Cruise Day 3:Castaway Cay

Castaway Cay was definitely one of the highlights of the Disney Cruise line experience. Castaway Cay is Disney's private island in the Bahamas. We learned, on one of our excursions, that Disney does not actually own the island but leases it from the Bahamian government. The Bahamas is made up of about 700 islands. You can purchase one if you so desire, but if you plan to bring in tourists, you have to lease the island from their government.

The island was VERY beautiful and was not at all crowded, since the passengers on our ship

were the only guests there. Jason and I went on a nature hike and sea kayaking excursion in the morning and rode a banana boat in the afternoon. It was great fun!

The family beach

The kids on the beach

A sighting of Captain Jack Sparrow

A ship from Pirates of the Caribbean

And the sign that awaited us when getting back onto the ship