Free Cruise...?

[PrincessDez]

Yes you will have to pick one or the other? How many points did you buy? Are you getting a three day, four day or week cruise. Sounds like you have a March Use year!

Ohhhhh, ok, I think I understand what a use year means now. Duh, sometimes my head does not keeping up with my fingers (typing)......that or I am just losing my mind altogether! We have a Feb. 1st use year. I do remember them telling us that we get our points every year in Feb.
We bought 210 points. We only make it out there from California every other year (well, this trip was only 1 year ). So we plan to use one year then bank the next. If I have it all figured out correctly we should have 420 points every other year, which should usually get us a 2 bedroom for 6 nights during the time of year we travel. Hopefully it is enough points. If not, we will need to buy more at some point.

 

[amyup]

Has anyone found out what happens if you're a family of 5? Is an upgrade to category 4 possible?

 

[Inkmahm]

Has anyone found out what happens if you're a family of 5? Is an upgrade to category 4 possible?

I'm still trying to figure out how many people the original incentive covers. 1? 4?

 

[ACDSNY]

I'm still trying to figure out how many people the original incentive covers. 1? 4?

It covers 4 people and you can upgrade for the 5th person, but I don't know what the cost is.

 

[kerickson]

It covers 4 people and you can upgrade for the 5th person, but I don't know what the cost is.

ACDSNY. Have you heard back from your guide yet? Mine and I are playing phone tag... I'll ask for details as soon as I can get ahold of her.


Any specifics I should ask other than:
What are the specifics? x # of points = x day cruise for x people
Fee to add a person or upgrade room?
How do I switch to this new promotion?
What is the process to book the cruise and when can we book?
Can we book through 2010 dates? Are there any black out dates?

 

[CaptHomer]

We just purchased BLT this weekend and that free cruise wasn't offered or mention, should i call our guide?

If you purchased from Disney you have I believe 10 days to cancel. If they don't give you the cruise then cancel and buy again.

 

[kiingor]

I've added 50pts prior to this offer. Do you think if i add another 50, they can give me the 3 night cruise as well

 

[kerickson]

I've added 50pts prior to this offer. Do you think if i add another 50, they can give me the 3 night cruise as well

which resort? My understanding is that the min add on is now 100 pts for BLT, AKV and VGC... even if you could do a smaller add on, if you aren't within your contract cancellation period I don't think they'd give you the incentive.

 

[KLR-wlv]

My guide called me about this and the upgrade with a 5th person was vague. What she read me sounded like it was a $100 per person upgrade, as well as the cruise cost for the 5th person, whatever that was.

 

[kerickson]

My guide called me about this and the upgrade with a 5th person was vague. What she read me sounded like it was a $100 per person upgrade, as well as the cruise cost for the 5th person, whatever that was.

possibly tips and port fees?

 

[kerickson]

ACDSNY. Have you heard back from your guide yet? Mine and I are playing phone tag... I'll ask for details as soon as I can get ahold of her.


Any specifics I should ask other than:
What are the specifics? x # of points = x day cruise for x people
Fee to add a person or upgrade room?
How do I switch to this new promotion?
What is the process to book the cruise and when can we book?
Can we book through 2010 dates? Are there any black out dates?

Just spoke to my guide. She's not sure how to switch me from the DP to the Cruise incentive, she thinks they'll just send me out the cruise addendum since I haven't signed or sent back my papers yet. She's going to find out the logistics and let me know by tomorrow.

She said once we close, we'll be mailed a voucher. We can then call DCL and book the cruise. They will start taking reservations March 2nd. This is through DCL, not DVC MS.

I asked if there were blackout dates and she said yes, but rather than have her read me all the dates, I gave her the ones I was interested in (for the 3 day) and they were not blacked out (but subject to availability).

From what she understood, once the cruise is booked, we have to mail the voucher to DCL so it is received 45 days prior to departure. Recommendation is to send via registered/insured mail.

So, sounds like a bit of a process, but will be well worth it if we can take a 3 night Disney Cruise in 2010 rather than being restricted to make a trip to DL by Oct 3 (SSR wouldn't work for us this summer)...

I forgot to ask about adding another person since we don't have this need. Hopefully someone else can get this clarified.

She did say that it was funny that I knew about this new incentive pretty much before she did. She was out of town this weekend and picked up my vm when she got back into the office on Monday. She said she can always rely on certain members to keep her up to date! I responded that the VGC Founding Members are a special breed, we like to be in the know!

 

[toocherie]

She did say that it was funny that I knew about this new incentive pretty much before she did. She was out of town this weekend and picked up my vm when she got back into the office on Monday. She said she can always rely on certain members to keep her up to date! I responded that the VGC Founding Members are a special breed, we like to be in the know!

LOL--at one point yesterday I told my guide "you're hating the Disboards about now, aren't you?" He didn't respond.

 

[KLR-wlv]

possibly tips and port fees?

I believe it includes port fees - not certain about tips. I'm not sure whether the $100 pp was a flat amount upgrade from cat 8 or 9 to a cat 5-6 - or if she was giving me the upgrade amount for a 3,4, or 7....she wasn't real sure about it. Then on top of the $100 pp - it would be the cruise amount for that room category for the age - so whatever they charge for a 3 year old in a cat 4 for a 7 night...so I'm just not sure what all the fees would add up to. I am tempted - since this is about a $5000 incentive and we wanted to do a cruise in about a year. Not loving the dates but the december one could work. But if we have to spend over $1000 for the 5th person, I'd be less interested....

 

[ACDSNY]

LOL--at one point yesterday I told my guide "you're hating the Disboards about now, aren't you?" He didn't respond.

I haven't heard anything from my guide so I guess I'll call in the morning. I'm sure they're all hating DISboards by now.

 

[drewmisha]

Anyword word on what the upgrade price from cat 8,9 to a cat 4 would be for 2 adults/2children? If it costs ?$175 to upgrade to a 5th person in a stateroom, then by definition, you're getting upgraded from cat8/9 to cat4 for $175. I hope its not the market rate difference between cat4 and cat8/9 and that's what we're responsible to pay.

I believe it includes port fees - not certain about tips. I'm not sure whether the $100 pp was a flat amount upgrade from cat 8 or 9 to a cat 5-6 - or if she was giving me the upgrade amount for a 3,4, or 7....she wasn't real sure about it. Then on top of the $100 pp - it would be the cruise amount for that room category for the age - so whatever they charge for a 3 year old in a cat 4 for a 7 night...so I'm just not sure what all the fees would add up to. I am tempted - since this is about a $5000 incentive and we wanted to do a cruise in about a year. Not loving the dates but the december one could work. But if we have to spend over $1000 for the 5th person, I'd be less interested....

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

I haven't heard anything from my guide so I guess I'll call in the morning. I'm sure they're all hating DISboards by now.

My guide says if it wasn't for me she wouldn't know what was going on. I keep telling her that "a little mouse told me that...."

 

[amyup]

Anyword word on what the upgrade price from cat 8,9 to a cat 4 would be for 2 adults/2children? If it costs ?$175 to upgrade to a 5th person in a stateroom, then by definition, you're getting upgraded from cat8/9 to cat4 for $175. I hope its not the market rate difference between cat4 and cat8/9 and that's what we're responsible to pay.

From what my guide told me yesterday was it would be $175 per person plus paying for the 5th person. She wasn't too sure how much exactly it would cost its up to DCL. I'm debating about upgrading or just adding an additional stateroom. It seems like it will be over $1000 to add the additional person.

 

[dudelydude]

Wow, it seems as though this is the first time DVC has has an incentive like this cruise ***he said sarcastically*** Why aren't all of the guides getting together at some big meeting and discussing all of the details before the offer is rolled-out. If I did business like this at my company...forget it.

Anyway, what I really wanted say is that we were at WDW this past weekend and this cruise offer was presented to us. Looking through my squinting eyes at my guide, I said, "Well as long as the cruise can be booked anytime over the next two years, then this is a good incentive for us." HE SAID NOTHING!!!! So, had I purchased right there and then under the pretense of his non-verbal false information, I would be telling you right now how I got screwed.

Oh, and another thing...he specifically told me that to get the cruise incentive, we had to purchase the required allotment of BLT points by today (feb 6th). So much for that DVC "No pressure sales."

 

[drewmisha]

For two adults/two children most of cat4's cost >= $6k in the 7 nite eastern/western cruises. It would not be too bad to pay $175/person to upgrade from cat8/9 to cat4. So the net incentive would be at least $5300. If you happen to be booked already or plan to cruise on those selected dates, this incentive plus the $/pt off and if you can get the disney ap's can drive the cost/pt to the low
80's.

Wonder in the next few weeks whether they will throw in adventures by disney incentives....

From what my guide told me yesterday was it would be $175 per person plus paying for the 5th person. She wasn't too sure how much exactly it would cost its up to DCL. I'm debating about upgrading or just adding an additional stateroom. It seems like it will be over $1000 to add the additional person.

 

[DonnieDuck]

Looking to find out if our family can add a day onto the free cruise to make it a four day instead of three of course we are willing to pay the extra days fee..anyone?