Can you imagine spending an entire day at Perfect Day at CocoCay by yourself?
MrBeast, YouTube's most acclaimed entertainment star, visited CocoCay with three of his friends to experience everything the $250 million island has to offer.
Jimmy Donaldson, who is known by his alias MrBeast, has over 230 million subscribers. Since joining YouTube in 2012, he has amassed over 42 billion views! He was also the second YouTube creator to surpass 100 million subscribers.
In a recent video, he spent the afternoon at Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean's private island in The Bahamas, to compare it to other private islands around the world. Since published, the video has received over 62 million views.
"Literally anything you could ever want is on this private island," he said.
MrBeast isn't just a content creator
In addition to being a popular content creator and social media star, he's also a philanthropist who has founded and co-founded different organizations and fundraisers, including Team Trees, which raised 20 million dollars before the start of 2020 to plant 20 million trees.
He has a second YouTube channel called "Beast Philanthropy," in which he states that 100% of the profits from ads, merch sales, and sponsorships will go towards making the world a better place.
While not as popular as his primary account, it still has over 20 million subscribers!
A glimpse at private islands around the world
After purchasing a small island for $1, MrBeast proceeded to blow it up since "...there was nothing [there]." He and his crew then made their way to Monkey Island, a $1 million island that's swarming with literal monkeys.
The next island on their list was pretty different from CocoCay, so they had to trade in their swim trunks and flip-flops for parkas and beanies. To reach the island, they had to ride in hovercrafts since the lake was frozen solid!
While not an adventure on one of the world's largest cruise ships, it certainly was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Activities here included hanging out with sled dogs and getting some pretty amazing views of the Northern Lights!
Necker Island, the $150 million island, was nothing short of luxurious. It took over four decades to build and is owned by Richard Branson.
MrBeast said that for every person in your travel party, there are ten staff members to wait on your every need, even if it's just cheering you on during a solo game of pool.
One of the buildings has a golfing range on the roof with balls made of fish food, so they're safe to be hit into the sea!
The last (and most expensive) island that he visited was CocoCay
Located roughly 140 miles off the coast of Miami is Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean's private island that underwent an extensive $250 million renovation in 2019. This renovation added tons of new activities, as well as a colorful pier, so guests do not have to board a tender to get ashore.
"This extraordinary island has an entire amusement park with over a dozen water slides," he said referring to Thrill Waterpark.
Admission to the water park isn't included in the cost of your cruise; the price usually ranges from $89 to $169 per person.
"In the middle of the island is a massive water slide. Even though literal 8-year-olds ride that water slide, I might still chicken out because I'm afraid of heights," joked MrBeast.
Recently, Royal Caribbean added the Tailspain, a family flume-style ride that's located at the Splash Summit Tower.
While MrBeast and his posse ended up trying out the new slide for themselves, they first sent all the lifeguards down! They figured that, with only four guests on the island, they didn't need 100+ lifeguards at work.
The other tower in the park, Daredevil's Tower, is home to the tallest water slide in North America: Daredevil's Peak.
"Daredevil's Peak, what a soothing name," said MrBeast before he began the climb up.
After losing "nose goes," his friend Nolan was the first to ride the slide. He remarked that he felt like he was hit by a truck! MrBeast claimed that he felt as though he was drowning the entire time.
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Earlier in the day, the friends spent time trying out other activities, including the 1,600-foot zip line. Like Thrill Waterpark, the zip line costs extra. For my upcoming cruise onboard Celebrity Reflection in April, it's currently available for $92 per person.
In addition to the obvious beaches, CocoCay has numerous offerings for those who don't want to spend any additional money, such as basketball, corn hole, ping-pong, and even an enlarged soccer ball pool.
Perfect Day at CocoCay is also home to the largest freshwater pool in the Caribbean: Oasis Lagoon.
Something that he didn't touch on was the brand-new Hideaway Beach, the extra cost adults-only retreat for guests 18+. For those who splurge on admission, they'll find a private beach, two pools, 20 cabanas, seven open-air bars, dining options, and more.
They also didn't venture to Coco Beach Club, the island's exclusive enclave for those who value a more elevated experience. In addition to a private beach, Coco Beach Club guests have an upscale restaurant included in the cost where they can order things like filet mignon, lobster, etc.
From Thrill Waterpark to simply enjoying each other's company over a friendly game of basketball and making new animal friends while walking from one activity to the next, it was impossible to fully experience everything in such a short period, even though they had the island to themselves.
"This island has things that I didn't even know existed," MrBeast said.
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