Cruise operators realise potential of having their own private islands


By AGENCY

Perfect Day At CocoCay is an amusement park-like private island in the Bahamas. — Royal Caribbean

Major cruise operators are steering their ships – and millions of dollars in investments – into their own private destinations packed with excursions, beaches, bars and restaurants.

The phenomenon appears to have started with Royal Caribbean Group, which in 2019 opened Perfect Day At CocoCay, an amusement park-like private destination in the Bahamas that has caught the eye of New York’s Wall Street.

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