The Cruise Junkie Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/02/27/royal-caribbean-purchases-land-western-side-of-paradise-island-nassau-bahamas I wonder if this will be like coco beach club style. Or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 It looks pretty small. IMO The Cruise Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayFrosty Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 If you read the original article (http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/feb/27/royal-caribbeans-pi-land-deals-revealed/), it sounds like Royal is buying up pretty much everything west of the Yoga Retreat (https://goo.gl/maps/o25HT4S8Gf4meN4f7). They are now trying to get access to the undeveloped government land between the last of the houses and the light house. When I was in Nassau in June, I thought that it was weird that a lot of the properties looked run down and abandoned. At the time I just thought it was just hurricane damage but it might have just been that Royal had bought them and were just letting them rot until they could tear them down. WAAAYTOOO, Nate Y and The Cruise Junkie 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Might give me a reason to get off the ship in Nassau again. Maybe. DLXLDY, bhageerah and PurdueFlyer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenismynextcruise Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Very interesting indeed. We have been to nassau many times in the past few years on anthem and she seems to always park in the same birth and our side of the ship faces this little piece of land. I have noticed the same houses that look in total disrepair for YEARS and could not really understand why they had not been fixed up. This seems to make some sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Wow, It looks like they can build a walking bridge from the docks to that area of the Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayFrosty Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 28 minutes ago, VinceC said: Wow, It looks like they can build a walking bridge from the docks to that area of the Island. I doubt the government would allow that, but if they did it would have to be a movable bridge or really high as some taller ships do tie up on the far side of the dock. The furthest slip also can handle the the largest ships or two back to back so I doubt the government would want to compromise that. Would be nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 22 hours ago, StayFrosty said: I doubt the government would allow that, but if they did it would have to be a movable bridge or really high as some taller ships do tie up on the far side of the dock. The furthest slip also can handle the the largest ships or two back to back so I doubt the government would want to compromise that. Would be nice though. The bridge would not have to be movable as there are NO Large Ships going through there. They have ferries and private boats and Yachts that go through so it does not have to been extremely high either. I think it is a very viable option and if Nassau is not paying for it, I think that would be easily approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayFrosty Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, VinceC said: The bridge would not have to be movable as there are NO Large Ships going through there. They have ferries and private boats and Yachts that go through so it does not have to been extremely high either. I think it is a very viable option and if Nassau is not paying for it, I think that would be easily approved. I am not saying that it is impossible, just unlikely. In the picture, that you posted, you can easily see the area that has been dredged for cruise ships and the east extension of the pier used to tie off large vessels. Your proposed bridge would go right through that area. Why go to the expense to do that and then block it off. Here are some pictures from the last 10 years or so that show that space being used for ships. Sometimes two ships, sometimes large ships. And ships are only getting bigger. I just don't see the local government allowing a bridge there that would limit the pier's utility in the future. That being said, a bridge would be really convenient, I just don't see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWDW1204 Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 8:27 PM, WAAAYTOOO said: It looks pretty small. IMO Agreed. Even if they cleared all the vegetation away, it would still be a pretty narrow beach. Doesn't look much wider than the ships in those pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 6:29 PM, Jaymac Radio said: I wonder if this will be like coco beach club style. Or something else? My guess would be something similar to the beach club they are building in Antigua The Cruise Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinFC Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, Matt said: My guess would be something similar to the beach club they are building in Antigua Do we have any more information on what the Antigua beach club is going to be like? I have not heard much more about it since the announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cruise Junkie Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 8 hours ago, DublinFC said: I have not heard much more about it since the announcement. My Guess We Will Probably See And Hear More When We Get Closer To The Opening Date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 https://ewnews.com/concerns-voiced-over-royal-caribbean-beach-club-development-during-fiery-town-hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 https://thenassauguardian.com/royal-caribbean-now-has-pi-crown-land-and-seabed-leases/ Royal Caribbean Group’s Vice President of Governmental Relations for the Americas Russell Benford revealed on Saturday that the company has obtained a Crown land lease for land on the western end of Paradise Island, as well as a seabed lease for its Royal Beach Club project. The Cruise Junkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Y Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Gleaming information based on posts and knowing almost nothing about cruise management, maybe they intend to use to land to build supply storage, crew dormitories, or maintenance docks? If the land is too small for amenities I'm sure they can use it for many other practical purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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