Final payment made...now what?

[Frwinkley]

We just made our final payment for our cruise on the Dream in July. We booked it through Costco. Having never sailed DCL before, I'm wondering what we should be doing now.

 

[su_A_ve]

We just made our final payment for our cruise on the Dream in July. We booked it through Costco. Having never sailed DCL before, I'm wondering what we should be doing now.

Next is online check-in, but you can't do that until 75 days before as a first timer. Once you check-in, you can select a port arrival time (important if you are driving or taking a private car to the port) and book excursions, spa treatments, and Palo or Remy.

 

[ASchwa]

We just made our final payment for our cruise on the Dream in July. We booked it through Costco. Having never sailed DCL before, I'm wondering what we should be doing now.

When you are at 75 days until your cruise, check in online for any excursions you want to take, any adult dining, and what time you want to show up at the port. You can do this on the Disney Cruise Line website.

 

[Laundress]

Congratulations it's feels great to have the trip paid for. I also like to prepay my tips before we board.

 

[summerskye]

As a 1st time cruiser, I was worried about getting in online at the exact 75 day mark. Set alarm for 11:02 CT (12:02 ET) I tried for almost 3 hrs before giving up. I had to get up at 4:30 for work. I tried again and it worked.

Make sure you have passport information, emergency contact info, and credit card handy. After you get through the details, you can pick a PAT (port arrival time). I was able to get the excursions I wanted and PAT of 10:45. So don't worry if you have trouble getting into the system right away.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[Frwinkley]

Since we are only on a 3 day cruise, we'd like to have as much time onboard the ship as possible. We are driving from Orlando, so the earlier the better.

With a PAT of 10:45, what time can we expect to be onboard the ship?

 

[summerskye]

Again as a 1st time cruiser, I can only guess. From what I have read here on the boards, I kinda hope we will be on the ship by 12 noon.