or three to one hey everybody its British here with driving with Bruce how
you doing today I have a video for you that is called
let me take a look at the title here why cruise line exclusive islands are so
popular that I keep forgetting that title I have to keep looking at it I'll
tell you right now this is an area of the cruise business that is going to
dominate the cruise business especially for a Caribbean cruises but eventually
this is going to become a dominant theme around the world cruise lines are
getting smarter and smarter they figured out what it is you want on a holiday and
back in the 80s our parents went on a trip on a cruise ship it was just
getting on the ship was the whole deal just to get on it and to be on it for a
week and be spoiled rotten that was good enough the food the entertainment the
smoking in the lounge all night long they loved it well today things have
changed the the ship is exotic and nice but we want more and the cruise lines
know it but they also know what we don't want and what we don't want is to be
hassled at ports of call when we are getting off the ship for a visit what we
want is everything we want to be spoiled rotten on board the ship and when we get
off the ship and these exclusive private islands are the answer this is the
answer the cruise lines have come up with
- absolutely spoil us rotten and it's working and it's working well again
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private islands and why they're working alright here we go okay let's take a
look at these photos right here do you remember these kinds of ships remember
the log boat these are the kinds of vessels that my parents would have taken
when they immigrated into Canada back in the 50s and these ships were
used right up until the 80s or so as basically cruise liners and I'll tell
you my my parents they love getting on these ships in the 80s rather than the
50s because when they were on these ships in the 80s they were treated like
royalty and they they could afford to enjoy all the amenities today we have
this kind of scenario we have cruise ports like Miami here and we also have
Fort Lauderdale right here where six seven eight ships a day will come out of
port with three four thousand five thousand passengers each and off they go
to wherever they're headed to of course here's the issue we hate to have to deal
with the lineups we the cruise lines notice they know we
don't like line up so and unfortunately sometimes this is what happens at the
ports a call but more often this is what happens when we get to different stops
along these cruises we go on especially in the Caribbean we ain't going through
stuff like this unless you're a Shopaholic you really don't like it
you're just trying to get through here to get to a bus get a cab or get
somewhere you don't want to get walking through a place like this because you're
just not sure where you are and what the mayor hood is like it's getting kind of
crazy of course you know we're loving the Caribbean to death I mean look at
look at shots like this we have four five cruise ships in port at the same
time the small little islands used to be so point one Love Boat type ship would
arrive once a week or so now three four five ships a day coming in what's the
answer here's the answer the cruise lines are building private islands and
you can see here the ocean key from MSC Coco key from Royal Caribbean private
beach with Carnival there castaway key great stirrup key from Norwegian princes
key from Princess Half Moon key Hall in America and more many more this is the
answer the cruise lines have come up with they are taking land like this this
used to be an industrial sand area that the Bahamas add it's now being
completely transformed by MSC into a reserve a marine reserve it's being
completely saved nice little move there Islands like this
or if this kind of an island here where the family can get off the Disney cruise
ship rent a couple of water toys and do something you can't do in your hometown
what a great way to spend some time with your kids about riding the horse with
your with your children maybe you have teenagers or just you and your wife
getting on a couple horses and doing some writing like that I mean this is
what it's all about what you'll notice here no beggars no drug dealers no
panhandlers no garbage the bathrooms are world-class the service is exactly the
same as you get on the ship because the employees at these private resorts our
Cruise Line employees the the internet works you'll get these islands are
quickly being adapted and outfitted with wireless Wi-Fi so you can take your
tablet or your phone or whatever on to the beach and connect back home if you
want to or do some business while you're lounging around the kids can play here
in the kids area they're gonna have a great time you are gonna be here on a
lounger the waiter will come and ask you oh do you have a drink package on the
ship the drink package is honored here this is why the cruise lines are
building these resorts that are building these private islands so that they can
control the crowds give you full security you don't need to bring any
cash or ID with you when you come off the ship you are totally enclosed in a
private beach resort area or you can just unwind for 4 6 8 hours all you want
more and more of these resorts now have docks where the ship will literally dock
right at the island and you can walk on walk off all you want
you need a nap in the afternoon just walk back on the ship have a nap
otherwise take a nap on the lounger there are of course islands like the
perfect day cocoa key here for Royal Caribbean where they have the waterpark
feature it's just got everything now Fort Lauderdale Miami your one day sale
and not even that away from these islands and it's perfect
rather than going on a cruise that'll take you to say Grand Cayman like here
where you have five or six ships in port the same day you have all the crowds
the island you can get away from all of this madness and take a cruise that
takes you just to the private islands and the cruise lines have figured it out
they're exploiting this area they're going for it they know that they can now
offer three four and five day cruises and they're going to start offering
overnights at some of these islands so that in effect you'll have one C day two
private island days another seeding your back your cruise is over and you've had
four days of utter relaxation total spoiled service excellent clean
environment here no garbage no needles in the in the sand the kids playing with
the Disney characters here are gonna love it
they're gonna beg you to go on another cruise again and of course the ships
nowadays have all the toys too I mean we're talking water slides the pools on
board so you know you're gonna enjoy yourself on board the ship on board the
island and you're gonna find that there's gonna be less and less of cruise
ships going to less desirable locations where passengers just don't feel
comfortable getting off the ship that's the way it's going that's the way it's
headed billions are being spent by the cruise lines on these private islands
and I think this is the wave of the future it's gonna go global not just in
the Caribbean all right let me throw it back to myself to finish up this story
here we go alright let's wrap this video up why cruise line exclusive private
islands are so popular now you know I didn't mention a couple little things
did you know that Wi-Fi works on the island as well when you're lying down in
that lounger and you're taking a selfie of yourself and your travel companion or
with the kids you're sending those pictures back to your relatives yeah
just to rub it in you know especially when it's really cold up north and it's
really nice and warm down here yeah Wi-Fi works on the islands and you can
let them know how much fun you're having when you get back home they'll ask you
all about the trip and I can tell you right now within a day or two they're
gonna be going you know I think I should do one of these myself because
if it was good enough for Bruce and Jennifer maybe it's good enough for me
uh yeah I would say private islands are gonna be around for a long long time
true signs are going to overnight on them so you're gonna get two days of
private island experience I've been getting more and more complex and more
and more sophisticated these cruise lines they know what they're doing and
this is a winner yep your drink package works on shore too
food is great the amenities are great come and go off the ship while you want
you gotta be kidding me why wouldn't you want to do this thanks for joining me
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