The Bahamas Government has approved the development of Royal Caribbean International’s first Royal Beach Club.
Due to open in 2025, the destination experience will be constructed at the western end of Nassau’s Paradise Island – an apt location for the idyllic new attraction.
Built across 17 acres, the Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island will combine beautiful beaches with RCI’s signature experiences, in a match that literally looks like it’s made in heaven.
Private cabanas, multiple pools, local architecture, fare, music and crafts – it’s all here.
But the development also promises to deliver benefits to the Bahamian people.
A public-private partnership, the ambitious new project allows for 49 per cent public ownership.
RCI says local businesses will also be able to manage “the vast majority” of the experience.
“The Bahamas has been a phenomenal partner since the very start, when they became our first port of call more than 50 years ago,” Royal Caribbean International president and CEO Michael Bayley says.
“As we continue to bring millions of visitors to experience attractions throughout Nassau each year, The Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island is the next bold adventure in Royal Caribbean’s commitment to both increasing tourism in The Bahamas and delivering memorable vacations to our guests.”
Of the 17-acre development, four acres will be Crown Land, which RCI says ensures some profits return to the government and people of the Bahamas.
There will also be a new tourism levy, which will be reinvested into the local community, and hundreds of new jobs across the construction and operation of the venture.
RCI will release more details about the Beach Club in the coming months.
Late last year, RCI returned to Australia for the first time since 2019, with not one but two cruise ship arrivals.
For more information on RCI, visit royalcaribbean.com.
