Alaska cruise- seeking suggestions

[l4dk]

So much to consider and this comes up a lot on most forums. It really depends on what is important to you and your family and what priorities you might have. To our family the ship absolutely does matter as well as some of the other amenities we might look for. We sailed with DCL to Alaska in June 2013 and we are returning in August 2016. From a pricing standpoint, when I booked and the occasional times I look for fun, DCL was either cheaper than the others or barely more. For the three of us in an Oceanview (9C) this next sailing it was $4400 after our OBB but that does not include the $200 OBC and about $400 Costco Cash card I'll receive after the sailing. When I take into consideration other way I can save for the DCL cruise it's a no-brainer for us. I keep telling my friends (who don't believe we'd sail another line at the moment), if I indeed found a "bargain" or something that to us felt remarkably different I'd very heavily consider it but for us, that has not happened. We have sailed others in the past so we feel we can compare and we just prefer the DCL experience at the moment especially when the price is relatively the same or cheaper.

Also for us - we fell in LOVE with Vancouver and that's a definite for us too. I've been to Seattle several times and it's also a great city but Vancouver is just something special. That played into our decision too although I did consider other sailings but again, nothing was either far cheaper or better for us. I don't think you can go too "wrong" with Alaska as it's indeed beautiful and a lovely experience.

Now, don't get me started on the Spring Break pricing...lol

Heather

Hello,

I am also trying to book an Alaskan cruise for next summer and I have the on board booking discount but I got confused when you mentioned Costco earlier. Can you book wth the on board discount outside Disney and qualify for other promotions?

 

[MarlaSingersLaundry]

For the three of us in an Oceanview (9C) this next sailing it was $4400 after our OBB but that does not include the $200 OBC and about $400 Costco Cash card I'll receive after the sailing.

Can you explain how to combine the Costco cash card with the OBB? Thanks!

April

 

[jtba]

Can you explain how to combine the Costco cash card with the OBB? Thanks!

April

after you get off the ship with your OBB with no TA specified, call Costco Travel as soon as possible to initiate the transfer. Costco will email you a form you fill out to email/fax back to them to complete the process, which takes 72 hours from beginning to end.

make sure you do it within 30 days of the original date you reserve your OBB--i learned that the hard way recently. i had put down a $200 placeholder OBB back in July, then called DCL to change it to an actual cruise when the spring 2017 itineraries were released a couple weeks ago. i also requested that the reservation be transferred to Costco, but DCL informed me that the transfer needed to have been done within 30 days of reserving that placeholder cruise back in July, not when i booked the actual cruise recently.

 

[MarlaSingersLaundry]

after you get off the ship with your OBB with no TA specified, call Costco Travel as soon as possible to initiate the transfer. Costco will email you a form you fill out to email/fax back to them to complete the process, which takes 72 hours from beginning to end.

make sure you do it within 30 days of the original date you reserve your OBB--i learned that the hard way recently. i had put down a $200 placeholder OBB back in July, then called DCL to change it to an actual cruise when the spring 2017 itineraries were released a couple weeks ago. i also requested that the reservation be transferred to Costco, but DCL informed me that the transfer needed to have been done within 30 days of reserving that placeholder cruise back in July, not when i booked the actual cruise recently.

I will do this exactly! Thank you!