Help Please!!!! cruising from Port C.

[tina4_98]

Hi there, I leave in 3 weeks and I have two major questions:

1- For the Online Check in on the DCL website, once complete what do i print? Is it just the Signature page at the end which promots for PRINT THIS FORM?

2- We have DCL Ground transport to the terminal from Orlando Airport.... what time does the FIRST bus leave from the airport to go to the port??

Thank you so much in Advance!
~Christina

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Hi there, I leave in 3 weeks and I have two major questions:

1- For the Online Check in on the DCL website, once complete what do i print? Is it just the Signature page at the end which promots for PRINT THIS FORM?

2- We have DCL Ground transport to the terminal from Orlando Airport.... what time does the FIRST bus leave from the airport to go to the port??

Thank you so much in Advance!
~Christina

1. Yes, all you need is the signature page.

2. AFAIK, the DCL transfer desk opens at 8:15, with the first bus departing about 9:30. Be aware, regardless of when you arrive, your PAT is tied to your actual boarding number you receive when you checkin at the port. If you have a later PAT, and take the first bus to the port, you may arrive there about 10:30-11:00, but you will be watching those who have an earlier PAT(and thus a lower boarding number) boarding before you do.

 

[tina4_98]

Thank you so very much!

As for PAT: DCL won't allow me to pick because they said we can catch the first bus or later buses depending on how we feel. Even on the online check in it says we can't due to ground transfers.

1. Yes, all you need is the signature page.

2. AFAIK, the DCL transfer desk opens at 8:15, with the first bus departing about 9:30. Be aware, regardless of when you arrive, your PAT is tied to your actual boarding number you receive when you checkin at the port. If you have a later PAT, and take the first bus to the port, you may arrive there about 10:30-11:00, but you will be watching those who have an earlier PAT(and thus a lower boarding number) boarding before you do.

 

[jdb in AZ]

As for PAT: DCL won't allow me to pick because they said we can catch the first bus or later buses depending on how we feel. Even on the online check in it says we can't due to ground transfers.

that's a new one on me, but we usually do our online check-in and get a port arrival time before we get around to purchasing DCL transfers.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Thank you so very much!

As for PAT: DCL won't allow me to pick because they said we can catch the first bus or later buses depending on how we feel. Even on the online check in it says we can't due to ground transfers.

Are you doing Concierge?

Concierge can board whenever they like (no boarding numbers).

 

[tina4_98]

no i'm not. i found it to be weird too but i called Disney to find out the day we were allowed to do the online check in and the lady said it's normal because i can board when we get to the terminal because i booked everything thru them.
It was the case when we cruised 6 years ago we didn't book a port arrival time caught the morning bus, got to the port and boarded within 15 minutes. We were shocked as it was our first time so we thought forsure we'd board almost last.

I guess we'll see but we will still try and get on the first bus either way sitting in the terminal will be fun and make us more excited!

Thank you again!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

no i'm not. i found it to be weird too but i called Disney to find out the day we were allowed to do the online check in and the lady said it's normal because i can board when we get to the terminal because i booked everything thru them.
It was the case when we cruised 6 years ago we didn't book a port arrival time caught the morning bus, got to the port and boarded within 15 minutes. We were shocked as it was our first time so we thought forsure we'd board almost last.

I guess we'll see but we will still try and get on the first bus either way sitting in the terminal will be fun and make us more excited!

Thank you again!

That doesn't sound right. We've always booked directly with DCL, and still had to select a PAT. The PAT system has only been in effect for a couple of years, so you wouldn't have had that option 6 years ago.

Are you doing a wedding or something?

 

[tina4_98]

nope no wedding but we do have our reservation linked with my mother in law but she also doesn't have a PAT to choose. her's says same thing as mine and always has. and i keep trying to see if it will pop up with a time option but never does.

Now im frustrated and not happy because i am given info from DCL that no one has ever heard of.

 

[tina4_98]

here is what it says under Port Arrival time thru online check in:

|"As you are Pre stay guest, you do not need to pick the arrival time as Disney staff will escort you to the Cruise. "