Jill Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Anyone know if still on schedule for May 2023? Has anyone that has been to Nassau lately noticed if it’s under construction? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 I still don't know exactly where it's supposed to be. Is it the area directly across from where the ships dock? This photo is from Wednesday. Robert M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted December 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 9:18 AM, BrianB said: I still don't know exactly where it's supposed to be. Is it the area directly across from where the ships dock? This photo is from Wednesday. Yep that’s the strip of land and obviously nothing has been started. I guess another casualty of Covid. Probably 2 year set back BrianB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBrady Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Big update today! ETA 2025 https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/03/08/royal-caribbeans-beach-club-nassau-will-open-2025?fbclid=IwAR1OTGO24EFiLQZ0H4x1voYAjmiDI3hV85QdCTZ5nHQN6v1D0THWnSdMhrI Jill, Matt and DanielMallorca85 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Just read the article. Looks like a great spot. Just wondering how expensive Royal will have this “excursion” cost. Hopefully it will be be reasonable enough for a family to not have to go broke just to try it out. I do look forward to seeing this come to life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 22 minutes ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Hopefully it will be be reasonable enough for a family to not have to go broke just to try it out. I do look forward to seeing this come to life! Hope I’m wrong but I wouldn’t hold my breath for this to be a “reasonable “ price - especially at first. With prices going ever higher on PDCC add-ons, I expect this “experience” to follow that pattern. teddy, Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others 3 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 So a mini Coco Cay that you have to pay extra for? Meh jticarruthers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Hope I’m wrong but I wouldn’t hold my breath for this to be a “reasonable “ price - especially at first. With prices going ever higher on PDCC add-ons, I expect this “experience” to follow that pattern. Oh well, guess I will have to spend the $$$ once to check out this new beach experience. Then I can determine whether or not it’s worth whatever price they set. Ughhh…I’ll be hitting 69 in 2025 so maybe once is all I’ll need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 14 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: With prices going ever higher on PDCC add-ons, I expect this “experience” to follow that pattern. I was thinking about that too. I have no idea what sort of price they'll charge, but I suspect it won't be a nominal fee. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 I do suspect the pay aspect is coming from the Bahamian ownership side of the house, which I guess I can understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 After seeing $3899 for a Coco Beach Club over water cabana, I suspect we'll be passing on this "excursion". If they can get that for the Beach Club, I expect this to be more than we want to pay as well. Neesa and Vancity Cruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 The price will be whatever the market will bear. With the price of 'add-ons' at Coco Cay I'm not holding my breath that this will be within my budget. There seem to be a lot of people out there with a lot more money than me. Either that or people are blowing the budget on 1 vacation. Myself, I prefer to go more much more frequently and not break the bank on 'extras'. FloatyBoaty, DarinM and teddy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, Vancity Cruiser said: The price will be whatever the market will bear. With the price of 'add-ons' at Coco Cay I'm not holding my breath that this will be within my budget. There seem to be a lot of people out there with a lot more money than me. Either that or people are blowing the budget on 1 vacation. Myself, I prefer to go more much more frequently and not break the bank on 'extras'. I agree, and more power to the people who are able to pay the prices. I think it's great. We are bringing our middle son, his wife, and our two granddaughters on Anthem next February. CocoCay stuff loaded recently, and we kicked around the idea of getting a cabana until we saw the price. It's more than we paid for the two cabins, one of them for four people. Neesa and Vancity Cruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 (This is not an angry post, it is just a voice of strong dissent.) 1) The sooner we stop looking like a slumlord--the better. 2) The thought that our passengers are going to walk in the opposite direction ALL the way from berths 7 & 8, past all the other ships and passengers ships, and zig zag through whatever vendors in the new terminal to get on a pontoon boat ferry that takes them back to where they were.....is a deal killing waste of an hour and 1/3 of a mile our passengers don't want to walk. Even if they had magic Beach Club exclusive pier busses, IMO, nobody wants to go backwards to go forwards to go to something they can easily see from their ship. The Beach Club is a lousy 3 iron away, you guys have got to come up with a better solution to cross the channel. TemporaryZipline? Movable bridge like the one Curacao? It's got to be creative, effective and sorry to say; is gonna cost a lot of $$$. < steps off soapbox and quietly walks away> SweetPea and Falling_Down 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 39 minutes ago, bobroo said: The Beach Club is a lousy 3 iron away, you guys have got to come up with a better solution to cross the channel. TemporaryZipline? Movable bridge like the one Curacao? It's got to be creative, effective and sorry to say; is gonna cost a lot of $$$. Maritime law dictates that each ship has enough life vests for all passengers. Solution is cheap, have a rope from pier to new facility. Passengers get life vest issued at excursion check in on ship and use rope for assistance to cross the 200’ channel. This solution is lower cost than my superior idea of catapult from ship into foam pit (hopefully, or at least 99% accurate) on island. Quantum class ships could employ their NorthStar to span some of the distance and then have bungee jump or repelling. So many options besides walking 1/3 of a mile the wrong direction to a ferry. Vancity Cruiser, Geezer Of The Seas, bobroo and 5 others 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 Regarding the ferry ride over in lieu of something else, it's by design, not lack of planning. In short, this beach club is not meant to replace the ship's visit to Nassau. The Bahamas doesnt want that, because it needs Nassau to be viable (read: profitable) stop for them. There's no way the Bahamas would approve a "private island" that would cannibalize wholly the passenger traffic. I'm not sure "compromise" is the right word, but having ferries means cruisers have equal opportunity to also stop in Nassau and spend money there too. DarinM and ZBrady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Guess we will just have to wait and see! What will be will be….and then everyone can decide what is best for them. In the meantime we can all keep enjoying what is already available to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJC Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 20 hours ago, bobroo said: The Beach Club is a lousy 3 iron away, you guys have got to come up with a better solution to cross the channel. TemporaryZipline? Movable bridge like the one Curacao? It's got to be creative, effective and sorry to say; is gonna cost a lot of $$$. I was thinking a soft 7 or hard 8? AlmondFarmer and DanielMallorca85 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 You guys are over thinking things. The solution is simple. DanielMallorca85, Falling_Down, FireFishII and 9 others 1 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest Cruiser Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 10:29 AM, Vancity Cruiser said: The price will be whatever the market will bear. With the price of 'add-ons' at Coco Cay I'm not holding my breath that this will be within my budget. There seem to be a lot of people out there with a lot more money than me. Either that or people are blowing the budget on 1 vacation. Myself, I prefer to go more much more frequently and not break the bank on 'extras'. I would be willing to bet that the access will be free like Coco Cay but yes the cabanas, some pools, something like "Coco Beach Club" will have a cost to them. I guess I'm all for that charge for individuals that can and will pay it to have that experience/access. That generates revenue and will help offset for others. When I compared Useful acreage of PDCC to the new Beach club, it will be roughly 4 acres less of useful space then PDCC. That does make it significant but not everyone will go off the ship or to the Beach Club. I know the day of PDCC on our Call with Oasis and Brilliance last week, you could still reserve a couple $3000 cabanas, that is telling me that the New is starting to wear off and the prices "should" decline slightly especially if that trend continues. Time will tell and revenue will dictate prices like always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 It can’t be free @Midwest Cruiser. The beach club only has capacity for 3800 (at least that’s what was initially reported). Thats 1/2 an oasis or icon class ship. I expect the whole thing will have a price tag Midwest Cruiser, DDaley and ZBrady 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 Atlantis not happy https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/atlantis-chief-calls-bahamas-reconsider-royal-beach-club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 37 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Atlantis not happy https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/atlantis-chief-calls-bahamas-reconsider-royal-beach-club This kind of thing just makes me laugh. Soooo many crocodile tears shed over potentially devastating environmental concerns. BS ! Atlantis is worried about competition ! Competition is a good thing. No more monopoly/captive audience for Atlantis. FireFishII, Jill, sammy79 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 34 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: This kind of thing just makes me laugh. Soooo many crocodile tears shed over potentially devastating environmental concerns. BS ! Atlantis is worried about competition ! Competition is a good thing. No more monopoly/captive audience for Atlantis. Seeing as the government of the Bahamas is a partner, I wonder if they've made their concerns known to them, too. I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, smokeybandit said: Atlantis not happy https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/atlantis-chief-calls-bahamas-reconsider-royal-beach-club Atlantis has never been concerned about the poor downtrodden downtown vendors before..............what a joke WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 I feel like there's an Onion-style article title here: "Mega beach resort upset another beach resort could do exactly what it does" Jill, JC Pats, BrianB and 11 others 5 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielMallorca85 Posted March 11, 2023 Report Share Posted March 11, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 4:50 PM, ZBrady said: Big update today! ETA 2025 https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/03/08/royal-caribbeans-beach-club-nassau-will-open-2025?fbclid=IwAR1OTGO24EFiLQZ0H4x1voYAjmiDI3hV85QdCTZ5nHQN6v1D0THWnSdMhrI WOW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest Cruiser Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 4:04 PM, Jill said: It can’t be free @Midwest Cruiser. The beach club only has capacity for 3800 (at least that’s what was initially reported). Thats 1/2 an oasis or icon class ship. I expect the whole thing will have a price tag Good catch on the Number of guests. Finally found that in the EIA. And yes in that EIA it highlights the per person cost to enter. Actually interesting to look over the EIA page 1-3 is where the majority of the info is. https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/RC-2020-12-15-FINAL-Environmental-Impact-Assessment-Rev-1.pdf Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 Was in Nassau on the Anthem Wednesday. No sign of construction, supplies or equipment…yet. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 Gotta think the price of this will be quite steep. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/04/10/royal-caribbean-private-beach-club-the-bahamas-all-inclusive?fbclid=IwAR03WRW3znVR1AgXDV0ujyBhoOP5HMZ0t8ztkV7paJe_xt1Qtv0L1ovDKGw WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 17 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Gotta think the price of this will be quite steep. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdRingo Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 11:04 AM, smokeybandit said: Atlantis not happy https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/atlantis-chief-calls-bahamas-reconsider-royal-beach-club Boohoo. Maybe Atlantis could offer something more compelling that would get people off the boat (honestly I rarely get off in Nassau these days). Besides, Royal is just one cruise line that stops there...plenty of additional $$'s to be had if you can provide people with an incentive to spend them (read: something fun and worth doing on your vacation). 4ensic and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rackham Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 5 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Gotta think the price of this will be quite steep. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/04/10/royal-caribbean-private-beach-club-the-bahamas-all-inclusive?fbclid=IwAR03WRW3znVR1AgXDV0ujyBhoOP5HMZ0t8ztkV7paJe_xt1Qtv0L1ovDKGw Are we placing bets that the price will be higher or lower than the cost of the Beach Club on CocoCay for any particular sailing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 21 minutes ago, Rackham said: Are we placing bets that the price will be higher or lower than the cost of the Beach Club on CocoCay for any particular sailing? Since liquor is included, I'd bet twice as high as the prevailing beach club rate right now (which seems to be $240 or so) RafaellaCG and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 It has to be competitive with the Atlantis Day Pass... if it cost more that $250 people maybe would be going to Atlantis instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Carlos A. said: It has to be competitive with the Atlantis Day Pass... if it cost more that $250 people maybe would be going to Atlantis instead. Isn't Atlantis in Nassau? PDCC is in the Bahamas but not in Nassau, so this beach club will be located by PDCC. I imagine people will choose the cheaper one when both ports are on the itinerary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted April 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 I purposely avoid itineraries that include Nassau. Have been 11 times from 1987-2019. 5 times as a land vacation (Atlantis and Sandals), 6 times by cruise ship. By ship, we’ve never spent any significant time off the ship. Will have Nassau in October for our 4 night Allure. Plan to stay on the ship. Pretty sure I’ll never see this beach club either. I live in Florida. 30 minutes to the beach. I’m not paying $200/$250+ to sit on a beach. I won’t pay it for coco beach club or this one. I imagine those who are landlocked or those with unlimited funds will pay it. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 51 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: Isn't Atlantis in Nassau? PDCC is in the Bahamas but not in Nassau, so this beach club will be located by PDCC. I imagine people will choose the cheaper one when both ports are on the itinerary. This beach club is in Nassau Carlos A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: Isn't Atlantis in Nassau? PDCC is in the Bahamas but not in Nassau, so this beach club will be located by PDCC. I imagine people will choose the cheaper one when both ports are on the itinerary. Royal Beach Club will be in Paradise Island, in Nassau, not in PDCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Oh, thanks, I thought it would be closer to PDCC with water taxis and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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