Grand Bahama Island - Let Pelican Bay host your wedding in the Bahamas. Their tropical island setting and renowned hospitality combine to make your Caribbean wedding and honeymoon an unforgettable experience. An inclusive Bahamas wedding package from Pelican Bay at Lucaya offers unsurpassed attention to detail, and our Bahamas wedding specialist will ensure every facet of your wedding day.

They specialize in hosting Destination Weddings of casual, island elegance for up to 80 guests and offer a setting that caters to every need of both the wedding couple and their cherished guests.

Freeport, Bahamas – Pelican Bay Resort and Marina has provided three local students with scholarships to attend an upcoming financial workshop. Creative Wealth Bahamas and Barefoot Marketing are bringing the popular and exciting Money Game to Grand Bahama Island on January 30^th. The Money Game is an engaging, educational and empowering financial literacy program fully taught in the form of a game! Creative Wealth’s CEO Keshelle Kerr is facilitating the workshop which provides a wonderful introduction to the world of money and financial independence.

Each of the three government schools on the Island was asked to select one student who would benefit from Pelican Bay’s generosity. Eight Mile Rock High School chose Deputy Head Boy Pedro Pratt; Odysea Strachan is attending from Sir Jack Hayward High; and Head Boy Antonio Russell will represent St. George’s High. Keshelle will give students at St. George’s High and LucayaInternational School a taste of her program when she speaks to a few classes on Friday, January 29^th...

The couple was one of many telling their love story in video and essay format in a Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Bridal Bailout Contest.  The stories were judged and twenty couples’ stories selected.  The stories carried a common vein of belief, determination and love to overcome the odds.  The winning five couples won dream weddings at five hotels in The Bahamas.  Pelican Bay was amongst the five hotels participating in the contest and hosting a couple...

Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas - Pelican Bay at Lucaya held their fourth annual Corporate Appreciation Night on October 22nd where they hosted their local business partners to an evening of food, drink and entertainment.

The Bahamas Weekly News Team is pleased to present herewith an on-location interview with Pelican Bay Sales and Marketing Director, Marva Monroe as she explains the reason for giving back to the corporate community that supports Pelican Bay at Lucaya. Mrs. Monroe also explains the key to the success of Pelican Bay at Lucaya who, during this period of deep recession actually experienced increased profits over this time during 2008.

Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas - Pelican Bay at Lucaya held their annual Corporate Appreciation Night on October 22nd where they hosted their local business partners to an evening of food, drink and entertainment.

The Bahamas Weekly News Team was on-hand to conduct interviews with different individuals in attendance. In this particular video segment we present an interview with Love 97FM Radio personality and lead vocalist, Shelly Carey and woodwinds virtuoso, Ralph Munnings of the band “Tru Music.”

The social event brought together Pelican Bay staff and its business associates from US Immigration and Customs, Freeport Aggregates and Underwater Explorer’s Society, who banded together with the group to form and boost the team.

The Barracudas, a rookie team, set a record when it made it to playoffs after only being initiated into play in May and operating with team members completely new to Slow Pitch Softball... 

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island – Pelican Bay at Lucaya announced today its repositioning to a hotel with the focus on visitors and meeting facilities coming on stream early 2010.

“ Increasingly, Grand Bahama Island is becoming more of a destination where we have visitors rather than tourists.   It makes every sense for Pelican Bay to embrace this situation and reposition itself to cater to this market, ” said Magnus Alnebeck, general manager of Pelican Bay.

Alnebeck continued: “ The repositioning of the hotel marks the completion of a strategy that commenced five years ago.  We want every business person to know that Pelican Bay is the hotel of choice when visiting Grand Bahama Island...

Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas – Expedia.com’s exclusive Insiders’ Select List has positioned Pelican Bay at Lucaya as one of the best hotels in the world with a score of 86.03. Their glorious water views, distinct architecture, and choice amenities, came in at the top at 11th in the Caribbean and the highest ranked hotel in The Bahamas. And, The Reef Atlantis and The Cove, Paradise Island are the only one other resorts in The Bahamas to receive this designation.

Millions of customers and in-house experts choose Expedia Insiders’ Select rankings as a source when choosing the appropriate travel destination with first-class appeal. Expedia ranks hotels around the world using a rating system based on its traveler opinions, expert input, and value, producing a list so exclusive it represents the top 1% of all its hotels and resorts. Pelican Bay’s score and rating was calculated with Expedia’s Insider’s Select Methodology calculating Traveler Opinion + Value + Expedia Hotel Expert Input = Expedia Insiders’ Select Score...

Grand Bahama Island - The Bahamas’ first ever Olympian snowboarder Korath Wright, left, is pictured as Magnus Alnebeck, general manager, welcomed him to Pelican Bay at Lucaya during an overnight media blitz to garner support on Grand Bahama Island.  

The hotel hosted Wright, his publicist and photographer during their stay on the island.   While at Pelican Bay, Wright and his team were feted at lunch at Sabor Restaurant and Bar in the garden of the hotel overlooking the water.   He was joined by Dave Mackey and Robbin Whachell of TheBahamasWeekly.com, an online Bahamas publication, Miss Grand Bahama, Garelle Hudson, and Alnebeck.

Wright competes for The Bahamas in the February 2010 Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...

Grand Bahama Island - Extended stay guests at Pelican Bay at Lucaya now have a new experience to look forward to when staying at the hotel.    Pelican Bay at Lucaya recently introduced a programme whereby extended stay guests are welcomed with a gold fish in a bowl and given one as a pet to care for during a stay at the hotel.

“The gold fish have been well received by our long stay guests,” said Della Bridgewater, front office manager at the hotel.   “Being away from home, our guests may be lonely and having a pet for companionship while on the road is comforting.”    Miss Bridgewater further said:   “All gold fish are all named and carry a name such as Lola.   We do all we can to give our guests a home away from home experience.”

Grand Bahama Island   --  Pelican Bay at Lucaya recently hosted its third annual Corporate Appreciation Evening.    Executives and staff from scores of local companies turned out for the event, which was held at Sabor Restaurant and Bar at Pelican Bay.

The hotel’s general manager, Magnus Alnebeck, thanked “the local companies that continue to support Pelican Bay.”   He said, “We credit you for being the reason why Pelican Bay continues to enjoy high occupancies.   Some months are actually higher than occupancy for the same month previous years.”

Pelican Bay will further strengthen its corporate business with construction of The Canal House, a $7.1-million state of the art Conference and Meeting Centre slated for opening at the end of 2009. 

Pelican Bay Hotel at Lucaya has generously stepped up and made a $10,000 donation to support the building of the bridge at the Lucayan National Park. Magnus Alnebeck, General Manager of Pelican Bay Hotel at Lucaya and Marva Munroe, Director of Sales and Marketing, were on hand at the park to present the cheque and to tour the nearly finished bridge, the boardwalks and the caves.

In making the donation, Magnus Alnebeck said “We hope that other companies will follow suit in making a financial contribution toward the restoration of the bridge at the Lucayan National Park. The park is one of Grand Bahama Island’s unique experiences that sets it apart from other vacation destinations...”

Grand Bahama Island -   Pelican Bay at Lucaya was the featured resort for the Miami Panthers Football Team’s 2009 Ice Dancer Calendar shoot October 19 - 22.    Videography and stills photography featuring the 17-strong Ice Dancers were shot around the resort and Grand Bahama Island.   The dancers and crew spent a total of four days and three nights at Pelican Bay at Lucaya as they shot scenes around the resort and at attractions on the island.      

Pictured at the resort’s Neptune’s Pool with the Ice Dancers is Pelican Bay at Lucaya’s general manager, Magnus Alnebeck.   The shoot was organized by the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board...