In just a few weeks, Celebration Key, Carnival Cruise Line’s highly anticipated destination on Grand Bahama will welcome its first guests.
Here’s a preview of what guests will experience on July 19, 2025, when Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy will officially open the venue. Highlights include:
- Paradise Plaza – The Celebration Key Sun Portal, a sun-shaped arch, serves as the entry point to Celebration Key. Just beyond the Sun Portal is Paradise Plaza where wayfinding and destination information helps guests choose how they want to spend their day.
- The Suncastle – The 10-story Suncastle, adorned with five massive conch shells, is the centerpiece of all the fun at Celebration Key’s five portals. Two water slides, each over 350 feet long, invite guests to friendly competition as they weave through and around the Suncastle in a speedy race with exciting turns, and flashes of light and color culminating in an exhilarating photo finish.
- Calypso Lagoon – Totaling over 275,000 square feet, Calypso and Starfish Lagoons comprise the largest freshwater lagoons in the Caribbean. While Calypso Lagoon is adult-friendly, Starfish Lagoon offers families a variety of ways to have fun in the sun.
- Calypso Lagoon’s DJ Island and Mingo’s Tropical Bar & Kitchen Swim Up Bar – At Calypso Lagoon, the adults-only section features DJ Island where guests can groove to the tunes and grab a refreshment at Mingo’s Tropical Bar & Kitchen, serving Bahamian favorites and featuring the world’s largest swim up bar with 166 in-water seats.
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- Over-the-Lagoon Super Villa – These villas accommodate up to 10 guests with plenty of sofa and armchair seating options in the shade. Amenities include cabinets, an eight-seat dining table, well-stocked mini fridge, ceiling fans, hammocks, swing chairs, sun loungers, a sun-shelf with water loungers, a water slide leading into the lagoon, lunch delivery, and more. There are four Over-the-Lagoon Supervillas available for reservations—two over the adult-friendly Calypso Lagoon and two located over the family-friendly Starfish Lagoon. In addition, there are two Beach Supervillas located at the family-friendly beach and two at the adults-only beach.
- Pearl Cove Beach Club – This retreat offers a premium experience for guests 18 years and older. A lush, secluded entry opens to views of the 11,000-square-foot private infinity pool with a large sun-shelf, water loungers and a swim-up bar. Pink-striped sun umbrellas atop sun loungers and daybeds line the pool area, while a DJ plays tropical lounge music. Just past the infinity pool is the private beach with sun loungers, accompanied by beachside food and drink service. Guests will also have access to a full-service restaurant, bar and lounge with indoor and outdoor seating. Reservations for Pearl Cove Beach Club include three options: club access plus a welcome drink; club access plus open bar (maximum of 10 drinks); club access, all inclusive (maximum of 10 drinks and food from the Pearl Cove private restaurant).
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- AquaBanas – In the family-friendly Starfish Lagoon, AquaBanas (available for reservation) are comfortable and sturdy floating cabanas that offer seating for eight people to relax around a table, with their feet in the water, under a canopy. Steps provide easy access to the freshwater lagoon.
- Guppy Grotto Splash Pad – Toddlers and children will love this colorful coral-reef themed water play area and shallow wade pool in Starfish Lagoon.
Celebration Key is part of Carnival’s Paradise Collection that also includes RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, as well as Isla Tropicale in Roatán, Honduras. Both these destinations will receive enhancements in 2026.
For more information, visit www.carnival.com.
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