Beezo Posted April 10 #1 Share Posted April 10 (edited) Hi everyone! I did some digging online and was able to find some details on the new pier for GSC as well as additional updates coming to the island. Please note - NCL has only announced the Pier itself, but looks like many more exciting enhancements are in the pipeline. I myself was wondering what they were going to do with the harbor they created for all the tenders. Client: Norwegian Cruise Lines Location: Berry Islands, Bahamas Size of Project: 280-acre Construction Cost: Completion date: Unique Features: 4 pools – 35,000-sf of water surface, 20,000-sf commissary kitchen, 5-acre solar farm Great Stirrup Cay is Norwegian Cruise Line’s 280-acre private island in the Bahamas. BA assembled a team to assess the guest experience, operations, and infrastructure of the island to provide a holistic plan of moving forward. For the guest experience, BA explored an array of new activities, amenities, and F&B venues for guests. The new design included a Bahamian village with shops and restaurants, 4 pools amounting to over 35,000 SF of water surface with slides, a rockwork grotto cave bar/swim up bar, a dune buggy park, island-wide bike trails, coastal cabanas, 20,000SF commissary kitchen, and 5-acre solar farm. The goal was to add amenities and activities that showcase the natural beauty of the existing upland and surrounding waters and allow guests to discover Bahamian island from end to end. For operations the plan adds two piers capable of berthing Breakaway Plus class ships, upgrading all existing infrastructure to accommodate the increase in capacity, adding a 20,000 SF commissary kitchen and F&B operation, administration offices, roadways, as well as sustainability initiatives to include a 5-acre solar farm. BA completed the master plan and design for the cruise pier, pools, civil and back of house infrastructure. Beach work was recently completed, and the BA team is continuing to focus on environmental permitting efforts for the piers to be able to move forward. The Master Plan allows for the island resort to develop and expand facilities considering all aspects of coastal resiliency and infrastructure sustainability. BA’s scope includes design services, concept development, master planning, planning, design, and construction administration. BA leads design efforts, internal project management, planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, marine engineering, interior design. https://bermelloajamil.com/destination-development-portfolio2/ Edited April 10 by Beezo 7 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted April 10 #2 Share Posted April 10 Wow! Thanks for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted April 10 #3 Share Posted April 10 Nice detectivating work!! I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omahabob Posted April 10 #4 Share Posted April 10 Foosas say ooooh! Foosas say aaaah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted April 11 #5 Share Posted April 11 Looks nice. If true about being done in 2025, highly doubt that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted April 11 #6 Share Posted April 11 20 minutes ago, dexddd said: Looks nice. If true about being done in 2025, highly doubt that. Probably take to 2025 just to do the dredging alone for the pier. I wonder if all the permits have been applied for yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitan Obvious Posted April 11 #7 Share Posted April 11 17 hours ago, Beezo said: For operations the plan adds two piers capable of berthing Breakaway Plus class ships, Hmmm...so no ability to berth the new 200,000GT ships they announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Liljo22 Posted April 11 #8 Share Posted April 11 1 minute ago, Capitan Obvious said: Hmmm...so no ability to berth the new 200,000GT ships they announced? I don't think that means that. The Breakaway Plus class ships are just the biggest ships NCL currently has. This isn't a press release from NCL. Its from the architectural firm that doesn't have that information. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitan Obvious Posted April 11 #9 Share Posted April 11 29 minutes ago, Liljo22 said: I don't think that means that. The Breakaway Plus class ships are just the biggest ships NCL currently has. This isn't a press release from NCL. Its from the architectural firm that doesn't have that information. However, NCL would have had that information and would have known to include it in their request for the pier design. You don't design for what you have, you always have to design for what you will have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menocchio Posted April 11 #10 Share Posted April 11 It says the new pier can handle Breakaway+. It doesn't say it can't handle bigger than Breakway+. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Liljo22 Posted April 11 #11 Share Posted April 11 33 minutes ago, Capitan Obvious said: However, NCL would have had that information and would have known to include it in their request for the pier design. You don't design for what you have, you always have to design for what you will have. How do you know they didn't design it bigger. NCL just announced the bigger ships a few days ago. Are you saying that BA should have put in their write up from months ago that NCL was planning on having bigger ships? Is that how the bigger ships should have been announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezo Posted April 11 Author #12 Share Posted April 11 From NCL: “The new pier will be constructed to simultaneously accommodate two large vessels of the Company’s current and future ship classes.” https://www.nclhltd.com/news-media/press-releases/detail/590/norwegian-cruise-line-holdings-unveils-bold-new-vision-for The pier will be able to handle the new ships. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezo Posted April 11 Author #13 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, dexddd said: Looks nice. If true about being done in 2025, highly doubt that. I agree - but remember- they only mentioned the pier in the press announcement. These renderings are probably now through the next couple years once pier is complete. Nothing about the pools, shopping, etc has been formally announced by NCL yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent's Dad Posted April 11 #14 Share Posted April 11 Great post, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted April 11 #15 Share Posted April 11 Hmm... two 5,000-guest ships there at the same time? Sounds like great fun. 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spethstation Posted April 11 #16 Share Posted April 11 Guess I'm booking cruise with a stop to GSC for 2026 now... 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter195 Posted April 11 #17 Share Posted April 11 That is one long walk to get to the farthest beach just before silver cove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 85 Posted April 11 #18 Share Posted April 11 Thanks Beezo for that hopeful and informative post. Our fingers are crossed. Perhaps the pier will be done for our 11/29/25 cruise. That would be very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezo Posted April 11 Author #19 Share Posted April 11 25 minutes ago, Turtles06 said: Hmm... two 5,000-guest ships there at the same time? Sounds like great fun. 😁 Hahah I know. But, Royal Caribbean does it with two Oasis class ships on an island half the size. Will depend on passenger flow, areas, activities, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezo Posted April 11 Author #20 Share Posted April 11 12 minutes ago, skeeter195 said: That is one long walk to get to the farthest beach just before silver cove. I believe I read they have a trolly-like system they’ve already setup. It’s been a couple years since I’ve been there so can’t confirm on my end. Anyone been there recently? It looks like the pier is right by the tender docks current location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted April 11 #21 Share Posted April 11 2 hours ago, Capitan Obvious said: However, NCL would have had that information and would have known to include it in their request for the pier design. You don't design for what you have, you always have to design for what you will have. Well, you certainly live up to your almost screen name. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitan Obvious Posted April 11 #22 Share Posted April 11 2 hours ago, Menocchio said: It says the new pier can handle Breakaway+. It doesn't say it can't handle bigger than Breakway+. Interesting logic. Thus, if an elevator says it can handle 25 people it would OK to put 60 people in it since "it doesn't say it can't handle" that many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted April 11 #23 Share Posted April 11 13 minutes ago, Beezo said: It looks like the pier is right by the tender docks current location I believe you're right. That lagoon with the waterfall looks to be the current tender dock location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitan Obvious Posted April 11 #24 Share Posted April 11 2 hours ago, Liljo22 said: How do you know they didn't design it bigger. NCL just announced the bigger ships a few days ago. Are you saying that BA should have put in their write up from months ago that NCL was planning on having bigger ships? Is that how the bigger ships should have been announced? They may have announced them a few days ago, but do you realize just how much time is spent in design, financing, and contract negotiation before they make a public announcement? NCL has known about these ship for far longer than a few days. The firm desiging the peir would not have had to say anything about the new ships. Instead of saying that the piers could accomodate a Breakaway+ ship, they could have said that the new piers could handle a ship UP TO ######GT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Traveling Man Posted April 11 #25 Share Posted April 11 @Beezo Thank you very much for posting this. Interesting that while they mentioned that the docks could handle two BA+ class ships, they illustrated it with a rendering of one of NCL's smallest ships, the Sun, which rarely makes its way to GSC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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