Royal Caribbean is pushing the boundaries forward with its vision for its next beach private beach getaway.
The cruise line just revealed everything we wanted to know about what there is to do inside Perfect Day Mexico, and it's a leap ahead of anything they've come up with yet.
Royal Caribbean thinks it already built the best cruise line beach day experience with Perfect Day at CocoCay, and now it wants to go well beyond that with Perfect Day Mexico.
"It is meant to be just an amazing over the top experience," Royal Caribbean's Senior Vice President and Chief Product Innovation Officer Jay Schneider explained as he gave Royal Caribbean Blog an exclusive first look ahead of the line's big reveal.
Perfect Day Mexico is a means to not just bring over what worked at CocoCay, but expand and dream bigger.
One of the most anticipated new features is going to be the longest lazy river in the world, which is a feature customers have been clamoring for.
"The two top things that guests have been looking for at Perfect Day at CocoCay: number one, a lazy river. And number two adult space."
While there wasn't enough land to do a lazy river at CocoCay, Mexico will be where this must-have is going to land.
"Being able to build, kind of a call it a white paper Perfect Day in Mexico, gave us the affordance to build the world's longest lazy river with a crazy branch, if you want to choose to go that path."
Access to the lazy river is included in your cruise fare. But Royal Caribbean's lazy river is not going to be like the one's you've probably been on before.
There will be a few different "Tubes and Tequila Bar" locations you can stop at, where you latch your tube to a bar and take a break for a cocktail.
Mr. Schneider hinted at a cooler of beer idea they're working on, "We're kicking around this idea where maybe you take a cooler...because being in the longest lazy river in the world, you're in that body of water, if you choose for up to or more than an hour to get around it."
As you meander around the river, the lazy river approaches the entrance to Loco Waterpark, the water conditions would get rougher as you enter the "crazy" section of it.
He says the crazy section is still in development, "we're trying to find a way to make it crazy and still approachable by everybody who wants to go down that path."
The idea right now is there's a fork in the river, with a calm and peaceful path on one side, and a foreboding crazy path on the other.
"We'll probably have fun with theming and we'll probably have some fun with drama and figure out how to really differentiate the two."
More raft slides than ever before
Next door to the lazy river is Loco Waterpark, an extra cost venue that is once again offering what its customers want the most: raft slides.
You'll find both raft slides and body slides, but many more raft slides compared to CocoCay.
"What we've learned is there's significant amount of guest demand for raft slides and a lesser demand on body slides. And so we are dialing back the number of body slides and dialing up the number of raft slides."
As an example, the tallest family raft slide is designed for four to six riders at once so you can experience it together.
Royal Caribbean says there will be more than 30 waterslides across five towers, and they're even looking to outdo everyone else again.
The Jaguar's Peak slide will be more than 170 feet tall, which makes it the tallest slide tower in either North or South America.
Then there are the hydrolaunch slides that shoot riders into the air and the world’s first sombrero slide, modeled after Mexico’s iconic sombrero.
Opening in 2027
When Perfect Day Mexico opens fall 2027, it's going to be big and full of new things to try.
You'll walk into the Fiesta Plaza to see the world’s largest sombrero bar — a towering 20-meter-high structure.
Walk in, or hop on a trajinera (Mexican-style gondolas). It's a signature new feature to offer a different way to go get from point A to point B.
You could stop right at Chill Beach, which has nearly 2 miles of white sand beaches.
There are two exclusive areas with admission cost you could buy a pass to: the adults-only El Hideaway or Costa Beach Club.
The inland El Hideaway is just for guests 18 or older, and it has a 50,000 sq. ft. party pool. There are multiple swim-up bars, DJ entertainment, and live music.
Costa Beach Club is the elevated beach spot, where crowds are limited and you'll find secluded beaches and pools with luxurious loungers and private service.
"There are things that we've never done before. There are things that are evolutions that are working. And then there are traditions," Mr. Schneider said of the planning for this new 200 acre site.
Royal Caribbean will put the new itineraries visiting Perfect Day Mexico on sale this fall, with ships visiting from Florida, Texas, and New Orleans.
