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  1. cwdefouw

    Side by side comparison 2020 Point Charts vs 2019

    I have just finished doing the math for BWV, BCV, BLT, and AKV. Going with the rule that all 2 bedroom units are considered dedicated units for the purposes of calculating point charts, then the point reallocation for these 4 resorts were done within the POS rules and my calculations have the...
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    Anyone purchase a Sunpass for a rental car?

    Has anyone got any recent information on the use of EZPass on CFXway toll roads. I know it is supposed to be coming early spring 2018, which is now. Searching the interwebs and have not been able to find any information confirming if it works yet and/or what CFXway toll roads it have may have...
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    What time does port of Miami open?

    On our last cruise in mid October 2015, they opened the doors around 10:45. We were there around 10:25 and were near the front of the line. We were through security and checked in by just after 11:00. I believe they started boarding around 11:45.
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    Hotels near Miami port recommendation

    We like the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay. They are right on the water and many rooms have an incredible view of the port. There are shops and restaurants (there is a really good little Italian place) within the hotel as they share a mall area with the Double Tree next door. It is not within close...
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    MCO Hyatt - Register for luggage pickup?

    We have used this service many times. I do recommend that when you leave the hotel to go down to check in for the bus, if your bags have not yet been collected from your room, that you confirm with the front desk that you are on the list for collection. We had one experience where we had two...
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    Secret deck on Magic?

    I agree, this was on of the hidden gems that we used to love, especially since we always got an aft stateroom. Alas, it is no more on the Magic, and will undoubtedly be removed from the Wonder as well, when she gets the same re-imagining.
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    Alaska Cruise Cost

    Negative. Prices for 2017 will almost certainly be higher. Alaska cruises are some of the most popular that Disney offers. On a per person per day cost, they are some of the most expensive cruises that Disney offers. We did one in 2011, the first year. It was nice, however not worth the prices...
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    Cabana Advice

    Just FYI for all who are getting optimistic by all who are posting success in January/February for Gold/Silver members on the Fantasy. Likely the only reason they are seeing availability is because they are sailing in the slowest off season of the year. Other higher season times of the year, on...
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    San Juan Hotel HELP!

    We used a cab, there are very few, if any, hotels with free airport shuttles, (of all the ones we considered we did not find any with a free airport shuttle). We pre-booked a transfer from the hotel to the port, although it turned out to be unnecessary as there were always cabs waiting out in...
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    San Juan Hotel HELP!

    We stayed at the Embassy Suites in 10/14. It is less than 5 minutes from the Airport and it was pretty nice, it was even a just short walk to the beach.
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    Cruising without Luggage

    Just the potential for a delayed/lost bag is why we always fly in the day before a cruise.
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    Tried the Magic, just got off the Fantasy - a comparison

    We have also done both the classics and newer ships. Our preference is for the classics, although we do like the newer ships, just during the off season when they are not jammed to capacity. We have found that comparing category to category the cabins are a little smaller on the newer ships. Our...
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    Sick kid upon boarding and no trip insurance..will disney give you park/hotel passes?

    DVC does provide information on how to purchase insurance for a cruise booked with points. It would provide some value back but generally not a "fair-market" value. Essentially it reimburses the value of the annual dues for the number of points used, so currently around $5-$6 dollars per point...
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    Will all the new lands and rides bump up DVC price?

    DVC does not need external factors such as new rides and attractions for any motivation to raise prices. They will always raise prices simply because they can, until they simply can't raise them any higher due to a long term reduction in demand. We bought in 16 years ago and added on pretty...
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    Platinum Palo brunch?

    We were not sailing concierge on the 10/18 Magic, although we did Palo Dinner first that time and used the benefit then. Our Brunch server specifically asked us if we had used the Platinum benefit for Dinner so he could it apply it if we had not. We also did the last Southern Caribbean, and then...
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    Best Cabana on Castaway Cay?

    Just a clarification, I don't believe you can get there on a golf cart straight from the boat. I am pretty sure you will have to take the normal tram from the dock to the second stop. That is where you would check-in for the cabanas and they can take you on a golf cart the remaining distance to...
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    My Port Adventures booking window opened this AM and....GEEZ!

    Well the excursion you want may not be available this time, but if you go again there may be a better chance of availability, since Disney is doing everything they can to run off the loyal Platinum and Gold cruisers with their ridiculous pricing and all of the reduction in value they have been...
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    Alaska discounts

    Don't expect to find much in the way of discounts for Alaska. These are the most popular cruises, and some of the most expensive (per day cost) cruises that Disney offers. We decided to book our next Alaska cruise on Celebrity instead. Disney was nearly $8000 for two people in a midship...
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    Anyone been on an Alaskan cruise that couldn't enter Tracy Arm?

    We went up the Endicott arm in early August 2011 due to fog. There are many more turns and the channel is narrower on the Tracy arm, so Endicott was a better choice that day. I thought the glacier viewing was better than what had been reported in the Tracy Arm as well. We were able to hover...
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    No T.I.W. at G.F. Tea AND they raised the prices

    We go every year. This time we went in early September and thought they had brought it back to more of what it used to be in terms of value. I think all 7 people did the Bedfordshire $30 pp tea. We thought that although the price was a little higher than before, that we got more than we used to...




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