Disney's Castaway Cay is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located near Great Abaco Island and was formerly known as Gorda Cay.
Disney Wish docked at the pier at Castaway Cay, August 2022
Disney Fantasy docked at Castaway Cay.
A ship's tender, usually referred to as a tender, is a boat or ship used to service or support other boats or ships. This is generally done by transporting people or supplies to and from shore or anot
Castaway Cay
…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. The island is still largely undeveloped as only 55 of the 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) are being used. Castaway Cay has approximately 140 Disney…
Donau, an Elbe-class tender of the German Navy
Pilot Station for the Tender or Lifeboat Carried on a Cruise Ship
Lifeboat tender of MS Oosterdam; note the "face mask" over the front windows, and the rolled-up tarpaulin sheet that can be brought down over the entry port to make the boat weather resistant.
Caribbean Princess tenders docked at Bar Harbor, Maine, 31 August 2010