Monday, October 7, 2024

Island Market

Caribbean: Cruise Ship Company Plans New Private Island Venture

The Swiss-based, global shipping line, Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), is reported to have invested over USD 200 million on private island in the Caribbean, reported to be Ocean Cay.

MSC Cruises has invested over USD 200 million into transforming a Caribbean island into a private cruise ship destination The Swiss-based shipping line …Read More: Caribbean: Cruise Ship Company Plans New Private Island Venture

Celebs visiting resorts

Caribbean: Carole Middleton Celebrates 60th Birthday with Mustique Private Island Party

Birthday girl Carole Middleton jetted off to the Caribbean to celebrate her 60th in style on Mustique Island, surrounded by friends, family and – of course – a host of famous faces.

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Private Island News regular Carole Middleton has once again swapped the grey skies …Read More: Caribbean: Carole Middleton Celebrates 60th Birthday with Mustique Private Island Party

Island Resorts

Caribbean: Fashion Icon Donna Karan Lists Private Island Home on Parrot Cay for USD 39M

Parrot Cay - Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

New York based fashion designer Donna Karan is looking to leave the Caribbean behind her, placing her two private island homes on Parrot Cay up for sale for a cool USD 39 million.

Parrot Cay – Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

Her work is famous throughout the world, with creations by …Read More: Caribbean: Fashion Icon Donna Karan Lists Private Island Home on Parrot Cay for USD 39M

Island Issues

Caribbean: Turks and Caicos Set to Become Canada’s Eleventh Province?

Parrot Cay - Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

A recent diplomatic tour of Canada saw Turks and Caicos Premier Rufus Ewing move one step closer to becoming Canada’s eleventh province.

Parrot Cay – Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

Turks and Caicos Premier Rufus Ewing got much more than he bargained for during his recent diplomatic tour of Canada, …Read More: Caribbean: Turks and Caicos Set to Become Canada’s Eleventh Province?

Environment

Caribbean: Take a Walk on the Wild Side at Richard Branson’s Private Island Retreat

As well as forming a popular private island escape for the rich and famous, Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island also forms an exotic refuge for a host of endangered animals.

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Never far away from the headlines, Sir Richard Branson’s British Virgin Island home is …Read More: Caribbean: Take a Walk on the Wild Side at Richard Branson’s Private Island Retreat

Auction Results

Bahamas: Big Grand Cay Sold At Auction

Big Grand Cay - Photo Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

The unstoppable trend for private island auctions continues, with Bahaman Big Grand Cay the next island to command an impressive price.

Big Grand Cay – Photo Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

An incredible private island archipelago commanded an impressive sum earlier this week after Big Grand Cay Archiplego Estate was …Read More: Bahamas: Big Grand Cay Sold At Auction

Auction Results

Breaking: Bahaman Private Island Reportedly Sells At Auction For USD 17 Million

Hog Cay - Photo Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

The Bahamas’ largest private island goes for a song, with sources suggesting that Innocent Island was successfully sold at auction for an impressive USD 17 million.

Hog Cay – Photo Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

You heard it here first – Private Island News can reveal that Innocence Island – the …Read More: Breaking: Bahaman Private Island Reportedly Sells At Auction For USD 17 Million

Environment

Caribbean: Paradise Lost? Despite Dramatic Coral Reef Destruction Hope Still Exists

Little Hall's Pond Cay - Courtesy of Wall Street Journal Online

Exotic, exclusive and expensive, the Exumas are one of the Caribbean’s most popular private island destinations. Yet whilst the islands paint a paradisiacal picture, it’s a different story below sea level.

Little Halls Pond Cay – Photo Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands

Exotic, exclusive and expensive, the Exumas form one of …Read More: Caribbean: Paradise Lost? Despite Dramatic Coral Reef Destruction Hope Still Exists