Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[all5ofus]

I emailed and they replied that they couldn't book them yet. I will try calling tomorrow to see if I get a different answer. Our cruise is in November so maybe that makes the difference. They did reply that they are testing them out and should be able to get me one in a couple of weeks.

I was told it was a presale and that they were only booking for two cruises in October as a sort of soft opening. My guess is they are trying to see if there is sufficient interest to sell them all at $499 or if they need to adjust pricing.

 

[grits98]

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[cmash95]

i wonder if it includes float rental and snorkel gear for everyone in the cabana or just one person. If you had six people that would mean just the snorkel gear is worth$150.

 

[mmouse37]

i wonder if it includes float rental and snorkel gear for everyone in the cabana or just one person. If you had six people that would mean just the snorkel gear is worth$150.

I think it would be for everyone in the cabana which would be for six...same with bike rental.

MJ

 

[grace&philipsmom]

I believe it is 1 arm and 2 legs. This can be split among the party.

OMG - laughed so hard I cried!

 

[mickey7879]

We are very interested in booking a cabana for our March 5th cruise. I transered my ressie to a TA.

When the time comes to book excursions, can I book or does my TA have to book it for me?

Will you be able to book these online like you can other excursions?

It says there is a host and mentioned food. Will a meal be delivered to your cabana for lunch or will you still have to go up and get it?

Someone from here emailed me some recent pictures and shows that the beach in front of them is private for the cabana guests. Hope this is the way it's going to be....that would be awesome if only cabana guest could use that part of the beach!

Super excited and hope I am one of the lucky ones that gets to reserve one!

 

[bigAWL]

We are very interested in booking a cabana for our March 5th cruise. I transered my ressie to a TA.

When the time comes to book excursions, can I book or does my TA have to book it for me?

Will you be able to book these online like you can other excursions?

It says there is a host and mentioned food. Will a meal be delivered to your cabana for lunch or will you still have to go up and get it?

Someone from here emailed me some recent pictures and shows that the beach in front of them is private for the cabana guests. Hope this is the way it's going to be....that would be awesome if only cabana guest could use that part of the beach!

Super excited and hope I am one of the lucky ones that gets to reserve one!

I don't think I've heard anything about private use of the beach for the cabanas. I think that would take up half of the family beach expansion. Seems like a lot to devote to 16 families. Maybe not a big deal for the Magic or Wonder, but when the Dream and Fantasy start going there with all their guests....

 

[ibouncetoo]

Krista, I don't think anyone will be able to answer your questions till after the soft opening in October...I mean, I don't think DCL knows how they are going to work it till they test it out.

Right this minute, it is for only a couple of cruises in October, can only be booked in advance by concierge guests (who happen to call and ask about it, it seems) and remaining cabins will be made available on the ship. Of course, this info is about 48 hours old and could already be different!

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[outahere]

Someone from here emailed me some recent pictures and shows that the beach in front of them is private for the cabana guests. Hope this is the way it's going to be....that would be awesome if only cabana guest could use that part of the beach!

I don't think that part of the beach will be private for the cabanas. That beach is where the waterslide (Pelican Plunge) is located and the cabanas are very close to the new Cookies Too food location. The cabanas are on a pretty large section of beach (several hundred feet long) so it really wouldn't make sense to block access.

 

[JenKatt]

If you look at *************** they have video and pics. It is most certainly a sectioned off part of the beach, complete with a wall.
The part about the cabanas is in the updates at the top


(FYI: In the link you provided, the website came up as ******* which means the website is banned from being mentioned on DIS. Please do not try to get around the board filter by using another name or a variation of the website. Thanks, jilljill)

 

[JenKatt]

If you look at *************** they have video and pics. It is most certainly a sectioned off part of the beach, complete with a wall.
The part about the cabanas is in the updates at the top


(FYI: In the link you provided, the website came up as ******* which means the website is banned from being mentioned on DIS. Please do not try to get around the board filter by using another name or a variation of the website. Thanks, jilljill)

Oh goodness gracious! Trying to tell people where to get info from a website of people who post on this board. Yeesh. If someone wants to know the website, tough luck I guess.
Never expected that website to be banned!

Sorry y'all I tried to point in the right direction. don't PM me either as the link is also blocked there. I would suggest googling it as this website is the only place I have seen decent photos of the cabanas. It's a shame that the information is not allowed.

 

[mmouse37]

There are some websites/TA's that are banned on the Dis. It is what it is. If you type a name of a website or TA agency and it comes up with ******* that means the website is a banned one. We, as mods, don't make up who gets banned and we have no control over the ****** as it is an internal filter.

If you don't like the policy you can certainly contact the websmaters about it.

If you want to pass on a filtered website feel free to do it via email.

Thanks.

MJ

 

[mickey7879]

I have pictures that say there is a private beach. I haven't tried posting the website, but if anyone is interested, please email me at Mickey7879@hotmail.com with "Disboards" in the subject line and I will send you the info.

Also have a youtube video of what the inside of the cabanas look like and says there is a private beach.

 

[mcubit]

Here is a link to a YouTube video that is out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5P14UJpqdU

 

[SplashMountainManiac]

The family beach cabanas are definitely not on a private beach. I have seen them and have several photos of them and can assure you that they are all sitting on the family beach. Also, according to the Disney press release http://disneycruisenews.com/AssetDetail.aspx?AssetId=a492df4b-8d7d-486b-87d9-e41b217f4668, they are located on the family beach.

 

[ppiew]

Believe me, the cabanas are a distance from Pelican Plunge and I am sure the beach in that area will be for cabana persons only. It won't be a problem as I saw it. They even had a barrier up last spring and it was a non-issue.

 

[mickey7879]

Believe me, the cabanas are a distance from Pelican Plunge and I am sure the beach in that area will be for cabana persons only. It won't be a problem as I saw it. They even had a barrier up last spring and it was a non-issue.

Too bad I can't click "LIKE" like I can on Facebook!

 

[outahere]

Believe me, the cabanas are a distance from Pelican Plunge and I am sure the beach in that area will be for cabana persons only. It won't be a problem as I saw it. They even had a barrier up last spring and it was a non-issue.

When we were there in April, the cabanas were pretty much finished, and yes they, and a small part of the beach, were blocked off. However, once the Dream and Fantasy start stopping at CC, there will be another 1500 guests on the island, so blocking that part of the family beach would be completely against DCL's stated reasons for enlarging the family beach. I really can't see them blocking off a large section of the family beach for only 100, or so, guests.

Just my $.02 worth........

 

[bigAWL]

Believe me, the cabanas are a distance from Pelican Plunge and I am sure the beach in that area will be for cabana persons only. It won't be a problem as I saw it. They even had a barrier up last spring and it was a non-issue.

Interesting. For whom was it a non-issue? For the regular guest capacity of the Magic or Wonder who normally fit comfortably on the old family beach, and now have an extra 150 yards of expanded family beach to roam? Or the 1600 additional passengers who are going to come off the Disney Dream in a few months and wonder if they are supposed to fit in that 150 yards of beach while 100 of thier shipmates stretch out on the other 150 yards of private beach.

Honestly, I only see a video from a guest who is taking a self tour of a cabana and then says in an offhand way that there's a private beach. The photos do seem to show a fence separating that part of the beach, so perhaps that's an accurate description. Or were they just trying to keep that part of the beach empty while they put the finishing touches on the cabanas? I still haven't seen anything official that says anything about a private beach. Possibly could be a soft-opening test to see if a private beach would work, and by not advertising a private beach they've left themselves the chance to go back and open it up to all families in case they decide it won't work.

 

[DoOverDreams]

The private cabanas at Serenity Bay do not have a private beach area. They are about 1/2 way down the beach where all the chairs and lounges are setup. Give or take a bit, no sense of distance!

If the ones at the family beach have their own private beach area too, we might have to chance the family beach area next time.