As my new husband and I gradual dance beneath a Caribbean evening sky, I can’t assist however smother a giggle. There should be a minimum of a dozen different {couples} dreamily swaying as Bahamian famous person Patrice Murrell belts out Elvis basic Can’t Assist Falling In Love.
It’s like a scene from a tacky romantic comedy. However fairytale love is what the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort is all about — and there’s no escaping it.
Positioned on Cable Seaside within the capital Nassau, this all-inclusive resort is surrounded by turquoise water, palm timber and white, sandy seashores. After all, it’s.
Most visitors are both on honeymoon, celebrating an anniversary or having fun with a last-huzzah babymoon. Even should you aren’t married once you arrive, there’s a ‘marriage ceremony lounge’ right here that can assist you tie the knot.
Constructed for love: Victoria Bischoff and her new husband unwind throughout a keep at Sandals Royal Bahamian resort, situated on Cable Seaside within the Bahamas
As we solar ourselves by one of many resort’s two swimming pools, brides-to-be parade previous to rapturous applause. Within the night, rows of tables for 2 are arrange so {couples} can take pleasure in a candle-lit dinner.
The spa specialises in {couples}’ massages and there’s even a employees photographer for picture shoots.
The resort’s advertising and marketing tagline is ‘The place love comes simple’.
Fairytale love is what the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort is all about, Victoria reveals
‘As we solar ourselves by one of many resort’s two swimming pools, brides-to-be parade previous to rapturous applause,’ writes Victoria
Victoria finds that almost all visitors on the resort are both on honeymoon, celebrating an anniversary or having fun with a last-huzzah babymoon
The Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, pictured above in Nassau within the Forties, have been common visitors of the resort after the abdication
And it’s proud that the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson have been common guests after the abdication.
‘A regal love story,’ reads a plaque. ‘It is a story a few King who listened to his coronary heart and gave up his throne for the best cause of all of them. Love.’
The piano bar — which hosts singalongs and serves deadly cocktails — is even named the Balmoral Membership.
All visitors are picked up from the airport by chauffeur, Ricky Ricardo, in a Rolls-Royce.
In the event you go for the butler service, you might be given a cell phone to name for help at any time.
The resort has been refurbished and expanded nevertheless it retains a boutique really feel
The resort’s advertising and marketing tagline is ‘The place love comes simple’
A pleasant group — Andrew, Chanelle and Nichola — attended to our each whim. We felt nearly embarrassed at first by their gives to assist us unpack, reserve solar loungers and stroll us to dinner. However after ten days we misplaced the power to do something for ourselves.
They even sneaked into our room one night to scatter round coronary heart balloons and rose petals.
The resort has been refurbished and expanded nevertheless it retains a boutique really feel — although there are 13 eating places.
Our solely gripe was that the music could possibly be loud. However a ship service takes visitors to the resort’s peaceable non-public island which has a pool and restaurant.
An absolute should is the Fish Fry on Arawak Cay. Right here, avenue meals distributors and beach-shack barbecues line the seashore. Enticed by reside reggae music, we selected Frankie Gone Bananas the place we gorged on conch and snapper.
A ship service takes visitors to the resort’s peaceable non-public island (above)
Friends can go swimming with nurse sharks at close by Compass Cay Marina
It’s additionally price exploring past Nassau — if solely to see the well-known swimming pigs (sure, pigs).
Pig Seaside on the Exuma Islands is reached by powerboat. You possibly can cuddle the lovable piglets however beware — grownup hogs can chew.
There’s additionally a pit-stop at Compass Cay Marina to swim with nurse sharks.
Sandals is a profitable formulation and now I perceive why.
