First Ever DISUnplugged Podcast Cruise 5/10/2009

[Annette_VA]

Unfortunately this is my first Disney Cruise, so I guess I'll be staying up until midnight on February 24th.

Kim

Now, will it be us having to make all these reservations, or will it be Tracy? DU agents do ADRs for WDW - do they do cruise reservations as well??

 

[DisneyKevin]

Hey Gang,

Let me see if I can help...

Corey and Julie booked their cruise as a "last minute" thing. They were not booked to sail at the opening of the window of opportunity. That was the biggest hurdle they faced in getting a Palo reservation.

The dates for booking will depend on certain things. The booking windows for booking Palo, shore excursions etc and they are as follows:

Guests staying in categories 1,2 and 3 suites can book 105 days prior to departure.

Casyaway Club members (returning guests) who have completed at least one previous sailing with DCL can book 90 days prior to departure.

Everyone else can book 75 days prior to departure.

The booking window opens at 12:01am on the appropriate day. You must be paid in full and be sure that your birth dates have been listed on your reservation prior to that day.

Disney Cruise Line has set up a website at www.DisneyCruise,com that allows you to see your reservation in the Disney system and on the appropriate day, book Palo, shore excursions, spa appointments etc, This can all be done at this website.

As there are so many folks going, everyone will be responsible for booking their own chosen activities. There is no way Tracy and I can book them all in a timely fashion.

Also...please keep in mind, that on popular sail dates....and it seems that this a popular sail date....guests have been known to crash the DCL system. This involves guests getting messages that your cruise is not paid in full, that all allotted spots for a certain activity is full and finding that some of the things that had been confirmed were wiped out when the system crashes.

With that in mind, we would strongly recommend that you visit www.DisneyCruise.com in advance of your booking day and register as a user as you will need to log in on each subsequent visit. We would also recommend that you familiarize yourself with the process of booking your chosen activities.

Now....with all the technical stuff out of the way...you should also know that not getting your chosen activity of the first day does not mean that you will not get to do what you want to do.

We have seen things become available after being listed as not available.

We also know that a precentage of the available spaces are held for folks boarding the ship as not everyone has a computer (I know.....I cant imagine it either). This offeres another opportunity for booking the activity you desire.

And finally....please keep in mind that we have many things in the planning process and hope to have them announced prior to the days listed above.

If you have any questions....just let us know.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[Annette_VA]

Thanks for the info, Kevin! I was starting to feel sorry for you & Tracy if you were going to be the ones booking all the reservations!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

If you have any questions....just let us know.

Do you really mean *any* question?

Are we only limited to one? Because if we are, I just blew my allotment on a question about a question!

 

[kab407]

Do you really mean *any* question?

Are we only limited to one? Because if we are, I just blew my allotment on a question about a question!

Kevin said, "questions" plural. I take that to mean more than one.

(good guts scene on Greys's)

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Kevin said, "questions" plural. I take that to mean more than one.

Are you sure? Darn...there goes my second one!

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Now....with all the technical stuff out of the way...you should also know that not getting your chosen activity of the first day does not mean that you will not get to do what you want to do.

We have seen things become available after being listed as not available.

We also know that a precentage of the available spaces are held for folks boarding the ship as not everyone has a computer (I know.....I cant imagine it either). This offeres another opportunity for booking the activity you desire.

This is good info to know - you can also only book 1 Palo dinner and 1 Palo brunch as well, but on our last cruise 3/07 we were able to ask if there werer any cancellations after the first night and we able to get in the very next night. Keep your mind open (but not so open that your brains fall out) to different dates/times that might not be your first choice too. If you don't limit yourself to one particular time/day, you'll have a better chance of booking instead of being disappointed.

 

[chirurgeon]

Thanks Kevin. I knew there were too many of us for you and Tracy to make all of our reservations. Does Palo have first and second seating like the main dining? I don't mind being up at midnight. Does anyone know what day of the week February 24th is?

Kim

 

[winotracy]

Thanks Kevin. I knew there were too many of us for you and Tracy to make all of our reservations. Does Palo have first and second seating like the main dining? I don't mind being up at midnight. Does anyone know what day of the week February 24th is?

Kim

Palo does have two seatings each night. February 24 is a Monday I believe.

 

[chirurgeon]

Thanks Tracy.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

(good guts scene on Greys's)

"Intestines in the hand!"

 

[DisneyKevin]

I really meant questions

Ask away.

 

[mommyceratops]

I really meant questions

Ask away.

Just showing love before I start my questions!

I am trying to catch up and kind of lost......

 

[LMO429]

"Intestines in the hand!"

I love Grey's but I got so freaked out with the guys guts everywhere!! Crazy!...I couldn't take it anymore I'm bad with bloods and gore so I tivoed it and hopefully will get the "guts" to watch the rest of it tonight!

Kevin..thanks so much for the information on the cruise I am a DCL newbie and can use all the help I can get

 

[kab407]

Just showing love before I start my questions!

I am trying to catch up and kind of lost......

Let's see if I can help:

Ursula is digging a cistern so she can capture Will so she can convince him to be the future husband for her daughter. But, you knew that already.

There is a group who are either 34 or 43.

There will be the Circle of Booze on the cruise.

Palo reservations will be going up for bids.

Some guy stalked Pete at Universal, won a cruise and now had a dollhouse with doll sized Podcasters. This dollhouse may or may not be on the ship.

Your BFF is willing to answer any and all questions. (Lord save him.)

Anything else?

 

[LMO429]

Let's see if I can help:

Ursula is digging a cistern so she can capture Will so she can convince him to be the future husband for her daughter. But, you knew that already.

There is a group who are either 34 or 43.

There will be the Circle of Booze on the cruise.

Palo reservations will be going up for bids.

Some guy stalked Pete at Universal, won a cruise and now had a dollhouse with doll sized Podcasters. This dollhouse may or may not be on the ship.

Your BFF is willing to answer any and all questions. (Lord save him.)

Anything else?

I have to go back in the thread and read about the Circle Of Booze that sounds like fun!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Oh, and don't forget...NO THONGS!

 

[kab407]

Oh, and don't forget...NO THONGS!

That's right! How could one forget that important detail.

 

[cocowum]

I love when Kevin brings out the big font.

 

[Madi100]

Let's see if I can help:

Ursula is digging a cistern so she can capture Will so she can convince him to be the future husband for her daughter. But, you knew that already.

There is a group who are either 34 or 43.

There will be the Circle of Booze on the cruise.

Palo reservations will be going up for bids.

Some guy stalked Pete at Universal, won a cruise and now had a dollhouse with doll sized Podcasters. This dollhouse may or may not be on the ship.

Your BFF is willing to answer any and all questions. (Lord save him.)

Anything else?

I just realized that I will be in that 34 age group when we cruise. I'm a little slow. With age comes wisdom, and I just haven't gotten any yet