Sandals and Beaches Resorts Expanding in the Caribbean

Sandals and Beaches are in their glow up season, and with their new merger with Royal Caribbean, (more on that [here: link to merger article]), the pace isn’t slowing down.

So before you get all excited, let me tell you that most of these resorts do not have official opening dates yet. This is a truly a tease about what’s to come!

New Beaches Resorts (Family-Friendly)

Beaches Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇻🇨
A planned 360-room, family friendly resort at Mount Wynne Beach on the western coast of Saint Vincent, about a 10-minute drive from Sandals Saint Vincent. This will be the first family friendly all-inclusive resort on the island. It’s a roughly $500 million project. Opening date: not announced.

Beaches Exuma 🇧🇸
This is the first Beaches resort in the Bahamas, and it’s a transformation of the former Sandals Emerald Bay. Expect 249 rooms and suites, 12 restaurants, a Kids Camp, a splash park, the Sesame Street partnership, a Red Lane Spa, and a Greg Norman-designed 18-hole golf course. This will be a GREAT alternative to Atlantis, which is not all-inclusive and dominates neighboring Nassau. Opening: slated for 2027.

Beaches Barbados 🇧🇧
This resort is NECESSARY. A planned 600-room resort with a “Main Street” of dining and shopping, plus high-energy family zones with outdoor stages, a sports bar, and an arcade. It joins Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados on the island. Opening date: not announced.

Beaches Runaway Bay 🇯🇲
This property will be located on Jamaica’s north coast, about halfway between Ocho Rios and Montego Bay. Plan on roughly 400 suites, from one to four bedrooms (built with multigenerational families in mind), with Runaway Bay Golf Club access. Sandals leadership has pointed to the end of 2026, but I haven’t seen an official opening date, so I can’t confirm or deny this. Opening date: not confirmed.

Already open, in case you missed it: the new Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks and Caicos.

New Sandals Resorts (Adults-Only)

A second resort in the Dunn’s River area, Jamaica 🇯🇲
Sandals Dunn’s River opened in 2023, and Sandals has planned more than one new resort in that area. One report calls the next one Sandals Royal Dunn’s River. Opening date: not announced.

Sandals St. Lucia Grand Bay 🇱🇨
The resort you may know as Sandals Grande St. Lucian now goes by Sandals St. Lucia Grand Bay. There is a second Sandals property anticipated for this location, but I have no details as of right now.

Who Should Be Paying Attention

Families and multigenerational groups: Beaches Runaway Bay and Beaches Exuma are the two to watch. Four-bedroom suites and big shared spaces are what a grandparents, parents, and kids trip actually needs. These will be fantastic options for family-friendly destinations weddings as well.

Couples and wedding clients: the Sandals side matters most for you. if you’re looking for a romantic getaway or an adults-only wedding celebration. New properties mean new venues, and the first year is when inventory goes quickest.

Anyone building a group trip: new resorts have the best room block availability early. Once a place gets popular, the good dates go and prices go upppppp.

What You Can Do Right Now

Of course, You can’t book a room at a resort that doesn’t have a date. But you can get on my radar, so when dates and booking open, you hear it from me first. Tell me which resort caught your eye and who you’d bring.