Booking on Cruise -Blackout Date

[ChrisMc]

The other three times I have been on a disney cruise, I have booked a future cruise while on the ship. This last time, I was told that there the week we wanted was a blackout date so we decided not to book on the ship. I was not surprised since it was a school holiday week. As I was looking at this site, I noticed that the week we wanted was not a blackout date. I had my travel agent call Disney and basically was told it was my fault for not booking on the ship. And that I would have still received a credit (not the 10% off) even if it is a blackout date. Is this true? Plus have any of you run into this situation and is there anything I could do to receive the "cruise" discount? Or is this just a teachable moment that I have to accept?

 

[Bree]

If you book a blockout date you get the OBC and reduced deposit for sailings that are 7+ nights, but not the 10% discount. If you click on the link below you can see a current list of blockout dates. I guess you could try and have your TA push the issue and try to get the OBC, but if the date you want is on that list you will not get the 10% discount.

http://disneycruiselineblog.com/cruise-planning/itineraries/onboard-booking-blockout-sailings/

 

[ChrisMc]

Thank you for the response. Even though the last week in April is a school break for us, it is not a blackout date. That is not what we were told on the ship. I did not realize that I would have received an OBC, good to know.