Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[rockinrollercoasters]

Do cabanas open up from time to time?

I was online right at my 90 day window and was hoping to get a cabana since my parents will be with us on the first of our B2B cruises and the none of the cabanas were showing available.

We will have to have a family beach one since we have two kids. Does a waiting list ever come through on the ship?

Maybe they have been booked, but people will cancel closer to that 3 day window?

We were just on the May 15th Dream. LOVED IT! All the cabanas were unavailable for us at 90 days, too. A week before the cruise I went on to check to make sure I had done all my pre-cruise stuff and cabana #4 was available!! I booked it right away. We had a great time and it was one of the highlights of our trip. My in-laws loved the peace and tranquility and my kids loved having the floats, toys, etc. at our fingertips. It is pricey but we felt it was worth it. Good luck! I hope you get one!

 

[poohj80]

I'll also say that even though the cabanas are right next door, we only saw the family next to us a couple times and that's because they had a baby they would walk around to soothe. Saw a couple others walking on the sidewalk passing by, but never really saw too many other people and all cabanas were booked.

 

[sbtrfly74]

We had a family side cabana on our May 19th cruise and was well worth it!!!!! My to older teens spent the day at the teen beach so we didn't see much of them all day but our 8 year old spent the day with us and seeing how crowded the "public" beach was would have me getting a cabana again in the future. My husband ended up with sun poisoning and went back to the ship a little early around 3 so I took my DD8 to the kids club and wasn't really impressed with it, so I was happy she spent the day with us. We had someone bring us drinks 2 maybe 3 times and didn't really access the concierge other than that and a taxi back to the shuttle. My neighbors however used it to the fullest extent and I could slightly hear them calling for a taxi non stop through out the day lol.

Family Beach (makes me cringe)

Cabana Beach

 

[Alexander]

We were just on the May 15th Dream. LOVED IT! All the cabanas were unavailable for us at 90 days, too. A week before the cruise I went on to check to make sure I had done all my pre-cruise stuff and cabana #4 was available!! I booked it right away. We had a great time and it was one of the highlights of our trip. My in-laws loved the peace and tranquility and my kids loved having the floats, toys, etc. at our fingertips. It is pricey but we felt it was worth it. Good luck! I hope you get one!

Thanks! I know the expense is probably not truly worth it, but this is the only cruise we'll ever get my dad on and I want everything to be perfect, and how do you put a price on perfect! I check once or twice a day to see if anything has opened up. There was actually one at the adult beach that opened up today, but that won't work for us (kids).

 

[thescubamom]

We were in Cabana #2 which was perfect for our family of 6 with a 3 and 5 year old. Just steps from the bathrooms and Cookies II. The cabana isn't as big as some of the photos depict, but large enough. It was money well spent since we had plenty of mob free beach, beach chairs, sand toys for the kids, floats, etc. Our daughter and son in law enjoyed the included hour of biking. Plus we had a fridge full of bottled water, and sodas. A basket held snacks.

If we wanted anything at all, we just punched the service button. The concierge staff were "manning" the cabanas, at least our section of it and they were wonderful.

We laughed that the cost wasn't much more than 4 ski lift tickets!

 

[El Cid 94]

We were in Cabana #2 which was perfect for our family of 6 with a 3 and 5 year old. Just steps from the bathrooms and Cookies II. The cabana isn't as big as some of the photos depict, but large enough. It was money well spent since we had plenty of mob free beach, beach chairs, sand toys for the kids, floats, etc. Our daughter and son in law enjoyed the included hour of biking. Plus we had a fridge full of bottled water, and sodas. A basket held snacks.

If we wanted anything at all, we just punched the service button. The concierge staff were "manning" the cabanas, at least our section of it and they were wonderful.

We laughed that the cost wasn't much more than 4 ski lift tickets!

Cabana #2... Here we come

I heard Disney made cabana #2 better than the others!

 

[Joan1]

I know I have seen it and can't seem to find it

Can anyone tell me the current price of the cabana rental and how many people that is for? I also need to know the cost to add additional people. I know that the maximum is 10

thanks

 

[jetskigrl]

I know I have seen it and can't seem to find it

Can anyone tell me the current price of the cabana rental and how many people that is for? I also need to know the cost to add additional people. I know that the maximum is 10

thanks

On the family beach it is $499 for 6 people, $50 per person after that, up to 10.
I believe the adult beach is less ($399 maybe).

 

[FJS961]

On the family beach it is $499 for 6 people, $50 per person after that, up to 10.
I believe the adult beach is less ($399 maybe).

that is correct

 

[Deemarch]

We were in Cabana #6 on the May 12th Dream Cruise...WE LOVED EVERY MINUTE THERE! As for the cost, we are planning another trip with the kids & grandkids in Sept of 2013 and a Cabana will definitely be in the budget! I don't think I can do without one, after such a wonderful experience!!

 

[jaurban]

Has anyone gotten one once on board - we sail June 21 on the Dream, and nothing was available at our 90 day window or now.

 

[Deemarch]

We got ours before we left.

 

[Brandis]

On the family beach it is $499 for 6 people, $50 per person after that, up to 10.
I believe the adult beach is less ($399 maybe).

The $399 for the adult cabanas is for 4 people, isn'it?

 

[princssdisnygina]

The $399 for the adult cabanas is for 4 people, isn'it?

It is $390.

 

[thepops]

The $399 for the adult cabanas is for 4 people, isn'it?

Yes that is what the website has listed.

 

[princssdisnygina]

Has anyone gotten one once on board - we sail June 21 on the Dream, and nothing was available at our 90 day window or now.

We did but it was before it was available online for booking. It has gotten so popular so I think it is more difficult.

 

[CyndiandChris]

http://travel.southpol.ca/2011/04/living-disney-dream-castaway-cay.html

 

[poohj80]

http://travel.southpol.ca/2011/04/living-disney-dream-castaway-cay.html

That was our Cabana #5!

 

[TLSnell1981]

We were in Cabana #6 on the May 12th Dream Cruise...WE LOVED EVERY MINUTE THERE! As for the cost, we are planning another trip with the kids & grandkids in Sept of 2013 and a Cabana will definitely be in the budget! I don't think I can do without one, after such a wonderful experience!!

Hmmm.. Does this mean, I need to book a cabana for each day of our double dip?

 

[DVC4US]

Hmmm.. Does this mean, I need to book a cabana for each day of our double dip?

That's what we are doing! We had a cabana for our cruise in December and loved it. We decided then that we definitely needed a cabana for our cruise in August.