Complete guides to Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day destinations, MSC Ocean Cay, Norwegian’s Great Stirrup Cay, and the new Royal Beach Clubs — what’s included, what to expect, and how to make the most of your day.
MSC Ocean Cay Marine Reserve sits in the Bimini chain of the Bahamas, about 65 miles east of Miami — and it didn’t start as a beach destination at all. It was a sand-mining site for decades before MSC Cruises bought it and spent years turning it into something else entirely: a 95-acre private island…
Belize gets overlooked — but Harvest Caye is changing that. Most Western Caribbean itineraries run the same circuit — Cozumel, Roatan, maybe Costa Maya — and Belize ends up as the port that travelers aren’t quite sure what to do with. Norwegian Cruise Line made a $400 million decision to change that. Harvest Caye opened…
Royal Caribbean has been expanding its roster of Royal Caribbean private destinations unlike anything the cruise industry has seen before. In just the past few years, the line has opened Perfect Day at CocoCay, launched Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in Nassau, and debuted Royal Beach Club Santorini — Europe’s first Royal Beach Club. And…
If you’ve cruised the Greek Islands before, you already know the Santorini problem. Royal Beach Club Santorini opened on April 27, 2026 as Europe’s first Royal Beach Club — and it doesn’t just give you a great beach day, it reorganizes your entire time on the island so the logistics work for you instead of against you….
If you’ve ever pulled into Nassau and wondered whether to venture into town or just stay close to the ship, Royal Caribbean has answered that question with something completely new. Royal Beach Club Paradise Island opened in December 2025 as the first destination in Royal Caribbean’s growing Royal Beach Club collection — and it changes…
Norwegian Cruise Line has been running private island experiences since 1977 — they were literally the first cruise line to do it. For decades, Great Stirrup Cay was a beloved but fairly traditional beach stop. Nice beaches, good snorkeling, solid day out. That era is over. Norwegian has invested approximately $150 million into a complete…
If your Royal Caribbean cruise has a stop at Perfect Day at CocoCay, here’s what you’re actually getting: 13 waterslides including the tallest in North America, the largest freshwater pool in the Caribbean, an adults-only beach club, overwater cabanas, a helium balloon ride 450 feet above the island, and multiple beaches with free loungers and…