Photo update as of Thursday, May 4. As stated in earlier posts, no demolition of the buildings has begun yet. However, furniture and fixtures are currently being removed from the rooms. According to cast members, the entire Barbados section will be removed. The Barbados section has been fenced off from the walkways, and the parking lots have been fenced off. The outer road around the resort (Sea Breeze Drive) is still open, as the bus transportation still uses it for guest pickups.
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This is the important news, as related by cast members: The current food court will close at the end of business on Sunday, May 7. To address this, the resort opened, early this week, three "Island Markets," one each in Martinique, Aruba, and Jamaica. There is no "Island Market" in Trinidad. What is an "Island Market?" The resort reconfigured one ground floor room into a snack, beverage, and "breakfast items" marketplace, to provide options closer to guests in the three areas. The buildings with the "Island Markets" have signs at each corner like this, as well as sandwich boards on the sidewalks out front. Nevertheless, you still have to hunt for the room number to find it.
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Here's the inside of an "Island Market." The bathroom has been closed off. Interestingly, the resort also reconfigured the room next door as storage and a restroom for cast members, as annotated on the door. There was no "refillable mug" soda machine here.
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As cast members stated, the food court will close at the end of the business day Sunday, May 7. Work crews are hurriedly preparing the new central food outlet for the Caribbean Beach Resort....this "tent" with rigid blue walls. According to cast members, this will be a buffet style venue, or perhaps similar to the current food court. This "building" is located behind the central pool area, in the parking lot south of the Old Port Royale Centertown.
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This is the sidewalk approach between the Old Port Royale building and the pool area on the right. In this view, a white trailer is currently parked in front of the glass double entry doors. There are at least 3 entry doors on this "tent." Based on descriptions, this will house the dining area as well as the buffet serving area. I try not to delve into opinions, but this dining area is much smaller than the food court and table service restaurant combined. With the limited offerings, no wonder the resort is offering a credit.
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The kitchen area is a pre-fab "mobile kitchen" trailer separate from the dining "tent." In the below photo, you can see the large exhaust vents on the roof of the trailer and the "mobile kitchen" sign in red.
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Finally, the table service restaurant at Caribbean Beach Resort has been closed for a while. You might say that "Shutters" has been shuttered.......
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