DREAM Sail Date December 11th 2011

[gydell]

What does that mean when you say "check in date"?

Is that the date you have to make full payment?

That is when we can make our ressies if we are paid in full.

I might have mentioned this before... can't remember... but we sailed on a KSF 4 day in Jan of '10, and it was pretty much full, and the cruise meet thread for that cruise was even more quiet than this one!

Would you guys that are gold please post back here about what port arrival time you get? Are you going to try to get the earliest one at 11:00?

I would like the 1st boarding number that is possible. I will post after I get one.

 

[lbuher]

That is when we can make our ressies if we are paid in full.


I would like the 1st boarding number that is possible. I will post after I get one.

I may have missed this info on the main board.... are they assigning boarding numbers at check-in now? I mean, I'm assuming that if you get an early port arrival time then it will translate into an earlier boarding number... just didn't know you could actually get one before you get to the terminal?

 

[gydell]

I may have missed this info on the main board.... are they assigning boarding numbers at check-in now? I mean, I'm assuming that if you get an early port arrival time then it will translate into an earlier boarding number... just didn't know you could actually get one before you get to the terminal?

You get an arrival time which means the earlier the arrival time the lower the boarding pass since they hand the numbers out as you enter the terminal. The other thing is that if you are on the busses from MCO before this time you get lower boarding numbers.

 

[PrincessaC]

That is when we can make our ressies if we are paid in full.

Thanks!

I'm not paid in full yet. Does that determine when you can check in and make ressies?

I don't plan on making any ressies except maybe an Atlantis excursion. Would something like that be sold out?

 

[DL1957]

You get an arrival time which means the earlier the arrival time the lower the boarding pass since they hand the numbers out as you enter the terminal. The other thing is that if you are on the busses from MCO before this time you get lower boarding numbers.

this is our first time out of PC since 2005 when we did the Panama Canal sailing. Do you know what type of boarding pass you get if you are at the resort? Is it like when we where in Europe and could check in and get our KTW card before boarding day. thanks for the information. Sue

 

[gydell]

Thanks!

I'm not paid in full yet. Does that determine when you can check in and make ressies?

I don't plan on making any ressies except maybe an Atlantis excursion. Would something like that be sold out?

You do have to be pd in full before you can book ressies. I don't know about Atlantis.

this is our first time out of PC since 2005 when we did the Panama Canal sailing. Do you know what type of boarding pass you get if you are at the resort? Is it like when we where in Europe and could check in and get our KTW card before boarding day. thanks for the information. Sue

I know that you can still check in at the resort but I don't know anything else.

 

[lbuher]

Thanks!

I'm not paid in full yet. Does that determine when you can check in and make ressies?

I don't plan on making any ressies except maybe an Atlantis excursion. Would something like that be sold out?

You have to be paid in full, but when you can you check in/make ressies also depends on whether or not you are a first time cruise (75 days out), silver (90 days out) or gold/platinum. I would think the likelihood of an Atlantis excursion being sold out would be less during the winter months, and even if it DOES happen to be sold out when you try to make ressies, you can keep checking (folks do cancel) or try once you are onboard.

 

[PrincessaC]

You have to be paid in full, but when you can you check in/make ressies also depends on whether or not you are a first time cruise (75 days out), silver (90 days out) or gold/platinum. I would think the likelihood of an Atlantis excursion being sold out would be less during the winter months, and even if it DOES happen to be sold out when you try to make ressies, you can keep checking (folks do cancel) or try once you are onboard.

Thanks for the info. I am completely clueless and I've been all over the boards gathering information.

I have to pay in full by Sept. 27 so I'll probably pay up by the end of this month. It's my first cruise and 75 days out will be some time in October for me.

Once I'm paid in full do they send instructions on how to check in?

 

[lbuher]

Thanks for the info. I am completely clueless and I've been all over the boards gathering information.

I have to pay in full by Sept. 27 so I'll probably pay up by the end of this month. It's my first cruise and 75 days out will be some time in October for me.

Once I'm paid in full do they send instructions on how to check in?

Actually I think Sept 27 is your 75 days out? I don't remember getting any sort of instructions last time about how to check in, but it's a relatively simple process on the website.

 

[gydell]

Thanks for the info. I am completely clueless and I've been all over the boards gathering information.

I have to pay in full by Sept. 27 so I'll probably pay up by the end of this month. It's my first cruise and 75 days out will be some time in October for me.

Once I'm paid in full do they send instructions on how to check in?

If you look at your ressie online you will see the date at the top of the page. On that day(12am est or later) you go to your cruise plans and you will see where you can make ressies for everything.

 

[Tikihula]

Thanks for the info. I am completely clueless and I've been all over the boards gathering information.

I have to pay in full by Sept. 27 so I'll probably pay up by the end of this month. It's my first cruise and 75 days out will be some time in October for me.

Once I'm paid in full do they send instructions on how to check in?

Go to your reservation at DisneyCruiseLine.com and click on Online Check-in (left side of page). Scroll down and you can watch a little instructional cartoon video showing Goofy checking in for his cruise. They show him actually choosing a check-in time. Not sure you can still do that, though.

 

[PrincessaC]

Actually I think Sept 27 is your 75 days out? I don't remember getting any sort of instructions last time about how to check in, but it's a relatively simple process on the website.

Wow I was way off. The sooner the better tho. Thanks.

If you look at your ressie online you will see the date at the top of the page. On that day(12am est or later) you go to your cruise plans and you will see where you can make ressies for everything.

Go to your reservation at DisneyCruiseLine.com and click on Online Check-in (left side of page). Scroll down and you can watch a little instructional cartoon video showing Goofy checking in for his cruise. They show him actually choosing a check-in time. Not sure you can still do that, though.

I'm going to go check my reservations online.

 

[gydell]

Does anyone besides me not have a room assigned?

 

[PrincessaC]

gydell, we have our room. when will you get your room assignment? how does that work?

 

[gydell]

gydell, we have our room. when will you get your room assignment? how does that work?

It can be anytime between now and check in at the port. Last time I didn't have one it was about 2 weeks before.

 

[PrincessaC]

It can be anytime between now and check in at the port. Last time I didn't have one it was about 2 weeks before.

Oh I see. Do you know what deck your on?

 

[gydell]

Oh I see. Do you know what deck your on?

Nope!

 

[Tikihula]

It can be anytime between now and check in at the port. Last time I didn't have one it was about 2 weeks before.

Is your reservation just for a certain category of room? We have a specific room assignment. Do you get a discount for just selecting a category and letting DCL place you in whatever room in that category that might be availale?

 

[gydell]

Is your reservation just for a certain category of room? We have a specific room assignment. Do you get a discount for just selecting a category and letting DCL place you in whatever room in that category that might be availale?

Yes just for a category. No discount, same price as normal.

 

[jharrowell]

Yes just for a category. No discount, same price as normal.

Yup, as you're guarenteed a place on the ship in at least the category you paid for there is no discount.

The only 'bonus' for being GTY if you can call it a bonus is that if the cat you are in is at capacity and you haven't been allocated a stateroom number you can be bumped to a better category.

As the DCL website says , you have a guarenteed room, but if there are no rooms left in your category you will be bumped to a better one.

At least that's how I think it works.