DCL transportation - wait experiences Hyatt / MCO hotel / WDW

[DianaMB333]

Hi
Is the wait time at airport any different if the pre-night stay is at the Hyatt?

Some reviews mentioned that while luggage transfer is easier, the wait time could be longer than just showing up to the terminal..

Has that been your experience recently?

Do they organize the bus boarding based on Boarding Group or first in first out in the queue?

does the waiting area at the airport have facilities while boarding?

We have done DCL transfers from WDW and have liked the experience, wait times for bus boarding aint long, hotel lobbies are comfortable etc

Can you share your thoughts please?

Thanks

 

[lanejudy]

If you stay at the MCO Hyatt prior to your cruise, you can take DCL Transfers from the Hyatt lobby instead of from the airport location (those arriving on flights that day or coming from other hotels). Just make sure DCL knows you have a pre-cruise stay booked at the Hyatt to be on the correct list.

Transfers from the Hyatt have usually been by Castaway Club status and you are assigned a bus (usually there are several buses). They will pick up your luggage from your room as well. Transfers from the airport are first-come and you bring your luggage with you to the check-in location.

 

[DisneyAndrew]

In 2 of our 3 cruises, we've stayed at the Hyatt and loved the experience (the other we came from our Disney World resort hotel). They pick up your luggage from your room, but as has been said, make sure DCL knows that it you are staying at the Hyatt pre-cruise. After that, the process is so smooth. The last time we did it, we were given an assigned time to meet at the lobby, completed all our check-in, and were given a pass to wait for a particular bus. Not too long later and we were called down to the bus, driven to the port, and taken right through security. Then boarding was opening up for us right when we got there. Luggage arrived at our room later that day.

We just booked our next cruise for June 2027 and we are planning to do the same thing again.

 

[DianaMB333]

Thanks!

 

[enzy65]

We stay at the MCO Hyatt but use the DCL bus from the airport, it seems to us to be quicker and you can be on your own schedule. There is a waiting area and bathrooms available.
We have seen the large group of people checking in for the bus from the Hyatt as we go to mccoys to have a leisurely breakfast. Walk out and the same people are still waiting after an hour, not for us. Maybe that has changed for the better, but this is our experience every single trip.