February 5, 2012

Update: Coast Guard Suspends Search for Cruise Ship Passenger

MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended its search around 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a missing cruise ship passenger near the Bahamas. Twenty-three-year-old Neha Chhikara went overboard at 4:11 a.m. Thursday from the 12th deck of Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas. The Monarch of the Seas was headed to Little Stirrup Cay near the Berry [...]

Caribbean Temps

Coco Cay, Bahamas

This time of year it seems like the whole part of the country is under a blanket of snow.  As I write this in Jacksonville, Fla. the bank sign across the street says 37 degrees. I was talking to a friend yesterday who is leaving in a couple days to head on one of Royal [...]

What is Coco Cay, Bahamas?

A view of the Monarch of the Seas from Coco Cay, Bahamas

A lot of people ask the question “What is on Coco Cay?” , so I figured I would do a post on it to let you know exactly what the island is and what to do there. Coco Cay is part of the Berry islands, a cluster of islands in the outer banks of the Bahamas that [...]

Trip Review “Monarch of the Seas” July 3-6, 2009 — Day 3

Monarch of the Seas anchored off of Coco Cay, Bahamas

Destination Coco Cay, Bahamas. 55 miles NNW of Nassau. Our cabin sat in the front of the ship, so about 7 am we were awoke by the chains of the anchor falling into the sea, the first sign that we arrived in Coco Cay.  The shipped anchored about a mile from the actual island.  Coco Cay is [...]

Trip Review “Monarch of the Seas” July 3-6, 2009 — Day 2

View of ship from Senor Frogs

  After a fun afternoon and evening of meeting people yesterday, day two is here. Destination Nassau, Bahamas.  We woke about 8 am, had breakfast at the Windjammer cafe. Went for a little walk to let the food settle and then headed to the gym about 9 am.  The gym is in the very back [...]