The housing on Coco Cay for the staff is in the center of the island and easily visible from the center trail. On Labadee it is past the straw market on the far inland side. The staff is supplemented significantly with ship staff on each cruise visit who support all of the activities that day.

Employees working at Royal Caribbean’s private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, have a unique living arrangement. The majority of the staff—including lifeguards, chefs, and maintenance teams—live on the cruise ships that are docked at the island or stationed nearby. Because CocoCay is a private destination rather than a residential island, it lacks permanent housing for the hundreds of staff required to run the waterpark and beaches. Workers typically occupy dedicated crew cabins on ships like Freedom of the Seas or Wonder of the Seas and commute via a short gangway or tender boat to start their shifts. However, a small "skeleton crew" of essential maintenance and security personnel may stay in small, functional housing units hidden in the island's "back-of-house" areas. Additionally, many of the local Bahamian staff members reside in Nassau or the Berry Islands and are transported to CocoCay via ferry for their work rotations, supported by Royal Caribbean's recruitment and administrative offices located in downtown Nassau.