Royal Caribbean Breaks Ground on New Beach Club

The Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is a 17-acre beach experience and will include local architecture and culture. The beach club will have three pools with swim-up bars, private cabanas, four restaurants serving locally inspired foods, live music, and a place featuring local artists, all overlooking The Bahamas’ famed turquoise water and white beaches. And all of it will be created with input from the Bahamians.

Marking more than the beginning of the construction process, today’s groundbreaking event symbolizes partnership, momentum and continued economic development for so many Bahamian entrepreneurs and the entire community.

We are grateful to our partners for their support, especially the Bahamian government, who stand with us here today in celebration of what is to come.”

Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group

The new beach club is expected to open sometime in 2025 and once open, will serve an average of 2,000 guests a day. Once in port, cruise passengers will take a ferry to the private beach club but return through Nassau’s Straw Market.

Royal Caribbean plans to release more information about what’s included at the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in the months to come as construction continues. 

Beach Club Partnership

Royal Caribbean is teaming up with the Bahamian government to create the private beach club; the Bahamas will own 49% of the project. The unique public/private partnership is aimed at ensuring passengers get an authentic Bahamian experience at the beach club.

A partnership both parties agree will increase tourism. “With the signing of this Heads of Agreement for the development of Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, we embark on this project to further enhance the vitality of our tourism product,” said Honorable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas. “And even more importantly, we take a bold step toward greater Bahamian empowerment in the tourism industry.” 

To enhance the partnership, local Bahamian businesses will manage parts of the construction, as well as the beach experience when the club is complete. The move is expected to generate hundreds of jobs for the local community. The goal is to give guests an authentic taste of Bahamian culture. This will include culinary experiences, sports, activities, and entertainment.

“As we break ground on Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, together with the government and the people of The Bahamas, we are celebrating what partnership and innovation can achieve,” said Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International. “This will be yet one more reason, in Nassau’s bright future, to experience a destination we have visited since the very beginning of Royal Caribbean more than 50 years ago.” 

Beach Club Collection

The Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is the first in Royal Caribbean’s new line of exclusive areas called the Royal Beach Club Collection. The second one will be built in Cozumel and is slated for a 2026 opening. The Royal Beach Club Collection is meant to give passengers an unforgettable beach day in pristine locations.

“The beauty and charm of the island are why we chose to debut the Royal Beach Club Collection in Nassau, and with the collaboration and support of local entrepreneurs and the wider community, we know that what we create will far exceed everything we imagined,” explains Bayley.

The Royal Beach Clubs are different from the cruise line’s private island, however, in that the beach club will cost extra. Right now, when a cruise docks at a private island, the day experience is included in the cruise fare. However, the Royal Beach Club Collection will work as an excursion would work. Passengers can purchase a day ticket to the beach club. There will be limitations on how many people can visit the club in one day. 

About Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean International is owned by Royal Caribbean Group and has been offering sailings for the last 50 years. Its award-winning ships and staff serve more than 300 destinations across 80 countries and all seven continents.

Today, Royal Caribbean has 28 ships with more being built and owns two private islands: Labadee, Haiti, and CoCoCay, Bahamas.