Tropical Islands indoor resort attracts winter escapists

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors swim in the lagoon at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge on a deck that overlooks the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Snow surrounds the giant hangar that houses the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 13, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

KRAUSNICK, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)