It means there is no grace period if you are over 30 days. Also, Disney pays a lower commission to a travel agency on a transferred reservation than they do if booked through that agency!So what does this mean for people who booked the first day that prices were released for 2014 and have not yet transferred them over?
Candleinthewind said:It means there is no grace period if you are over 30 days. Also, Disney pays a lower commission to a travel agency on a transferred reservation than they do if booked through that agency!
Can I still book myself on-line and get a DCL OBC and then transfer to DU and get their OBC? If so, does that have to be done w/i 30 days?
I just did some searching on Google and found this -- on the Disney web site.
You can transfer your reservation to a travel agent as long as the voyage fare portion of your cruise has not been paid and the request is received within 30 days of your reservation being created. Please contact your travel agent to assist you in completing the necessary authorization form to transfer your booking.
http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faqs/booking-reservations/travel-agent-authorization/
But... that's their job?
I completely understand this. When the 2013 dates were released I planned to book a June cruise. That's what I would have told a TA to get us. The prices for June were shocking so I looked at March and was surprised by the glitch over the spring break cruises so snapped them up. We wouldn't be crusing this year if it hadn't been for that and I could have missed out if I didn't have control of my reservation that time. I did transfer to a TA for the 2014 dates, but still feel like I am bugging them with all the possibilities and if a cat 8 costs X book a cat 10 instead.
But the policy just came out today. How can they penalize you for violating a policy that didnt exist?
mkmommy said:Look at it from DCL's point of view.
Currently guests book through DCL, so DCL has to pay their staff to answer the phones and process the reservations. Just prior to pay in full customers now transfer their reservation to a Travel Agent, so DCL had to pay their staff for all the initial work, plus now a TA commission.
DCL is just saying if we are going to pay a travel agent a commission we need to make them do the work so we do not have to pay DCL staff too.
Sure, it is to save DCL money, but it is better than reducing TA commissions which would be another way to reduce their reservation expense .
DisneyDream2B said:Does anyone know if this applies to Costco as well? Some do not transfer reservations to Costco until a little prior to the PIF date.
Look at it from DCL's point of view.
Currently guests book through DCL, so DCL has to pay their staff to answer the phones and process the reservations. Just prior to pay in full customers now transfer their reservation to a Travel Agent, so DCL had to pay their staff for all the initial work, plus now a TA commission.
DCL is just saying if we are going to pay a travel agent a commission we need to make them do the work so we do not have to pay DCL staff too.
Sure, it is to save DCL money, but it is better than reducing TA commissions which would be another way to reduce their reservation expense .
It applies to all TAs. DCL can basically do what they want. They changed the OBC effective immediately when they make that change. There was no -- you have a week to move your dummy date to the cruise date you really want to keep that $275 OBC for golds and $350 OBC for platinums. It was effective immediately. One day I am expecting DCL to say that you can no longer move an OBB and keep the benefits attached to it. They own the ships and they can change the rules whenever they want.
i'm a bit confused so here's what I normally do, let me know if you think it is still the same.....
I book when I see what I want, get the room I want and then rebook while on board which gives us the obc. I only do this if the price is similar but it usually is. while on board, I then tf it to the ta. so would I still be able to do this? they actually cancel the first booking and rebook on board right?
sorry if this is confusing, you would think I could understand a small change.
oh, as a ot, I have Disney pop ups on my fb as well and never saw the announcement. I just signed in and went to the dcl page and it doesn't show. how strange.....maybe they took it down?
Wondering the same thing....
Look at it from DCL's point of view.
Currently guests book through DCL, so DCL has to pay their staff to answer the phones and process the reservations. Just prior to pay in full customers now transfer their reservation to a Travel Agent, so DCL had to pay their staff for all the initial work, plus now a TA commission.
DCL is just saying if we are going to pay a travel agent a commission we need to make them do the work so we do not have to pay DCL staff too.
Sure, it is to save DCL money, but it is better than reducing TA commissions which would be another way to reduce their reservation expense .
Does anyone know if this applies to Costco as well? Some do not transfer reservations to Costco until a little prior to the PIF date.