Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is Royal Caribbean's paid beach club in Nassau, and you add a day pass to an existing Royal Caribbean booking through My Royal Cruise. Royal Caribbean prices passes by ship and sail date, so the price in your account is the one that counts; launch prices started at $169.99 for the unlimited open bar tier.
This guide covers what the club includes, how the passes and cabanas are priced, how to book, and how a travel credit or hotel points can take the edge off the bill.
What Royal Beach Club Paradise Island Includes
The club opened on Paradise Island in late December 2025 and is split into three zones: Party Cove, Paradise Beach and Chill Beach. Royal Caribbean lists two beaches (Paradise Beach and Chill Beach), three pools (The Shallow End, The Deep End and the Party Cove Pool), ten bars and three Paradise Grill restaurants. The Floating Flamingo is billed as the world's largest swim-up bar. About 30 cabanas sit across the property, and Wi-Fi, towels, loungers, umbrellas, lockers and showers are included. Boat transportation to the club is complimentary.
You need a Royal Caribbean booking to visit, because passes are sold as add-ons to a sailing.
What You Pay
Royal Caribbean sells two day passes: one with unlimited alcoholic drinks, dining and Wi-Fi, and one with unlimited non-alcoholic drinks, dining and Wi-Fi. Its page says pricing changes by ship and sail date and shows your rate when you log in to My Royal Cruise.
At the July 2025 launch, the open bar pass started at $169.99 for guests 21 and over, and the non-alcoholic pass started at $129.99 for guests 13 and over, with lower rates for children. Treat those as launch figures, since the price moves with the date and the ship.
Cabanas sit above the passes, along with a VIP Party Deck and a Day Bed at Party Cove. At launch the Beach Cabana was $2,199.99, and the Ultimate Family Cabana was $9,999.99 with passes included for twelve guests. A cabana price includes admission, so compare it with the pass price for your group before you click buy.
How It Compares With CocoCay
Perfect Day at CocoCay is Royal Caribbean's private island, a different product from a paid beach club. If your sailing visits CocoCay, you have two very different beach days on one itinerary, and you may not need both.
Booking the Day Pass
Once you have a Royal Caribbean sailing that calls in Nassau, open My Royal Cruise and choose "Add to your booking" on your account page. You can browse sailings that visit the club from Royal Caribbean's Royal Beach Club page.
Book early, since the club has only about 30 cabanas. Check the price again before you pay, since it moves with the sailing.
Who It Fits
It's worth the day pass if you're sailing with adults and Nassau is otherwise a middling port day. Skip it if you'd rather spend the day free, since Nassau has public beaches, or if your group is mostly kids who came for water slides.
Itineraries can change, so read Royal Caribbean's terms on what happens to a pass if the ship skips Nassau before you pay.
Cards and Points That Lower the Cost
You pay for the pass in cash, but a few moves take some of the cost back.
First, check for an unused travel credit. The Chase Sapphire Reserve has a $300 annual travel credit that applies to travel purchases each account anniversary, and the Chase page notes that qualifying purchases don't earn points. Whether a Royal Caribbean charge codes as travel on your card is worth confirming before you count on the credit.
Second, think about where you book the cruise. Chase Travel sells cruises, and Chase lists 8x on Chase Travel purchases for the Sapphire Reserve and 5x on cruises booked there for the Sapphire Preferred. Our guides to the best cards for booking cruises and cruise cards compared show what other cards earn.
Third, use hotel points for a pre-cruise night. If you fly in the day before, Bilt points transfer to IHG One Rewards and Hilton Honors, and the Bilt app shows the current transfer ratio.
What's Coming Next
Royal Caribbean has announced more Royal Beach Clubs, including Cozumel, Santorini and Lelepa in Vanuatu, plus the Perfect Day Mexico destination. Opening dates have moved, and Royal Beach Club Cozumel has been delayed, so check Royal Caribbean's announcements before you plan around any of them.
The Bottom Line
Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is a paid upgrade for a better beach day in Nassau. Check your price in My Royal Cruise, compare it with a cabana for your group, and see whether a travel credit on a card you already hold covers it. Royal Caribbean's launch press release is still live for the original announcement.
Updated October 17, 2026: day pass pricing.
