DVC members pay for nonmember upgrades?

[Johnnie Fedora]

On another thread, gary in florida posted that he was booked on the original DCL cruise (i.e. the cruise that became a member only "special"). He was kicked off (in spite of being a DVC member) and was offered a 2 catagory upgrade (10 to 8) on another cruise.

Looks like we have a partial answer as to way the "special" cruise costs so much more $$$. As I suspected, DVC members most likely had to pay the costs of upgrading all the displaced cruisers who were already booked. Cat 10 to 8 is a nice upgrade.

Even if the original cruise was going to sail half full, I'm sure DCL insisted on rack rate for the member cruise cabins. After all, they're not going to lose any money on the deal !!! (not when they have DVCers on the hook). So DVC had to pass that extra cost on to the DVC members who chose to cruise.

Gary in Florida......Enjoy your upgrade and cruise.

 

[CarolAnnC]

I would like the facts to be straight here. First off, I just took the 3 day Wonder cruise last month and had two rooms for my family. The room that was booked on cash was over $1400+ for an inside category stateroom for two people. The DVC Member cruise, which is a 4 day cruise, was $760 per person, or practically the same amount I paid for a cruise that was even shorter.

Your cruise prices will vary according to when you book, the EBS which may be sold out, and in the case of booking thru MS the prearranged contract price between DVC and DCL. Those who follow our Cruise Board closely and/or are avid cruisers are well aware of this wide range of pricing. The DVC Member Cruise will be my 5th Disney Cruise and I have seen a wide ranging spectrum of pricing on all of them.
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[CarolAnnC]

We now have a thread dedicated to those who would like to voice their discontent over the DVC Member Cruise. It is stuck on the top of the DVC Board and here is the link to get there:

click here

 

[Crissup]

Originally posted by CarolAnnK
click here

Click Where?!?