DCL Pre-Cruise

[dheller97]

Does anyone know which hotel DCL uses for the pre-cruise stay the night before? Using DCL for air also.

Thanks!
Dean

 

[WDWLVR]

I believe they use the airport Hyatt.

 

[Lloyd Dobler]

If you've purchased your air through DCL and chosen the "day before" option, you will almost certainly be put up in the airport Hyatt on the night before the cruise. We always stay at the Hyatt pre-cruise. It's right in the MCO terminal, so you don't need to catch a shuttle to and from the airport. Check-in for the DCL transfer bus is in the lobby of the hotel on the morning of the cruise.

 

[toot2]

We have our air and transfers booked through DCL.

If we decide to take the day before option, does that mean the $50 fee and hotel cost are just added on or are there other fees?

What time does the DCL transfer pick up at the Hyatt Sat morning? When we did the 4 night on the Wonder we were not picked up at the hotel until later in the morning.

 

[dheller97]

toot2-

In our particular case, the extra $50.00, plus hotel charges, were added to our bill from DCL.

Frsn

 

[Lloyd Dobler]

When we lived on the west coast, the only options DCL gave us were to arrive the day before, or take the red-eye. The price was the same, either way, so we always opted for the day before. On the page in the brouchure which describes the air package, there's a list of cities and symbols which will designate whether or not they'll require you to travel the day before or overnight. There's no charge if you're flying from one of these cities.

We found the Hyatt so convenient that we've continued to book it, even when we purchase our own air, which for the past couple of years has been much less expensive. On our last two cruises, we've flown across the Atlantic, arriving Friday afternoon. Again, we booked the Hyatt on our own.

Check-in for the busses is usually at around 9:00-9:30am. The first bus leaves around 10:00. If you're staying at the Hyatt, let them know you're a DCL passenger when you check in, and they'll give you some information about the transfers, explaining when and where to check in and meet the bus.