{"id":765397,"date":"2026-06-27T20:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/765397\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T20:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:19:16","slug":"johnny-depp-loved-an-island-he-saw-while-shooting-pirates-of-the-caribbean-so-much-he-bought-it-for-3-6m-and-dropped-a-further-8m-on-a-yacht-to-get-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/765397\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp loved an island he saw while shooting Pirates of the Caribbean so much he bought it for $3.6M and dropped a further $8M on a yacht to get there"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Johnny<\/p>\n

Most actors bring home a souvenir from a movie set, but Johnny Depp took things a little further while filming Pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas, when a tropical island caught his attention.<\/p>\n

The secluded paradise left such an impression that he eventually bought it for $3.6 million.<\/p>\n

And that wasn\u2019t the end of the spending spree either.<\/p>\n

Depp later spent another $8 million on a yacht, partly so he could travel to his private retreat in style.<\/p>\n

Johnny Depp bought the island after seeing it during Pirates of the Caribbean<\/p>\n

For most people, spotting a beautiful luxury<\/a> island while working would simply make for a nice memory, but for Johnny Depp, it turned into a major real estate purchase.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood star purchased Little Hall\u2019s Pond Cay in the Bahamas for around $3.6 million after discovering it while filming Pirates of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Vladi Private Islands <\/p>\n

According to Vanity Fair<\/a>, Depp said he had never seen a place that felt quite like it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as I saw it, I immediately thought, \u2018Wow,’\u201d Depp told the magazine.<\/p>\n

The 45-acre private island<\/a> sits in the Exuma chain and features six beaches, each named after people close to the actor, including his children Lily-Rose and Jack.<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Vladi Private Islands <\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Vladi Private Islands <\/p>\n

Depp once described the island as the one place where he could completely switch off from the pressures of fame, but he\u2019s no stranger to extravagant purchases<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my decompression,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my way of trying to return to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The island\u2019s beaches, crystal-clear waters, and secluded location helped make it one of the most famous celebrity-owned islands in the world.<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Vladi Private Islands <\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Vladi Private Islands <\/p>\n

The celeb\u2019s island paradise came with a yacht <\/p>\n

Buying a private island might sound like the ultimate luxury, but the purchase price is only the start.<\/p>\n

The island itself can cost millions, but maintaining it is an entirely different challenge.<\/p>\n

Staff, boats, fuel, generators, maintenance, repairs, and transport all add up quickly, but unlike a home in a city, a private island often has to support its own infrastructure, making ownership a constant financial commitment.<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Vladi Private Islands <\/p>\n

And Depp didn\u2019t stop at buying the island.<\/p>\n

To help reach his secluded paradise, he purchased the Vajoliroja yacht for around $8 million.<\/p>\n

The vessel became a regular way for the actor to travel between locations and visit Little Hall\u2019s Pond Cay.<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Taka Yacht Design<\/p>\n

The yacht\u2019s unusual name was created by combining parts of the names of Depp, his then-partner Vanessa Paradis, and their children.<\/p>\n

While spending $3.6 million on a private island sounds extravagant, the reality is that owning a piece of paradise often means committing to a lifetime of bills<\/a> that can easily dwarf the original purchase price.<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Taka Yacht Design<\/p>\n

\"Johnny<\/a>Wikicommons<\/p>\n

Still, for Depp, finding a secluded Caribbean escape while filming Pirates of the Caribbean appears to have been worth every penny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most actors bring home a souvenir from a movie set, but Johnny Depp took things a little further…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":765398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-765397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}