Norwegian Cruise Line announced it will build a water park on its private Bahamas island Great Stirrup Cay, set to open in summer 2026.

The nearly 6-acre attraction, called the Great Tides Waterpark, will feature 19 slides, a 9,000-square-foot splash pad for kids, an 800-foot-long "dynamic river" and a first-in-industry cliff-diving feature, the line stated.

In addition, the line announced it would set up a mini aquatic racecourse that uses "jet karts," which the line says combines elements of go-karts and personal watercraft. That attraction would be a shore excursion experience not tied to the water park.

"At 270 acres, our private island provides us with an incredible blueprint to reinvent what guests can experience when they escape to ‘The Great Life’ with us," said NCL President Da

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