Land and sea

[Kesohio63]

I want to add some days at WDW to my February cruise. Is it better to book resort and airline tickets through DCL, or book each piece separately? If I book through DCL, can I do it online, or do I need to call them? I’d like to know what others have done and the pros and cons, thanks!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I want to add some days at WDW to my February cruise. Is it better to book resort and airline tickets through DCL, or book each piece separately? If I book through DCL, can I do it online, or do I need to call them? I’d like to know what others have done and the pros and cons, thanks!

DCL doesn't do the land and sea packages like they used to. I believe they do offer some small 2 or 3 night stays at WDW combined with a cruise. You'd have to call them and ask.

It's almost always better to book airfare yourself. You can get the flights you want, usually for a lower cost.

Personally, I'd book everything separately, as you can usually do a better deal that way.

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

No discount by going through DCL and the land based part would have DCL restrictive cancellation and change policies.

Only benefit to going through them is you get everything on 1 invoice.

Book separately and you could get a resort discount if one comes out for your dates

 

[Kesohio63]

No discount by going through DCL and the land based part would have DCL restrictive cancellation and change policies.

Only benefit to going through them is you get everything on 1 invoice.

Book separately and you could get a resort discount if one comes out for your dates

That’s a good point about the possibility of a discount. I hadn’t thought of that, thanks! We’ve done it before and booked each piece separately, so I’ll probably just do that again; I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t overlooking any benefits to doing it through DCL.

 

[MomOTwins]

That’s a good point about the possibility of a discount. I hadn’t thought of that, thanks! We’ve done it before and booked each piece separately, so I’ll probably just do that again; I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t overlooking any benefits to doing it through DCL.

We always book separately, and always get a room discount from WDW. No advantage to booking through DCL