wovenwonder
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Having just returned from the 4/20/02 sailing on the Magic -- our third trip with DCL -- I wanted to comment on the recent changes of the Castaway Club.
As I noted in an older post --- I received a reply to an email to DCL concerning the Castaway Club pins. I was assured by Tracy at DCL Guest Communications that we would be receiving our Castaway Club pins for each person in our party who were returning cruisers. These would be received upon check in at the Castaway Club Priority check-in in the Port. No on in that are knew of any such pins to be given during check in?? I replied to DCL/Tracey today -- and will let you know what she tells me? My reply was to ask her to mail us the 4 pins that she told me we would receive during check in.... time will tell.
We did receive the black duffle bag in the rooms -- same as a year ago. My hubby joked that maybe we could save them all and trade them in for 'bigger luggage' as we accumulate more -- sort of like prizes at a carnival.
There was not any huge book on board deals. The prices we received were the same prices that well informed DISers like us can find on our own.
The only difference is the fact that for the 7 day cruise -- when booked on board the ship -- a Castaway Club credit of $200 per stateroom will be applied to the new reservation. No more waiting 90 days to receive this benefit. To receive the room credit for the next cruise, you must book on board before you leave. The rep on board did tell us that we could transfer to a TA of our choice once home and reap any additional benefits which they may offer though. And you could even book a date on board -- and transfer to a different date once home and you would still receive your credit. They were not taking ressie's for 2004 yet (she said not until summer of this year) -- but we could have booked for 2003 and transferred to 2004 once those dates become available. We decided NOT to take advantage of the book on board deal - stateroom credit.
As I noted in an older post --- I received a reply to an email to DCL concerning the Castaway Club pins. I was assured by Tracy at DCL Guest Communications that we would be receiving our Castaway Club pins for each person in our party who were returning cruisers. These would be received upon check in at the Castaway Club Priority check-in in the Port. No on in that are knew of any such pins to be given during check in?? I replied to DCL/Tracey today -- and will let you know what she tells me? My reply was to ask her to mail us the 4 pins that she told me we would receive during check in.... time will tell.
We did receive the black duffle bag in the rooms -- same as a year ago. My hubby joked that maybe we could save them all and trade them in for 'bigger luggage' as we accumulate more -- sort of like prizes at a carnival.
There was not any huge book on board deals. The prices we received were the same prices that well informed DISers like us can find on our own.
The only difference is the fact that for the 7 day cruise -- when booked on board the ship -- a Castaway Club credit of $200 per stateroom will be applied to the new reservation. No more waiting 90 days to receive this benefit. To receive the room credit for the next cruise, you must book on board before you leave. The rep on board did tell us that we could transfer to a TA of our choice once home and reap any additional benefits which they may offer though. And you could even book a date on board -- and transfer to a different date once home and you would still receive your credit. They were not taking ressie's for 2004 yet (she said not until summer of this year) -- but we could have booked for 2003 and transferred to 2004 once those dates become available. We decided NOT to take advantage of the book on board deal - stateroom credit. 
