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Royal Caribbean Group to Buy 50% Stake in Sandals and Beaches Resorts

The approximately $3 billion investment values the Caribbean all-inclusive resort business at about $6 billion.

The cruise company’s investment will cover half of the resort business and is expected to close in early 2027.

Passenger-submitted images feature vessels across the Norwegian fleet, along with port calls in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.

The joint venture is the cruise company’s first move into land-based all-inclusive resorts and is expected to close in early 2027.