Disney Dream - Bahamas & Lookout Cay

Where this cruise calls, day by day

5 ports over 4 Nights.

1. Day 1

   Fort Lauderdale, FL

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   Port Everglades is the easy one. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International sits barely two miles from the berths - the shortest airport-to-ship hop of any major US homeport - and the eight passenger terminals are spread far enough apart that traffic rarely knots the way Miami's does. Check your terminal number before you set off; they are not close together.

   • Las Olas Boulevard for lunch, then the walk down to the beach
   • The Water Taxi loop along the New River and Intracoastal, past the yacht basins
   • Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, a 1920s estate hemmed in by condo towers
   • Hollywood Broadwalk, 20 minutes south, for a flatter and cheaper beach day

   Getting ashore

   Eight passenger terminals (2, 4, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26 and 29) ring the harbour on separate access roads, and FLL is about 2 miles out - often under 15 minutes door to door.

   Best months

   Nov-Apr (Aug-Oct is peak hurricane season)

2. Day 2

   Nassau

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   Nassau's berth is at the foot of Bay Street, so you are downtown five minutes after the gangway - a convenience that also means up to six ships emptying into the same few blocks. The terminal was rebuilt in 2023 and works well. What lies beyond is a mix of colonial government buildings, duty-free jewellers, and hair-braiding and taxi touts who do not take a first no.

   • Atlantis Aquaventure day pass on Paradise Island
   • The Queen's Staircase and Fort Fincastle
   • Junkanoo Beach, about ten minutes on foot
   • Blue Lagoon Island by boat

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at Prince George Wharf and you walk straight into downtown; Cabbage Beach on Paradise Island is a 15-minute taxi or a short water-taxi hop.

   Best months

   Dec-Apr for dry, cooler weather; Aug-Oct is peak hurricane season

3. Day 3

   Castaway Cay

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   Disney's island near Great Abaco was a smuggler's airstrip before Disney leased it, and it is one of the few private beaches with a real pier, so there is no tender queue. Families get Pelican Plunge and Scuttle's Cove; adults get Serenity Bay at the far end of the island. Lunch at Cookie's BBQ and the bicycles are included in the fare; cabanas, floats, snorkel gear and excursions cost extra. Disney ships only.

   • Serenity Bay, the adults-only beach
   • Pelican Plunge, the floating water platform offshore
   • Cookie's BBQ, included with your fare
   • The Castaway Cay 5K along the old airstrip

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at a pier and you walk off; trams run to the family beach and on to Serenity Bay, about ten minutes away.

   Best months

   Dec-Apr for calm weather; Aug-Oct calls are sometimes redirected around storms

4. Day 4

   Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point

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   Disney's second Bahamian destination opened in June 2024 at Bannerman Town, on the southern tip of Eleuthera. Ships tie up at an open-trestle pier and a half-mile elevated walkway, served by a tram, runs to shore - a design chosen to leave the point itself largely intact. The layout is Mabrika Cove for families, Serenity Bay for adults, and the Goombay Cultural Center between them. Disney ships only.

   • Mabrika Cove, the family beach
   • Serenity Bay, the adults-only stretch
   • True-True BBQ, the included lunch
   • Bahamian artists' work and Junkanoo-inspired installations at the Goombay Cultural Center

   Getting ashore

   Ships dock at Turbot Berth; a half-mile trestle walkway and a tram connect the pier to the beaches, about ten minutes.

   Best months

   Dec-Apr for the driest, calmest conditions; Aug-Oct is hurricane season

5. Day 5

   Fort Lauderdale, FL

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   Port Everglades is the easy one. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International sits barely two miles from the berths - the shortest airport-to-ship hop of any major US homeport - and the eight passenger terminals are spread far enough apart that traffic rarely knots the way Miami's does. Check your terminal number before you set off; they are not close together.

   • Las Olas Boulevard for lunch, then the walk down to the beach
   • The Water Taxi loop along the New River and Intracoastal, past the yacht basins
   • Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, a 1920s estate hemmed in by condo towers
   • Hollywood Broadwalk, 20 minutes south, for a flatter and cheaper beach day

   Getting ashore

   Eight passenger terminals (2, 4, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26 and 29) ring the harbour on separate access roads, and FLL is about 2 miles out - often under 15 minutes door to door.

   Best months

   Nov-Apr (Aug-Oct is peak hurricane season)