If you are planning on taking a Disney Cruise out of Florida or Texas, more than likely, you will get to go to Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay! You could spend the entire time on the beach, but if you did, you would miss out on all the other fun Disney Castaway Cay activities.
10 Best Disney Castaway Cay Activities
Since you will be spending all day at Castaway Cay, you will have plenty of time to do some of these things at Castaway Cay:
1. Get a Post Card Stamped at the Disney Castaway Cay Post Office
Inside the desk of your stateroom, you will find 2 Disney Cruise Postcards.
Take a few dollars (your Castaway Card won’t work for postage) with you to the Castaway Cay Post Office and have them stamped with the official Castaway Cay Postmark!
Talk about a cheap souvenir or memento for your scrapbook.
Another perk about stopping by the post office is that you will likely see a few of your favorite Disney Characters hanging out!
2. Go down the Pelican Plunge Waterslides
If you have kids, they are going to love spending time flying down the slides at Pelican Plunge. These dual slides will allow you to race or go at your own pace.
Be prepared to do some swimming to get to the slides. You will need to be able to swim a short distance in deep water.
If you are not a seasoned swimmer, you can opt to wear a swim vest. There is a swimvest station right on the beach near the slides.
3. Take a Bike Ride on Castaway Cay
One of my favorite Castaway Cay activities is taking a bike ride along the trails on the island.
Bike rentals can be done in advance or on the spot.
There are bikes for every age level; even for the smallest of riders who need training wheels.
Be sure to give yourself enough time to bike out to the Observation Tower.
You can walk up to the top & see a one of a kind view of the cruise ship from the other side of the island!
4. Visit In-Da-Shade-Games
Once you’ve had your fill of sun and surf, be sure to check out In-Da-Shade-Games.
Choose to shoot some hoops, or play a relaxing game of checkers or a round of ping-pong.
Even if it rains, there are many covered activities at Castaway Cay to keep you and the kids busy!
5. Walk around Spring a Leak
Little ones will love being able to splash about in Spring a Leak, where they will find a splash pad with fountains that sprout up from the ground.
6. Do some Snorkeling
One of our favorite activities at Castaway Cay is snorkeling. For a small fee, you can rent snorkeling gear on the island.
There is a section of Castaway Cay that is reserved just for snorkeling and you can see some pretty amazing things you won’t find anywhere else in the Bahamas!
The best part is that you can go at your own pace. You can book your gear in advance or pay for it on the island.
7. Swim with Stingrays
Don’t worry, the Stingrays aren’t swimming freely throughout the waters of Castaway Cay! There is a section where you can swim with them, though!
You will be taken with a guide and the rays will swim right up to you and onto the platform so that you can touch them! You should book this encounter before you arrive.
8. Take a Paddle boat out for 30 minutes
Go into Castaway Cay as a family on board a Paddle boat!
These are super fun for the whole family and if you work together, you will have no problem maneuvering this lightweight boat out into the ocean.
Other waterboat excursions are available like Kayaking and Motorboats.
9. Get Your Pictures Taken with some Disney Characters or Join a Dance party
You will find your favorite Disney characters on the island and Chip & Dale even host a dance party!
10. Take Advantage of Eating FREE Ice Cream
Not only will you get a full buffet lunch on the island, you will also get free soda and ice cream.
The same all-you-can-eat ice cream on board the ship is available on Castaway Cay!
I’m fairly certain that Disney thought about everything when creating Castaway Cay. There is so much to do there that you will have no trouble spending the entire day on the island!
Remember, these are only my top 10 Disney Castaway Cay activities. There are more things that I didn’t include, like shopping for Castaway Cay souvenirs!
What are your favorite Activities at Disney’s Castaway Cay?
Stephanie Jenkins
Saturday 25th of February 2017
Do you have to do an excursion to go snorkeling if you have your own equipment?
TA
Thursday 19th of October 2017
Vests are required and supplied.
Kristi
Sunday 26th of February 2017
No, you can bring your own. There is a specific area for snorkeling but it is come & go as you like. If you need a vest (which may be required, I can't remember), you just pick one up for free.
Jodi DeMaggio
Saturday 11th of February 2017
Even though this is disney related, the magic kingdom is not included in this cruise as a stop correct??
Kristi
Saturday 11th of February 2017
That's correct. You can take the Disney Cruise Line bus that transfers guest to the parks if you wish to add a Park vacation before or after your cruise.
Alecia
Tuesday 5th of July 2016
We tried the bike rental for the first time in November 2015 and loved it! We walked to the observation tower the year before, and let me tell you, biking is better! Regarding the Post Office, it isn't always open, and I found out that there's still a way to mail postcards AND have 'Castaway Cay' postmarked on them. Before the ship sailed from Castaway, I visited Guest Services and bought Bahamian postage in cash. The Cast Member at the desk kept my postcards to send out with the mail. I can't remember the exact explanation, but I believe the mail is collected from the ship before it sails, enabling the postcards to have the Castaway Cay postmark. It took several weeks for myself and other family members to receive our postcards, but they were wonderful souvenirs for us to remember a beautiful island paradise!
Kristi
Thursday 7th of July 2016
Love the bike ride. Such a nice way to see the island. We did the observation tower too. It is a cool view and great selfie spot!
Kristi
Saturday 16th of February 2013
Thanks for stopping by! My son is fair skinned and he enjoys the shade activities, so I know what you mean!
Marissa @Barefoot Colorado
Saturday 16th of February 2013
This is awesome! What a cool idea for a post– I'll keep these in mind when I take my niece on her first Disney cruise!
Kristi
Saturday 16th of February 2013
Thanks for stopping by! If you happen to take her on the Fantasy, they have a Bippity Boppity Boutique on board!