Royal Beach Club Paradise Island Opens Dec 23, 2025
Key points
- Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in Nassau opens to guests on December 23, 2025
- Royal Caribbean held a ribbon cutting on December 13, 2025, with Bahamian leaders in attendance
- The club is exclusive to Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises guests, plus Bahamian residents
- Transportation is included via complimentary ferries from Nassau Cruise Port to the beach club piers
- Day passes include all day dining and free high speed WiFi, with separate options for open bar or non alcoholic drinks
Impact
- Where Impacts Are Most Likely
- Expect the most demand for day passes on peak Nassau call days, especially when multiple ships are in port
- Best Times To Go
- If your sailing offers multiple Nassau call options, choose the call with more time in port so you are not rushed by ferry timing
- Onward Travel And Changes
- Build extra buffer for returning to the ship because the beach club uses continuous ferries that still depend on pier flow and local conditions
- What Travelers Should Do Now
- Book your preferred day pass or VIP rental in the Royal app or My Royal Cruise, and screenshot the confirmation and cancellation terms
Royal Beach Club Paradise Island opens in Nassau, Bahamas, on December 23, 2025, giving cruise passengers a new ticketed beach day option just off the main port. The experience is aimed at Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises guests who want an all inclusive beach setup without booking a third party excursion or negotiating taxis and day rates on arrival. If your itinerary includes Nassau, plan ahead now, because this is a capacity controlled product, and the best priced, best located day beds and cabanas are likely to go first.
Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is a paid, all inclusive shore day that you add to a Nassau call, not a free beach stop.
Royal Caribbean marked the launch with a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 13, 2025, attended by company executives and Bahamian officials, including Prime Minister Philip E. Davis and Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper. The company says more than 150 officials and community members attended the preview event ahead of the public opening to cruise guests.
What Royal Beach Club Paradise Island Is, And Who Can Use It
Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is positioned as a dedicated beach club on Paradise Island, near Nassau, built around three zones that match different travel styles. Royal Caribbean highlights a party focused area called Party Cove, a quieter Chill Beach area, and a Family Beach area for guests traveling with kids. The headline bar feature is the Floating Flamingo, which the company bills as the world's largest swim up bar, a marketing claim travelers should treat as promotional language rather than a measurable standard.
Access is not open ended. Royal Caribbean says the beach club is exclusive to Royal Caribbean Group guests sailing on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, and it is also open to Bahamian residents. For cruise guests, it is an optional shore excursion, and a purchased day pass is required for admission. Children 3 and under are free, according to Royal Caribbean's guest FAQ, which matters for families pricing out a full beach day versus staying onboard.
If you want the deeper logistics behind how the transfer is meant to work on a busy Nassau day, see our earlier coverage of the dedicated ferry fleet and operating concept here, Royal Beach Club Paradise Island Unveils Colorful Ferry Fleet.
Day Pass Options, What Is Included, And The Real Decision Lever
The decision is mostly about drinks, because dining and WiFi are built into the base experience. Royal Caribbean describes two core day pass options, one that includes unlimited open bar plus dining, and one that includes unlimited non alcoholic drinks plus dining. Both include free high speed WiFi and round trip transportation. Alcohol service is restricted to guests 21 and older at the beach club, and the open bar pass is framed as a 21 plus benefit.
Royal Caribbean also sells bundle paths that combine a cruise beverage package with a Royal Beach Club day pass, and it sells VIP options where a rental includes a set number of day passes. For example, Royal Caribbean lists VIP products such as day beds, cabanas, and the Party Deck, and it ties each to a specific number of included passes. The Party Deck is marketed as a group style premium space, designed for up to 12 guests, and the company's day pass FAQ ties that product to 12 included passes with an option to purchase additional passes.
Pricing is sailing specific, and it moves. Royal Caribbean's own guidance is that booked guests should check the Royal app or My Royal Cruise for the latest pricing and availability for their ship and date. That is the key operational point for travelers and advisors, you cannot assume a universal price, and you should not wait until the pier if this is a must do day, because capacity can vary by season, and Royal explicitly recommends booking ahead.
Cancellation terms are also unusually clear for a cruise shore product. Royal Caribbean states you can cancel day passes for a complete refund up to 48 hours prior to your Nassau arrival day, and it lists the same 48 hour window for cabanas, day beds, and the Party Deck rentals. If you are debating whether to lock it in early, that 48 hour window is the risk reducer, especially for travelers watching weather forecasts in the final days before sailing.
How The Ferry Transfer Works From Nassau Cruise Port
The entire experience depends on the transfer being simple. Royal Caribbean says guests will be directed by signs after disembarking to complimentary water transportation at the pier. Ferries are described as running continuously during beach club hours, stopping at both Chill Pier and a Family and Party Pier. Royal also notes that the ferries are wheelchair and scooter friendly, with dedicated seating, which is useful detail for multigenerational groups deciding between an independent beach day and an organized product.
On the return, Royal Caribbean says guests will be dropped on the mainland side of Nassau Cruise Port, which can matter if you want to combine the beach club with a short walk for straw market shopping, a quick photo stop, or a stop for a specific local restaurant before heading back to the ship. The practical caution is to still treat the return like any other shore day, with buffer. Even with continuous service, pier flow, tender like surges, and changing local conditions can compress the final hour. If your ship posts an earlier all aboard time, build your day around that, not around the idea that the ferry ride is short.
For more context on how this fits into Royal Caribbean's broader push to build private destination stops into Caribbean itineraries, see our deployment coverage here, 2027 to 2028 Caribbean Cruises From Florida, Royal Caribbean. For a broader Bahamas planning hub that is useful when comparing private stops, beach clubs, and cruise port days across the islands, start here, Celebration Key, Bahamas.
What To Do Next If You Are Sailing To Nassau
If Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is the main reason you are excited about a Nassau call, treat it like a limited inventory excursion. Check your sailing in the Royal app or My Royal Cruise, decide whether you want alcohol included, and then book the day pass or VIP rental that matches your group size. Save proof of purchase, confirm your cancellation deadline, and plan your return buffer around your ship's all aboard time, not around the last possible ferry.
In the final days before arrival, recheck your booking in the app for any operational notes about meeting points at the pier, and keep an eye on local conditions that could affect small craft operations. The club opens December 23, 2025, so the first weeks will also be a real world shakedown period where on the ground flow may differ from marketing, which is another reason to build time margin into your day.