Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[wink13]

We had Cabana #6 on our last cruise. It was the first time we had an opportunity to have a Cabana and I don't think my family would do without now. We loved it! Enjoy.

SO excited....was just able to snag Cabana #5 on the FB for our June Cruise. Now I have to decide if it's worth it...but I'm thinking it just might be!

Thanks to the DISers who posted to keep trying...it worked!

Would love to hear thoughts and recent experiences.

 

[DVC Jen]

We have cabana 19 in May. Anyone else ever have this one? Reports and or thoughts on it?

 

[TLSnell1981]

SO excited....was just able to snag Cabana #5 on the FB for our June Cruise. Now I have to decide if it's worth it...but I'm thinking it just might be!

You scared me. I have booked too..but on the Dream.

 

[WDWLVR]

We have cabana 19 in May. Anyone else ever have this one? Reports and or thoughts on it?

We shared Cabana #19 in March with 7 friends and had 10 more in Cabana #20. It was fantastic! Great view of the water, so very comfortable, easy walk down to the water. Loved every minute of it. Here's a picture of our group at the end of a great day!

 

[maryisme]

Great picture! Looks like you guys had a wonderful day!

Mary

 

[DVC Jen]

We shared Cabana #19 in March with 7 friends and had 10 more in Cabana #20. It was fantastic! Great view of the water, so very comfortable, easy walk down to the water. Loved every minute of it. Here's a picture of our group at the end of a great day!

Looks like you have a fun time!

Thanks for the review

 

[PizzieDuster]

We shared Cabana #19 in March with 7 friends and had 10 more in Cabana #20. It was fantastic! Great view of the water, so very comfortable, easy walk down to the water. Loved every minute of it. Here's a picture of our group at the end of a great day!

Love this pic! Love the banner!!

 

[Sorcerer Mom]

We've had cabana #5 and loved it! It's close enough so walk to bathrooms and Cookies Too is not far, but far enough to feel secluded.

I think the cabana was our very favorite thing we did on the entire cruise. We did get lucky and had brilliant weather yesterday.

We had Cabana #6 on our last cruise. It was the first time we had an opportunity to have a Cabana and I don't think my family would do without now. We loved it! Enjoy.

Thanks everyone for the great advice and reviews! It's a chunk of $$, but seems like it's well worth it - I think we'll be keeping it!

You scared me. I have booked too..but on the Dream.

LOL! We cruise on 6/23...you? If you're before us, be sure to take good care of it for us!

 

[FJS961]

Cabanas a hot commodity for sure. Our 120 day booking opened up and by 6am almost all of them were sold out. They may hold back #1 (HA) and a few others but wow!!

 

[Billinaz]

Just got off the Fantasy today. All the cabanas were booked by concierge guests.

I guess no platinum cruisers wanted any......

 

[maryisme]

Cabanas a hot commodity for sure. Our 120 day booking opened up and by 6am almost all of them were sold out. They may hold back #1 (HA) and a few others but wow!!

Noticed that as well. I was trying to make ressies at midnight on April 26th for our August 25 sailing but for whatever reason I was unable to add anything to my cart. I sat there helplessly watching the cabana availability dwindle down to #s 2 and 4. Luckily, when I called dcl at 8 am they were able to book # 4 for me.

They said there was some type of glitch in the system and many were experiencing issues.

Mary

 

[FJS961]

Noticed that as well. I was trying to make ressies at midnight on April 26th for our August 25 sailing but for whatever reason I was unable to add anything to my cart. I sat there helplessly watching the cabana availability dwindle down to #s 2 and 4. Luckily, when I called dcl at 8 am they were able to book # 4 for me.

They said there was some type of glitch in the system and many were experiencing issues.

Mary

we are on the same cruise! we will be in cabana 3

 

[FJS961]

Pm

 

[justmestace]

Hi I think I posted this before somewhere else I hadn't found this thread.

Here goes.

We are going to be on Bahamas 3 day in December. I've only been to the Bahamas in the summer so I'm wondering will the weather be worth us getting a cabana? Or will it be so cold that its not worth having because we won't be on the beach?

Also is is it super crowded with a party of 10? It seems like it would be way tight there isn't even enough seating for 10 in them.

Honestly I was thinking of getting one for just the two of us but we are going with a wedding party and I really can't see how to keep everyone else out.

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Are you getting married on Castaway Cay? It's possible that with the ceremony, reception, and picture taking, and if you want lunch, you may not even use the Cabana until after 1:00 pm....you'll be tied up with other things before that.
So think about whether you want to spend the money for a cabana for only 3 or, at the most 4, hours of use.

 

[Billinaz]

Here is a photo I took a couple of days ago. We had cabana #7 on this trip.

 

[sdchickie]

Thanks for the picture, I was wondering how close together they were.

 

[ehagerty]

... toward Serenity Bay

...each cabana has its own hammock (but no bathroom)

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[cjnix29]

we are on the same cruise! we will be in cabana 3

Guess I'll be out of luck when our window opens up for this cruise!!

 

[Dizzyworld]

Sorry if this has been posted before, but I have read through this thread for over two hours and finally decided to skip to the end.

What happens if it rains, or poor weather? Can I cancel without penalty? Do we lose our money if say someone gets ill and is quarantined?

Thanks!

Not sure what happens if someone gets sick but on our cruise last Aug. we gave up our cabana the evening before. Since there was someone on the waitlist, we were not charged. The next day it stormed to the degree that we left CC around 3 pm. There was maybe 1 hour of nice weather that day. I heard the cabanas only got a 50% refund.

 

[Pat Hill]

when can you reserve a cabana? Our cruise is July 27th.