Castaway Cay Private Cabanas

[DVC4US]

I wasn't even interested in booking a cabana but my checkin opened last week and I started surfing around. To my surprise I noticed the cabanas still available when I was exploring excursions. Long story short, I booked cabana 19 on serenity bay and now I'm so excited!!!

The warning is because even though my cruise plans confirms that I have cabana 19 booked for Oct. 29, it still appears as available to book. I waited overnight and then checked again, still there. I called DCL and the response was "oh, is that happening again...." It has been 2 days now and cabana 19 is still showing as available to book for the day I have it. DCL assured me that they are working on it and I have the cabana but I won't feel secure until it shows "no reservation available" like most of the other cabanas.

By the way, someone wanted to know about cabana 21, it wasn't listed. There was cabana 1-17 on the family beach $499 and only 3 listed, 18-20 on serenity bay $399 because no private beach and no free snorkling gear listed.

Because you have it booked it will show up under your reservation as available but will not under a different reservation. We have one booked for our cruise and it shows up as available under my reservation but if I look under a different reservation from our group it shows not available. I don't know why the DCL rep said what they did, but I think it has always done this.

 

[DVC4US]

Do you have photos? We have #2 booked and my DH has been asking for photos. Thanks!

We had cabana #2 on our Christmas cruise. I don't have a lot of pictures but here are a couple.


The Cabana

The view from the cabana. The path is shared with cabana #3.

View of the ship from our cabana.

In the background you can see cabanas 1, 2, 3, & 4. That's my parents in the photo.

 

[Wendy&Grumpy]

not sure if I can give the name here, but if you look online on a very popular site that shows video clips, there are several video tours of the cabanas

 

[ibouncetoo]

We had cabana #2 on our Christmas cruise. I don't have a lot of pictures but here are a couple.

How close are you to Pelican Plunge in Cabana #2?

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[poohj80]

How close are you to Pelican Plunge in Cabana #2?

It's a short walk. We walked it from Cabana #5 with no problem.

 

[jaurban]

I was told there are some HA (accessible) cabanas - perhaps no. 21 is one of those and it has to be booked separately? (That came up when I didn't reserve one and asked if one would ever open up - the suggestion was to go to guest services and ask to be on the waiting list in case no one requested the accessible cabana - of course it was booked too.)

 

[DVC4US]

How close are you to Pelican Plunge in Cabana #2?

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It is a very short walk. Actually the cabanas are right next to the beach that is in front of Pelican Plunge.

Here is a picture I have of PP from the beach area in front of our cabana.

 

[lucyem]

We had cabana #2 on our Christmas cruise. I don't have a lot of pictures but here are a couple.

Thank you!!!

 

[rxtiger]

Went online at midnight for my 90 mark and all of the family cabanas were already gone. I plan to keep checking daily, but not sure I will be successful. At the end of the day...it is still a DISNEY vacation

 

[TLSnell1981]

Went online at midnight for my 90 mark and all of the family cabanas were already gone. I plan to keep checking daily, but not sure I will be successful. At the end of the day...it is still a DISNEY vacation

Worked before, hopefully, it will work agagin.

 

[Nikki'sMommy]

Keep trying!!! I was certain we would have to wait until we got onboard and be put on the wait list at the excursion desk but somehow a little pixie dust came our way and we scored one.. good luck..

 

[rxtiger]

Keep trying!!! I was certain we would have to wait until we got onboard and be put on the wait list at the excursion desk but somehow a little pixie dust came our way and we scored one.. good luck..

Thanks for the encouragement. Its a little fun trying to catch one available.

 

[kathi]

A few cabanas questions (Sorry if they have been asked, but this thread is HUGE).

1) what is the cancellation policy for cabanas?
2) do you pay the entire amount at the time of booking?
3) is the beach in front only for people using the cabanas or is it for all guests? (Wondering how hard it will be to get a chair at the actual beach).

We are on the November 26th Magic and I'm seriously considering a cabana this time since we have a few cancer survivors in our group who love the beach but like to stay our of the sun. I think, because of them, this would totally be worth it so we can all be together.

 

[LoveStitch]

Bumping this...to see if anyone has an answer?

If the only cabana available was on the family beach when I got online, I would go ahead and book it - but would prefer Serenity Bay. If a Serenity Bay cabana then became available at a later date, would I be able to switch?

 

[poohj80]

A few cabanas questions (Sorry if they have been asked, but this thread is HUGE).

1) what is the cancellation policy for cabanas?
2) do you pay the entire amount at the time of booking?
3) is the beach in front only for people using the cabanas or is it for all guests? (Wondering how hard it will be to get a chair at the actual beach).

We are on the November 26th Magic and I'm seriously considering a cabana this time since we have a few cancer survivors in our group who love the beach but like to stay our of the sun. I think, because of them, this would totally be worth it so we can all be together.

1. You can cancel a cabana just like an excursion. You pay onboard after use and the beach in front is for cabana guests only.

 

[poohj80]

Bumping this...to see if anyone has an answer?

You can cancel the Family beach cabana subject to same cancellation policies as excursions (can't remember if it's before your cruise starts or before that dock day).

 

[princssdisnygina]

A few cabanas questions (Sorry if they have been asked, but this thread is HUGE).

1) what is the cancellation policy for cabanas?
2) do you pay the entire amount at the time of booking?
3) is the beach in front only for people using the cabanas or is it for all guests? (Wondering how hard it will be to get a chair at the actual beach).

We are on the November 26th Magic and I'm seriously considering a cabana this time since we have a few cancer survivors in our group who love the beach but like to stay our of the sun. I think, because of them, this would totally be worth it so we can all be together.

1. You have to cancel prior to boarding unless you book onboard then there is no cancellation.
2. It is charged to your room when you board the ship.
3. There are two answers for this. At the family beach yes... the beach front is for cabana guests only. On Serenity Bay it is open and the cabanas are roped off at the top of the beach. But its like its private anyway as there aren't many on the adult beach.

 

[princssdisnygina]

1. You can cancel a cabana just like an excursion. You pay onboard after use and the beach in front is for cabana guests only.

The beach is only for cabana guests on the family beach. On serenity bay it is not private.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Of course, subject to availability..do I want a cabana both days? Will I be disappointed with just one?

 

[WDWDeb]

Of course, subject to availability..do I want a cabana both days? Will I be disappointed with just one?

We had a Cabana on the family beach for both days of our CC double dip on the Dream in May. We love CC and having the Cabana both days just made that part of the trip even more special. Why people love them has been explained so many times already in this thread, so I won't chime in on why we love the Cabanas. However, having done CC 10 times during various cruises over the years without a Cabana, and now having done a Cabana twice, I appreciate all that the Cabanas have offer and plan to book them on future cruises.

Regarding will you be disappointed if you only get it for one stop?...We all loved CC for years before the Cabanas. You will still have a wonderful time even if you don't get one, or only get it for one stop.