Castaway Cay Cruise Port Guide

Why this guide exists

Disney's private island, planned the smart way

Castaway Cay is Disney Cruise Line's private island in the Bahamas, split between a lively family beach with bike rentals and water slides, and Serenity Bay, an adults-only beach at the far end of the island. Getting the layout right on arrival makes a real difference in a port day that is otherwise tightly scheduled around Disney's embarkation and departure times.

The Smarty Ports Castaway Cay guide is a self-guided plan timed to your ship's actual arrival and all-aboard time, covering which beach to head to first, whether bike or tram rental is worth it, and how to fit in the Stingray Adventure. For current, specific pricing and booking links, the guide links you straight to the vetted recommendations on smartyports.com.

What's inside

Everything you need for one great port day

A self-guided plan timed to your ship's schedule, so a bike ride or excursion never risks a late return
An honest comparison of the family beach and the adults-only Serenity Bay
Whether bike or tram rental is worth it for getting around the island
What Castaway Ray's Stingray Adventure involves and how to book it independently
How the Pelican Plunge water slide area compares on a busy sea day
A direct link to current, vetted booking recommendations on smartyports.com, updated independently of the book

Never guess your way through port day again

A Castaway Cay guide is part of the future Smarty Ports roadmap, but current development is focused on Cozumel. No release date has been announced for this port.

See the Cozumel Guide in Progress This port is part of the future roadmap; no release date has been announced.