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Lighthouse Point's paid add-ons, from the priciest gap to the cheapest rental
Ordered by how each holds up against the one question every paid Lighthouse Point add-on has to answer: what does this buy that the included beach and buffet don't?
If Lighthouse Point is one stop on a longer week, our Caribbean cruises guide helps you decide which port earns the paid day.
This is the island's real splurge, and the price is genuinely hard to find before you book.
Disney's own page confirms cabanas exist at Serenity Bay for “an additional charge” and nothing more specific. Secondary reporting names a second location at Mabrika Cove, on the family side, with a Grand version there too.
The only dollar figures we found come from trackers close to the island's 2024 opening. Roughly $523 for a standard Serenity Bay cabana up to 4 guests, $963 for a Grand Serenity or standard family cabana, and $1,375 for a Grand Family cabana up to 10 guests — each with a per-extra-guest charge around $56.
A May 2026 guest account of a Mabrika Cove family cabana puts the price at “over $1,000” — no specific number given. That's consistent with those 2024 figures still being roughly right. It isn't confirmation of a current rate.
What's actually included, per that same account: padded loungers, a couch, an outdoor shower, a stocked fridge, sand toys — more than a lounge chair. A tablet lets you call for drinks, snacks, or a ride back to the ship.
- Time commitment
- A day rental, held for however long you want the space.
- Getting there
- Tram or a reserved golf cart from the pier to whichever beach your cabana sits on.
- Suits
- Groups splitting the cost, and anyone who wants a shaded, private base for the whole day.
- Worth the charge
- If shade and privacy are genuinely the goal — the free beach chairs already cover a plain spot on the sand.
Why it's worth considering
It's the closest thing here to a private base — an attendant, a fridge and a call button, not just a lounge chair. Mabrika Cove is reportedly the only beach with a view back to your own ship, if that matters to your group.
The catch
No posted price means you're pricing this cold, either in Cruise Planner or by phone.
The figures in this guide are two years old at publish time. That's a real gap — we aren't smoothing it over.
Verify before you book
- Current per-day pricing directly through Cruise Planner or Guest Services — not published anywhere we could confirm
- Which specific beach and location your cabana faces, before you commit
- How far in advance Disney recommends booking, since cabanas at comparable Disney islands sell out early
The one product on this list that actually takes you off the peninsula.
Disney's own current listing runs 3 to 4 hours at $154 for ages 10 and up, $124 for ages 3 to 9, free under 3. Trade-press coverage of the tour's launch describes it traveling “off the beaten path” through Rock Sound, a real South Eleuthera settlement well beyond Disney's own property line.
A cheaper relative exists too. The South Eleuthera Eco and Historical Tour covers similar ground at a lower price point. We couldn't reload its current listing to confirm today's figure against its original $119/$79 launch price.
This is the honest answer if “Bahamian culture” is why you picked this island over Castaway Cay. Everything else on this list stays inside the gates.
- Time commitment
- 3 to 4 hours, per Disney's own current listing.
- Getting there
- Bus or van transfer off Lighthouse Point into South Eleuthera, including Rock Sound.
- Suits
- Travelers who want the actual island, not just the resort peninsula, and who don't mind giving up most of a beach day for it.
- Worth the charge
- If leaving the property is genuinely the point. If you just want the beach, this eats the whole day for no water time.
Why it's worth considering
It's the only item on this list that shows you Eleuthera itself. Everything else stays inside Disney's own gates.
All ages are welcome, with a free rate for the youngest kids. It's a genuine family option, priced for one.
The catch
3 to 4 hours off-property is a real chunk of a single port day. You'll trade beach and pool time for it — worth confirming that's actually the swap your group wants.
Verify before you book
- Current pricing directly through Cruise Planner — not this guide's launch-year figure
- Whether the cheaper Historical version fits your interests better than the Cultural version
- Bus capacity and mobility requirements for a multi-hour off-property tour
The straightforward version of a Lighthouse Point snorkel day.
Disney's own current listing runs 2 hours. Price: $114 for ages 10 and up, $84 for ages 5 to 9 — rated athletic and active, open to ages 5 and up.
Two related boat products exist alongside it: Snorkel by Boat and Bahama Bank Escape, a catamaran sail to open water. Both were named at $109 for ages 10 and up at the island's 2024 launch; we couldn't reload either listing to confirm today's exact price.
A fourth product existed at launch: Certified Scuba Trip to Boiling Hole Reef, $209, dive certification required. It didn't turn up in a 2026-dated secondary roundup we checked, and Disney's own page for it wouldn't load. We're not calling it discontinued — just unconfirmed either way.
- Time commitment
- 2 hours, per Disney's own current listing.
- Getting there
- Boat departure from the island — out to open-water reef sites.
- Suits
- Confident swimmers ages 5 and up who want a guaranteed guided stop, rather than a self-guided wade-in.
- Worth the charge
- If a boat-based reef, past the shallows off the beach, is actually what you want.
Why it's worth considering
A confirmed 2-hour duration is rare on this list — most add-ons here are sold with no published time window at all. It's rated for ages 5 and up, wider than most of this island's water excursions.
The catch
If you specifically want the certified-scuba version, confirm it's still bookable before you plan around it. Open-water conditions vary by day — ask about visibility before committing a whole morning to it.
Verify before you book
- Whether Certified Scuba Trip is still offered on your sailing, if that's specifically what you want
- Current pricing for Snorkel by Boat and Bahama Bank Escape against this one
- Swim ability and comfort in open water — there's no sheltered lagoon here
The peninsula's own adrenaline option, without a multi-hour off-property commitment.
Disney's own launch listing names a 2-person buggy at $239 and a 4-person buggy at $399, both restricted to ages 12 and up. The description promises “scenic routes and off-road trails” with beach time worked in.
No duration is published for this one, on Disney's own listing or anywhere else we checked. Budget flexibly rather than plan tightly around it.
A cheaper relative exists too: Ebike, Sand, Snorkel and History Tour. At $139 for ages 14 to 75, it swaps the buggy for an electric bike and adds a snorkel stop.
- Time commitment
- No official duration published. Budget most of a morning or afternoon for it.
- Getting there
- Buggies depart from a staging area on the peninsula; no transfer off Disney's own land.
- Suits
- Teens and adults who want a real adrenaline moment without leaving for a full-day tour.
- Worth the charge
- If off-road driving itself is the appeal. If you just want to see more of the peninsula, the bike rentals do that for far less.
Why it's worth considering
It's a genuine adrenaline option that never leaves the property, which keeps the day shorter than the Eleuthera tour. The 4-person buggy splits down to $100 a head, reasonable for what it is.
The catch
12-and-up rules out younger kids entirely. With no published duration, you're booking around an unknown block of your day.
Verify before you book
- Current pricing and availability through Cruise Planner
- An actual duration directly with Guest Services — none is published
- Whether the ebike version suits your group better if anyone is under 12
Off-road · adults only
Adventure by ATV
A newer, higher-intensity alternative to the buggy tour, and one we could only partly confirm.
A 2026-dated secondary tracker lists Adventure by ATV at roughly $289 per 2-person vehicle, restricted to guests 18 and up. It didn't appear in the island's original January 2024 port-adventure list — a later addition to the roster, it looks like, rather than an error in either source.
Disney's own page for this product returned a load error on every attempt. So we're printing a secondary figure here, rather than Disney's own current one. Treat it as a rough guide only.
- Time commitment
- Not confirmed in what we could load.
- Getting there
- Departs from a staging area on the peninsula, per the tracker's own listing.
- Suits
- Adults specifically wanting a higher-intensity off-road option than the buggy tour.
- Worth the charge
- If ATV riding itself, not just off-road time generally, is what you're after.
Why it's worth considering
It's a genuinely different vehicle experience from the buggy tour, for groups who've done that one before. 18-and-up keeps it a genuine adults' activity.
The catch
We couldn't confirm this one against Disney's own current listing directly. Ask the exact price and duration at the shore excursions desk before assuming the tracker's figure holds.
Verify before you book
- That this is actually bookable on your specific sailing — we couldn't load Disney's own page for it
- Current price directly through Cruise Planner or Guest Services
- Age-verification requirements at check-in, since 18-plus is enforced
Fishing · kayak or boat
Fishing by Kayak Adventure
A quieter, more active alternative to the snorkel and buggy crowd.
Disney's own current listing runs 2.5 to 3 hours at $199 for ages 10 and up, $189 for ages 8 and 9. It puts you in a pedal kayak for bottom fishing off the Eleuthera coast, rated active and moderate.
A boat-based alternative, Sea Escape Eleuthera Fishing Tradition, runs a reported $254 for ages 10 and up in the same 2.5-to-3-hour window, for anyone who'd rather skip the pedaling.
- Time commitment
- 2.5 to 3 hours, per Disney's own current listing.
- Getting there
- Kayak or boat launch from the island — out along the Eleuthera coastline.
- Suits
- Anglers ages 8 and up, and anyone who wants time on the water without a snorkel mask.
- Worth the charge
- If fishing itself is the draw for your group. Just wanting water time doesn't need a $199 booking.
Why it's worth considering
It's one of the few confirmed durations on this whole list, so it plans cleanly against your all-aboard time. The boat-based version is a real option if pedaling a kayak for hours doesn't appeal.
The catch
8 and up rules out younger children entirely. Bottom fishing off a small kayak is real physical effort — not a relaxing float.
Verify before you book
- Current pricing for both the kayak and boat versions through Cruise Planner
- Whether catch is kept or released — and any species restrictions
- Physical-effort level against your group, especially for the pedal-kayak version
The cheapest way to do something here beyond lying on the free beach.
Disney's own original listing names a straight Bicycle Rental at $15, open to ages 3 and up, with rental points reported at Mabrika Cove and Rocky Point. One on-the-ground trip report describes that same $15 figure as an hourly rate, not a flat session price. We couldn't settle which reading is current. Confirm at the rental stand before you assume either.
Combination products exist too. Bike and Kayak runs $99 for ages 10 to 80. Nature Walk and Kayak, and Nature Walk and Paddleboard, each run around $84.
Snorkel gear rents separately from any guided excursion, named at $38 for ages 10 and up at launch. It's for anyone who just wants to swim off the beach on their own schedule.
- Time commitment
- Flexible. Rented by the session or the hour, never sold as a timed excursion.
- Getting there
- Rental points at Mabrika Cove and Rocky Point — reachable by the tram or a short walk.
- Suits
- Budget-minded travelers, and anyone who'd rather explore on their own timeline than book a guided slot.
- Worth the charge
- Almost always, relative to everything else on this list — it's the cheapest way to add an activity to a beach day.
Why it's worth considering
Nothing else on this list costs less per person. A bike is also the most practical way to see more of a 919-acre peninsula than the tram route covers.
The catch
Whether $15 buys an hour or the whole day isn't settled in what we found — ask before you commit. Gear availability isn't guaranteed on a busy call; popular items can run out.
Verify before you book
- Whether the $15 bike rate is hourly or flat — ask at the rental stand itself
- Current prices for the combination packages, since these were named at launch
- Availability once you're ashore, since gear isn't pre-reserved the way a guided tour is
The option for a group that wants Eleuthera on its own terms, off the shared bus schedule.
Disney's own launch listing prices a private SUV at $799 per vehicle and a private van at $1,499, both open to all ages. The pitch, in Disney's own words, is a vehicle and guide for guests who'd “like to tour privately and design their own itinerary.”
That's a real, if pricey, alternative to the shared South Eleuthera bus tours. It suits a large family or a group with specific stops in mind — not a couple on a budget.
- Time commitment
- Not published as a fixed duration — built around your own itinerary.
- Getting there
- A private vehicle and driver-guide — departing directly from Lighthouse Point.
- Suits
- Larger groups or families with specific stops in mind, who don't mind the price tag.
- Worth the charge
- If genuinely private, flexible touring matters more than the cost. Split across a full van, it's closer to reasonable per person.
Why it's worth considering
It's the only add-on here you can actually shape yourself, stop by stop.
It's priced per vehicle, not per person. Split across a full van, the cost gets reasonable fast.
The catch
At $799 to $1,499, it's the most expensive single line item on this list by a wide margin. For a couple or a small family, the shared South Eleuthera tour covers similar ground for far less.
Verify before you book
- Current pricing directly through Cruise Planner or Guest Services
- How far in advance a private vehicle needs booking — not published for this destination
- Whether your group is genuinely large enough to make the per-vehicle price worth it over the shared tour
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Worth paying for vs. what the free beach and buffet already cover
There's no independent economy to weigh here, because there's no one else on the peninsula to book with.
Every dollar you spend here goes to one company
Lighthouse Point has no town, no residents and no local operators. Disney Cruise Line owns and runs the peninsula outright. Every paid experience on it — the cabanas, the buggy tour, the private vehicle — is Disney's own product, at Disney's own price.
That makes the usual ship-versus-independent question meaningless here. The real question is which of those products earns its price over what's already free.
What's actually free, before you spend anything
Family Beach access, loungers, umbrellas and towels are included, per Disney's own site, along with food at True-True BBQ and True-True Too BBQ. Rush Out Gush Out's two water slides and Sebastian's Cove's shaded splash area are both free, and so is the self-guided nature trail out to the historic lighthouse ruins.
That's a genuine baseline, not a stripped-down one. A lot of travelers could spend a full Lighthouse Point day without paying for anything beyond a drink at the bar.
The correction worth making before you book
This island isn't a smaller CocoCay. It has one small water-play area, not a multi-slide waterpark. Its actual centerpiece is the Goombay Cultural Center and the South Eleuthera tours — a design-led, culture-first pitch, not a thrill park. Book accordingly, or you'll miss a waterpark that was never the point.
Where the real gaps sit
Cabana rates aren't posted anywhere open on Disney's own site — the only figures we found are two years old. Adventure by ATV's current price comes from a secondary tracker, not Disney's own page, which wouldn't load for us on repeated attempts. None of that is this guide smoothing anything over — it's Disney's own Cruise Planner pricing sitting behind a sail-date login, same as it does at CocoCay.
How each option compares in Lighthouse Point
| Paid add-on | Worth booking when… | Skip it — the included day covers you when… |
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| Cabana at Mabrika Cove or Serenity Bay | Shade, privacy and an attendant genuinely matter to your group | You're fine with a free lounge chair on the sand — most of the beach already has one |
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| South Eleuthera Eco and Cultural Tour | Seeing real Eleuthera, not just Disney's peninsula, is the actual goal | You'd rather keep the whole day on the beach and in the water |
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| Tropical Reef Safari Snorkel | You want a guaranteed 2-hour boat trip to open-water reef | The free snorkel gear and the shallows off the beach are enough for you |
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| Buggy or ATV tour | Real off-road adrenaline is the point — everyone in your group meets the age minimum | Bike rentals already scratch the itch for less |
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| Fishing by Kayak or boat | Fishing specifically, not just water time, is what your group wants | You'd rather spend that time snorkeling or on the free beach |
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| Bike, kayak or paddleboard rental | You want to move beyond the tram route for very little money | You're happy staying put at Family Beach or Serenity Bay |
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| Private Historical and Cultural Tour | Your group is large enough to split $799 to $1,499 — and wants a custom itinerary | A couple or small family — the shared Eleuthera bus tour covers similar ground for far less |
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Short answer
Start free: Family Beach or Serenity Bay, Rush Out Gush Out, and True-True BBQ cover a genuinely full day for a lot of travelers. Spend only where the included day can't compete — a real off-property look at Eleuthera, a confirmed guided snorkel, or shade you don't have to claim yourself. Everything else here is a nice-to-have, not a need-to-book.
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Lighthouse Point logistics: the pier, the currency question, and timing
Where you actually dock
Ships dock directly alongside a pier at Lighthouse Point — no tender. Disney's own materials describe it as roughly half a mile long. It's built as an open-trestle structure, specifically to avoid dredging the surrounding reef — not to shortcut the walk for guests.
One passenger's smartwatch measured the walk from gangway to tram stop at 0.55 miles, about 10 to 15 minutes, across an exposed, largely unshaded walkway. A connecting tram then carries you the rest of the way to the beach areas, adding roughly another 10 minutes — up to 30 minutes total, each direction, by that same account.
Golf-cart shuttles exist for anyone who needs them. Availability is limited, though. Request one with Guest Services before you go ashore — it isn't arranged on the spot.
Currency: essentially none to think about
Every account we checked describes the Key to the World card covering purchases across the island, food, drinks and rentals included. We found no cash-only exception here, unlike some other private islands' craft markets.
All-aboard, without one fixed published rule
Reported return times vary by the specific sailing. One preview cruise's account cites a 5:45pm all-aboard. An inaugural sailing's account cites an 8:40am departure the next morning, after an overnight stay. We found no single, official all-aboard buffer published by Disney for this destination.
Your own Navigator app and Cruise Compass are the real authority for your specific sailing — not a number in this guide.
Weather can still cancel the call
On February 1, 2026, Disney Dream skipped a scheduled Lighthouse Point and Nassau call entirely. It spent the day at sea instead, citing forecast winds of 20 to 30 mph across the Bahamas. That's one documented instance, not a confirmed pattern. It still shows a dock port here isn't immune to a skipped call.
The environmental story behind the pier
Disney purchased the 919-acre site in 2019. It caps development at 20% of it, with about 16% built out as of the 2024 opening, per its own environmental filings. Roughly 90% of the island's electricity is reported to come from solar power. The trade-off for that restraint: the long, sun-exposed pier walk guests actually experience.
