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PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – Starting in early April, The Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa will offer guests complimentary transportation to Shell Island, a seven-mile long island located between the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrews Bay. Undeveloped and uninhabited by people (the island is home to one of the world's largest concentration of bottle-nosed dolphins), Shell Island remains natural and pristine, with vast stretches of white sand, abundant trees, and wildlife. The Bay Point Marriott is the only resort in Panama City with the rights to transport guests on its new 60-passenger boat, The Bay Point Lady.

"It's amazing: take a twenty minute boat ride and go back in time, to a beach that doesn't have high-rises or crowds," notes Bay Point Marriott's General Manager, Jeff Segan. "You can snorkel, fish, swim, or just enjoy the beautiful view. Shell Island is truly magnificent."

Shell Island earned a #1 rating from "Dr. Beach", aka Dr. Stephen Leatherman, the world's authority on beach quality. Dr. Leatherman rates beaches on a stringent quality scale, and ranks Shell Island on the same par among the world's finest beaches, including Kapalua Bay and Lanikai Beach in Hawaii.

The new exclusive water shuttle to Shell Island is only one of many improvements and new services offered by Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. The family resort recently completed a massive $24 million renovation. A new state-of-the-art luxury spa, Serenity, is a 12,000 square foot oasis of personal relaxing and rejuvenating care, while the challenging Nicklaus Design Course is the only Nicklaus course in Northwest Florida. The Bay Point Marriott also features the PGA ranked Meadows Course, four onsite restaurants, four outdoor pools, one indoor pool with three whirlpools, 225-slip deep-water marina, 22 on-property boat slips, jogging and bike trails, on site water sports, including dolphin tours, a wonderful kids camp and more.

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