Norwegian Cruise Line lately despatched out a survey to a choose group of previous passengers with questions which will point out modifications coming to the cruise line’s personal island within the Bahamas, Nice Stirrup Cay, or their personal island in Belize, Harvest Caye.
The survey included choices for each land and water actions, a few of that are already provided and lots of of which might be new points of interest guests might vastly take pleasure in.
Norwegian Cruise Line Asking Friends About Non-public Islands
A latest survey despatched to members of Norwegian Cruise Line’s “NCL Inside Circle” requested intriguing questions on what might be additions to the cruise line’s personal island services, from actions to occasions to excursions.
“Which of the next actions would you be most all for visiting/collaborating in on a personal island owned by a cruise line?” the survey requested.
The questions included an inventory of greater than 35 selections of land and water actions in addition to occasions. Among the many alternatives had been new and fascinating choices not but discovered on any cruise line personal island, corresponding to a Ferris wheel, on line casino, dune-buggy racing, go-kart monitor, and bumper vehicles.
Additionally on the record had been some objects quite common on all personal islands, together with luxurious villas, snorkeling, and swimming/lounging by the ocean.
Different selections included horseback using, purchasing, a wildlife sanctuary, seaside bikes, kayaking, swim-up bars, and a waterpark, in addition to “swim” experiences with dolphins, stingrays, pigs, or sharks. Some cruise line personal islands already embrace these options, whereas others don’t.
4 occasions had been listed within the survey: a fireworks present, an adults-only pool celebration, parades, and a extra generic “exhibits” with out additional particulars about the kind of present. Some cruise strains do supply reside music, character appearances, or different leisure on personal islands, although this might imply extra in depth exhibits corresponding to native dance or music performances, speedboat exhibits, or different distinctive choices.
Which Island?
The survey didn’t make clear whether or not or not Norwegian Cruise Line was searching for suggestions for Nice Stirrup Cay, its personal island within the Bahamas, or for Harvest Caye, the personal island the cruise line owns in Belize. Each locations are widespread with cruise friends, and it’s conceivable that upgrades or enhancements could also be coming to both island, and even each.
Norwegian Cruise Line is also investigating choices to develop one other personal vacation spot in a unique location to offer cruise passengers a completely new port of name to discover.
A number of cruise strains are presently growing model new locations, corresponding to Carnival Cruise Line’s upcoming Celebration Key close to Freeport within the Bahamas, which is scheduled to open in July 2025. Whereas Celebration Key just isn’t a whole personal island – it’s on Grand Bahama Island – it is going to be an unique vacation spot only for Carnival Cruise Line.
Disney Cruise Line can also be growing a brand new Bahamas vacation spot, Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Level, which is being constructed on Eleuthera, a prolonged island already widespread for resorts and vacationer visits. Disney Cruise Line’s new location might be an unique, personal space for cruise friends. Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Level is scheduled to open in July 2024.
Royal Caribbean Worldwide can also be growing a brand new personal vacation spot within the Bahamas, the Royal Seaside Membership that might be a 17-acre resort on Paradise Island, making it handy for ships visiting Nassau. Few particulars have been revealed but concerning the vacation spot, which is deliberate to open in 2025.
Royal Caribbean can also be enhancing its already wildly widespread Good Day at CocoCay with the brand new adults-only space, Hideaway Seaside, opening in January 2024.
It ought to be famous that Norwegian Cruise Line has not introduced any official plans for modifications or additions to its personal island locations. It isn’t uncommon for cruise strains to make use of surveys to gauge curiosity in new advertising and marketing concepts or to guage suggestions on current choices.
Typically, such surveys could come to nothing if the suggestions doesn’t present a transparent choice for the cruise line to pursue, or if additional investigation exhibits a scarcity of feasibility for an thought.
Even when an thought does obtain overwhelming assist from respondents, it might be years earlier than new plans come to fruition as a brand new providing for cruise vacationers to take pleasure in.
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