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    Vacation » Disney Dream Cruise | Bahamas | Castaway Cay

    Disney Dream Cruise | Bahamas | Castaway Cay

    Posted: 08/08/2011 | Last updated: 07/15/2024 by Erin K. Browne 9 Comments
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    The last day of the cruise was my favorite of the whole trip.   The ship made a stop at Castaway Cay, Disney's beautiful private island!


    A map of all of the things there are to do at Castaway Cay.


    A view of the back of the ship when we disembarked.  For the first time, I noticed the huge Disney figures attached to the outside around where the name is printed.


    A little further down the dock..


    ..aaand a little further.  This was where Matt and I parted ways for a bit.  He was going catamaran snorkeling for the morning!


    Here is a collage of some of the shots he got using the underwater camera!

    Originally, I had planned to join him on the snorkeling tour, but after the previous day's port excursion took so long, I was jonesing for some serious beach, sun, 'n book time, so I opted to head for the far side of the island called Serenity Bay.  Adults only and one of the most peaceful places I have ever, ever been.


    Seriously, just LOOK at that!  No waves at all, so it's deathly quiet.  The water is extremely shallow and you can walk a long long way without even being waist deep.  Beautiful!


    My view for most of the day.  At lunchtime, a huge barbeque was served on 3 different places on the island, and there was no lack of fruity drinks and beer buckets being passed around by crew members who would take your drink order right at your chair.  Castaway Cay truly is paradise, free of the trappings of typical tourist areas.  I wonder if they'd notice if I just hid in the bushes while the ship left.  They wouldn't miss me.

    And that's it for our 2011 Disney vacation, folks!!

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    About Erin K. Browne

    Erin K. Browne is an author of a cookbook (The Unofficial Dollywood Cookbook, Simon & Schuster/Adams Media) and Dollywood guide (The Ultimate Guide to Dollywood, Simon & Schuster/Adams Media) She has over two decades experience with recipe development. Erin is a mom of two human babies and a sweet kitty named Biscuit Fingers ("Ketto"). She loves comfy clothes, sarcastic t-shirts, and reading thrillers. Make her day and toss her a like on Facebook or follow her on Instagram. Post may contain affiliate links including those via the Amazon Associates program

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    1. Husneara

      March 11, 2020 at 8:54 am

      Lovely images of Disney's Private Island Bahamas Castaway Cay. Thank you for sharing!

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    2. Heather

      February 03, 2012 at 4:09 pm

      I have to really thank you! My husband and I just booked a last minute 4 night trip on the dream for our anniversary. We weren't quite sold on the scheduled eating, possibility of children and children oriented shows/meals, and all that jazz but figured we would try it as we are Disney freaks. Your posts set our minds at ease! After seeing the amazing food, secluded adult areas and reviews on the shows, we are super excited to do our cruise now! Thanks so much for sharing your trip with such great detail and pictures! 

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      • Erin

        February 04, 2012 at 7:25 am

        Thank you so much for your comment! I'm so happy to hear that the posts helped you decide to book a cruise! You will have a great time!

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    3. Jennifer

      September 29, 2011 at 10:01 am

      Great pictures. All around. I'm sailing on Sunday - my first cruise. I always said if I was going to cruise it would be Disney. I'm very excited. And your blog posts just made me even more excited, if that is even possible!!

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      • Erin

        September 29, 2011 at 10:20 am

        Awesome! You'll have such a great time. Which ship are you sailing on?

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    4. Heather

      September 13, 2011 at 12:56 pm

      love all the cruise pictures!!! we are cruising in Nov. Do you mind teliing my what lens you used most of the time? 🙂

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      • Erin

        September 13, 2011 at 1:50 pm

        Thanks, Heather! Most of these were taken using a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L

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    5. Susan

      August 08, 2011 at 11:07 am

      Can't wait to get to this location. I think Bob and I are going to finish making our reservations today. I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed reading about this trip, it helped us make our final decision for our anniversary trip this year. Thanks for sharing so beautifully.

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    6. Carrie Murphy

      August 08, 2011 at 8:26 am

      I have heard of Castaway Cay being the best part of the trip several times..  It looks just lovely!  Thanks for taking us on a tour of your cruise, definitely makes me want to take my li'l family there 🙂

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