Luggage before DCL Transfer

[Xalthon]

We are heading out soon for our cruise. I just received this e-mail regarding our transfer:

Guests with Pre-Purchased Transfers​

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All Guests with Disney Cruise Line ground transfers are invited to meet with a Disney Cruise Line representative in the seating area in the main lobby at Disney's Polynesian Resort at 09:30 AM (EST) for a 10:00 AM (EST) motorcoach departure. Photo identification for all Guests 16 years of age and older is required to board the motorcoach.​

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For those of you staying at your Walt Disney World Resort pick-up location, Bell Services will begin luggage pick-up at 7:00 AM (EST) on the morning of your sailing. Please place the luggage you wish to transfer to the ship inside your resort room (with Disney Cruise Line luggage tags attached) near the entrance door. You do not need to be present for your luggage to be collected. Should you need additional Disney Cruise Line luggage tags, they may be obtained at the Bell Services Desk or from a Disney Cruise Line representative.​

The underlined portion is what I am a bit concerned about. They will be coming in our rooms around 7:00 am? My family and I likely would still be sleeping at that time. We don't need 2.5 hours to get ready and get to the lobby waiting area. Not sure why they don't do it like on the ship with the luggage set outside the room (I suppose it is to prevent theft, but that's not a concern on the ship, is it?) Is there an option to hand-carry luggage down and skip the early pick up?

 

[dreamer17555]

They knock on your door and collect your luggage at 7 AM and since you might want to put stuff in your bags that you are wearing to sleep or just using to get ready- you might want to be up and dressed (or at least know what you for sure are carrying on).

Its the downside of DCL transportation but it is just how it works

 

[lanejudy]

Not sure why they don't do it like on the ship with the luggage set outside the room (I suppose it is to prevent theft, but that's not a concern on the ship, is it?)

Just to explain here — onboard the ship it’s your stateroom host who collects the luggage the last night, and they are quite often nearby even if you don’t see them. At WDW it’s Bell Services who collects the luggage. Leaving it outside your hotel room would be a problem for theft or someone messing with it.

I do recommend being up by 7pm when Bell services comes for your bags. Keep a day bag with you for important items or even swim suits. Then have a leisurely breakfast if you have time.

 

[Flossbolna]

The 7 am pick up is a pain. And they might not even come at 7 am, ours wasn’t picked up until 7:30 am. Which was annoying as we are not early risers.

 

[Peaseblossom36]

They picked ours up right at 7am, we weren't in the room at that point since we got everyone up for breakfast early but I stopped back in to check (anxiety) and it was already gone.

Anything you bring down with you you'll have to lug around until your room is ready. Your luggage doesn't go on the bus with you. They load it into a van that pick up from the different resorts before going to the port.

 

[DISNEY FIX]

Do they deliver you luggage to your room on the boat?

 

[dreamer17555]

Do they deliver you luggage to your room on the boat?

They deliver it right outside of your stateroom on the ship. It can take a little bit, but it will be there.

 

[Tripscarcare]

We had a similar time frame this past April, they picked our luggage up from our room and friends beside us close to 0730 at CBR. Just looked back at pictures. Make sure you have your kids in swimsuits under travel clothes, so once your on the ship they can take advantage of the slides ( Aqua Duck in our case on the Fantasy ship) Helps out as the room corridors were all blocked off until close to 2:00 when we boarded around 1145.