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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Revealed: How much it costs to visit Royal Caribbean's new private Bahamas beach club
Royal Caribbean has revealed how much cruise passengers will need to pay to access its new private beach club area in the Bahamas, including a $10,000 (£7,329) private cabana. Passengers visiting Nassau during a Royal Caribbean cruise from late December 2025 will be able to purchase all-inclusive day passes to Royal Beach Club Paradise Island. Prices start at $169.99 (£125) for a day pass that gives you unlimited drinks, including alcohol and dining, but is only available to guests over age 21. There is also a day pass for non-alcoholic drinks and dining from $129.99 (£96) for guests aged 13 and older. The price drops to $109.99 (£81) for ages four to 12 and is free for passengers aged three and under. Read more: The best Royal Caribbean cruises Guests can also bundle their day pass with a beverage package on board or pair it with destination experiences at Perfect Day at CocoCay during a stop on Royal Caribbean's private Bahamas island. The passes give you access to two private beaches and three pools. These include The Deep End pool for a relaxed and laid back area or you can enjoy the DJ at The Floating Flamingo, the world's largest swim-up bar. You can rent your own cabana on the beach, which comes with a personal attendant service, upgraded amenities, as well as day beds with dedicated beverage service, an umbrella, storage space and towels. Cabana prices range from $2,199.99 (£1,618), which includes day passes for up to eight people. There is also a two-storey family cabana to rent for the day at $9,999.99 (£7,361) which includes up to 12 day passes. It comes with its own whirlpool, frozen drink machine, waterslide and private bathroom. Guests can eat and drink across three beach grills and 10 bars, and there will be Bahamian-inspired live music, entertainment and local artisan shops. The price also covers round-trip water transportation, beach games for the whole family, wifi, umbrellas and lounge chairs, lockers and towels. The Royal Beach Club Paradise Island will be available on sailings from December 2025 aboard ships such as Utopia of the Seas. Prices start from £623 per person. It comes as Royal Caribbean is also developing a Royal Beach Club Cozumel in 2026, Lelepa in early 2027 and a Perfect Day Mexico private island experience to launch in 2027. Read more: The three Royal Caribbean megaships set for an upgrade
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Revealed: How much it costs to visit Royal Caribbean's new private Bahamas beach club
Royal Caribbean has revealed how much cruise passengers will need to pay to access its new private beach club area in the Bahamas, including a $10,000 (£7,329) private cabana. Passengers visiting Nassau during a Royal Caribbean cruise from late December 2025 will be able to purchase all-inclusive day passes to Royal Beach Club Paradise Island. Prices start at $169.99 (£125) for a day pass that gives you unlimited drinks, including alcohol and dining, but is only available to guests over age 21. There is also a day pass for non-alcoholic drinks and dining from $129.99 (£96) for guests aged 13 and older. The price drops to $109.99 (£81) for ages four to 12 and is free for passengers aged three and under. Read more: The best Royal Caribbean cruises Guests can also bundle their day pass with a beverage package on board or pair it with destination experiences at Perfect Day at CocoCay during a stop on Royal Caribbean's private Bahamas island. The passes give you access to two private beaches and three pools. These include The Deep End pool for a relaxed and laid back area or you can enjoy the DJ at The Floating Flamingo, the world's largest swim-up bar. You can rent your own cabana on the beach, which comes with a personal attendant service, upgraded amenities, as well as day beds with dedicated beverage service, an umbrella, storage space and towels. Cabana prices range from $2,199.99 (£1,618), which includes day passes for up to eight people. There is also a two-storey family cabana to rent for the day at $9,999.99 (£7,361) which includes up to 12 day passes. It comes with its own whirlpool, frozen drink machine, waterslide and private bathroom. Guests can eat and drink across three beach grills and 10 bars, and there will be Bahamian-inspired live music, entertainment and local artisan shops. The price also covers round-trip water transportation, beach games for the whole family, wifi, umbrellas and lounge chairs, lockers and towels. The Royal Beach Club Paradise Island will be available on sailings from December 2025 aboard ships such as Utopia of the Seas. Prices start from £623 per person. It comes as Royal Caribbean is also developing a Royal Beach Club Cozumel in 2026, Lelepa in early 2027 and a Perfect Day Mexico private island experience to launch in 2027. Read more: The three Royal Caribbean megaships set for an upgrade
New York Post
30-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Mexico to slap cruise passengers with tourist tax starting this week
Cruise passengers docking in Mexico will be forced to cough up a tourist tax starting this week as government officials blast major cruise lines for not paying their fair share into local communities. Industry giant Royal Caribbean, along with other cruise operators, has fought hard against the plan, arguing it drops off passengers who patronize Mexican businesses. Starting Tuesday, cruise passengers will face a $5 fee – which will jump to $21 over the next three years – when their ship stops at a Mexican port. It will be added to the cost of the cruise. 3 Starting Tuesday, cruise passengers will face a $5 fee when their ship stops at a Mexican port. Edgar Photosapiens – That's been negotiated down from a $42 tariff initially proposed by the Mexican government. The new tax stacks on top of port fees that cruise lines have already paid for years, averaging $28.85 per passenger in Cozumel, according to an analysis from the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association. About 3,300 cruise shops are expected to stop in Mexican ports this year, bringing about 10 million passengers with them, according to the FCCA. Many airlines already fold a Mexican tourist tax into the cost of plane tickets. 'The Mexican government's perspective is: 'OK, fine, you bring prosperity. But you need to pay accordingly, like other tourists pay when they come via an airplane,'' Rubén Olmos Rodríguez, who has participated in the tax talks and runs advisory firm Global Nexus, told the Wall Street Journal. Local business owners, however, have raised concerns that the tax could discourage tourists from booking cruises that stop in Mexico. 'We, as business owners, were very concerned, because Cozumel lives on cruise tourism,' said Carmen Joaquín, who owns a duty-free shop and serves as president of Cozumel's business coordinating council. The new tax has heated up tensions between the Mexican government and Royal Caribbean, which is planning to build a massive private resort in Mahahual, a Mexican seaside village. Royal Caribbean did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment. 3 A Carnival cruise ship in a Mexican port. Mariakray – For months, the cruise operator has tangled with local officials over taxation, hiring and local investment requirements, as government officials pressure the company to employ more Mexican workers and use more Mexican products across its supply chain. Royal Caribbean is expected to make millions from its Perfect Day Mexico resort, which will feature the world's longest lazy river, as well as a huge swim-up bar, party cabana and sombrero-themed slide. The 200-acre resort, expected to open in 2027, will be able to accommodate about 15,000 people a day, according to analysts from Stifel. Local Mahahual business owners are fearful that the Disneyland-like resort will prevent cruise passengers from spending money at local businesses. 'It sounds like they want to keep all the cake for themselves,' Amelie Gautier, a restaurant owner in the area, told the Journal. 3 Royal Caribbean is expected to make millions from its Perfect Day Mexico resort. Wollwerth Imagery – Royal Caribbean estimates it will cost around $292 million to buy the land needed for Perfect Day Mexico, and boasted that the project will create more than 1,000 construction jobs and employ more than 2,000 people, according to a company representative. The new tax on cruise passengers is expected to weigh on Royal Caribbean's earnings, though the resort could still add more than $125 million annually to earnings before interest, taxes and other items, according to Stifel analysts. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum saw the tourist tax as a way to lower the nation's budget deficit without having to slash social programs. But it has worsened relations between cruise operators and local Mexican officials, who at one point disinvited Royal Caribbean executives from a meeting, according to the Journal. Michele Page, chief executive of the FCCA, said the industry and the Mexican government are trying to 'get our relationship back on track.' The trade group is seeking a meeting between the chief executives of major cruise lines and Sheinbaum.
Scottish Sun
10-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Huge new island waterpark to open with 30 slides and the world's longest lazy river
ROYAL Caribbean is launching an entire new island in 2027 and it will be home to seven neighborhoods - including a huge Waterpark. Perfect Day Mexico is expected to launch in autumn 2027 as the cruise company's newest private island and at the heart of the island will be Loco Waterpark. 4 Perfect Day Mexico is expected to launch in autumn 2027 Credit: Loco Waterpark 4 At the heart of the island will be Loco Waterpark Credit: Loco Waterpark The waterpark will have over 30 waterslides, a wave pool and waterslide tower measuring more than 170ft tall called Jaguar's Peak. There will also be hydrolaunch slides that shoot riders into the air and the world's first sombrero slide, modeled after Mexico's iconic sombrero. The park will feature adventure pools and slides for younger kids too. At Splash Cove, another central neighborhood on the island, there will be the longest lazy river in the world. Along the hour-long float there are multiple entry and exit points and there will be a number of float up bars. Each tube will even have a cupholder for beverages. And for those who feel a little more daring, there is the option of venturing through a crazy section of the river that has twists and turns with waves, rapids and spins. In the centre of all of this is a 100,000sqft pool - which is one of 10 across the island. Smaller children will be able to enjoy Royal Caribbean's largest Splashaway Bay with the first-ever Splashaway Cabanas nearby. The cruise line has partnered with Legacy Entertainment - a US-based design firm responsible for theme parks and attractions - to create the waterpark. Dubai hotel with world's largest waterpark The destination spans over 200 acres on Mexico's Caribbean Coast and in total will have seven neighbourhoods, with 12 dining options and 24 bars. Other neighbourhoods include El Hideaway - an adults-only neighbourhood. The neighbourhood will be the party zone with a party pool, swim-up bar and in-pool DJ. There will also be a new Ultimate Party Cabana for 20 guests, with its own pool and bar. In the Costa Beach Club neighbourhood, guests can make the most of the white sand beaches, heated infinity pool and Costa Beach Club restaurant. At Chill Beach North and South will be two miles of white sand beaches. Then at Fiesta Plaza, guests can make the most of live music and dance inspired by Mexico with live music and dance. Plus, the world's largest sombrero will be found on top of the Tipsy Sombrero bar which will serve classic Mexican drinks such as margaritas and cervezas. 4 The waterpark will have the world's longest lazy river Credit: Royal Caribbean Free-to-use loungers, umbrellas and towels will be at all of the beaches and pools at Perfect Day Mexico. Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean said: "We have spent the last 50 years shattering perceptions around cruising to transform into a global vacation brand for all generations. "Now, we're bringing our demonstrated history of unparalleled service and revolutionary innovation – everything our vacationers know and love – into our collection of destinations that offer more locally inspired perfect days and beachfront getaways." He added: "Perfect Day Mexico is bigger and bolder than anything we have done to date. "This destination will be the ultimate vacation for families, and we cannot wait to welcome adventurers from around the world to Mexico for an experience only Royal Caribbean can provide." Royal Caribbean is also due to launch the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in December 2025. The first-of-its-kind Royal Beach Club in The Bahamas will combine the stunning beaches of Nassau's Paradise Island with Royal Caribbean's signature experiences. Visitors can purchase an all-inclusive day pass and enjoy unlimited dining, drinks and amenities, from The Floating Flamingo – the world's largest swim-up bar. Also opening, in 2026, is the Royal Beach Club Cozumel – which features stunning beaches, pools with swim-up bars, cabanas, snorkeling, kayaking and more. A closed UK waterpark will also finally reopen after shutting 17 months ago. Plus, a massive European waterpark with 14 themed lands opens new outdoor pool and 150-seat swim up bar.
The Irish Sun
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Huge new island waterpark to open with 30 slides and the world's longest lazy river
ROYAL Caribbean is launching an entire new island in 2027 and it will be home to seven neighborhoods - including a huge Waterpark. Perfect Day autumn 2027 as the cruise company's newest private island and at the heart of the island will be Loco Waterpark. Advertisement 4 Perfect Day Mexico is expected to launch in autumn 2027 Credit: Loco Waterpark 4 At the heart of the island will be Loco Waterpark Credit: Loco Waterpark The pool and waterslide tower measuring more than 170ft tall called Jaguar 's Peak. There will also be hydrolaunch slides that shoot riders into the air and the world's first sombrero slide, modeled after Mexico's iconic sombrero. The park will feature At Splash Cove, another central neighborhood on the island, there will be the longest Advertisement Read more on islands Along the hour-long float there are multiple entry and exit points and there will be a number of float up bars. Each tube will even have a cupholder for beverages. And for those who feel a little more daring, there is the option of venturing through a crazy section of the river that has twists and turns with waves, In the centre of all of this is a 100,000sqft pool - which is one of 10 across the island. Advertisement Most read in Beach holidays Smaller children will be able to enjoy The cruise line has partnered with Legacy Entertainment - a US-based design firm responsible for theme parks and attractions - to create the waterpark. Dubai hotel with world's largest waterpark The destination spans over 200 acres on Mexico 's Caribbean Coast and in total will have seven neighbourhoods, with 12 dining options and 24 bars. Other neighbourhoods include El Hideaway - an adults-only neighbourhood. Advertisement The neighbourhood will be the party zone with a There will also be a new Ultimate Party Cabana for 20 guests, with its own pool and bar. In the Costa Beach Club neighbourhood, guests can make the most of the white sand beaches, heated At Chill Beach North and South will be two miles of Advertisement Then at Fiesta Plaza, guests can make the most of live music and dance inspired by Plus, the world's largest sombrero will be found on top of the Tipsy Sombrero bar which will serve classic Mexican drinks such as margaritas and cervezas. 4 The waterpark will have the world's longest lazy river Credit: Royal Caribbean Free-to-use loungers, umbrellas and towels will be at all of the beaches and pools at Perfect Day Mexico. Advertisement Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean said: "We have spent the last 50 years shattering perceptions around cruising to transform into a global vacation brand for all generations. "Now, we're bringing our demonstrated history of unparalleled service and revolutionary innovation – everything our vacationers know and love – into our collection of destinations that offer more locally inspired perfect days and beachfront getaways." He added: "Perfect Day Mexico is bigger and bolder than anything we have done to date. "This destination will be the ultimate vacation for families, and we cannot wait to welcome adventurers from around the world to Mexico for an experience only Royal Caribbean can provide." Advertisement Royal Caribbean is also due to launch the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in December 2025. The first-of-its-kind Royal Beach Club in Visitors can purchase an all-inclusive day pass and enjoy unlimited dining, drinks and amenities, from The Floating Flamingo – the world's largest Also opening, in 2026, is the Royal Beach Club Cozumel – which features stunning beaches, pools with swim-up bars, cabanas, snorkeling, kayaking and more. Advertisement Plus, a 4 Royal Caribbean is also opening Royal Beach Club in The Bahamas and Royal Beach Club Cozumel Credit: Loco Waterpark
