There are three swim-up bars planned for Royal Caribbean's first-ever private beach club, including The Floating Flamingo, which is billed as "the world’s largest swim-up bar."
Royal Caribbean is making significant construction progress on its exclusive beach club in Nassau, Bahamas that it hopes will alleviate a major guest complain about the popular cruise port.
With multiple beaches, swimming pools, restaurants, and bars, the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island will offer plenty of space for guests to relax, cool off, and avoid the crowds at other beaches in Nassau, which can see upwards of 20,000 to 30,000 cruise passengers per day.
Once completed, Royal Caribbean guests can enjoy the exclusive amenities and breathtaking ocean views — for an extra charge.
Royal Beach Club Paradise Island will open in December 2025
Ralph Salsman shared photos of the beach club's construction process on Facebook. Salsman captured the images on September 10, 2025.
The photos reveal that the lounge over the swim-up bar is taking shape. Floating Flamingo, the world’s biggest swim-up bar, will be the go-to spot for partiers with refreshing drinks, live tunes, and unbeatable ocean views.
The upstairs portion will be home to the 720-square-foot Party Deck, an exclusive poolside area overlooking the Floating Flamingo swim-up bar with an exclusive beverage menu, charging station, mini-fridge, and more.
Other photos show various buildings around the 17-acre property coming along, including the private cabanas. The cabanas at Royal Beach Club Paradise Island are an extra-cost add-on that can be purchased to elevate your island beach day.
The beach and poolside cabanas feature comfortable lounge seating, shade, and personalized service. Those with more money to burn can splurge on the $10,000 two-story Ultimate Family Cabana.
The price includes admission for up to 12 guests, a cabana attendant, private bathroom, heated whirlpool, reserved beach space, a hammock, frozen drink machine, and more.
It's in high demand, too. According to Michael Bayley, President & C.E.O. of Royal Caribbean International, the first Ultimate Family Cabana was sold within the first hour of opening beach club sales.
Basic admission to the beach club is more reasonable, with the cheapest pass starting at $129.99. The price includes unlimited food and non-alcoholic drinks.
A pass with unlimited alcoholic drinks is available starting at $169.99 per person. Additionally, it includes transportation on the water taxi, Wi-Fi, beach chairs, umbrellas, and access to basic facilities like showers and restrooms.
Depending on your itinerary, there may also be a few bundled options, such as the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island Refreshment Package + Thrill & Chill Combo.
For a set daily price, you can enjoy admission to the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, Perfect Day at CocoCay's Thrill Waterpark, and a Royal Refreshment Package.
Regardless of which pass cruisegoers buy, all dining at the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is included. Many dishes have a Bahamian flair, including the fire engine fritters, pinwheel shrimp skewers with guava glaze, Bahama-style baked mac & cheese, and vanilla bundt cake with guava sauce.
