Key Aspects:
- New photos of Royal Beach Club Paradise Island show great progress just weeks ahead of its December opening.
- Some guests are concerned at the work that remains to be done, but construction has not been delayed.
- The club should be open to its first guests on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
Great progress has been made at Royal Caribbean’s upcoming Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in the Bahamas, as colorful architecture is taking shape and one of the signature pools is now filled with water.
The update comes from Marc Walker, cruise director of Utopia of the Seas. With that Oasis-class ship’s “Ultimate Weekend” short sailings, Walker is in Nassau twice a week and can certainly see every step of progress on the new club.
“Wow this is speeding along. If you zoom in the pool now has water! 6 weeks to go,” Walker said the last time the ship was in port, on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
Utopia of the Seas visits Nassau on every voyage, typically on Saturdays for the 3-night weekend cruises that depart on Fridays and again on Tuesdays during the 4-night getaways that leave Port Canaveral every Monday.
While Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is not a destination like Perfect Day at CocoCay or other private islands, it will be an exclusive club option guests can enjoy whenever a ship visits Nassau.
Construction on the club has been ongoing for more than 18 months after the initial groundbreaking in April 2024. Prior to the start of construction, the narrow spit on the west end of Paradise Island had several abandoned, dilapidated homes that had never recovered from previous hurricane damage.
Now, eager guests can witness day-to-day changes in construction as cabanas are taking shape, bright colors appear on buildings, and beautiful palm trees are planted to ensure the best tropical ambience.
Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is scheduled to open on December 23, 2025 – what a holiday gift for eager cruisers! The first ships to have the opportunity to offer visits to guests will be Utopia of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas that day.
Up next will be Wonder of the Seas, Vision of the Seas, and Liberty of the Seas on Christmas Eve, followed by Odyssey of the Seas on Christmas Day.
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Day passes to the club range from $110 for young cruisers ages 4-12 to as high as $170 for adult guests who want the full drink package included. Royal Caribbean’s shipboard drink packages do not include the Royal Paradise Beach Club.
Prices are subject to change, of course, and may be adjusted on high occupancy days, holiday periods, or peak cruising season.
Will the Club Be Ready in Just Six Weeks?
Some guests looking over the club site from their cruise ships docked in Nassau may be concerned at the apparent progress.
With the projected opening just six weeks away, there is still scaffolding, bare ground, heavy construction equipment, and what appears to be a great deal of work left to accomplish.
Walkways are not yet in place, the landscaping is far from finished, and some buildings appear to have just been started.
“[On] Utopia in Nassau right now,” a guest shared on Reddit the same day of Walker’s eager post. “I see the beach club and it looks like a disaster. Looks like more than a month of work remaining.”
To be fair, there IS more than a month before the club is expected to be open. Other guests did note that leveling out the landscaping and planting can be done quickly.
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“I’m in construction, this is easily done. 4-5 weeks is decent amounts of time,” another commenter added. “They’re building huts. Pools are done. All the electrical, plumbing done by this point. Put a couple of palm trees in and call it a day.”
It is possible that if anything happens to delay construction, the club may have a soft opening with some features unavailable in December. This might impact activities for guests or the overall capacity of the club until it is fully completed.
At this time, however, there appears to be no delay and the countdown to the most exclusive club in Nassau is underway.
