Royal Caribbean is doubling down on the non-public island expertise by asserting a brand new, greater and bolder seaside day, and this one is in Mexico.
Good Day Mexico will open someday in 2027, remodeling the port of Costa Maya.
Royal Caribbean has hinted it has massive plans to develop an formidable cruise day expertise for its passengers, and it is positioning it within the Western Caribbean to go with the already widespread Good Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas.
Good Day at CocoCay was the cruise line’s growth of its current non-public island, however it overhauled the seaside day expertise to supply a lot extra. A number of seashores, swimming pools, adults-only areas, new eating choices and extra have been all added, and it was an immediate house run with cruise ship passengers who beloved the number of selections and prime quality choices.
Now Royal Caribbean needs to increase that magic with a second providing.
The place will Good Day Mexico be positioned?
When Good Day Mexico opens in 2027, it is going to be the place cruisers presently confer with the port of Costa Maya.
The port was initially constructed particularly for cruise ships to have one other place to go in Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Mahahual is the title of the village adjoining to the port.
Royal Caribbean has signed an settlement to accumulate the Port of Costa Maya, and so they’ve additionally been on a journey to purchase a number of adjoining land for about a couple of 12 months.
In accordance with the cruise line, the entire undertaking will embody 90 hectares, with is about 220 acres. That is roughly double the dimensions of Good Day at CocoCay.
Not all of the land is developable, and Royal Caribbean is paying particular consideration to protect environmental protected areas, corresponding to close by mangroves. About 100 acres is in improvement beneath the present plan, and the remainder is for conservation.
Royal Caribbean would not discuss variety of passengers, however right now, Costa Maya can accommodate as much as 4 megaships. Whereas different cruise traces will nonetheless be capable of dock there, there are days the place 4 Royal Caribbean ships might conceivably be there directly.
On condition that berthing capability, it stands to cause Good Day Mexico may have the next capability than Good Day at CocoCay, and thus, be greater in measurement.
Throughout development, the port will stay open to different cruise traces, and stay open to different traces even after Good Day Mexico opens. Solely Royal Caribbean passengers may have entry to Good Day Mexico, whereas different traces will proceed to a transportation heart to go off on shore excursions.
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It is too early to get particulars of what precisely Royal Caribbean may have inside Good Day Mexico, however suffice to say, the favored elements of CocoCay might be introduced over.
Particular particulars might be coming within the “coming months”, however they did say in an announcement that you would be able to anticipate “an all-new, thrilling waterpark; jaw-dropping swimming pools and seashores; eating places, bars and extra spots for all tastebuds; music; and extra.”
Count on an even bigger reveal with extra particulars someday in Spring 2025.
Royal Caribbean’s Senior Vice President and Chief Product Innovation Officer Jay Schneider stated their analysis exhibits prospects need a spot that feels prefer it’s a part of Mexico. In the identical manner Royal Caribbean leaned right into a Bahamian aptitude to CocoCay, they will need to evoke a Mexican vibe to this Good Day expertise.
There might be totally different areas round Good Day, much like the neighborhood idea on Royal Caribbean cruise ships. They’re bringing over every part that’s core to Good Day at Cococay: adults-only space, a chill space, a thrill space, and a household space.
This implies there might be seashores, swimming pools, and even a water park, amongst many different concepts the crew is dreaming up.
One space we all know is being acquired is the Mayan water park positioned close to Costa Maya right now. That land might be a part of the longer term website, though Royal Caribbean will develop its personal water park.
“There might be new experiences inside that. Some, to be trustworthy, we’re actually nonetheless exploring,” Mr. Schneider stated whereas discussing what cruisers can anticipate.
He stated his crew is “obsessing proper now” over what cruise ship passengers would need in a day in Mexico, “we keep extremely in contact with our buyer and we design and construct with our buyer.”
Suffice to say, Royal Caribbean needs to construct on the success of what is already profitable at CocoCay, however make it greater and higher in Mexico.
Mr. Schneider admitted plans for the undertaking are nonetheless being finalized, and design work remains to be within the “preliminary” part. Royal Caribbean has been working with the Authorities of Mexico for the previous 9 months main as much as right now’s announcement.
Mr. Schneider confirmed Movie star Cruises might be welcomed to have their passengers go to Good Day Mexico, simply as they started doing this 12 months at CocoCay.
One thing else shared is a passenger might choose to do their very own shore tour outdoors of Good Day Mexico in the event that they most well-liked. In actual fact, Royal Caribbean will promote shore excursions.
When Good Day Mexico opens in 2027, the preliminary ambition is it is going to open in as soon as, and never in phases like CocoCay did.
Build up their Western Caribbean portfolio
It is no coincidence that Royal Caribbean has chosen the Western Caribbean for the location of its subsequent non-public vacation spot.
Good Day Mexico will praise the beforehand introduced opening a Royal Seashore Membership in close by Cozumel. It is fairly frequent for Royal Caribbean ships to go to each Cozumel and Costa Maya presently, and that may add a one-two punch of nice experiences for his or her prospects.
Royal Seashore Membership Cozumel will open someday in 2026, and that is an extra-cost choice unique to Royal Caribbean prospects the place they will discover nice views, with nice entry to water.
In contrast to Good Day Mexico, the seaside membership shouldn’t be included with the cruise fare.
Admission into the seaside membership will embody entry to swim-up bars, swimming pools cabanas to hire, snorkeling, kayaking, eating places, and road markets.
Extra particulars on what experiences might be supplied there are nonetheless forthcoming.
Royal Caribbean additionally constructed a large new cruise terminal in Galveston, Texas that opened in 2022. Cruises from Galveston nearly completely go to ports within the Western Caribbean. The terminal is able to dealing with Royal Caribbean’s greatest ships, together with the Icon class.
After all, cruises from Florida go to Mexico too, including to the worth of a robust playbook of unique and engaging Royal Caribbean properties.