cruise and hotel

[martinrmn]

Thanks to those who replied to my previous thread re: twin centre hols. Someone suggested we try a cruise. Can anyone recommend disney cruise specialists? What we are looking for is 3 nights I Drive, 4 nights cruise and 7 nights back on I Drive. Hopefully money allowing we would like to go at the end of October.

 

[florida sun]

I always book my Disney cruise directly with Disney at http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/dcl/en_US/index, however Dreams Unlimited also come highly reccomended, you can find their details on the Disney Cruise Line Forum on these boards. I know that Travel City Direct and Virgin also book Disney Cruises as part of a holiday package.

Hope this helps.

 

[wayneg]

Same here book direct with Disney, 1st time we got a free upgrade then booked onboard for discount and $200 onboard credit.

Just had a quick look at prices and a 4nt Is more money than we paid for 7nts last Oct. I guess you have left it a bit late and there are no early booking discounts now.

If you want to cruise but dont mind a different company Royal Carribean have a 4 nt going end Oct from Port Canaveral. From Approx £130 each We are trying this in Aug as Disney was way too expensive Booked thru thecruisestore.co.uk they give 5% off RCCL.

 

[Boo Boo Too]

Hi

Think it is just "looking around" and comparing prices... I have personally booked cruises through both:
- http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com and
- http://www.vacationstogo.com/?dom=vacationstogo.co.uk&ref=none

Got excellent prices and service through both (although I am not a demanding customer...) and wouldn't hesitate to use either again.

I have never booked direct through Disney, but have booked direct with other cruise lines... wouldn't hesitate to book direct either.

Would just look around and find the best price/deal (as mentioned before, sometimes you get "shipboard credit" offers... where the agent will give you $50/$100/$200 credit for your account on the ship).

As others have mentioned, it is worth giving Virgin and the other package holiday operators a "try" too - see if they are competitive.

Think that the 3 night stay in I-drive, 4 night cruise, then 7 night stay on I-drive SHOULD work out well for you and your family: time to aclimitise and reset your body clocks before going off on a cruise, then you have 7 days at Disney to look forward after the cruise too!

Disney cruises TEND to be more expensive than other cruises (i.e. Royal Caribbean) - like all things Disney tend to be. BUT sounds as though your son is at the perfect age to enjoy the specialness of a Disney cruise (husband and I enjoyed Disney cruise, but wont cruise them again until we have a DD/DS of the right age... we have no kids at the moment...).

Boo

 

[princess jackson]

I'm debating wether to book direct with Disney direct for Next oct 7 nights.

Does anyone know do we have to pay straight away or is it a deposit then the balance later.

Got a price from Virgin, to do a flydrive and 7 night cruise £4000.

Or seperate, £2000 flydrive, then approx £1800 for a 7 night cruise in a Cat 9 room.

 

[wayneg]

You pay a deposit with DCL than balance about 10 weeks before you cruise. It does tell you somewhere on the site but not got time to look sorry.

 

[saratogagirl]

Hi

AllSeas Travel are brilliant, do a search on them, our agent is John and he is so helpful ..

 

[Boo Boo Too]

I'm debating wether to book direct with Disney direct for Next oct 7 nights.

Does anyone know do we have to pay straight away or is it a deposit then the balance later.

Got a price from Virgin, to do a flydrive and 7 night cruise £4000.

Or seperate, £2000 flydrive, then approx £1800 for a 7 night cruise in a Cat 9 room.

Horses for courses:
- if your cruise prices goes down (and you book direct or with someone like Dreams), then you can get the cost of your cruise prices dropped too (you need to keep an eye on cruise prices). If your cruise prices goes up, you don't pay any more.
- if you change your mind COMPLETELY about going on a cruise, believe that will be easier if you booked through Virgin (they seem to allow you to make any changes providing you pay the appropriate ammendment fee...)

Have you seen this too - http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/cruise/specials.htm (it's only $50, but might be worth getting a quote from Dreams...). Have a look here also - http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/cruise/cruise-pricing.cfm

Boo

 

[princess jackson]

Thanks for the link.

I got a quote for cruise from them plus i got a quote for accom only.

And i must be doing something wrong, as the quote was coming out more expensive.

 

[Boo Boo Too]

Thanks for the link.

I got a quote for cruise from them plus i got a quote for accom only.

And i must be doing something wrong, as the quote was coming out more expensive.

Sorry, what you have written does make sense to me (must be the heat, my brain has exploded ). How/What do you mean?

Boo

 

[wayneg]

You pay a deposit with DCL than balance about 10 weeks before you cruise. It does tell you somewhere on the site but not got time to look sorry.

Had time to look now. Balance of cruise has to be paid 75 days before you sail. You can cancel upto 90 days from sailing with no charges. Its different if you book cat 1-3 balance has to be paid 90 days and you also loose your deposit if you cancel from booking upto the 90 day window.
Deposit for a 7 night cruise is $250/person