Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[pjpoohbear]

12:01 AM Eastern

Just did it for our 4 day and 3 day B2B on the Dream in November. Got cabana #2 on the four day. Family wasn't sure they'd want it because "the kids will be running around all over the island". Yeh...but the Great Aunts want a place to relax in the shade and the kids can come check on us between adventures!

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Wonderful! And the kids get bikes, tubes and snorkeling etc!

Jackie, tonight is my night to try for a Cabana for the October 27th 23 day, on my October 30th cruise all the Cabanas are gone, darn it (as reported by a Plat cruiser.) Fingers Crossed!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Good luck, PJ!

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[jjgarv]

Hi, all! We just snagged #6 for our October cruise with our DD and both sets of our parents... Anyway, here's the question: the on-line ressie system seemed to be acting up, so we could only confirm it for the three of us, even though we are linked with all the parents and the parents are within their booking windows. Can we add the parents to the cabana ressie once we get on the ship? I'm just afraid to go back into the on-line system and mess with it for fear of losing it! (DH would murder me, for sure!)

Also, we are not concierge, but can the senior folks still get a golf cart ride to and from the cabana?

TIA!

 

[pjpoohbear]

jjgarv, which cruise are you sailing on? And what other cabanas were still open?


If you can't add the extra people on line, it will be easy to add them once you board the ship, just head to guest services.

Pj

 

[princssdisnygina]

Hi, all! We just snagged #6 for our October cruise with our DD and both sets of our parents... Anyway, here's the question: the on-line ressie system seemed to be acting up, so we could only confirm it for the three of us, even though we are linked with all the parents and the parents are within their booking windows. Can we add the parents to the cabana ressie once we get on the ship? I'm just afraid to go back into the on-line system and mess with it for fear of losing it! (DH would murder me, for sure!)

Also, we are not concierge, but can the senior folks still get a golf cart ride to and from the cabana?

TIA!

By booking the cabana you are concierge for the day! Everyone gets a golf cart ride!

As far as adding the others... yes you can do that once on the ship. I don't know if you are a CC member or not but I couldn't link my parents with mine until their 90 day mark because they were only silver club members and I am a gold member so I could book 105 days out. if they are first time cruisers their mark is at 70 or 75 days I believe. If that is the case just wait until their check in time is available then go back in and modify it! You will be fine! If not and the system is just screwing up then you can most definitely add them once onboard!

 

[jjgarv]

jjgarv, which cruise are you sailing on? And what other cabanas were still open?


If you can't add the extra people on line, it will be easy to add them once you board the ship, just head to guest services.

Pj

We're sailing on B2B, but the cabana is for the 10/9 4-night portion. There was nothing available when I stayed up to midnight to book it (of course!). I've just been checking back occasionally, and this one happened to be open! Talk about getting a little pixie dust!

 

[jjgarv]

By booking the cabana you are concierge for the day! Everyone gets a golf cart ride!

As far as adding the others... yes you can do that once on the ship. I don't know if you are a CC member or not but I couldn't link my parents with mine until their 90 day mark because they were only silver club members and I am a gold member so I could book 105 days out. if they are first time cruisers their mark is at 70 or 75 days I believe. If that is the case just wait until their check in time is available then go back in and modify it! You will be fine! If not and the system is just screwing up then you can most definitely add them once onboard!

We are currently gold, and my folks are silver (the other set of parents are first-timers!)...so we are both within the booking window, but it kept indicating there was an error until I dropped my folks from the ressie! We promised to add them as soon as we figure out how to do it.

 

[lovbeinmom]

That still is a little promising.....We will be at CC on the 22nd, so if you have so many open maybe we will too??? Thoughts? Anyone on the Dream...October 20th and know what Cabanas are open??

I've got one booked. As of right now #4, #6, #7, & #8 on the Family Beach are available and #19 & 20 at Serenity Bay are available.


ETA: Sorry, I misread your post. These are for the Oct 22 Magic, not the Oct 20 Dream.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Just snagged Cabana #4 for the 10/27 dream, any reason to not want #4?

PJ

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

PJ... what is disneycruise.com giving you for a countdown? Are you at 105 days?

We're on the 10/13 cruise and it's still saying 91 for us... same as it was saying before midnight!

 

[pjpoohbear]

I am at 105 days for the 10/27. I have two more booking windows this week, agh!

if you were already on your cruise plans before midnight, you need to go all the way back out and sign back in.

Pj

 

[princssdisnygina]

We are currently gold, and my folks are silver (the other set of parents are first-timers!)...so we are both within the booking window, but it kept indicating there was an error until I dropped my folks from the ressie! We promised to add them as soon as we figure out how to do it.

Are you at your 90 day mark then?

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

I am at 105 days for the 10/27. I have two more booking windows this week, agh!

if you were already on your cruise plans before midnight, you need to go all the way back out and sign back in.

Pj

Tried that, no luck.

But... if Disney's countdown has you at 105 days, then we truly are at 91 days since our cruise is the 13th and yours is the 27th.

Disneycruise.com had us at 92 days on Tuesday and 91 days all day Wednesday... looks like it's going to sit at 91 days all day today as well and I will be setting my alarm again tonight!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Just snagged Cabana #4 for the 10/27 dream, any reason to not want #4?

PJ

Congrats! Can't think of any reason you wouldn't want #4!

I am at 105 days for the 10/27. I have two more booking windows this week, agh!

if you were already on your cruise plans before midnight, you need to go all the way back out and sign back in.

Pj

I just hit the 'refresh' arrows on my computer screen, that's usually all it takes (though I go out of the specific reservation back to the CC page that lists all my cruises...refresh....and back to my specific reservation).

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[Tonyspad]

What are the "better" cabana numbers and what did this cost?

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

Well it now says 90 days... but when I click view under My Cruise Plans I end up at a page with his message:

Sorry, access to My Cruise Plans is not currently open for this reservation. Access is available 120 days prior to embarkation for Platinum Castaway Club members and Concierge Guests, 105 days prior for Gold Castaway Club members, 90 days prior for Silver Castaway Club members and 75 days prior for all other Guests. Also, please note that access to My Cruise Plans closes 3 days before your cruise departure date.

Disney is really making this tough for me!!!

 

[Jenemmy]

We're sailing on B2B, but the cabana is for the 10/9 4-night portion. There was nothing available when I stayed up to midnight to book it (of course!). I've just been checking back occasionally, and this one happened to be open! Talk about getting a little pixie dust!

Good for you! That's awesome Hoping there is a little pixie dust floating my way come September when I hit my 90 day mark

 

[jjgarv]

Are you at your 90 day mark then?

We're actually around the 84-day mark!

 

[jjgarv]

Good for you! That's awesome Hoping there is a little pixie dust floating my way come September when I hit my 90 day mark

I was so surprised to see one open! I'll be hoping for one open for you too!

 

[DVC4US]

What are the "better" cabana numbers and what did this cost?

All the cabanas are the same. On the family beach the lower numbers are closer to Cookies Too and to the bathrooms but even #17 is not that far away. I also think that there is not as much of a swimming area in front of some of the higher numbers but you can always just move down the beach to go swimming. We had #2 for our Christmas cruise and we have #10 for our double-dip next month.

The cabanas on the family beach are $499 and I think the ones on Serenity Bay are $399.