August 20, 2005 - L.A. to Port Canaveral - Eastbound Repo Cruise - The SHIP OF FOOLS

[mickeyfan1]

Suzanne, I wonder if there isn't a misunderstanding about the infant. I don't evcen remember if you have to pay anything for a childthat age. I would try to get somone higher up at DCL for a better answer.

Poor Grumbo, he is trying his hardest to keep his wife out of the warehouse clubs, and all these helpful people here are willing to take her in and help her shop. WHat can you do, I believe it's a lost cause.

 

[Friend_of_Piglet]

... you are correct, no Costcos, they've all left So Cal. I must have been hallucinating.


Funny thing though, when I got home, I had to use a dolly to bring in all the objects I saw in my hallucinations.




Sooz

 

[mark & sandra]

Suzanne- All is not lost just yet. If it's just a room with extra capacity for your newborn then I can possibly help. We are under capacity in 1 of our staterooms. The price for a child under 2 is probably a couple hundred dollars at most. See if you can add the baby on to anothers room. We all know where she'll stay. They probably don't even have life jackets that are that little. Where is the location of your room? What deck and forward, midship or aft?...Mark

 

[piglet33]

Suzanne - Don't cancel yet. You never know what might happen. Give it some time and you might get some pixie dust. I really hope things work out for you and your family and you'll be able to go on the cruise with us.

Mark may be onto something. Hopefully, Disney will let this be done so you won't have to cancel.

Reneé

 

[Hygiene99]

Suzanne I like the idea that, mark & sandra present and would look into it further.. once u are on the ship they dont care were u stay.. Add infant t to another reservation... is the way to go....

 

[mississaugamom]

Keep trying, Suzanne - the logic of a 3-person vs. 4-person cabin is ridiculous when the additional person will be sleeping in a portable pack'n'play! There is no difference to the square footage in the room and you don't NEED the bunk from the ceiling!

Mark's idea of adding the infant to another room is a good idea if Disney wants to balance the cabin capacities with the number of people.

I really hope it works out for you - I know how much you want to enjoy this family time with Ryleigh. Take care and keep us posted.

Arlene

 

[Bmwdsny]

Tigger2on, What is happening is that even though it is a "new" baby, it is still another person, accordance with the marine laws. The room that you have is specifically for 3 people. It is that another cat 11 handicapped room for 4 people not available??
I would do a wait list. I would also insist what other handicapped room are available currently...After all, they do upgrade guests from time to time, i would thought Disney would be more accomodating to your situation.


Now, i know that the others are offering to put the infant in a another guest name/stateroom, which sounds like a great idea, but here is the danger....
if the room specifically fits 3 people, it should only be 3 people, that is not a Disney Rule, but a Marine law. I have a cat 6 room and my mother has a cat 11 and my kids are in the cat 11 with my mom so i can pay cheaper for the kids, but both staterooms specifally sleep 4, so i can have my 2 kids go back and forth to each of the staterooms. If the 'housekeeping' knows there is a 4th person in the room even though it is just a "little baby and does not take up room, don't need an upper bunk, etc..." but accordance with Marine Law, it is "a person", this could get into a messy trouble and i hate to see your vacation ruined over this.

Hygeine99 stated that once you are on board, they don't care where you stay....not necessarly true, they don't care if the stateroom provide the number of true people in the room. But word will get out, if the baby was moved into your room, which is specifically for 3 people, for the whole 2 weeks permantly, at least by the stateroom host. ( unless, he/she just doesn't say anything, which is by chance)
The last time we cruised, my kids was going back and forth and our stateroom host, told us he didn't care as long as there were correct number of bedding. ( He even questioned when he thought we had an 3 kids in our room, thinking we had 5 people instead of 4!!) It not like a hotel room that you may be able to get away with. It will also caused alot of confusing with regarding, the marine drill, dining, since the baby will be under another stateroom. Suspiusion will rise...


I would work harder and get another handicapped room/cat 11 that sleep 4 at the same rate that you paid for at the original ressies, (unless it is booked, most likely) but pay a few hundred more to cover the porting fees for the baby.

I will call myself if you need me too and see if i get a different answer. I will be glad to help you any way i can...
Good luck!!!

 

[twhipple]

Tigger2on, unlike what everyone is saying I wouldn't try calling. Believe me, you will get the run around, at least right now. I just finished dealing with a situation where I did get the run around by e-mail and on the phone. Once I wrote to Disney Cruise Vacations and thoroughly and clearly explained the situation did they contact me with good news. They promised me they will work with the supervisors on the phones but it's only been a week. You may want to try once, don't get frustrated with what you're told (but definitely include that information) and then write a letter if you don't get the answer you want. They may not be able to accommodate you, but it's worth a shot. Good luck and let me know if you need more info.

Tracy

 

[pamkass]

If DCL found a larger handicape room, why don't we (this Board) make up the difference of a once of a lifetime vacation for Ryleigh. I will put up my $20.00.

 

[winnyis]

I would also gladly contribute to give Ryleigh a trip of a lifetime....

Ginny

 

[Chris Herbert]

I'm in for $20, what a great idea.....

 

[grlzmom]

Wow, will never be able to catch up with this thread!!

Back from the Magic, Western June 5th and was as usual WONDERFUL!! Going again in September and can't wait.

Told our dds about the repo cruise and so now that they know would love some email/snailmail buddies.

Dd will be 15, 14, 11, 9, 4, 2 and ds2 at time of sail, so please pm me if you have any dds who want to connect.

If anyone is keeping stats of how many from which states, we are relocating to Pennsylvania, so up the numbers by 9!!

So excited about this cruise. Must try to catch up and read the last 50 pages of posts.

We also would chip in the 20 bucks to help Rylie.

 

[ehtpnt]

Count us in too. We'll be glad to help Ryleigh have a great trip.

girlzmom-- where are you moving to in Pa.? We're in the eastern part of the state. But there are loads of us from all over.

Jen tell John to send me a Flat Stanley, in fact send me three. I have several people I know who would love to send him one. On second thought make it 4. Estelle

 

[Denine]

Suzanne: Don't give up! Keep trying! Write to DCL and explain your situation. They have done magical things before, why not now?

 

[Verandah Man]

If needed, count my family in for $20.00, I did send Suzanne a PM with a contact name at DCL, I'm hoping something will work out for her family.

 

[mississaugamom]

Lara is looking forward to meeting Ryleigh on the ship - I'm all for whatever it takes to make her trip magical for her.

However, I also still have a little faith in pixie dust and Disney - let's hope they "do the right thing" and sort this out for them! Thanks, Andy, for providing a contact name for Suzanne.

Arlene

 

[ivanova]

Originally posted by pamkass
If DCL found a larger handicape room, why don't we (this Board) make up the difference of a once of a lifetime vacation for Ryleigh. I will put up my $20.00.

count us in....

 

[Bmwdsny]

Originally posted by pamkass
If DCL found a larger handicape room, why don't we (this Board) make up the difference of a once of a lifetime vacation for Ryleigh. I will put up my $20.00.

Count me in too!! We are Fam-a-lee!!! We wouldn't want to dissapoint Ryleigh!!!

 

[jin diesel]

Suzanne,

I'm terribly sorry about your current situation. I would also not give up too quickly. Run through all your options first...

In the event that you cannot sail on the PC cruise, is booking a different cruise an option for your family? I know the 14-day seems exciting, but with a brand new baby along with Ryleigh's needs - maybe scaling back a little and choosing a 7-day cruise wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. (Some people don't even get to do that.) Do you think Ryleigh would enjoy a 7 day cruise just as much? Or as someone else stated, how about another cruise line? The infant won't be old enough for the kid's club anyway - so there might be no added benefit to cruising with DCL in this instance.

I understand that you don't want Ryleigh to feel cheated of an opportunity like this sailing due to the new baby. I'm sorry you're in this bind... On the bright side, congrats on the new baby!

I hope everything works out for you & your family.

jindy

 

[outahere]

Count us in to donate $20 to the "Send Ryleigh On Vacation" fund.

Ed