Castaway Cay (Disney Private Island) Port Reviews

Very relaxing beach, BBQ was good but not over whelming unique, staff again was outstanding

Visited: Nov 06, 2021

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We traveled to the Disney Castaway Cay private island and it was beautiful. We were one of the first to get off the ship and get to the Castaway beach to reserve our chairs. If you want a seat on the beach, get off the shop as soon as possible. Be prepared to debark as soon as they announce it on the intercom. If you wait, it will be crowded and you will not be able to find a seat on the beach. We had already preordered rental bikes for the 5 of us. I strongly recommend that you do this. The trail is beautiful and there’s a couple of places along the trail where you can stop and take pictures. The bike trails is paved so even my 7 year old enjoyed it. If I could do it again, I probably would wait until I got to the island to rent the bikes because it was cheaper to rent them onsite and there are tons of bikes so you won’t have to worry about a bike not being available. I wish Disney would abandon the stop in the Bahamas and give us more time on the Disney Castaway Cay. Just not enough time on the island. It started thundering and we were unable to swim for about an hour or so. Lunch at Castaway Cay was really good. They had plenty of good food including barbecue everything to the foods that the kids love. It rained on us for about an hour or so at Castaway Cay but there are games under covered pavilions and the kids were able to place pool, table tennis, and basketball under a covered pavilion. We rented the snorkeling gear at Castaway Cay but I must say this part didn’t go so good for us. We just couldn’t get out into the water far enough to really get to see anything.

Visited: Oct 17, 2016

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What's not to love? Castaway Cay is my idea of a perfect private island experience. There are shuttles to transport around several parts of the island, including a family beach and an adults-only beach. The family beach has a basic BBQ lunch, and the adult beach steps up the BBQ lunch with grilled ribeye steaks. I booked a mojito tasting that was a lot of fun, even though we had to dodge a bit of Caribbean afternoon liquid sunshine.

Visited: Apr 28, 2018

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Like all things Disney, this did not disappoint. We went snorkeling - swam with dolphins - parasailing

Visited: Jul 05, 2017

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We thoroughly enjoyed Castaway Cay. It was the highlight of our 3day cruise. The beach was amazing and the food was great along with the drinks. Renting the snorkeling gear was super easy. While you had to snorkel a ways out to really see anything....which I didn’t, it was still fun. I purchased sand buckets for my boys and they built castles all day long. The beach didn’t seem crowded at all. We simply had a wonderful time. I did purchase a “aqua vault” prior to vacation for the back of my beach chair. It worked out perfect. It kept everything secure....wallets and phones, so everyone could play in the water. I would highly recommend getting one of these. You can use it on the ship too to keep your things safe.

Lots to do, and again the excellent Ship staff were on hand to assist with the Barbecue that was provided.

Visited: Jul 06, 2019

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Perfect snorkel spot

Visited: Oct 22, 2000

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Island is beautiful. Highly suggest renting bikes and explore the island. Cellular service was excellent and we used our home roaming plan for the day.

Visited: Jan 13, 2020

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The hubby and truly enjoyed the island,we want to live here,lol! We highly recommend the sting rays! We then headed to the adult only area. Just relaxed in the water with some yummy drinks. You must try the konk kooler! Can't wait to go back!!!

What an amazing Port and Island ?! Tjis place is just a pure paradise . It's not overcrowded and lots of things to do. Most of the Cruise ship staff will serve you on this island as well and since your ship is the only ship there this is as relaxing as it gets with amazing beaches.