Castaway Cay in January - The DIS Discussion Forums

misslissa · 12-30-2012, 09:57 PM

Visiting Castaway Cay in a few weeks and wondering if anyone has found the weather good recently at Castaway Cay (for swimming) or previously in January?

A little disappointed to see that people are saying 'no'... I'm from Canada, so our tolerance is a little better than most... But... thoughts?

cblack · 12-30-2012, 10:04 PM

I went in January 2011 and the weather was great. The water was warm enough for us to swim in and we are from St. Louis.

quickcat · 12-30-2012, 10:08 PM

We were there last January and the weather was great. In the 80's and sunny. It was very windy but everyone was swimming. I am from MN so even if it was 70 we would have been happy!

You definitely can have great weather in Jan or people have reported sitting wrapped in a blanket on shore- it just depends. I always say I'd rather take a bad day at Castaway over a good 'winter' day here in MN

Have a great cruise!

Weedy · 12-30-2012, 10:08 PM

Here is a link to the 10 day weather forecast for Nassau. Most days look too cold for me.

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...hamas+BFXX0005

water temp today is : http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weath...=78073&LANG=en
24c/75f

burrrr

Another site says 77
http://www.myforecast.com/bin/marine...4&metric=false

misslissa · 12-30-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Weedy

Here is a link to the 10 day weather forecast for Nassau. Most days look too cold for me.

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...hamas+BFXX0005

Wow, that looks like fantastic weather to me!!!

Thanks so much guys! That is exactly what I needed to hear.

Weedy · 12-30-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by misslissa

Wow, that looks like fantastic weather to me!!!

Thanks so much guys! That is exactly what I needed to hear.

The weather looks good. The water looks cold!!

DannyDisneyFreak · 12-30-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Weedy

Here is a link to the 10 day weather forecast for Nassau. Most days look too cold for me.

Your being sarcastic right? When we will be there on Monday 1/7 it will be 81 that sounds amazing! It will be 27 degrees and snowing the same day here... All of those days sound wonderful and not cold at all to me! I see that your from Florida but the lowest low on there is only 64, that's warmer then some days that are forcasted in Orlando in the next 10 days, some days down into the 40s now I'll let you call that cold. I guess I take for granted how these Western New York winters thicken your skin. Stay warm!

OrcaPotter · 12-30-2012, 10:54 PM

As a native Floridian, anything below 70 is "cold" to us. The water was packed during my cruise last January, and I found it glacier cold. I could only deduce that those folks were from up north. I'm going again at the end of this January, and am preparing myself not to be swimming at the beach again.

misslissa · 12-30-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DannyDisneyFreak

Your being sarcastic right? When we will be there on Monday 1/7 it will be 81 that sounds amazing! It will be 27 degrees and snowing the same day here... All of those days sound wonderful and not cold at all to me! I see that your from Florida but the lowest low on there is only 64, that's warmer then some days that are forcasted in Orlando in the next 10 days, some days down into the 40s now I'll let you call that cold. I guess I take for granted how these Western New York winters thicken your skin. Stay warm!

We were in NF last weekend and when you are running from the car to the hotel 'cause it is so cold... anything about 60 is tropical. :D

jahber · 12-30-2012, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DannyDisneyFreak

Your being sarcastic right? When we will be there on Monday 1/7 it will be 81 that sounds amazing! It will be 27 degrees and snowing the same day here... All of those days sound wonderful and not cold at all to me! I see that your from Florida but the lowest low on there is only 64, that's warmer then some days that are forcasted in Orlando in the next 10 days, some days down into the 40s now I'll let you call that cold. I guess I take for granted how these Western New York winters thicken your skin. Stay warm!

It's not the air temp--it's the water temp! I assume that's what the pp meant. We personally (also native Floridians) don't swim in the winter, even on the "warmest" days. It's usually about Easter before the adults I know are willing to venture into the unheated pools (much less the ocean). Granted, my kids will swim in March, but their lips are blue by the time they cry uncle and get out

. It really is a northern/southern thing-- freezing while swimming is just not something that we enjoy. It's just as easy to wait a few weeks for warmer water. Others up north may not see it that way, but that's our perspective.

ETA: For perspective, I couldn't stand the "heated" pool at a WDW resort early March this year. I got in and got right out. Heated? Not hardly!!! Of course, my kids swam until their teeth chattered so much they couldn't talk

lbgraves · 12-30-2012, 11:38 PM

We were on the 1/8/11 Magic cruise and it was in the high 50s air temp when we were at CC. First time DH would not let the kids get in the water after several stops there in December & January. I only saw 3 people in the water all day when we were there. No kids were on Pelican Plunge at all. We wore sweatshirts because of the wind and cool temp.

carmie3377 · 12-30-2012, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lbgraves

We were on the 1/8/11 Magic cruise and it was in the high 50s air temp when we were at CC. First time DH would not let the kids get in the water after several stops there in December & January. I only saw 3 people in the water all day when we were there. No kids were on Pelican Plunge at all. We wore sweatshirts because of the wind and cool temp.

We were on the pc cruise then and couldn't dock on 1/7/11. I guess if we were gonna miss it, at least we didn't miss much.

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AladdinsPrincess · 12-31-2012, 10:30 AM

We were just on a 4-day cruise in early December and the weather was warm but the water was cold! I'm also from Florida, so I'm probably a wimp. There were plenty of people - especially kids - swimming, but not as many as in spring through fall. We've been there in the summer when it has rained all day and we still had fun though so don't worry. The island is awesome no matter what!

K

lbgraves · 12-31-2012, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by carmie3377

We were on the pc cruise then and couldn't dock on 1/7/11. I guess if we were gonna miss it, at least we didn't miss much.

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Not really. That was one time I kind of wished that we hadn't docked. I sat on a lounger covered with the beach towels while the family biked playing Angry Birds on my iTouch enjoying the peace and quiet on the practically empty beach. It was still better than being at home working!

Summerl30 · 12-31-2012, 11:43 AM

We're from Canada too. Its too cold for me, but I am absolutely sure my kids and hubby will be one of the ones in the water having an awesome time. Im happy for them. Hubby was afraid it would be too cold

12-30-2012, 09:57 PM	#1
misslissa DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brooklin, ON, Canada Posts: 1,938	Castaway Cay in January Visiting Castaway Cay in a few weeks and wondering if anyone has found the weather good recently at Castaway Cay (for swimming) or previously in January? A little disappointed to see that people are saying 'no'... I'm from Canada, so our tolerance is a little better than most... But... thoughts? __________________ Cast Members: Me - 29 Year old Princess , Husband - 31 Year old Big Kid , Little Man - Currently 16 months December 2004 - First Trip to Disney! - Caribbean Beach Resort November 2005 - Old Key West September 2006 - DISNEYMOON at Coronado Springs Resort May 2007 - Pop Century Resort/Saratoga Springs Resort May 2008 - First Disney Cruise to the Western Caribbean February 2009 - Polynesian Resort July 2009 - Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas to Bahamas February 2010 - RIU Ocho Rios October 2010 - Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas to the Mediterranean January 2011 - Royal Decameron El Salvador January 2012 - Atlantis, Bahamas (with baby) January 2013 - Port Orleans/Disney Dream (with baby) June 2013 - Marriott Grande Vista

12-30-2012, 10:04 PM	#2
cblack Mousketeer Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: near St. Louis, MO Posts: 656	I went in January 2011 and the weather was great. The water was warm enough for us to swim in and we are from St. Louis. __________________ DH Me DD Disney Magic Eastern Caribbean - January 29, 2011 Disney Fantasy Eastern Caribbean - January 26, 2013 (Trip Report: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3059188) Disney Magic Southern Caribbean - September 27, 2014

12-30-2012, 10:08 PM	#4
Weedy DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 943	Here is a link to the 10 day weather forecast for Nassau. Most days look too cold for me. http://www.weather.com/weather/tenda...hamas+BFXX0005 water temp today is : http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weath...=78073&LANG=en 24c/75f burrrr Another site says 77 http://www.myforecast.com/bin/marine...4&metric=false Last edited by Weedy; 12-30-2012 at 10:20 PM.

12-30-2012, 10:54 PM	#8
OrcaPotter Lucky to be local to the Mouse Join Date: May 2005 Location: Winter Springs (Orlando), FL Posts: 933	As a native Floridian, anything below 70 is "cold" to us. The water was packed during my cruise last January, and I found it glacier cold. I could only deduce that those folks were from up north. I'm going again at the end of this January, and am preparing myself not to be swimming at the beach again. __________________ - Orca OrcaPotter's DISign Requests East Meets West: A WDW Resident's First Trip to DLR A Dream Come True: An Adult Disney Geek's 1st DCL Cruise

12-30-2012, 11:38 PM	#11
lbgraves Little Cinderella's Mommy The bad news is...they are driving me nuts!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 44,680	We were on the 1/8/11 Magic cruise and it was in the high 50s air temp when we were at CC. First time DH would not let the kids get in the water after several stops there in December & January. I only saw 3 people in the water all day when we were there. No kids were on Pelican Plunge at all. We wore sweatshirts because of the wind and cool temp. __________________ Lisa Magic: E 11/15/2003, W 12/4/2004, E 12/10/2005, W 12/9/2006, EBPC 8/2008, W 1/8/2011 Wonder: 3N 1/11/2010, Alaska 7/26/11 Fantasy: MV 3/31/2012, E 3/23/2013

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12-30-2012, 10:08 PM	#3
quickcat Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 204	We were there last January and the weather was great. In the 80's and sunny. It was very windy but everyone was swimming. I am from MN so even if it was 70 we would have been happy! You definitely can have great weather in Jan or people have reported sitting wrapped in a blanket on shore- it just depends. I always say I'd rather take a bad day at Castaway over a good 'winter' day here in MN Have a great cruise!

12-31-2012, 10:30 AM	#13
AladdinsPrincess DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 919	We were just on a 4-day cruise in early December and the weather was warm but the water was cold! I'm also from Florida, so I'm probably a wimp. There were plenty of people - especially kids - swimming, but not as many as in spring through fall. We've been there in the summer when it has rained all day and we still had fun though so don't worry. The island is awesome no matter what! K

12-31-2012, 11:43 AM	#15
Summerl30 Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 158	We're from Canada too. Its too cold for me, but I am absolutely sure my kids and hubby will be one of the ones in the water having an awesome time. Im happy for them. Hubby was afraid it would be too cold

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