Sandals Palmcast

Episode 40 - Exploring Curaçao with Island Routes

The beauty of a brand new destination is exploring it. We're joined today by Island Routes to hear about all that the island of Curaçao has in store. Find out what the mystery 'Blue Room' is, along with everything from land to sea surrounding the beautiful and unique destination of Curaçao.

Episode 39 - From the Ocean, For the Future

Continuing our footprint in the Caribbean, the Sandals Foundation has continued its mission to supporting its surrounding local communities. As Sandals marks its venture into Curaçao, the Sandals Foundation has joined forces with the Netherlands' AFC Ajax team and the local Limpi Recycling to launch Future Goals – a program that turns fishing nets sourced from the ocean and recycled plastic waste into soccer goals for children. Today we're joined by Heidi Clarke, the Executive Director of the Sandals Foundation, along with our partners from Limpi to hear all that Future Goals has in store.

Episode 38 - Behind the Design: Sandals Royal Curaçao

What goes into the making of Sandals Resorts? On today's episode we find out all that inspires the designs behind each of them - from the inspiration of colors, to the interiors, and the intimate moments on resort. We sit down with Sandals' Director of Design, Sarah Hartman, to get an idea of the process and what goes into the designing of a resort, and Sandals' most recently designed, Sandals Royal Curaçao. There's only one way we know how to design it, and that is to design it beautiful.

Episode 37 - Fashion Forward: Sandals Launches “Anniversary Collection”

We’re thrilled to have partnered with renowned fashion designer, Stan Herman, to launch our new Team Member uniform “Anniversary Collection” at Sandals Royal Curaçao. Today we sit down with our Chief Administrative Officer, joined by Stan Herman himself and his design partner, Michael Schwarz. Fascinated by fashion, we dive into all that went into the development of this new collection with our Team Members at the center of it all. Tune in to hear about the process from the beginning and the inspiration behind the design.

Episode 36 - A Warm Welcome Home for Sandals Dunn’s River

We unveil more exciting features of our next resort, Sandals Dunn’s River, coming back into the Sandals family. Joined by Executive Chairman, Adam Stewart, he tells us the rich history of this iconic resort and the very special meaning behind today, July 6th. A location handpicked and set on the natural wonder of Dunn’s River Falls, this storied resort is being completely renovated and redesigned to welcome guests back to our beautiful home of Ocho Rios.

Episode 35 - Sandals 2.0

Joined by Sandals' CEO, this time here during the celebration of Sandals Royal Curaçao. CEO Gebhard Rainer tells us what goes into the Sandalization process and what Sandals 2.0 means for the brand. On to what's next and upcoming, with Sandals expansion plans and some of the destinations Sandals has its eyes on.

Episode 34 - Into the Blue with Blue Man Group

As part of Sandals Royal Curacao’s Grand Opening Celebration, we were thrilled to be joined by the Blue Man Group who performed for guests at the weekend’s Grand Opening event. And, we got the chance to sit down in Curaçao with one of the Blue Men here on today’s Palmcast. Joined by Blue Man, Alain Rochefort, we get a sneak peek of what it’s like to be part of the global entertainment phenomenon and how they enjoyed Sandals Royal Curaçao, their first all-inclusive experience.

Episode 33 - Curaçao Calling

This episode features all things Curaçao, as we sit down with Curacao’s Destination Manager on today’s Palmcast. We find out about the history, culture, art, traditions, food - and all the pro tips on visiting this beautiful island. Tune in to find out all that Curaçao has in store as you cross off your next Sandals destination.

Episode 32 - Sandals Royal Curaçao – A GM’s Account

Continuing the celebration of Sandals Royal Curacao’s debut, we’re joined by the resort’s General Manager, Kevin Clarke. We take a walk in his sandals here on resort - experiencing the new restaurants, breathtaking accommodations, and extraordinary culture on the island of Curaçao. Along with a glimpse of Sandals Royal Curaçao’s Grand Opening celebration, where guests experienced a dose of local culture, the return of Carnival to Curacao and a special performance by the iconic Blue man Group.

Episode 31 - Sandals Royal Curaçao - Where Amazing Comes Together

Today marks a special episode as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Sandals Royal Curaçao. We’re joined by special guest Executive Chairman, Adam Stewart, who tells us about all that’s in store at this new resort and destination - including many firsts for the Sandals brand, along with next-generation experiences, a destination rich in culture waiting to be explored, and everything that guests can come to find when staying at Sandals Royal Curaçao.