Disney Transportation to/from Port Canaveral

[kellymonster23]

We have booked round trip transfers with Disney for our cruise leaving Saturday. All of our paperwork shows the purchased transfers but we don't have "tickets". When we use Magical Express we receive a "ticket" with our luggage tags and its linked to our magic bands but did not receive anything like that with our cruise documents and luggage tags. Are we missing those or do they not use that for cruise transfer? I'm having a moment of panic that we don't have everything we need and we fly out Friday morning!!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We have booked round trip transfers with Disney for our cruise leaving Saturday. All of our paperwork shows the purchased transfers but we don't have "tickets". When we use Magical Express we receive a "ticket" with our luggage tags and its linked to our magic bands but did not receive anything like that with our cruise documents and luggage tags. Are we missing those or do they not use that for cruise transfer? I'm having a moment of panic that we don't have everything we need and we fly out Friday morning!!

No, unlike Magical Express, the only "proof" you have is the notation in your booklet. When you check in at MCO, for the transfers, they staple a little paper tag to your booklet. I think I had to show that to the driver when we actually got out to the bus, in order to get on the bus.

 

[kellymonster23]

Thank you so much for the quick reply!!!

 

[kiford]

If you are taking DCL transfers from the port to the airport after the cruise, your KTTW card will have an "A" on the bottom somewhere to indicate that you have transfers to the Airport. When you go to the busses, they'll just check your card. No ticket required.

 

[dreadpiraterose]

Not the OP, but I have a follow up question. We are taking the Magical Express from MCO to All Star Movies on Thursday before our Saturday cruise. Then we paid for the DCL bus to take us from All Star Movies to Port Canaveral. How do we know what time the bus will get us from ASM to the port? And do we get tickets for that, or are we just on a list somewhere?

 

[clten]

Not the OP, but I have a follow up question. We are taking the Magical Express from MCO to All Star Movies on Thursday before our Saturday cruise. Then we paid for the DCL bus to take us from All Star Movies to Port Canaveral. How do we know what time the bus will get us from ASM to the port? And do we get tickets for that, or are we just on a list somewhere?

You are on a list. The night before the cruise (Friday night) you will get a letter delivered to your room. The letter will tell you what time to meet the bus and the exact location. It will also explain about luggage pick-up (usually starts at 8am but you do not have to be present to have it picked up.) If for some reason you do not get the letter (ours was blown off the door handle in gale force winds), it is better to call DCL to confirm transfers or wait until Saturday when there is a cruise rep in the lobby of the hotel to get more information from. (We found asking the hotel front desk/concierge was frustrating and a waste of time -- didn't know any more than we did.)

 

[jrabbit]

If you didn't purchase the transfers before the day of your cruise, can you buy them at the airport?

 

[dreadpiraterose]

You are on a list. The night before the cruise (Friday night) you will get a letter delivered to your room. The letter will tell you what time to meet the bus and the exact location. It will also explain about luggage pick-up (usually starts at 8am but you do not have to be present to have it picked up.) If for some reason you do not get the letter (ours was blown off the door handle in gale force winds), it is better to call DCL to confirm transfers or wait until Saturday when there is a cruise rep in the lobby of the hotel to get more information from. (We found asking the hotel front desk/concierge was frustrating and a waste of time -- didn't know any more than we did.)

You rock, thanks!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

If you didn't purchase the transfers before the day of your cruise, can you buy them at the airport?

Yes.