Cruise Giants Are Building Their Own Private Paradise Islands

Above, yours truly about to jet ski at Norwegian's Great Stirrup Cay.

Last summer, a friend and I went on a cruise with Norwegian Cruise Line and one of the stops was the company's private island, Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. We spend the day jet skiing and shopping while there.

Cruise lines having their own private islands is a growing trend for cruises. Carnival and Royal Caribbean are also betting on private island stops. 

Fox Business took a look at this growing trend.

They begin with:

Cruise lines have been betting big on their private destinations. 

Later this month, Carnival will open Celebration Key, a private destination the cruise line operator has been developing on the island of Grand Bahama for its guests.

CEO Josh Weinstein told "The Claman Countdown" host Liz Claman on June 24 that it was "already one of the most searched-out cruise destinations on Google" ahead of its debut.

"We are talking about over a mile of white sand beach, 275,000 square feet of man-made built lagoon, the world’s largest swim-up bar, the world’s largest sand castle, and we’ve built five portals all over this destination so that we can accommodate different needs for different guests," he said. "We have a family zone, we have an adult zone, we have a private beach club and more."  

Celebration Key will add to the private destinations and islands that Carnival already has in its portfolio.

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