

'There is a difference,' Freed continued. Royal Caribbean's Vicki Freed, SVP sales and trade support & service, said Perfect Day at CocoCay is 'Royal Caribbean delivering the wow in a whole new way.' The message for travel agents: 'It will sell cruises. And, in areas like Asia, 'where there are not enough ports,' Landry said, 'to create their own port infrastructure is very smart.'

It will grab the attention of millennials, who want both action and relaxation. It creates new destinations to serve all the new ships being built. Joyce Landry, CEO of Landry & Kling Meetings at Sea, said Royal Caribbean has always been more forward-thinking than other cruise lines and Perfect Day Island Collection shows that in several ways. 'It will help sell the cruise with families,' she predicted. It's a great family destination, and a great extension of the ship,' said Libbie Rice, co-president of Ensemble Travel Group. 'A lot of the time Caribbean ports start to look the same. Retail leaders who previewed Perfect Day at CocoCay via augmented and virtual reality Wednesday night were impressed. Cruisers can soar in a helium balloon 450 feet in the air, race down North America's tallest waterslide (135 feet), ride the tide of the Caribbean’s largest wave pool and unwind at the Caribbean's largest (more than four acres) freshwater pool or at the Bahamas' first over-water cabanas, with slides.

The first, Perfect Day at CocoCay, will provide distinct experiences and iconic features. 'We are introducing Perfect Day Island Collection to ensure that we deliver the most memorable vacation for adventure-seekers on land, as well as on board our ships,' Bayley said. Through its Perfect Day Island Collection, Royal Caribbean will be developing exciting private island destinations around the world.ĬocoCay is 'radically transforming,' Labadee is in store for changes and, over the coming months, other destinations in regions like Asia and Australia will be announced, Royal Caribbean International president and CEO Michael Bayley revealed at a major media event in Lower Manhattan Wednesday night.Įach will offer experiences shaped to the desires of the region's demographic.
