Soda Mugs

[DisneyBeliever]

Any help would be appreciated...

I can not find a thread that has posted the cost of the soda mugs for the 7 day cruise.

Are they worth it for kids? I am going with extended family in April 2003 and they have young boys, 9 and 7.

I have seen posts regarding juices now being at the water dispenser on Deck 9. Has it been opened yet?

Thanks!

Disney Believer :smooth:

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2001 Wonder (6/17)
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[Michelle]

The mugs are $5 per night of the cruise, thus they are $35 on the 7-night cruise. If the kids drink more than 3 sodas a day then the mugs would be cost effective. :)

[DisneyBeliever]

Michelle,

Thanks for the info.

Disney Believer

:smooth:

[prymsu]

plus the mugs make a nice keepsake of their cruise. We use ours all the time.

[imgoingtodisney]

At first I thought this was a good idea. However, when you consider DS10 will be having soda at both lunch & dinner that would make at least 5 sodas per day. Id rather bring on a 12 pack than have the unlimited mug. At the most just get one for the 3 of us to share and thats if DH insists he needs one.

[disney6]

It was worth the money for us, BUT we shared it, albiet I'm the one that used it 98% of the time, and I drink out of it almost daily still (2 yrs later). So you know, the kids cannot take them to the clubs so if they spend anytime there.......... My DS10 is the only one of my kids that even drink soda and he hardly ever had one he was so busy in the clubs. He also had a smoothie with dinner every night (prefered that to soda as it was a real treat!)

Will probably get one again this time as I have discovered flavored vodka with sprite/7up AND the kids are all old enough to be in the clubs now (didn't drink except a glass of wine at dinner last time because only 2 kids were old enough for the clubs).

[SuAnne]

What kind of flavoured vodka do you mix with the Sprite/7Up?? Sounds like that might be good!! :D

[Bob Noble]

FYI, Booking with AAA gets you free soda mugs for your whole family. For our team of 5 that helps out, regardless of how many times they are used.

[disney6]

SuAnne, the only flavour I've tried is Raspberry (had it in the states, haven't looked at the LCBO so can't say if it's sold here or not). I don't like tonic water so the sprite is perfect for me!

[kramer_clan]

My kids were encouraged to bring their mugs to the club. They refilled them right there. We just sailed August 18th (4 night). My kids took them all the time.

Vicki

Edited: Sorry, this was at Common Grounds not the kids clubs. I think I have had too much coffee this morning:)

Vicki

[ducklite]

We booked through AAA, so we got the mugs. None of us drink much soda, I can go weeks without having one, so we weren't even sure if we were going to buy them anyhow. But for "free" they were great. DS did take his to Common Grounds a lot of the time, and DH filled his sometimes. I used mine for tea from Deck 9 more than soda, LOL! I don't like the environmental waste that paper cups generate, and would rather use teh mug and jsut wash it out daily.

BTW--I've mentioned a couple times that I took a black permenent marker (Sharpie) that came in REALLY handy, and this was one of those times. We put our names and cabin # on the bottom of each much with the Sharpie, and put our first initial on the top of each mug for easy, fast identification as to whose was whose.

Anne

[Disneyfan37]

Where did you pick up the mugs?Are they waiting in the room,or do you have to go somewhere to pick these up?How do you they know you booked with AAA as I did and we get also the mugs?Your information is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Maria

[ducklite]

If you book through AAA you will get a couplon in your docs for a mug for every person in your cabin. They are all over the place, in the main lobby area when you first board there will be table set up selling them. You hand over your coupon, they'll give you the mugs. The mugs DO look different than the DCL ones.

Anne

[Bob Noble]

Have not been yet but I asked the same question today of the DCL special services desk while booking our excursions. They told me that with the documents we wil get a AAA diamond card/voucher which we show on board at guest services and they will provide the mugs for everyone in your stateroom.

Thanks for the tips on the markers

[DisneyBeliever]

Okay,

I am a relative newcomer. I have only been on the Wonder once. So bear with me.

Are you refering to booking with AAA as a TA? Are there any other benefits in booking with AAA? Cheaper prices, better chances for upgrades, etc?

I am coordinating 3 families for an April 2003 cruise and trying to find any short cuts that I can.

Thanks,

DB:cool:

[Bob Noble]

My advice is to check several TA's including the host of these Boards, Disney Dreams and go with who you think will give you the best service/value. I was not aware of these boards nor Disney Dreams when I booked with AAA. Personally I am a do it your self type of person and have always done better IMHO. But... the DCL is another story, Discounts are not like other lines. I could have taken 2 cruises for the price of 1 for my family of 5 on most all other lines. We choose to spend the $$ and go with DCL simply for the "Disney Magic" experience before our kids start going their seperate ways. It is one of those intangible value type of things.

Good luck in your search.

Bob

[Bob Noble]

Has anyone combined the AAA and the Amex Caribean package discounts???

Thanks

[professorandmom]

My experience was that AAA price was exactly the same as Disney Cruise Line. What made the difference for me was NOT the soda mugs but the AAA visa. I earn rebates that I can put toward the cruise that makes the final cost to me less that what I could get from Disney Dreams etc - of course, I still have a little under a year to earn the rebates.
There are so many factors that influence the "actual" cost.

[SweetSpot]

Bob Noble:

Yes, I booked with AAA and several months later, after learning about the AMEX package here, add that package on to my reservation for an additional $60.00.

I didn't do research on prices, I booked AAA because I happened to be in there and saw a brochure and decided it was time for us to go. I never compared prices but I think there's were about the same as anywhere else. I do like the benefit of soda mugs. We are soda drinkers and for a family of 5 we are saving $175.00. It's a discount I will consider again when I book for next year.

[Bob Noble]

Thanks a ton, I'll place the call to my AAA TA and let you know how I make out.:bounce: :bounce:

[mbaxende]

Make sure you shop around first. I checked with @ 7 online TA's
and most of them had the same price as Disney. However 1 of them came back with a price $200 less then the rest. I brought that price to AAA and they matched it. Add in 4 mugs($35 each)
a $50 AAA gift certificate and then when I picked up my tickets the AAA TA gave me 2 BIG Mickey beach towels and 2 autograph books for the kids. Not bad.................

[poopie]

Brought our oun soda on boaed, Didn't want to bother lugging the muds around. We brought our own water too. But I read a great suggestion just bring a few of the water bottles and keep refilling them. DUH, that's better than lugging a couple of cases of water onto the boat.

[my3kids]

Costco will give a large discount on the trip price. I found the best price I could for my 2 cabins, then called Costco and they deducted 10%.

Have not decided about mugs yet. My oldest asked about soda and I told him it was included at restaraunt meals, but not on deck or at the deck buffet. He said he was going to think about buying a soda mug with his own money! I'm thinking if they drink it at meals, that is probably plenty for a day.....but it's vacation......I'll have to keep thinking about this.....

[marty Jay]

my3kids,

I'm in the same spot you are. I think that soda with lunch and dinner should be enough, but seeing how it is a vacation...

What other options do you have in between meals. Does Disney provide juice & water and where would you go to get some?

Thanks for any info

A very excited first time cruiser

Marty Jay