Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) world, the challenge begins at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with the top 10 new innovations progressing to the finals at Necker Island where Branson joins the judging panel along with technology figures and investors from Silicon Valley. The Necker Cup, an exhibition tennis tournament held at the end of the tennis season, has been held on the island annually since 2012. In February 2017, former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle visited Necker as guests of Sir Richard Branson. On August 22, 2011, The Great House burned down in a blaze believed to be
Carnival Cruise Lines Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping Carnival Cruise Lines Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping Carnival Cruise Lines Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping is a 2004 cruise-line business simulation game inspired by the cruise line Carnival Cruise Lines and developed by Deck13 under the Artex Software label, and published by Activision Value. The primary objective of the game is to offer cruise line services to customers. The game itself offers what would be expected from a typical tycoon game. Users are in command of the ship and are responsible for the task of purchasing buildings and designing the layout. While gaining popularity, users also have an advantage to buy