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Cruise lines are betting you want a private island

Cruise lines are betting you want a private island
Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Bahamas. (Image: Royal Caribbean)
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By Jacob Passy on Little Salvador Island, the BahamasStepping off the tender boat at Half Moon Cay feels like entering a straight-from-the-movies desert isle.The beaches are carpeted in the softest white sand imaginable. The water is an almost unnatural shade of blue. Mangroves and forest cover most of the island, sheltering native wildlife.The best part? Cruise-ship visitors have the entire island to themselves.Cruise companies are doubling down on private destinations like Little San Salvador, operated as Half Moon Cay by Carnival a...

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