I would agree up to a point. I'd think sharing of meals with none participants was OK and those who bought the plan to use the meals (adults for adults and kids for kids) would be OK. I personally would not be comfortable in getting extra meals for adults paid for on the kids plan. But that final call would be up to Disney.TooPure4u said:
If they're paid as an adult, then it is appropriate. No doubt there is a lot of food wasted on cruises, that is the way they are set up and you pay for that up front.TooPure4u said:No....if I remember corrrectly, the child is 10 and considered an adult....just didnt like anything on the adult menu. So there were 4 paid adult meals...and not sharing with someone not in there party..but allowing one of the adults a 2nd meal if they could fit it after the first.
You all talk about cheating, but on the Disney Cruise Line...you want to talk about wasting.....when you see a couple of 400 lb people loading a tray with 1 or 2 pieces of each dessert for just them and then seeing that they left a good half of it on the tray and left the dining room. That is a waste and was ridiculous!!!
Thank you toopure4u, I could't put into my own words, or is it just certain people don't want to understand?Dean said:
You can get the Dining Plan for the 3 night DVC stay. It needs to be booked via MS at least 48 hours prior to check in, andmust be purchased for everyone in the room for the entire length of the stay.iwannabeinwdw said:I searched for this question, but didn't find one. We did the Dining Plan last year (before joining DVC) and loved it. This April my husband has a conference at the Contemporary. Given the "Premium" point season, we are staying for cash at the conference rate for 4 nts, then transfering to a DVC property for 3 nts on points. Is it possible to use the Dining Plan on a stay like this?
I'm still not sure what you disagree with. If one pays for adults and used the meals for THOSE adults, that is reasonable. If one pays for a child and Disney expressly allows the kids to eat from the adult menu, that is fine with me if fine with Disney or even to share meals with another person for a meal ordered for a payer would be ok. What is not fine, and I'd challenge anyone who disagrees, is to pay for the child's price then use the child's meals for other adults not paying for the plan or to state there were less in the party than there were for the purpose of skirting the rules. Or even to pay the child's price and use those extra meals for the adults would be just as bad. And that's true regardless of how much any of those people would eat or not, what anyone's budget was or any similar reasoning.Mi3stooges said:Thank you toopure4u, I could't put into my own words, or is it just certain people don't want to understand?
Dean said:
And none of this falls within the issues that I stated were a problem IMO. Having split stays are fine at different resorts, and might or might not work for the same resort since under other LOS programs, Disney's rules for other programs have stated that any consecutive nights at the same resort are considered one stay for this purposes.PinkTink63 said:at
I agree with you on part of this. I think that there are people who try and cheat the system by not being truthful. I am not one of them. I did not ask if I could pay for a child. She offered that. And if I payed for a child for my son, I would go by the stipulation that she told me, that he has to order off of the children's menu. I don't know exactly how this plan works, but if I pay for a child, my son would order off the children's menu!
People do separate ressies for many different reasons, like trying to get there 11 month window, so they book day by day. We like to stay at 2 different resorts while we are there. So what is wrong with booking the Dining plan for half of our trip. I don't think this is being unethical or dishonest, especially when I'm upfront and say I don't want the DP for 10-11 days in a row.
That is all I meant by "making it work for our family" If I had to buy it for everyday we are there, than we wouldn't be able to eat anywhere else. We love RFC and I always have gift cards for there, I would want to be able to use those too. Part of the reason we love DVC, is because they have the kitchenettes. We like to have an occasional sandwich and some friut. We would like to take part in all that DVC has to offer, since we do pay for it!
That is all I'm saying! So we are in agreement! Mostly!
I love these boards, because I have learned so much from them!
Stephanie
No one should have been offended by my post unless they were being dishonest and I want those people to be offended and feel attacked. And I qualified what I felt being dishonest was to include lying about ages, not including all in the unit on a reservation, actually getting the meals for those not paying for the plan. There are many ways to manipulate the system within the rules. Disney sets the rules and decides how to enforce them. Since it's their dime and their the one that stands to lose if it's not done correctly, that is their problem.
