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In 1997, The Walt Disney Company purchased a 99-year land lease (through 2096) for the cay from the Bahamian government, giving the company substantial control over the island. Castaway Cay was the first private island in the cruise industry where the ship docks on the island, eliminating the need for guests to be tendered to land.
Castaway Cay, a private island in the Bahamas, is exclusively operated by Disney Cruise Line and is designed as an exclusive port of call for Disney's ships. [6] A second private destination, Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point , a 700-acre property on the southern end of Eleuthera , Bahamas opened on June 6, 2024.
After Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line purchased another Bahamian destination in early March 2019, the Lighthouse Point property on the island of Eleuthera, from the Bahamas Government. [2] The cruise line was looking for another Bahamas location since the announcement of the third ship expansion in 2016. [ 3 ]
Many fans of Disney Cruise Line’s private island get particularly excited when itineraries include a Castaway Cay "double dip," i.e., two stops at Castaway Cay. But in 2024, the Disney Fantasy ...
All ashore! Located in the Bahamas is Disney Cruise Line's new island destination, Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, a tropical paradise with, of course, a sprinkle of Disney magic. I was among the ...
Disney Cruise Line Castaway Cay feels so perfect, you wonder if a sprinkling of magic pixie dust was involved in its creation. On a recent behind-the-scenes visit, AOL Travel discovered the ...
Southernmost are Tilloo Cay and Lubbers Quarters. Also off Abaco's western shore is Gorda Cay, a Disney-owned island and cruise ship stop renamed Castaway Cay. Also in the vicinity is Moore's Island. On the Big Island of Abaco is Marsh Harbour, the Abacos' commercial hub and The Bahamas' third-largest city, plus the resort area of Treasure Cay ...
The order, signed by Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, takes effect Sept. 3 and is valid through Nov. 1.