CocoCay is Royal Caribbean's "private island paradise" in the Bahamas, according to its website.
However, one of the states with the most private island homes up for sale is Alaska.
Built in 1968, the property sits on a six-acre private island in Moosehead Lake.
Of course, there are plenty of practical and monetary considerations that come with a private island.
Compared to its sister properties, like the sumptuous Le Taha'a Private Island, it is rustic.
Guests have a private beach and dock at a private retreat on a private island in Lake Titicaca.
Just open an online account and make enough to buy a private island.
Located off the Atlantic shore of Marathon in the Florida Keys is a private island getaway with all the amenities.
But a private island doesn't just say Bond, it says Bond villain.
They even have a private island home owners can share (the video on the Sanctuary Belize link is taken from the island).
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Strangers in the night dance 'til dawn in this four-acre garden of earthly delights, featuring world-class DJs, swim-up blackjack, interactive performance artists and a private island.
For even more privacy, Sanctuary Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic rents out 5, 550-square-foot villas that each sit on their own private island, accessible by footbridge.
It is a private island with 400 homes and no commercial development, accessible only to residents and their guests over a drawbridge with a security guard house.
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While renting a private island seems de rigueur among the Hollywood set, India is a place where that luxury becomes an option for those with more modest means.
There is a charm that comes with such intimacy, but it also places limits on the infrastructure a private island resort can provide, from boats to staff to technology.
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Other smaller dots on the west side of Sydney Harbour, such as the private island of Snapper and the navy base of Spectacle Island, are not generally open to the public.
And when Tori Spelling tied the knot for a second time in May of 2006, she and hubby Dean McDermott had decidedly more low-key nuptials on a private island in Fiji.
This posh dining experience can be enjoyed anywhere throughout the pristinely private island you have been strutting through-next to the pool, under a palm tree, in the sand or your guest room.
After the first solo pilot tests the sub, Mr. Branson himself will pilot it to the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench, near his private island of Necker in the British Virgin Islands.
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Ellison has bought about 98% of Lana'I, the sixth-largest island in Hawaii -- and one that's more than 1, 000 times larger than the private island that Branson owns in the British Virgin Islands.
Vincent private island resort in the Grenadines.
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Years later, when they were vacationing at a private island in Fiji and staying in rustic cabins with no telephones, Milchan managed to find a phone booth by the reception area where he spent half the day making calls.
In fact, the cruise line's 1, 000-acre island private island, Castaway Cay, located between Grand Bahama Island and Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, is a complete letdown, with little more than a few play areas, a sunken boat to snorkel around and three beaches to wade in.
Take the Gardiner family, for example: they bought their private island from the Montauketts (for some powder and shot, a few Dutch blankets and a dog, allegedly) some 372 years ago, and were duly awarded a royal warrant from Charles I, which, as far as anyone knows, remains in effect today.
Captain Jeff Stevens--an affable, dry-witted Brit who's sailed these waters for 16 years--spent three years handcrafting this traditional-style boat, using native woods from the Grenadines and working with master shipwrights from the island of Carriacou. (The name Jambalaya is an anagram of their initials.) Since 2002 he's lived on board and taken guests of the private island resort Petit St.
The private-island retreat boasts strategically sunlit guest rooms, 24-hour butler service and, the crown jewel, COMO Shambhala Retreat wellness center and spa.
Levine and Citron dubbed their new private trading system Island.
Lupita Island has private plunge pools, a spa, and three bars (lounge, poolside, and swim-up).
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