MSC Cruises confirms that from 2018 it will offer its cruise passengers a private island with a marine reserve in The Bahamas, specifically the one that will be called Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. A cayo is a small, flat and sandy island in the Antilles and the Gulf of Mexico. Specific Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve measures 38,5 hectares and 3,5 kilometers, Six different beaches stretch along it.
The shipping company MSC Cruises has signed a lease, with the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, for a valid for one hundred years, and during this time the shipping company will be able to dispose of it.
MSC Cruises build a jetty and dock for its ships, thus, passengers who enjoy a cruise in the Bahamas will have the opportunity to descend to this private island.
The company has expressed its interest in caring for, maintaining and respecting the natural and cultural environment of the island. In this sense a town inspired by local architecture will be built, with restaurants and bars that will offer gastronomic specialties, craft shops and a space where guests will be welcomed with live music.
Also the shipping company has committed to developing a comprehensive reforestation plan which includes the planting of more than 80 trees, and other native species of the Caribbean.
The most exclusive cruise passengers who belong to the club MSC Yacht Club, they will have access to the northwest part of the island, in which a spa dedicated to well-being is prepared, with massage beds and private cabins.
This island fell It will be used by all MSC Cruises ships that sail in the Caribbean, but it will especially favor the routes of the MSC Divina and MSC Seaside, ships that leave from the port of Miami, and the MSC Opera and MSC Armonia, which depart from the Cuban port of Havana.
Other shipping companies, like Disney Cruise Line, for example, also have their private and exclusive islands for their cruises. You can have more information in this link.