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On March 31st, 2014 Universal's Cabana celebrity cruise lines job opportunities Bay Beach Resort opened its main public spaces and the North Courtyard guest buildings. Come join me and lets take an inside look! You should know, however, that this was not the official celebrity cruise lines job opportunities grand opening. We still have additional family suites, standard guest rooms, The Lazy River Courtyard, a second 8,000-square-foot zero entry pool, AND  Hideaway celebrity cruise lines job opportunities Bar and Grill, to look forward to. These are expected to be available June 16th, 2014. Still, there is still a lot to see - so let's get started.
A bit further back, there are wonderful smells coming from the Bayliner Diner! This food court has something for everyone to enjoy including a salad bar, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, and grab-and-go items.
This is the larger of the two. The water slide winds through a dive tower... celebrity cruise lines job opportunities but no diving off of it please... it's just for show! Sliding however is  encouraged. The slide ends with a splash into this 10,000 celebrity cruise lines job opportunities square foot zero-entry pool.
I hope you enjoyed this inside look at Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort! Thanks for coming along with me today. I think this resort is really "swell" and it's exciting to know it's just the beginning! What do you think of the resort? Share your comments with us - and have a "groovy" day!
I really have to tip my cap to Universal with the theming celebrity cruise lines job opportunities of Cabana Bay. Even though I'm not that high on the actual theme itself, the execution is thorough, celebrity cruise lines job opportunities coherent and meticulously detailed. There's a minimalist, stripped down design aesthetic that was a part of this era and they really captured it nicely, without it ever feeling like they cheaped out on anything. It really celebrity cruise lines job opportunities is an incredibly highly celebrity cruise lines job opportunities themed resort for what is supposed to be considered value lodging. This is more of what I would have envisioned celebrity cruise lines job opportunities for Disney's Pop Century resort as opposed to what they actually ended up with. Well done Universal.
I love this style, celebrity cruise lines job opportunities the one shot of the pool looks like the scene from the first James Bond movie, Dr. No. Universal outdid themselves on the theming of this place and the prices seem very reasonable to be so close to the parks.
Great article and pictures, thanks. I was originally going to stay here for an upcoming Universal trip, but after crunching the numbers (Express Passes) and comparing the conveniences (boat transport and proximity) I went with the Royal Pacific. I'll have to head over there and get some pics myself during my trip.
The bridge celebrity cruise lines job opportunities is just about to start construction...This moderate on site resort that's priced similar to a Disney value resort is getting rave reviews everywhere. I booked it for 5 nights in September, then I'm booked into Royal Pacific for 8 nights to get the Express Pass. I thought I wanted to try something different and my GF, who is used to our stays at Portofino, is actually excited to stay here. We are looking forward to the lazy river, pools and the beautiful celebrity cruise lines job opportunities ambiance of Cabana Bay. It looks like a real home run for Universal, especially for large families that need a suite.
This is very much a copy of Disney's Pop Century Resort that got stuck in the late 50's early 60's. I'm not a huge fan of the style, and to me, personally, it looks like a Vegas hotel that should have seen the wrecking ball 20 years ago. The suites are an obvious aim at Disney's Art of Animation Resort and other suite-geared resorts in Orlando. With just a minimal advantage (early entry with no Universal celebrity cruise lines job opportunities Express) for staying in the Cabana Bay over nearby name-brand celebrity cruise lines job opportunities hotels that are also within 15-minutes walking distance of the park gates, I don't really see the appeal of the place. Not only that, a common complaint I'm seeing about this resort is, like the other Universal Resorts, celebrity cruise lines job opportunities guests are required to pay for parking. All of the nearby name-brand hotels have free parking and are similarly close to the park gates or have frequent shuttles that take guests celebrity cruise lines job opportunities to the main entrance to CityWalk.
Who knew that a bowling celebrity cruise lines job opportunities alley with a few props hung on the wall from the sets of Match Game and Patty Duke would have such a huge appeal. It's a bowling alley folks, and not a particularly big one from what I can tell.
If I were going to Orlando for Universal, I'd think hard about not renting a car and simply hiring a shuttle to my UOR hotel from the airport. Russell's right; that UOR hotel nightly parking charge is rough. But you can walk everywhere at the UOR, so why rent the car, if that's your vacation destination?
And if you're going elsewhere in Florida on your trip, think about renting the car from a neighborhood celebrity cruise lines job opportunities place AFTER the UOR part of your trip, so you can avoid paying to park your car on days when, frankly, you don't need it.
Cabana Bay has that retro look that reminds me of Disneyland Hotel after its recent makeover. I have mixed feelings about the hotel's design that looks like my nightmare celebrity cruise lines job opportunities childhood. I hated the station wagon. In those days, air conditioning was optional in most cars. Thus, my family often bought the car without air conditioning, saving $2000. The passengers have heat spells from sitting in the back and we smell the exhaust pipe from having the open rear window for ventilation. How we survived?
A trip from LA to Disneyland seemed like a cross country drive. The roadside tourist traps with atomic styled coffee shops are just terrible, but they are affordable and the only restaurant available. celebrity cruise lines job opportunities Take it or leave it. A burger at Bob's Big Boy is gourmet compared with McDonald's.
celebrity cruise lines job opportunities Just looking at the photos gave me a headache. Cabana Bay is retro, but true to the look and feel without being completely tacky. I'm sure there are plenty of people who will feel nostalgic when they see CB for the first time.
Next time I go to Universal, I'll probably look hard at staying there, though if I can afford it, I'll just stay at Royal Pacific because I love the boat access, the beautiful walking path, and the Express celebrity cruise lines job opportunities Pass. But if I can't swing the cost of Royal Pacific, I'll be more than happy to stay at CBBR as it truly looks like what Disney was too cheap to achieve with Pop Century.
Comparing it to Pop Century is ridiculous. I stopped there once while at WDW just to see what it looked like. Pop Century looked like a cheap Motel 6 with ugly plastic monstrosities all over the place. Not even close.
Robert, you seem to forget that a lot of people don't fly to Orlando for vacation. Many Northeasterners still make the drive down I-95 or take the Auto-Train. A lot of people from as far away as St. Louis, Chicago, and Dallas make the trek---it's practically a right of passage for many families. When you drive, you've got to put our car somewhere, and I never really understood why Universal felt that they needed to charge celebrity cruise lines job opportunities guests that are already celebrity cruise lines job opportunities paying premium hotel rates for parking. It's nice that you can walk around without having to move your car, but it's not like you're taking up spaces for off-site guests in the garages.
While I do think that Universal did a nice job with the themeing, I just don't find it terribly appealing. I have stayed at Pop Century, and it's tacky and gaudy, but that's part of that resort's theme. This new resort seems to take a nod from Pop Century and focuses it to create that unifying late 50's/early 60's theme, which looks straight out of the old Flamingo or Sands Resorts that met their fates over a decade ago. Considering that long walk to the parks and limited perks, I simply don't see the advantage of this resort over major-brand hotels nearby to UOR. If they had Universal Express, at the $100-$150/night rates, then they'd have me, but with just the early admission, I'd probably just book at the nearby places we've stayed at in the past across Kirkman or on I-Drive.
We make the same cost benefit analysis when determining whether to stay on Disney property as well, and without a significant rate discount or a free dining promotion, we wouldn't stay at Disney resorts either.
Parking celebrity cruise lines job opportunities fee is probably the only negative, but even with that it's cheaper than the value resorts. And if you do intend to stay there for a few days, you don't need the car. It's just part of cost/benefit. It won't be for everyone.