Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[MomsOf2boys]

Which cabanas are in the adult section? Is there a big separation between the adult beach and the family? The reason I ask is that we will be a large group with one 16 year old among our group. We were considering renting 2 or 3 of the cabanas and thought perhaps one in the family with the other cabannas in the adult. Any thoughts from those of you who have seen the layouts?

 

[poohj80]

Which cabanas are in the adult section? Is there a big separation between the adult beach and the family? The reason I ask is that we will be a large group with one 16 year old among our group. We were considering renting 2 or 3 of the cabanas and thought perhaps one in the family with the other cabannas in the adult. Any thoughts from those of you who have seen the layouts?

There is a big separation between the adult and family beaches (different tram stops).

 

[Brandis]

Look up Gorda Cay, Bahamas on maps.bing.com. Switch to Bird's Eye View. This gives you a pretty good overview of the Island.

On the SW side of the island are the family beaches, while the adult beach is on the north shore, at the end of the old runway.

 

[Scotty69]

We want to get a cabana (preferably the handicap one) when we cruise this October. We will have a total of 13 of us in our group. We are getting the cabana for my mother who has leg problems and my in-laws due to my father-in-law's Parkinson Disease. We don't plan on getting more than 1 cabana which means the maximum people allowed in will be 10.

Has anyone ever had a split group like that? Meaning some will be in the cabana and some will not? What are the bracelets like. Can I slip my bracelet off and give it to my wife (tag-teaming) or do we have to designate certain people to be in the cabana?

We don't want to skirt the system. We just want to be prepared for what will happen. We really can't afford 2 cabanas. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Shebbieal]

Scotty69,

I hope your parents have a h/c cabin,,Disney is particilar about renting the accessible cabana. Are they using a wheelchair? We are also cruising in October.

I also think the maximum is pretty firm at 10. I have no idea of the tag-team idea. Maybe one of the cabins in your group won't need or want it Maybe someone on your sailing will share the cost on an additional cabana.

Sherry

 

[princssdisnygina]

Which cabanas are in the adult section? Is there a big separation between the adult beach and the family? The reason I ask is that we will be a large group with one 16 year old among our group. We were considering renting 2 or 3 of the cabanas and thought perhaps one in the family with the other cabannas in the adult. Any thoughts from those of you who have seen the layouts?

The cabanas on Serenity Bay and the Family Beach are on opposite sides of the island, they would not be convenient at all. Because you have someone under 18 you will have to get cabanas on the family beach.

 

[Scotty69]

Scotty69,

I hope your parents have a h/c cabin,,Disney is particilar about renting the accessible cabana. Are they using a wheelchair? We are also cruising in October.

I also think the maximum is pretty firm at 10. I have no idea of the tag-team idea. Maybe one of the cabins in your group won't need or want it Maybe someone on your sailing will share the cost on an additional cabana.

Sherry

My in-laws have a handicap cabin on the ship but my mother does not. They have the medical form filled out by the doctor. We are renting electric scooters for my father-in-law and my mother. We were just wondering how it worked since we plan on having the people that are not in the cabana on the other side of the wall/screen that separates the family beach from the cabana beach. That way the grandparents can watch the grand kids swim, play, etc. Like it said, just looking for some direction on how things work. Thanks for your help.

 

[MomsOf2boys]

The cabanas on Serenity Bay and the Family Beach are on opposite sides of the island, they would not be convenient at all. Because you have someone under 18 you will have to get cabanas on the family beach.

Thank you all for the clarity. We didn't want to hog up 2 or 3 cabannas with one teen. We might rethink it and perhaps split our group up.

 

[Deb in IA]

A word of warning:

These Cabanas book up fast!

We are at the Silver Level of the Castaway Club (this is our 5th cruise), so we were at the 90 day booking window.

By that time, all the Family Cabanas were gone. Only 2 Adults Cabanas left, so I got one of those.


Does anyone know if there is onboard availability for these?

 

[lucyem]

We are considering a cabana for our cruise later this year. My husband would like to know how he would get from the cabanas on the family beach to the adult beach in order to get a steak for lunch?

 

[jetskigrl]

We are considering a cabana for our cruise later this year. My husband would like to know how he would get from the cabanas on the family beach to the adult beach in order to get a steak for lunch?

It would be a short walk from the cabana area, past Cookies 2 to the tram stop (same place the tram drops you off when you arrive in the morning). From there he would catch the tram to Serenity Bay.

 

[ktjl92]

An opening for Cabana 20 popped up for the 2nd CC day on our June 21 double dip the other day and I scooped it up.

Today I was perusing through excursions and again it shows Cabana 20 available for day 2. AND it still shows on my cruise plans list for that day. Any clues as to what might be going on? Don't really care which of the Serenity Bay cabanas we end up with but sure don't want to be sharing with strangers...

 

[anna08]

Ours does the same. I believe it only shows available to you, the party that reserved it. A small IT oversight I believe.

 

[poohj80]

An opening for Cabana 20 popped up for the 2nd CC day on our June 21 double dip the other day and I scooped it up.

Today I was perusing through excursions and again it shows Cabana 20 available for day 2. AND it still shows on my cruise plans list for that day. Any clues as to what might be going on? Don't really care which of the Serenity Bay cabanas we end up with but sure don't want to be sharing with strangers...

No worries! The same thing happened to me so I called and spoke with a DCL supervisor (because the first person couldn't understand what I was asking) and she confirmed that it looks like that for you because you have it reserved, but to everyone else it shows as not available. Just to double check, I asked someone else on our cruise to check and they confirmed it showed as not available to them.

 

[ktjl92]

Ours does the same. I believe it only shows available to you, the party that reserved it. A small IT oversight I believe.

No worries! The same thing happened to me so I called and spoke with a DCL supervisor (because the first person couldn't understand what I was asking) and she confirmed that it looks like that for you because you have it reserved, but to everyone else it shows as not available. Just to double check, I asked someone else on our cruise to check and they confirmed it showed as not available to them.

THANKS!! Appreciate the info!

 

[Stefy]

We're thinking about booking a cabana for our trip in September and are looking to book one of the Serenity Bay ones.

Are the Family Beach ones better than the Serenity Bay ones?

Can anyone tell me which cabana I should request, it would be nice to find a quiet spot (non adjoining) which has great views.

TIA

Stefy

 

[DVCconvert]

There are pro's and con's to both - I done both.
I like the piped in music that the cabanas have on the family beach, and they (say #1-#5) are very handy to food and restrooms. But...the serenity one's often don't get all booked out, so they're more quiet. the direct beach access on the family beach is better than at serenity, but the swimming is better at serenity. Nothing's ever easy is it! I'm not sure I've helped you much! We enjoyed both but for their different attributes.

 

[Stefy]

There are pro's and con's to both - I done both.
I like the piped in music that the cabanas have on the family beach, and they (say #1-#5) are very handy to food and restrooms. But...the serenity one's often don't get all booked out, so they're more quiet. the direct beach access on the family beach is better than at serenity, but the swimming is better at serenity. Nothing's ever easy is it! I'm not sure I've helped you much! We enjoyed both but for their different attributes.

Thanks for that

I guess what we are looking for is to relax which is what the cabanas is for, sunbathe and splash around in the sea. Food wise we're not fussed about how far away we are as I have heard that you can get a golf cart over there.

I like the idea of a more quieter atmosphere, so the Serenity Bay ones sound perfect for us, I guess as there are only four it doesn't really matter which cabana you get right?

 

[Dizzyworld]

Just curious.....has the service for the cabanas improved since the Dream started docking at CC? What can we expect nowadays?

 

[bigAWL]

There are pro's and con's to both - I done both.
I like the piped in music that the cabanas have on the family beach, and they (say #1-#5) are very handy to food and restrooms. But...the serenity one's often don't get all booked out, so they're more quiet. the direct beach access on the family beach is better than at serenity, but the swimming is better at serenity. Nothing's ever easy is it! I'm not sure I've helped you much! We enjoyed both but for their different attributes.

I never considered the swimming at Serenity Bay to be better than the family beach. In what way do you mean?