Discovery Cove cabanas

[Latel]

Has anyone used one of these before? Are they worth the money? What do you get for the extra money?
Any info would be great in helping me decide if to bother or not.

Thanks

 

[coastergirls]

We booked one last september but I did it as part of a package. I think it was Golden ring package.$225 Meant to be for things like marriage proposals but we tailored it to fit our daughters.
We got Cabana which had locker to put our clothes in. No need to have put stuff in other lockers. Fridge was stocked with soft drinks and beer. We also had a basket full of snacks and towels were laid out on sun beds. Squirrels had been before us and disturbed flowers which had been arranged.
We also had a person to look after us while we were there. After we finished the swim he would have taken us to look at our photos etc but we wnated to leave it till later. He checked back on us frequently throughtout the day and swept the floor of sand and replenished stocks if we needed them. We had a thunderstorm so didn't get the full benefit as we were evacuated for 2 1/2 hours from the cabana.
After we did our swim at which dolphin presented the girls with their personalised buoy we went back to cabana and found Lindor chocolates and sparkling wine and 5 plastic glasses. Also got a frame with dolphins in it.
As part of the package you also get a complimentary photo of you with dolphin and buoy and also dvd of your dolphin interaction.
All in all we thought the cost was very good as the DVD was quite a sum on it's own.
If we do DC again we will def book another cabana. They are tucked away and are really private. Although there are plenty of sunshades etc it was nice to have somewhere of your own to come back and chill out.

 

[Latel]

Thanks for that, it is sounding more and more tempting all the time. I enquired about a basic cabana rental and they said it was $175. I am now wondering if it is worth doing one of the packages instead.
What I really want to know now is, do you by any chance know how much the photos and the DVDs are of the dolphin swim?
Thanks

 

[fac]

I haven't done DC, but DD did this month as part of her summer camp at Sea World. I called and they sent me the following.

Adventure Package $139
5 - 6x8 Prints
2 - Key Chains*
1 - All-image Digital Photo CD

Basic Package $59
3 - 6x8 Prints
2 - Key Chains*

Additional Items w/ Package w/o Package
6x8 Print $10 $20
4x6 Print & 4 Wallets $10 $20
Set of Key Chains* $10 $20
16”x24” Poster $25 $35
24”x36” Poster $35 $45
Digital Photo CD $75 $125
Interaction DVD** $50 $75

 

[Latel]

Thanks for the info, that helps. I'm trying to decide whether it is worth getting the cabana package that includes the photos and video etc.