No event is complete without spiritual blessings and venerableArchdeacon Keith N Cartwright of the Bahamas does thehonours at the opening ceremony for the reimagined SandalsRoyal Bahamian Spa Resort and Offshore Island last Thursday inNassau. (Photos: Joseph Wellington)
February 4, 2022
Sandals Royal Bahamian is back in business
Nassau, The Bahamas, came alive last Thursday with the opening ceremony of the new re-imagined Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort and Offshore Island. Special guests were Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The 404-room resort underwent an elaborate US$55-million makeover and now employs over 900 staff. It is the last of the Sandals and Beaches resorts to be reopened since the novel coronavirus pandemic forced their closure in early 2020. Among the attendees were some key Sandals executives who were there to ensure the success of the event.
Jamaica Observer Photo Editor Joseph Wellington was in Nassau for the event and captured some of the highlights:
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness gets a last-minutebriefing from Press Secretary Naomi Francis ahead of a tour ofthe Sandals Royal Bahamian.
Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart (right) talks details with Gary Sadler,executive vice-president of Unique Vacations, worldwide representatives of Sandals and Beachesresorts.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) is warmly greeted by Sandals head of security James Forbesupon his arrival for the Sandals Royal Bahamian reopening ceremony.
Jill Stewart, wife of Sandals Executive Chairman Adam Stewart, flashes a smile for the cameras inthe company of Sandals CEO Gebhard Rainer.
Kerry Miller (left), executive assistant to Sandals ExecutiveChairman Adam Stewart and Arlene Lindo, who served in asimilar capacity with late Sandals founder Gordon “Butch”Stewart, keeping tabs on the reopening ceremony for the SandalsRoyal Bahamian.
Sandals head of administration Jordan Samuda with Liz Kaiser,vice-president, brand development and partnerships at UniqueVacations Inc
