Satellite imagery shows how neighboring cruise-owned islands, Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at CocoCay and Norwegian's Great Stirrup Cay, have changed from 2016 to 2024. Satellite image ©2025 ...

The high seas have long been cruise lines’ primary domain, but many are investing more in land-based destinations.

Cruise lines have had exclusive destinations for decades, but Royal Caribbean was the first to, "shall we say, put these private islands on steroids," said Patrick Scholes, a lodging and leisure ...

Until now, Royal Caribbean’s investments in The Bahamas have mainly focused on its private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, which the cruise line upgraded with a $250 million transformation in ...

Cruise lines have had exclusive destinations for decades, but Royal Caribbean was the first to, "shall we say, put these private islands on steroids," said Patrick Scholes, a lodging and leisure ...

Cruise lines have had exclusive destinations for decades, but Royal Caribbean was the first to, "shall we say, put these private islands on steroids," said Patrick Scholes, a lodging and leisure ...