Palm Cay Marina & Beach Club, the 194-slip marina that opened earlier this year in an active residential community on New Providence’s southeast coast, is getting rave reviews from visiting yachtsmen on a website that is the tripadvisor for the boating world.
Floating on flattery – The 194-slip marina on New Providence’s southeast coast that can handle vessels up to 110 feet at Palm Cay is getting rave reviews on ActiveCaptain, a popular website for boaters
“We have been blown away by the compliments about the marina on a website called ActiveCaptain,” said Zack Bonczek, Palm Cay Director of Sales & Marketing at Palm Cay. Like TripAdvisor, ActiveCaptain.com allows users of a facility to report on their experience, the only difference being that the latter is aimed at those who go by boat. Reviews cannot be taken down or amended by a marina.
“We got comments like ‘the docks are beautiful and the beach is superb. This is a first class marina that will only get better.’ That was from the captain of a boat from Newburyport, Massachusetts,” said Bonczek. Nearly every one of the reviewers rated Palm Cay five stars, the top ranking. A boater from Portland, Oregon called it ‘Nassau Sanctuary,’ and wrote, “We are kicking ourselves for not going to Palm Cay Marina sooner…If you need to be in Nassau for a while and want some place where you can watch the turtles and hear the birds and wander safely at night, Palm Cay is worth checking out.”
Other boaters cited rates they called attractive, availability of gas and diesel fuel, showers, laundry, ‘the quiet of being out of town’, use of a courtesy car, security, pools, beachfront and restaurant. They also spoke of location in Yamacraw that slices about six miles off a sail from Nassau to the northern Exumas. One guest stayed 26 days and reported “off the beaten path…class without the cost.”
“A lot of thought went into the design and construction of this multimillion dollar marina,” said Bonczek. “From the pilings to the docks to the harbourmaster’s office to the triple source energy supply, the developers went first class all the way. They were committed to creating a lively, friendly, secure, relaxed atmosphere to attract a mix of local boaters who would keep their boats here year-round and transients who would enjoy the marina and the community offerings for shorter periods of time, usually on their way to or from the Exumas.”
Bonczek said there was one comment that trumped the rest. “Of all the comments and compliments, the one we liked most was the simple four words, ‘We will be returning.’”
Palm Cay is a quickly developing secure community of 300 townhomes, condos and single family lots and residences with a Family Island feel, created in part by its 1500’ feet of shoreline and 1,200 feet of wide, white sand beach. Amenities include swimming pools, lighted tennis courts, family playground, and the Billfish Grill, a popular restaurant overlooking the water. The family-oriented marina community is also home to numerous events and activities.
