Finally booked first cruise help?

[BeachMouse1]

Ok so I finally booked our first Disney cruise and asking for some help please. It’s a 4 night sailing on the Fantasy.
Just me and my wife.
We booked concierge level
Many questions
I have heard we need to get online like 60 days before to book a boarding time and do our online check in?
Also heard you can’t book boarding time until online check in is completed??
If I pay in full now can I do my online check in as soon as it opens? Would like to get on early as possible to explore the ship.

Also, we would like to eat at Remy and Paolo when can we book those and is there any chance of getting them as first time cruisers? I have heard that people with higher status get to book first

Any other helpful tips appreciated

 

[Mommb]

You cannot book activities or get a port arrival time until your booking windows for activities and online check-in open. This is true for everyone even if they make full pay payment early.

However, if you are booked in Concierge level, you will automatically have an early port arrival time and boarding group number, so you don’t need to do online check-in as soon as it opens.

Concierge guests can also make requests for actives through the Concierge team a few days before booking opens for Concierge, which is before it opens for other guests. You should get a message from Concierge about how and when to send requests. Concierge guests are very likely to be able to book whatever they like at Remy and Palo. The only opportunity that even Concierge guests often have trouble getting is private cabanas at Disney’s private islands.