Help me, my brain hurts!

[Wazzo]

Hello!

I am hoping to book a couple of staterooms for a family trip. One room will be a mix of people that would like to pay their own fares individually. If there are 3 adults and 1 child in the room, how do I split up the cost? Does Disney charge less for children? I noticed on the rates page on the DCL website that children are charged less when they are the 3rd, 4th, person etc., but I don't see this anywhere else.

Basically, I need to split up the total cost of ~$6000 this way:

1) 1 adult and 1 child
2) 1 adult
3) 1 adult

Should it just be an even split? Or will I be "ripping off" the person with the child?

Thanks in advance for your insight!

 

[stingmom]

when you search the travel booking sites, it should show you the adult and childrens rate (try here: http://www.allseastravel.com) HTH


CORRECTION
actually..if you are booking 2 rooms for 4 of you. the child fare is null. For the first 2 passengers, they are full adult fare, regardless of age, single travelers pay double rate.

 

[shezfrombermuda]

My mom, daughter and I shared a cabin and I asked Disney when booking it how much each fare would be so we could divide the price. They told me but also when I received the cruise documents it had the fares listed. Children are cheaper and I think my daughter's fare was $600. This was for the 7-night Western Caribbean/Category 8. I am not sure off hand how much the adult fare was though.

 

[Wazzo]

They told me but also when I received the cruise documents it had the fares listed.

This is good to know! It will be easy to split up the deposit, and then we'll just wait for the documents! Thanks!

 

[Wazzo]

If anyone else was wondering about this, I found this on the DIS site:

"All cruises are priced based on two adults in the stateroom. So, even if you are one adult traveling with a child, the price is the same as if there were two adults in the stateroom. After the two adult price, the third and fourth passenger in the stateroom are charged a lower rate. If the third and fourth passengers are under 13, the rate is anywhere from $229 - $429 for the 3 day cruise, from $329-$529 for the 4 day cruise and from $349 - $749 for the 7 day cruise (including land/sea vacations). The price varies based on season."

 

[InstImpres]

I would charge the child "the child's rate" and than divide the balance by 3. While adult #3 is a little cheaper, there is no reason they are #3 (vs. 1 or 2). I think charging 25% of the stateroom for the child is too much, IMHO, but no reason the others shouldn't all share.

If you want a quick way to figure the cost, just go to the DCL site and do a mock booking for multiple rooms...the 1st with 2 adults, the 2nd with 3, you have your cost for everyone and can work the numbers from there. Hope this makes sense

 

[Wazzo]

I would charge the child "the child's rate" and than divide the balance by 3. While adult #3 is a little cheaper, there is no reason they are #3 (vs. 1 or 2). I think charging 25% of the stateroom for the child is too much, IMHO, but no reason the others shouldn't all share.

If you want a quick way to figure the cost, just go to the DCL site and do a mock booking for multiple rooms...the 1st with 2 adults, the 2nd with 3, you have your cost for everyone and can work the numbers from there. Hope this makes sense

Thanks!