soremekun Posted May 9, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) I'm looking for someone who is flying down a day or two before their cruise and would be willing to visit the Registrar General Department while in Nassau. The purpose is to research (and photocopy) documents related to Admiral Cruises' (since puchased by Royal Caribbean) lease to own rights of Little Stirrup Cay (part of the Berry Island chain), now known as CocoCay. Some years/names to search: early 1970's - Little Stirrup Cay "purchased" by Neil Ruzic 1985 - Lease to own acquired by Admiral Cruises? 1990s/2000s - Purchase completed? At some point, Royal Caribbean purchased 135 acres and later, the remaining 5 acres. Some on these forums claim that Royal only leases the land while others believe the land is owned by Royal. This research will help settle the dispute. Does anyone have any other helpful names/dates to add to facilitate this research? Your mission, should you choose to accept it. Edited May 9, 2021 by soremekun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugcarol Posted May 9, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Can you fly to and from the Bahamas without a passport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 9, 2021 #3 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Sounds like a great way to spend my vacation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted May 9, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 minute ago, smokeybandit said: Sounds like a great way to spend my vacation What else is there to do in Nassau before your cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ourusualbeach Posted May 9, 2021 #5 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, soremekun said: I'm looking for someone who is flying down a day or two before their cruise and would be willing to visit the Registrar General Department while in Nassau. The purpose is to research (and photocopy) documents related to Admiral Cruises' (since puchased by Royal Caribbean) lease to own rights of Little Stirrup Cay (part of the Berry Island chain), now known as CocoCay. Some years/names to search: early 1970's - Little Stirrup Cay "purchased" by Neil Ruzic 1985 - Lease to own acquired by Admiral Cruises? 1990s/2000s - Purchase completed? At some point, Royal Caribbean purchased 135 acres and later, the remaining 5 acres. Some on these forums claim that Royal only leases the land while others believe the land is owned by Royal. This research will help settle the dispute. Does anyone have any other helpful names/dates to add to facilitate this research? Your mission, should you choose to accept it. Here’s some information about the original owner of the island who sold it to Royal. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-12-16-9204240285-story.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo&fran Posted May 9, 2021 #6 Share Posted May 9, 2021 53 minutes ago, sugcarol said: Can you fly to and from the Bahamas without a passport? No . You need a passport to visit another country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted May 9, 2021 #7 Share Posted May 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Here’s some information about the original owner of the island who sold it to Royal. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-12-16-9204240285-story.html Thanks, that's a very interesting article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted May 9, 2021 #8 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I would think Coco Cay is still Bahamian property, otherwise they would not be able to collect the Bahamian VAT on purchases made on the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswallow Posted May 9, 2021 #9 Share Posted May 9, 2021 42 minutes ago, not-enough-cruising said: I would think Coco Cay is still Bahamian property, otherwise they would not be able to collect the Bahamian VAT on purchases made on the island. People can buy property in most any country. It doesn't mean the property isn't still part of that country and subject to all the laws of the country, like sales taxes, employment taxes, etc. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted May 9, 2021 #10 Share Posted May 9, 2021 44 minutes ago, dswallow said: People can buy property in most any country. It doesn't mean the property isn't still part of that country and subject to all the laws of the country, like sales taxes, employment taxes, etc. 🙂 Agreed, I guess I was looking at the question the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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