Sneetches on the Beaches?

[sevenofeleven]

We will be sailing on the Dream in two weeks and wondered about the Castaway Cay beaches -

Should we be aware of sea critters? Rock or coral that could hurt bare feet?

We are thinking of getting water shoes for the whole family just in case....

sevenofeleven

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We will be sailing on the Dream in two weeks and wondered about the Castaway Cay beaches -

Should we be aware of sea critters? Rock or coral that could hurt bare feet?

We are thinking of getting water shoes for the whole family just in case....

sevenofeleven

You'll find the sand is basically made up of broken (small) shells. And in the water there are rocks. I always wear water shoes.

 

[bumbershoot]

Water shoes are good to have. Sometimes they aren't needed but if you get there when they are needed, you'll be glad to have them.

 

[Bree]

Water shoes - better to have them and not need them than need them and not have them. The water in front of the family cabanas was so rocky and full of broken up shells earlier this month. I forgot to pack water shoes and regretted it.

 

[hubbard53]

while there earlier this month, there was quite a few jelly fish in the snorkeling area. Life guards assured us they were not dangerous and would only give a slight sting. My wife was stung a few times and said it felt like a sweat bee sting. Life guard's said first aid would dab with vinegar so obviously not too serious - rather than treking to first aid, we self-treated with vodka; both internally and externally

 

[Jennifer777]

In the far lagoon in front of the high numbered cabanas, we had a problem last March with what lifeguards called "sea lice". I had never heard of them before, you couldn't see them. We all got in the water and a short time later, we felt like our skin was being bit all over the place. Our kids and the kids in the cabanas next to us were all crying. They sell some ointment that treats jelly fish and other sea critter stings at one of the shops on CC but it didn't help with this sea lice. The only thing that helped was rinsing for 10-15 minutes under running water. We've never encountered this problem on any of the other beaches on CC. The lifeguard said it was bad in the lagoon area because of the vegetation in some areas on the bottom there.

The sand is soft but there are rocks so I would bring your water shoes if you have them.

 

[bumbershoot]

Sea lice are larval jellyfish. If you swim into where they are, they can sting you. Little baby jellyfish stings. If you're worried about that, you want to buy (ahead of time) and cover your WHOLE body with SeaSafe. Even underneath the swimsuit, because larval jellyfish are tiny.

 

[Tink1010]

I bought Sea Safe and we had no issues unless we were just lucky. As for shoes, I do not recall it being bad. I would get just in case

 

[MinnesotaMouseketeers]

while there earlier this month, there was quite a few jelly fish in the snorkeling area. Life guards assured us they were not dangerous and would only give a slight sting. My wife was stung a few times and said it felt like a sweat bee sting. Life guard's said first aid would dab with vinegar so obviously not too serious - rather than treking to first aid, we self-treated with vodka; both internally and externally

I prefer gin as an alternate topical aid, but vodka works too in a pinch. And you should always taste test it to check that there's no contamination
But back to the original post I agree with everyone else, bring them you won't regret it. Wife and I each purchased a pair after a trip on CC. And they are always handy to have for any future trips (CC or others).