Cruise Documents? Timing

[Disneymommie]

OK, I know I am still almost a year off from our cruise. But hers the thing, I have been noticing that you do not get you documents for about a week or 2 before your cruise date. We are going to be travling like 14 days before. We are driving, we have to make a stop in VA to drop kids off and get them settled at Grandma's house before we even travle down to Port. What do I do? DO I tell my TA , can they request that we get our papers earlier? I am a bit concerned about not getting them in the course of my travles to port.

 

[floridaminnie]

YOu should get your docs about a month out, so it shouldn't be a problem. At 3 weeks out, if you haven't received your docs, give your travel agent a call or DCL.

 

[hilltopfamily]

we booked through cruise.com and were told at time of booking that we would get our docs 2 weeks out from sailing date. DCL sends docs to them, they do something with them, and don't send them out until just prior to 2 weeks before sail date. All other Dis'ers posting on our July 26 thread got their docs at least 4 weeks ahead, but, sure enough, we got ours just 15 days before sailing. I was worrying a bit as we are leaving home 4 days prior to our cruise.

I would talk to my TA if I were you, as leaving 14 days before your cruise could pose a problem. I'm sure they would have a solution for you, probably sending them to a different location, where you will be prior to cruise. HTH.

 

[Disneymommie]

I did not know I could send them to a different location other then my house. I could have them sent to my Mom's house as that is where we will be untill about 4 days before the cruise. Thanks for your help.

 

[markey]

Don't count on receiving your docs 1 month out. On our other 3 cruises we received our docs 5-6 weeks out. We are sailing on 8/9 and still have not received, and we leave 1 week prior to our cruise. So the times do vary, I read that people are receiving docs for cruises 2 weeks after ours. I did contact DU, not lost, just have not been sent.

 

[CathyCanada]

Definitely tell your TA that you are leaving 14 days prior to sailing, because she can call DCL and let them know to flag it. Docs can arrive anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks prior to sailing, but you need to let them know you will have to have them before that.

Hope that helps.
Cathy

 

[midnitemist]

We got out July 7, and our cruise is Aug 2. Look to get documents about 3 weeks out.