Royal Beach Club Lelepa
Royal Beach Club Lelepa, Royal Caribbean's planned cruise stop on Lelepa Island in Vanuatu: first sailings at the end of October 2027, entry in the cruise fare, guests by tender. What its page says and does not say.
Royal Beach Club Lelepa is Royal Caribbean’s planned cruise destination on Lelepa Island in Vanuatu. As of 13 November 2026 its page says the club is “Opening 2027” and that sailings departing at the end of October 2027 will be the first to visit; entry is included in the cruise fare, and guests reach the island by tender. It is a stop for Royal Caribbean’s own cruise guests and is separate from the Lelepa Island day trip from Port Vila, which says nothing about it.
Not on one of those cruises? You can spend a day on Lelepa from Port Vila already, every day except Saturday.
What Royal Caribbean’s page says (13 November 2026)
- Opening: “Opening 2027”, “available on sailings from October 2027”; in its questions and answers, “Sailings departing at the end of October 2027 will be the first to visit Royal Beach Club Lelepa”, and sailings that call there can be booked now.
- Where: Vanuatu; the page calls it the company’s first cruise destination in the South Pacific. The cruises shown on the page leave from Sydney and Brisbane.
- Entry: “No, there is no charge to visit Royal Beach Club Lelepa — your entry to this cruise destination is included with your cruise fare.”
- Getting ashore: transportation to the island by tender is on the page’s list of what is included.
- On the island: two beaches, the family-friendly East Beach and the adventure-ready West Beach; an adults-only area called Adults Cove; a Nature Trail; two casual eateries; loungers, umbrellas and towels; beach games; restrooms.
- Local people: the page says the club will create more than 100 jobs during operation, source goods, materials and labour locally, and open “new business lanes for local artisans and tour operators”.
- A caveat of its own: “Lelepa reflects current design concepts and includes artistic renderings. All features are subject to change without notice.”
What the page does not say
It does not say where on Lelepa the club will be, how large it will be, or how many guests a day it expects; press reports give figures, Royal Caribbean’s page does not. It says nothing about visitors who are not on its cruises, or about whether tours run by others will land near the club. Read it again before relying on any of the above: the page itself says features can change.
Lelepa without a cruise
Lelepa is an island where people live, with its village, its reef and its part of Chief Roi Mata’s Domain, the UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 2008. You do not need a cruise ticket to spend a day there. Lelepa Island Day Tours Limited runs the Lelepa Island day trip from Port Vila every day except Saturday: pickup at your resort at 8:30 AM, a boat from Havannah Harbour, snorkelling, a beach BBQ and the village, for A$165 per adult (checked November 2026). The beach club is no part of this day.
The calendar above is the Lelepa day trip, with 132 reviews (checked November 2026).
If you are on a cruise that calls at Port Vila
A ship that calls at Port Vila rather than at Lelepa leaves you a day in town, and the Lelepa day trip is one option for it if your ship’s hours are long enough. Lelepa Island from a cruise ship has the questions to ask first.
Lelepa Before 2027, from Port Vila
The Lelepa Island day trip runs from Port Vila every day except Saturday: the reef, a beach BBQ and the village, with pickup at your resort.
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