8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #11

[ga9497]

My TA (who I think might be your TA also) called earlier to see if I had any questions about the cruise. I asked her whether we would qualify for the $50 Disney VISA OBC in addition to the OBC offered by the TA. She said that if the promotion was going on, we should get it. I also asked if it was automatic or if the TA had to request it when he or she called in the payments. She seemed to think it was automatic. So....do you know if this promotion is going on now, and if we will get it if the TA doesn't specifically ask for it? I know that we used our DV to pay for last year's cruise and we never got the credit so I'm questioning if there's something we should have done. Also, if we do qualify, would each cabin get the credit (since we booked two cabins)?

Thanks,
Kim

As a TA I can tell you that it is NOT automatic the code has to be added manually on the reservation or you will not receive the $50 OBC. I double check at final payment time that the code is added to each reservation that is eligible for it. Your TA can just ask DCL to add the code

 

[got2travel]

I would like to thank the academy..oh sorry!

Thanks..lol



I love getting fireworks photos....and last time we were in DL there were no fireworks!!!!!!!!I have always wanted to see them by the castle!

Thanks Monica!

Chrissie

Which reminds me....the DL fireworks get canceled often. If you are there multiple days, please try to see them early on in your trip. That way if they are canceled, you'll have another day to try.

 

[ga9497]

Thanks for the responses, Monica and Arlene. I will call VISA and double-check to see if it's on there. I'll take all the free money I can get!

Kim

Your TA has to call DCL, see post above

 

[mkygrl]

oops sorry Chrissie don't mean to oust you as the winning door, but I was just thinking that if people remember I'm booking the group photo they might remember to check my door? Maybe?

You can always walk around the pools with a sandwich board ringing a bell?

Here ye Here ye!

Chrissie

 

[allshookup]

I can be the update cabin for deck 5 - 5013

Just my thoughts, but I think if we just have 1 cabin door to check it might be easier. I don't think it would be too difficult for people to take a run by my stateroom & I think this group of pirates has enough to remember. Even with the awesome Navigator that is in the works, I still think we have a TON of info to process.

 

[allshookup]

As a TA I can tell you that it is NOT automatic the code has to be added manually on the reservation or you will not receive the $50 OBC. I double check at final payment time that the code is added to each reservation that is eligible for it. Your TA can just ask DCL to add the code

Hmmmmm, I emailed my TA a long time ago about this & they said that if I was eligible I would receive it, but they had no way of knowing ahead of time? Would DCL check my account for me even though I have a TA?

 

[ga9497]

Thanks for the responses, Monica and Arlene. I will call VISA and double-check to see if it's on there. I'll take all the free money I can get!

Kim

Hmmmmm, I emailed my TA a long time ago about this & they said that if I was eligible I would receive it, but they had no way of knowing ahead of time? Would DCL check my account for me even though I have a TA?

If you have a regular reservation, not a booked onboard one with the 10% discount and onboard credit, and you used the Disney Visa for all payments you will receive the $50 onboard credit BUT the code to get this OBC has to be manually added, on DCL's end, to each reservation that is eligible.

Your TA needs to call DCL and double check that the DVisa code has been applied to your reservation. I do this for every reservation that pays with Disney Visa and it has to be added, it isn't automatic

You should be able to just call and check on the OBC yourself

Hope this helps

 

[discruiser]

As a TA I can tell you that it is NOT automatic the code has to be added manually on the reservation or you will not receive the $50 OBC. I double check at final payment time that the code is added to each reservation that is eligible for it. Your TA can just ask DCL to add the code

Maybe I misunderstood Arlene...will VISA know if the credit has been applied, or is DCL the only one who knows that? If the TA didn't add it at final payment, can it be added now?

Thanks,
Kim

 

[darthrugby]

Really??? I signed up for this??

Ok....I'll PM you with info.

Yes you did!

Let me know.

Thanks

 

[ga9497]

Maybe I misunderstood Arlene...will VISA know if the credit has been applied, or is DCL the only one who knows that? If the TA didn't add it at final payment, can it be added now?

Thanks,
Kim

I am not sure if Visa will know but I don't see how since they can't access your Disney reservation.

DCL is the only one, to my knowledge, that can add the code to your reservation to receive the onboard credit. This is how I have been doing it since the DVisa program began

It can be added at anytime but I would assume they would need at least a weeks notice from sailing date to make sure the information makes it to the ship so that your account can be noted

 

[discruiser]

I am not sure if Visa will know but I don't see how since they can't access your Disney reservation.

DCL is the only one, to my knowledge, that can add the code to your reservation to receive the onboard credit. This is how I have been doing it since the DVisa program began

It can be added at anytime but I would assume they would need at least a weeks notice from sailing date to make sure the information makes it to the ship.

Okay, thanks for the information. Off to make some phone calls...

Kim

 

[allshookup]

If you have a regular reservation, not a booked onboard one with the 10% discount and onboard credit, and you used the Disney Visa for all payments you will receive the $50 onboard credit BUT the code to get this OBC has to be manually added, on DCL's end, to each reservation that is eligible.

Your TA needs to call DCL and double check that the DVisa code has been applied to your reservation. I do this for every reservation that pays with Disney Visa and it has to be added, it isn't automatic

You should be able to just call and check on the OBC yourself

Hope this helps

I just have a regular (not booked on board) reservation so I'll call DCL & see if they can help me.

Thanks so much for your help!

 

[captaincrash]

When you are paying off your cruise to DCL do you make lots of little payments or several large payments or all at once? If making smaller payments, did you have any trouble with them not getting credited properly?

We prefer to pay all at once a few days before final payment is due. I get leery of a missed payment or crediting error occurring... either at thier fault or ours.

Plus the time value on the funds CAN amount to something. If you get 3.47% on the funds (as suggested to be among the highest for 1 year CDs by http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/deposits_home.asp )... and if you could get 3.04% for 6 months .... and if you had $5000 potentially in a quad window on a 7 nite sailing.... the $4000 balance with 3.47% would be $138 on the 1st year .... then you would have $4,264.62.... or a $264.62 profit .... IF you were ready to pay in full up front and you booked 18 months out when rates are generally available initially. Of course, this $264 is pretax money - and this assumes you took 18 months - when generally you have to pay in full 75 days before embarkation - so with an 18 month advance booking you really have more like 15.5 months.... however I'm suggesting the minimum value of holding the funds for the 18 month period period to sailing.

The $264 may seem inconsequential - however, how would you like a couple FREE Palo Dinners for 2 ($60), plus a FREE $100 shuuters package of photos and a $104 spa credit? Alternatively, how about reducing the recommended gratuities due on a 7 niter from $76.25 for each member of your quad cabin by $66? to just $10.25 per person? THAT would be the effect of holding the full $4000 balance due from the earliest initial booking moment to embarkation day.

SO.... you choose how you would like to approach it. Even if you paid regularly to a money market fund at ... say, HSBC Direct out of NY ( http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/mmmf_highratehome.asp?params=US,416&product=33 ) you'd have a current rate of 3.45% (better than a 6 mo CD).... however, there might be minimum balance requirements or other annoying rules tocomply with.

At any rate - lets' just assume you can get the ETRADE 3.25% rate on money market balances. If you owed Disney $4000 in 15 months... then divide $4000 by 15 = monthly payments of $266.66. That 1st monthly payment of $266.66 would earn an ASSUMED 3.25% rate for 15 months which by my unaudited calculation suggests is worth $279.05 in 15 months. Thats' proceeds of $12.39 on that one month... and each of the next 14 payments will earn less.... down to as little as $0.72 for that 15th payment for the ONE month of interest. Taken as asimple AVERAGE earnings .... suggests the average earnings is $6.56 a month over 15 payments.... or SIMPLE average expected proceeds of $98.40.

SO if you would NEVER pay in full on initial booking 15.5 months out - and you'd normally make 15 equal payments ... and if you would only use ETRADE for a Money Market yield that's currently 3.25%... this opportunity cost of paying Disney versus writing a regular check to ETRADE is $98.40.... before income taxes.

Now this might not seem like much... however with 875 cabins... if we ASSUMED the average were more like $6,000 per cabin and $5000 due... than 875 x 1.25 x $98.40 = $107,625! With one sailing per week.... assuming for conservative simplicity 50 weeks .... $5,381,250 in the TIME VALUE of money INCREMENTALLY paid up front versus all of the balance due paid near the 75 day due date!

I double checked all figures.... but I've been known to make mistakes.... ask my wife as she remembers EVERY mistake I've ever made in the 24 years we've been together!

< wink >​

OK.... I got a swim meet later this afternoon - then we're blowin' town for Santa Clara - prior to hitting the DIS meet in San Fran tomorrow - then our hotel in town there. I'm nearly certain to miss chat - so may I bid everyone a ....

Time to run now....​

 

[allshookup]

ATTENTION PIRATES!!!​

I'm not Cheryl, but I can play her on the thread.​

Do you want to have a big group picture of all 400-and-some-odd of us??
In addition to Todd's Flying Dutchman CC picture, that is. I'm thinking between dinner seatings or sometime during the afternoon on a sea day. Maybe PC day, while everyone is in "uniform".

If we want to do this, someone needs to volunteer to contact Shutters and organize it ASAP so we all know when and where to show up.

Any takers??​

Okay so the decision is...ding ding ding!!!

I'm going to go to shutters & set this up on board ASAP. When I have all the info I will post it on my stateroom door 6616 by 3pm on the first sea day. I will try for PC day afternoon first & if not I will pick Saturday 8/23 (a non-theme night sea day) 1pm as my second choice.

Info has been posted on the website! Thank you for your attention!

 

[4fosterkids]

For any Michael's shoppers...here is a 20% off your entire order coupon, I got in their email today. It may help with magnetic stuff or any crafty stuff that is not on sale.

http://www.michaels.com/coupons/071408/coupon.html

 

[ga9497]

I just have a regular (not booked on board) reservation so I'll call DCL & see if they can help me.

Thanks so much for your help!

My pleasure, good luck

 

[AndyR]

Hey Andy - have you heard anything about the 'new' ending? Supposedly not as much pirotechnics???

No, I've not seen the show since March :-(

Will check with a few sources.....

Andy

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

ATTENTION PIRATES!!!​

I'm not Cheryl, but I can play her on the thread.​

Do you want to have a big group picture of all 400-and-some-odd of us??
In addition to Todd's Flying Dutchman CC picture, that is. I'm thinking between dinner seatings or sometime during the afternoon on a sea day. Maybe PC day, while everyone is in "uniform".

If we want to do this, someone needs to volunteer to contact Shutters and organize it ASAP so we all know when and where to show up.

Any takers??​

I want to do a big photo like that- but we don't have the shirts so we'll stand out I guess? LOL

My kids don't spend much time at the kids club either. They look at the navigator each day and decide if there are any activities they want to do and just go for those. In the past they have liked the evening activities the most and most of the day they are with us at the pool

Our kids spent mostly evenings (or atleast wanted to! Last time we forced them to get dressed up- which took time- see the show with us and have dinner with us- but after the first night we had major whining about how all the COOL stuff was going on in the club/lab right duing our late dining and they started eating fast as they could and as each child got finished one of us would run them to the lab/club. The rest of the day they spent with us on excursions and/or at the mickey pool/etc. But this time we're not forcing them to eat dinner with us. LOL

We are in the same situation with our DD14, (even down to the ADHD and imature!) She sort of thinks she would like it in the stack, but isn't really sure. But then she knows she also enjoys the activities in the younger group. I'm thinking that she thinks it would just be "cool" to hang out in the Stack. I really can't see her having many conversations with the older teens unless they like Twilight, HP, Jonas Bros., Etc! I don't want to push her towards OQ and have her mad at us the whole cruise because we "forced" her there, but I'm thinking she'll be happier there.

My DD won't be mad about us putting her in OQ- she's excited about it. She is not excited to be hanging with older teens and doing lots of "hanging out" or doing activities that hardly no one shows up for (another thing I read here about the activities for the teens), etc.
I didn't even know what Twilight was but that all sounds up her alley too and when I mentioned it SHE knew what it was (and said she read the series) LOL She loves Jonas Bros, kids shows that seem to be aimed towards pre-teens/tweens and not older teens, etc.
Hmm, what's your daughter's name? Maybe we just need to make sure they are in the same age group. LOL

Sounds like you have your answers. You know your kids best.

We were able to have our oldest move downward to be with his brother and sister. The counselors said he could try it, and as long as he wasn't disruptive they would let him stay. We had no problems.

I agree with others to let your kids know that you'll try, but can't guarantee the switch. Talk to the counselors when you get to the terminal. The one thing I can think of that may prevent them from allowing the switch is if they are completely full at a certain age level, and the switch would put them over the max. Otherwise, I think they'll be understanding and let you make the switch.

Thanks!

we used them for our magnets, the small car door magnets came out great.

Take the size of the magnet listed on the site and then match your pic to that size in PhotoShop. Make sure you turn you pic sideways to take up the full size of the magnet.

Okay but HOW do you get it the size in photoshop? I've tried everything- cropping or resizing on the site doesn't work. resizing on my own and uploading that doesn't work- it still tries to cut off stuff no matter HOW tiny I make it.I think that might by why it gets blurry too-if I resize it myseld and then upload it- it's like it resizes it automatically to make it bigger again and that makes it blurry. It's driving me nuts!

The one month thing is just on paper. When DS was 8 and DD was 6 she was very clingy and the CM offered to move her to the 8-9 group so that she might be more willing to stay with her brother in the lab. I was surpised by the offer and if we had not been traveling with our friends who also had a 6 yo DD would have jumped at the chance.

The only group that is more strict is the Stack. Now of course with the new age groups this might involve the OQ group but it won't hurt to ask. The question you need to ask yourself is do you want your DS hanging out with 13 yos.

No, I don't want my DS hanging out with 13yr olds. I was just saying that I wouldn't have even thought of putting my son in the older group because I alawys thought it was harder to move them UP, but easier to move them DOWN. No way would my son want to do that- he's all about the lab, dude. LOL

As much as my kids try to kill each other around me, they act great together when they aren't around us. Go figure! I have seen them holding hands and have their arm around the other's shoulder at school in the carpool line and all the teachers comment about how great it must be to have two kids so close.

awwwwwww
well I think the problem is that my son is protective of her but also becomes bossy with her. And if you meet Rita- you'll know why that doesn't work AT ALL with her. She thinks she's supposed to be the boss, and doesn't take kindly to him bossing her around thanks very much. LOL Plus the thing is that my son thinks he has to correct anyone who says something he knows is wrong- and while he might not correct kids his age- he's all about correcting his little sister. This leads to major arguments (even though I KEEP telling him to ignore her! If she says something and she's wrong- just let her be wrong for crying out loud!) but noooooo he thinks he has to correct her about everything all day long. they have the "no, I'M right" syndrome or something...... and they will argue it until one of them gives up which never happens. NEVER. What happens is they escalate to raising their voices OR Rita starts crying and then mom has to refereee.
I hope the cast members have their referee hats on if my younger two have to be together on the cruise...... that's all I'm saying. LOL

 

[discruiser]

I am not sure if Visa will know but I don't see how since they can't access your Disney reservation.

DCL is the only one, to my knowledge, that can add the code to your reservation to receive the onboard credit. This is how I have been doing it since the DVisa program began

It can be added at anytime but I would assume they would need at least a weeks notice from sailing date to make sure the information makes it to the ship so that your account can be noted

Thanks again for your help. I called DCL and they said that the $50 OBC had been added to each of our cabins so it looks like we're all set!

Kim

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

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Gotcha! Oh well w/ the great emails she is getting w/ encouragement I am sure she will be fine. Actually the only reason I want them to even go to the kids club is I think they will enjoy it, a little time at adult pool for me, and a couple of drink tastings. Otherwise, I like them with me.

i don't know what you mean with the great emails she's getting with encouragement? Are you talking about my daughter? She's not getting any emails... she doesn't have an email addy.
huh?
I'm confused.