June 23rd 2012 - Commandeering the Disney Fantasy - Pirates back in the Caribbean

[gydell]

same here
My DD Kelly wanted to Parasail at CC so that was the only excursion I felt I had to have

I said something to Darren about maybe just staying on the ship and he insisted he wants to at least get off in the ports

I was able to do the online checkin at around 5:30 am
How strict are they about the port arrival time now?
I know they open the port now later than they used to, but not sure if they make you stick with the port arrival time that you get at checkin

In Dec. they let everyone into the terminal at whatever time they arrived starting at 11:00am. The ones with later time slots got later boarding numbers. We parked in the deck at 9:30am and were the 1st in line. We could not give our luggage to the porter until about 10:45am. The couple behind us in line had driven down from up north and arrived on Sat.instead of Sun. when the cruise started. They had a port time of 1:00pm and even though they were the second family in the terminal they were given a boarding number 6 while we got 3.

 

[got2travel]

Totally forgot about port arrival times and wasn't in any hurry to complete the online check in. After reading here I realized I needed to get it done. Got the 11am arrival time even though I have no idea what my pre-cruise plans are yet. I might end up on DCL transfers in which case it won't matter, but if not, at least I've got the earliest arrival time.

 

[bigAWL]

If you do DCL transfer from a WDW resort, what time would you expect to arrive at the port? Does it depend upon the resort?

 

[bigAWL]

In Dec. they let everyone into the terminal at whatever time they arrived starting at 11:00am. The ones with later time slots got later boarding numbers. We parked in the deck at 9:30am and were the 1st in line. We could not give our luggage to the porter until about 10:45am. The couple behind us in line had driven down from up north and arrived on Sat.instead of Sun. when the cruise started. They had a port time of 1:00pm and even though they were the second family in the terminal they were given a boarding number 6 while we got 3.

So if you have an 11am port time, but get there later, do they still give you an early boarding number?

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

If you do DCL transfer from a WDW resort, what time would you expect to arrive at the port? Does it depend upon the resort?

The DCL busses pick up at the resorts from 11:30am to 12:30pm depending on the resort. Therefore you would not get to the port until after 1pm therefore a boarding number is mute. By then boarding is open to all.

 

[TIGGER/POOH4]

So if you have an 11am port time, but get there later, do they still give you an early boarding number?

Many reports on this scenario say yes if you arrive at the port before your arrival time the CM can give you a later boarding number. Therefore someone who arrived after you could be boarding before you. The exact boarding number you get will depend on the CM.

 

[cruisin'Mike]

I did the online check-in around 3:00pm today and still got the 11am port time. I think we're going to stay at the Radisson at the port, so we should be able to get there pretty early. I've heard pretty good things about the boarding process, so even if we do get there later, I don't think it'll be that big of a deal.

 

[MrsScooby]

In Dec. they let everyone into the terminal at whatever time they arrived starting at 11:00am. The ones with later time slots got later boarding numbers. We parked in the deck at 9:30am and were the 1st in line. We could not give our luggage to the porter until about 10:45am. The couple behind us in line had driven down from up north and arrived on Sat.instead of Sun. when the cruise started. They had a port time of 1:00pm and even though they were the second family in the terminal they were given a boarding number 6 while we got 3.

Thanks

Boarding number 6 is not bad given how fast they call the numbers.

Can't wait to get there

 

[gydell]

So if you have an 11am port time, but get there later, do they still give you an early boarding number?

As far as I know you'll be ok.

Thanks

Boarding number 6 is not bad given how fast they call the numbers.

Can't wait to get there

They didn't get on until after 2pm.

 

[KimDisney]

Hello all, my family is booked on this cruise as well, June 23, 2012 on the Fantasy! We are very excited! It's my DH and I, and our DD, she is 8 years old. Anyone else with an 8 year old daughter!?

This is our 2nd Disney Cruise, our first was March 2011 on the Dream and we loved it! Looking forward to SEVEN days!

Has anyone done Dolphinaris in Cozumel? Or the Grand Cayman Island tour? We are thinking about both of these, as well as the Turtle Farm and 7 mile beach after the Grand Cayman Island tour. What to do in Costa Maya? I saw there was a pool near the Port, not sure about it though! We at least want to get off the boat!

March 25th is the Silver day to check in and book excursions, looking forward to it!

 

[cruisin'Mike]

Hello all, my family is booked on this cruise as well, June 23, 2012 on the Fantasy! We are very excited! It's my DH and I, and our DD, she is 8 years old. Anyone else with an 8 year old daughter!?

This is our 2nd Disney Cruise, our first was March 2011 on the Dream and we loved it! Looking forward to SEVEN days!

Has anyone done Dolphinaris in Cozumel? Or the Grand Cayman Island tour? We are thinking about both of these, as well as the Turtle Farm and 7 mile beach after the Grand Cayman Island tour. What to do in Costa Maya? I saw there was a pool near the Port, not sure about it though! We at least want to get off the boat!

March 25th is the Silver day to check in and book excursions, looking forward to it!

This will be our first Western cruise, so I can't answer your questions about excursions, but I just wanted to say Welcome!

 

[3princessMommy]

Hello all, my family is booked on this cruise as well, June 23, 2012 on the Fantasy! We are very excited! It's my DH and I, and our DD, she is 8 years old. Anyone else with an 8 year old daughter!?

This is our 2nd Disney Cruise, our first was March 2011 on the Dream and we loved it! Looking forward to SEVEN days!

Has anyone done Dolphinaris in Cozumel? Or the Grand Cayman Island tour? We are thinking about both of these, as well as the Turtle Farm and 7 mile beach after the Grand Cayman Island tour. What to do in Costa Maya? I saw there was a pool near the Port, not sure about it though! We at least want to get off the boat!

March 25th is the Silver day to check in and book excursions, looking forward to it!

We also have an 8 year old daughter. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to get them e-mailing each other.

Joann

 

[KimDisney]

Joann....Cool! I'm so new to this board,I have no idea how to PM someone! I didn't even know we could PM, and I have no iea where to check it!! hahahaha That would be neat if they emailed and then maybe met in the Kid's Club?! Can I put my email address here? I'll try! jandklutzyk@cfl.rr.com

Our DD is an only child and shy, so the Kid's Club was kind of tough for her on the Dream last March.

 

[mkygrl]

Wow! I haven't posted here in a while...BUT since we are getting closer and are PIF banana:) I htought maybe I should pop by to see what is going on!

Who (if anyone) is in charge of Fish Extender Extravaganza? **FOUND IT! BLONDE GIRL ANSWERED HER OWN QUESTION! LOL***

Also I know there was mention of nametags..I did them for the Pirate crew on the PC cruise and would be happy to volunteer again.....

 

[3PrincessGrandma]

WOO HOO!! PIF!!!!! Now to get started on our FEs and excursion, Palo, Remy decisions. The day is getting closer

 

[poohs_hunny]

WOO HOO!! PIF!!!!! Now to get started on our FEs and excursion, Palo, Remy decisions. The day is getting closer

Congrats! I just paid in full yesterday and it feels great!! I still need to book my airfare and pre-cruise WDW stay though. I so want a discount code for WDW!!

 

[4fosterkids]

Hi fellow cruisers!
I haven't been following the boards much since last year, but I better get back into a routine here because we are finally PIF YAY
Our group should consist of:
me, DH, DS 19 & DD 13
DS 21 & girlfriend 20
DS 27 & DD-inlaw 26
Sister & BIL and BIL's mom
good friends Disfrog & DH
I think thats all of us. We have late dining. I will get us on the FE list too.
We can't wait!!

 

[Downrivermama]

Totally forgot about port arrival times and wasn't in any hurry to complete the online check in. After reading here I realized I needed to get it done. Got the 11am arrival time even though I have no idea what my pre-cruise plans are yet. I might end up on DCL transfers in which case it won't matter, but if not, at least I've got the earliest arrival time.

I did the online check-in around 3:00pm today and still got the 11am port time. I think we're going to stay at the Radisson at the port, so we should be able to get there pretty early. I've heard pretty good things about the boarding process, so even if we do get there later, I don't think it'll be that big of a deal.

I did on-line check in and I don't see boarding numbers!

 

[MrsScooby]

They didn't get on until after 2pm.

umm, I'm confused. They were second family into the terminal, got boarding number 6 and weren't allowed to board until after 2 pm

Just when I thought I had calmed down about boarding times

Now I'm anxious again

When we had boarding number 4 last summer we were boarding the ship at about 12:15. I'm hoping this summer goes as fast (fingers crossed).

 

[MrsScooby]

Hello all, my family is booked on this cruise as well, June 23, 2012 on the Fantasy! We are very excited! It's my DH and I, and our DD, she is 8 years old. Anyone else with an 8 year old daughter!?

This is our 2nd Disney Cruise, our first was March 2011 on the Dream and we loved it! Looking forward to SEVEN days!

Has anyone done Dolphinaris in Cozumel? Or the Grand Cayman Island tour? We are thinking about both of these, as well as the Turtle Farm and 7 mile beach after the Grand Cayman Island tour. What to do in Costa Maya? I saw there was a pool near the Port, not sure about it though! We at least want to get off the boat!

March 25th is the Silver day to check in and book excursions, looking forward to it!

Welcome aboard
This is my first Western itinerary too so can't help with excursion advice.

Wow! I haven't posted here in a while...BUT since we are getting closer and are PIF banana:) I htought maybe I should pop by to see what is going on!

Who (if anyone) is in charge of Fish Extender Extravaganza? **FOUND IT! BLONDE GIRL ANSWERED HER OWN QUESTION! LOL***

Also I know there was mention of nametags..I did them for the Pirate crew on the PC cruise and would be happy to volunteer again.....

That's great Chrissy
Really loved those name tags last time. So hard to connect Dis names and real names some times
Thanks so much for doing this again

I did on-line check in and I don't see boarding numbers!

Tina we get to pick port arrival times now, but get the boarding numbers when we get to the port. I think, since they moved the port opening time back to 11 am, the earliest port arrival time available is/was 11 am.