean Cay
The island covers 95 acres and has approximately 1.5 miles of pristine beachfront. Not only is it one of the biggest island development by any cruise company it is the only marine reserve experience.
When MSC took charge of Ocean Cay it was certainly not the tropical island destination that it is today! It was a site for the industrial excavation of sand. MSC undertook an amazing restoration project, not just to make the island look pretty but to actually restore the ecosystem.
It employed, and still retains the services of a team of experts, marine biologists and scientists. They revitalized the stripped ocean beds, encouraged endangered corals to thrive and in turn attracted marine life back to these pristine waters.