Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[LisaG520]

Does anyone know which number cabanas are closest to the beach and which ones are closest to the walking paths?

The cabanas are all between the beach and a paved path.

 

[jilljill]

Gotta ask those that have been in the cabanas....how annoying was the bell ringing from Pelican Plunge all day long?
We found that to be extremely annoying when we were along that section of the beach in June. I did note it on my comment card.

 

[DVC4US]

All seem to be about same distance from beach area.

We loved our location - not far from restrooms and food. We were cabana #5.

The cabanas are all between the beach and a paved path.

Thanks so much for the answers!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Gotta ask those that have been in the cabanas....how annoying was the bell ringing from Pelican Plunge all day long?
We found that to be extremely annoying when we were along that section of the beach in June. I did note it on my comment card.

Was just chatting with a friend on Facebook and asked this question for you. She said

"not at all. it was too far away. we heard nothing but steel drum music that they piped in and you could set the volume control on.
very cool"

/

 

[EllaEnchanted]

LisaG - thanks so much for the pictures. We are trying to book 2 cabanas through concierge for our Dec cruise and I was wondering about the cabana numbers and placement. Having been there, would you say that there is a better number to request, and which one is closest to the beach area.

Thanks so much!

Hi LeiLani, I was the other DISer that booked cabana #5 with LisaG520. They assigned us this cabana in the order that they were requested I believe. There really is no better or worse location. The only thing that we were thankful for as far as location goes was that we were close to the bathrooms and to Cookies Too. I'm sure if you were further away, you could call your concierge cabana manager and he will drive you to the bathroom and back and to Cookies Too and back. Just press the button for 3 seconds.

 

[jilljill]

Was just chatting with a friend on Facebook and asked this question for you. She said

"not at all. it was too far away. we heard nothing but steel drum music that they piped in and you could set the volume control on.
very cool"

/

That's good to know. Thanks for asking.

 

[ededmd]

For those who have experienced the cabanas:

Did you tip your cabana attendant?
If so, would you please give an appropriate range to consider?

thanks.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

For those who have experienced the cabanas:

Did you tip your cabana attendant?
If so, would you please give an appropriate range to consider?

thanks.

YES, absolutely!!! I was one couple out of the six people. I paid $83 per person or $166 total. I left a $20 tip from the two of us. LisaG520 left the cabana after me and she left the remainder of the tip for 4 people. I don't know what that amount was, but I'm pretty certain it was in the neighborhood of $40. That's $10 per person. I think that's a good base. Depending on how many times you press that 3 second button and how many requests you have. You might want to increase the amount. We really did not use the concierge. So I think that $60 for 6 people was fair.

 

[SharonLowe]

LisaG - thanks so much for the pictures. We are trying to book 2 cabanas through concierge for our Dec cruise and I was wondering about the cabana numbers and placement. Having been there, would you say that there is a better number to request, and which one is closest to the beach area.

Thanks so much!

When I booked mine, they asked if I wanted to be close to the restrooms/Cookies Too or more secluded. I asked to be close to the restrooms but not too close. The cast member booked us in cabana 4 so I assume 1 is the closest and 17 is the furthest away.

 

[LisaG520]

Gotta ask those that have been in the cabanas....how annoying was the bell ringing from Pelican Plunge all day long?
We found that to be extremely annoying when we were along that section of the beach in June. I did note it on my comment card.

Never heard it.

YES, absolutely!!! I was one couple out of the six people. I paid $83 per person or $166 total. I left a $20 tip from the two of us. LisaG520 left the cabana after me and she left the remainder of the tip for 4 people. I don't know what that amount was, but I'm pretty certain it was in the neighborhood of $40. That's $10 per person. I think that's a good base. Depending on how many times you press that 3 second button and how many requests you have. You might want to increase the amount. We really did not use the concierge. So I think that $60 for 6 people was fair.

Yep - we gave him $10 per person.

 

[PrincessTrisha]

I see the stairs leading up to the Cabanas. Any idea if any of the cabanas are wheelchair accessible (ie with a ramp instead)?

thanks.

 

[SharonLowe]

I am definitely leaning towards doing this! There are 4 adults in our group.

How many private cabanas are there?
Is it really a private beach? I assume you share the beach with other cabanas but other than that... its private?
Do you get alot of noise from the family beach? That is one thing we like about the adult beach.

Do you have to be concierge to book these?

Thanks for the great pics!

There are cabanas on the adult beach as well. As of now, only concierge can book in advance. Others can book onboard. The beach is private for the cabanas. As for noise, someone who has already been can answer that question.

 

[DVC4US]

Hi LeiLani, I was the other DISer that booked cabana #5 with LisaG520. They assigned us this cabana in the order that they were requested I believe. There really is no better or worse location. The only thing that we were thankful for as far as location goes was that we were close to the bathrooms and to Cookies Too. I'm sure if you were further away, you could call your concierge cabana manager and he will drive you to the bathroom and back and to Cookies Too and back. Just press the button for 3 seconds.

Hi Deb, Thanks so much for the information. I didn't know if there was a better location to request or not. I'll just let DCL assign us the cabanas and see which ones we get.

 

[DVC4US]

When I booked mine, they asked if I wanted to be close to the restrooms/Cookies Too or more secluded. I asked to be close to the restrooms but not too close. The cast member booked us in cabana 4 so I assume 1 is the closest and 17 is the furthest away.

Thanks so much for the information Sharon!

 

[Conservative Hippie]

No, you can't have 7 people. DCL is limiting the number of people to each cabana to 6 and they won't budge. We have 8 people so I tried that first and they said no, only 6. So now we are getting 2 cabanas and I tried to share with another family of 5 (one of them being a 3yo) and DCL said, no only 6 people allowed. I was prepared to pay extra for the extra people but DCL is keeping the limit to 6. I don't know if they will change this over time, but this is what they are doing right now.

If it's 6 bodies regardless of age that kinda stinks. We have 6 adults and 2 kids, ages 3 years and 10 months.

 

[grits98]

Thank you sooooo much for all the pics and the good information!!!

 

[DVC4US]

If it's 6 bodies regardless of age that kinda stinks. We have 6 adults and 2 kids, ages 3 years and 10 months.

I totally agree with you, that's why I tried everything I could think of but DCL stands firm on the limit of 6 people. Even though the ages in my traveling party are older (7 adults & one 14yo) it's not like we are all going to be in the cabana at one time, we just want to be in the same area on the beach. Not only do we want to try out the cabanas but my mom is undergoing treatment for cancer and can not sit in the sun so this is the best way for her to get off the ship at CC. If we don't book 2 cabanas then that means our family(which Disney is big on) will have to split up. I understand the cabanas are small but if the extra 1 or 2 people are part of your traveling party then I think you should be allowed to include them at an additional cost. JMO

 

[EllaEnchanted]

I see the stairs leading up to the Cabanas. Any idea if any of the cabanas are wheelchair accessible (ie with a ramp instead)?

thanks.

I didn't see any cabanas with ramps, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any. I would ask DCL to be sure.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

There are cabanas on the adult beach as well. As of now, only concierge can book in advance. Others can book onboard. The beach is private for the cabanas. As for noise, someone who has already been can answer that question.

No noise, just peace and tranquility. You'll be amazed at how nice they are.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Hi Deb, Thanks so much for the information. I didn't know if there was a better location to request or not. I'll just let DCL assign us the cabanas and see which ones we get.