DCL Transfers from WDW Resorts - Timing?

[bigAWL]

I've read a few posts about Resort to Cruise transfers and understand the following: Expect luggage collection from the resort room at 7am, then meet at lobby around 9:30 and depart around 10:00 for Port Canaveral. My question here is this:

What's the latest we could expect to depart the resort, and the latest we might expect to arrive at the port?

 

[lanejudy]

The bus may pick-up from multiple resorts or it may just handle your resort. If just your resort, likely the bus departs 9:45/10:00 and arrives at the Port terminal 10:30/10:45. If your resort is not the only one to be picked up by that bus, it could be 11:00/11:30 before the bus actually leaves WDW for the Port after picking up guests at multiple resorts, with arrival at the terminal 11:30/12:00. What time you actually board the bus may be anywhere between 9:30 and 11:00. It really just depends on how many guests need DCL Transfers that morning and from which resorts.

 

[bakerworld]

Since COVID all the transfers have picked our luggage up by 7:30a and asked us to be in the lobby by 8:45a. Frankly, I miss the pre-COVID 11AM pickup. Transfers back from the ship is 9:30a.

 

[dreamer17555]

Something to be aware of is that Disney is very much trying to put a stop to these outside companies that meet you at your hotel. Many companies just received a cease and desist letter over the last day or two.

 

[holula]

Since COVID all the transfers have picked our luggage up by 7:30a and asked us to be in the lobby by 8:45a. Frankly, I miss the pre-COVID 11AM pickup. Transfers back from the ship is 9:30a.

This is also my experience and I preferred it the old way too. This way you’re just waiting in the terminal for an hour.

 

[sponica]

I've been at the terminal by 1030 (2025) and also at the terminal closer to noon (2024) coming on DCL transfers. 2025 we were definitely the only hotel the bus stopped at. 2024 I'm not sure, but it could have gone to POFQ before going to POR?

 

[gottalovepluto]

Something to be aware of is that Disney is very much trying to put a stop to these outside companies that meet you at your hotel. Many companies just received a cease and desist letter over the last day or two.

Can you be more specific? Like they are trying to prevent transport companies like private towncars from picking you up at your Disney hotel specifically for transport for cruise departures?

 

[dreamer17555]

Can you be more specific? Like they are trying to prevent transport companies like private towncars from picking you up at your Disney hotel specifically for transport for cruise departures?

Absolutely not that. They are trying to limit things like the makeovers that come to your room.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WaltDisneyWorld/s/2lnbobFk1N

ETA- I realized I was posting in the wrong thread. I was thinking about the person who was talking about makeovers the other day.

 

[Makdex71]

We did a Halloween cruise on the Treasure last October and stayed at Pop Century. Luggage pickup starts at 7am and in the past when we stayed there we had one time exactly at 7am this trip was more like 8am. Didn't matter bags made it to the boat we didnt get ours till 5:30. We were to be at the pickup point at Century Hall around 9:30 and still didnt make the first bus had to take the 2nd. Pop Century had dedicated busses. Got over to Port Canaveral around 11:10. Check In Lines were backed up from people arriving normally so they pushed us through security right away and we had to check in at the waiting area. Worked out well as we were group 7 and as soon as we got done and walking away from the desk they happened to call our number. We walked straight on the ship and into Marceline right when it opened with no need to hunt for seats a little before noon. If we got there earlier we would have had to wait around or check in down stairs so it worked out well. We took a 7 day on the Fantasy and did the same thing and timing was similar except we had to wait 3 groups before we could board. Still got on around 11:45.