Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[ThePhantomsGirl]

I have to totally agree with you that the FB is for EVERYONE and if a party of adults wants to reserve a FB cabana they have every right to do so. Not every adult wants to be at SB, many like to be close to Pelican Plunge and the dedicated snorkel area which you can't be if you have a cabana on SB.

Thanks for saying this! While I can understand some people feeling that way, as an adult I wouldn't want to be guilted into ONLY booking SB if I can get a cabana. I may well choose SB, but I'm not sure yet.

 

[Keggy]

incorrect....DCL has a glitch in their ressie system that has troubled a few disboard members that i know of. So unless it has been corrected you will be unable to book anything for anyone. Trust me...been there done that.

Just a heads up.

Maryann

We had such a horrible time booking a cabana, but did get one last week when our window opened. We are Gold. It wouldn't let us put everyone in our reservation on the cabana. It finally let us book it with only one person assigned to the cabana. We have three cabins totalling 6 people, in our party.

 

[maryisme]

We had such a horrible time booking a cabana, but did get one last week when our window opened. We are Gold. It wouldn't let us put everyone in our reservation on the cabana. It finally let us book it with only one person assigned to the cabana. We have three cabins totalling 6 people, in our party.

Same thing happened to me. You just add the additional people onboard. However, that is not what I was referring to. Its an entirely different issue. The glitch does not allow you to book anything even for your own cabin.

Again, just a heads up. I am platinum and traveling with gold and silver. When my window opened it show me everything available but because I was linked to the other cabins it would not allow me to book anything for myself. I couldn't even book snorkel gear on castaway cay.

It was very frustrating! When I called this next morning the CM explained the cabin linking issue. Hopefully, it has been resolved. It merits a phone call if your booking window opens soon and the above scenario applies to you.

Maryann

 

[disneyholic family]

Thanks for saying this! While I can understand some people feeling that way, as an adult I wouldn't want to be guilted into ONLY booking SB if I can get a cabana. I may well choose SB, but I'm not sure yet.

and i still haven't decided either....less than 32 hours to decide!!

 

[Keggy]

AHHH - sorry about that. I understand what you are saying.

What really was annoying about the whole booking process (sorry to go off on a tangent here) was that another person in a cabin that we are connected too, was signed on at midnight and we tried signing on as well. And we were not able to both be signed in to book reservations at the same time!

 

[maryisme]

AHHH - sorry about that. I understand what you are saying.

What really was annoying about the whole booking process (sorry to go off on a tangent here) was that another person in a cabin that we are connected too, was signed on at midnight and we tried signing on as well. And we were not able to both be signed in to book reservations at the same time!

No apology necessary. I wasn't really clear at all. Please vent away. I was up for most of that night trying everything from clearing cookies and trying different pcs to resetting laptops. I was so upset! WE are celebrating my Mom's 80th on board and the only way she comes to Castaway Cay is if we get a cabana. I sat there and watched them become unavailable one by one. I was freaking out. Anyway, did get one so all is well. I would just hate for someone else to go through that.

Maryann

 

[jetskigrl]

We had such a horrible time booking a cabana, but did get one last week when our window opened. We are Gold. It wouldn't let us put everyone in our reservation on the cabana. It finally let us book it with only one person assigned to the cabana. We have three cabins totalling 6 people, in our party.

Well, that gives me a little hope that I will be able to get one when our booking window opens (I will be Gold also). I know it is a longshot though.

Same thing happened to me. You just add the additional people onboard. However, that is not what I was referring to. Its an entirely different issue. The glitch does not allow you to book anything even for your own cabin.

Again, just a heads up. I am platinum and traveling with gold and silver. When my window opened it show me everything available but because I was linked to the other cabins it would not allow me to book anything for myself. I couldn't even book snorkel gear on castaway cay.

It was very frustrating! When I called this next morning the CM explained the cabin linking issue. Hopefully, it has been resolved. It merits a phone call if your booking window opens soon and the above scenario applies to you.

Maryann

I read the reports about this happening as well so my TA un-linked our cabins until after I see if I can book a Cabana. Hopefully, since we still have a long time, they will get that glitch fixed before our time comes.

 

[ThePhantomsGirl]

If I decide to link dining with someone from my cruise meet thread, I'm going to wait until after my 120 day booking window opens. They don't assign dining until closer to sail date, so that is no problem. That way I won't run into glitches with linked items.

If I end up sharing the cabana with someone (if I can get one) then they can be added onboard easily enough.

Good luck getting that cabana DisneyholicFamily! And for folks who are not Concierge or Platinum, remember people DO cancel. I had one booked for my April cruise and let it go maybe about six weeks out. I got a PM from the person who grabbed it and they were so happy as they'd been looking and looking. So don't give up, but do check often!

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

i was joking about the double booking...
i guess you don't know me and don't know when my tongue is firmly planted in my cheek (as it so often is)....

as for FB only being for families with minors....
i disagree...
the FB is for everyone, young and old...
SB is restricted, but not FB....

someone here commented to me that they thought FB would actually be better for an elderly person as it's more centrally located and much easier to get around than at SB...

I didn't say FB was "only" for families with minors - I said "Personally, I think..."

Let me clarify - with cabanas being so sought after and so hard to get, my personal feeling/belief/thought is that all-adult parties should book on SB and leave FB cabanas for families who don't have the option of grabbing one on SB.

I'd hate to think that while DH & I were enjoying a cabana on FB there was one empty on SB and a family who had their heart set on having a cabana had to go without.

The golf carts are there to help folks get around to other areas and can pull up right behind the SB cabanas for elderly folks as well.

I simply stated my personal feelings - you are just as welcome to yours.

interesting quote

I find it more interesting that you searched my prior posting history.

??

Did you miss the fact that the post you quoted was less than 12 hours after I had booked the cabanas and states that I had already researched and released the one we didn't want?

 

[Nette]

I think I must be pathetic. We're 5 weeks out and I've been checking daily for open cabanas since our booking window opened (we're Gold)... No luck. But I just keep hoping.

 

[disneyholic family]

I find it more interesting that you searched my prior posting history.

??

no searches....i 've been re-reading this entire thread....all 97 pages of it, in an attempt to figure out what i should do.....
just by happenstance, right after you flamed me, i came upon that post of yours and had to laugh when i saw it...

 

[U2FanHfx]

Good to hear that it's been resolved! Call me a skeptic but it would not be the first time dcl CMs provided conflicting info. The first person I spoke to was unaware of the glitch so she transferred me to IT who unlinked the ressies and I was then able to book. Perhaps the glitch was associated with platinum members only? I don't know but after my experience, I wouldn't risk it.

Good luck everyone!

My TA just told me that DCL will tell you there are no problems but the glitch still exists. It's the luck of the draw if it will impact you is the issue. I work in IT and these are the toughest things to resolve as you can't duplicate the issue consistently every time.

My TA has unlinked my staterooms just in case and will "re-link" them after I am done.

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

no searches....i 've been re-reading this entire thread....all 97 pages of it, in an attempt to figure out what i should do.....
just by happenstance, right after you flamed me, i came upon that post of yours and had to laugh when i saw it...

Flamed you?

I'm sorry, I didn't realize you would take my stating of my own personal beliefs so personally.

Maybe you should be considering why you'd feel so attacked by the personal opinion of a perfect stranger?

I stand by what I said - and it was in no way meant as a flame towards you.

I was simply sharing my opinion - isn't that what these boards are all about?

 

[Deemarch]

Once you see the Cabana and how wonderful it is, you won't leave!! We were on the FB because we were with kids and grandkids...But I'd settle for ANY Cabana!!!! Just a wonderful experience.

 

[gometros]

Okay, everybody, close your eyes and imagine yourself lying in the hammock outside your favorite cabana. Breath deep and enjoy that fresh ocean air

 

[Deemarch]

 

[jilljill]

Let's all stop the bickering back and forth. If anyone feels that they are being flamed or harassed in a post, then PLEASE use the REPORT POST button on the left of a post to alert the mods and let them look at the post.

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

Thanks Sandy & Jill.

Funny story - on our last cruise in April, we had cabana 19 on SB.

A middle-aged couple walked up the path from the beach, right past the "Cabana Guests Only" sign and headed straight for our hammock!

Once DH & I picked our jaws up off the floor, DH went over and told them it was our private hammock, with our cabana, and they were in the area that was for people renting cabanas only.

They seemed to understand English no problem since they gathered their belongings and headed back down the path, so either they couldn't read English or they just thought the sign didn't pertain to them?

 

[gometros]

Thanks Sandy & Jill.

Funny story - on our last cruise in April, we had cabana 19 on SB.

A middle-aged couple walked up the path from the beach, right past the "Cabana Guests Only" sign and headed straight for our hammock!

Once DH & I picked our jaws up off the floor, DH went over and told them it was our private hammock, with our cabana, and they were in the area that was for people renting cabanas only.

They seemed to understand English no problem since they gathered their belongings and headed back down the path, so either they couldn't read English or they just thought the sign didn't pertain to them?

Wendy - you don't happen to have pictures of your cabana? I just booked #20 for our cruise in September and curious to see any pictures of it and/or the surrounding area. Thanks.

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

Wendy - you don't happen to have pictures of your cabana? I just booked #20 for our cruise in September and curious to see any pictures of it and/or the surrounding area. Thanks.

We only took a few:







Facing our cabana, yours would be to the left. In the first picture you can see the sign where the path comes up from the beach. In the second, you can see your cabana on the left - I was concerned with them being so close together but we never heard or even really noticed the folks in cabana 20.