Onboard check in for afternoon flights, does DCL still check in your bags?

[cseca]

I read on another thread that airlines don't let you bag check until a couple hours prior to your flight. So what will happen to our luggages if our flight are 3pm or later?
Do we hang on to them at the airport? Or will DCL still check them in for us since we're taking their bus?

Sorry I'm confused... Thanks so much.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

If you take them on the bus you check them in. You will have to keep hold of them, a day room at the Hyatt where there is a rooftop pool above the airport maybe a good idea.

 

[jdb in AZ]

I read on another thread that airlines don't let you bag check until a couple hours prior to your flight. So what will happen to our luggages if our flight are 3pm or later?
Do we hang on to them at the airport? Or will DCL still check them in for us since we're taking their bus?

Sorry I'm confused... Thanks so much.

Depends on the airline. On some airlines you can check your luggage on the ship, the night before you disembark. Otherwise, yes, you'll have to keep your luggage with you at the airport.


Onboard Airline Check-In - DCL Check-In Information, Form from DCL if you need to pay the airline for overweight or extra bags, DCL complete air transportation information

When you register for Onboard Airline Check-In, you are entitled to:
Receive your boarding passes and check your luggage for your return flight before you disembark the ship
Skip luggage claim at the port terminal
Bypass the airline check-in counter at the airport
Here's how it works: Reserve air or ground transportation through Disney Cruise Line® and sign up for Onboard Airline Check-In when you check in for your cruise at the port or a Walt Disney World® Resort Hospitality Desk. On the day prior to disembarkation, your airline boarding passes and valet luggage tags will magically be delivered to your stateroom, along with a letter answering common questions you may have. Attach the tags to your luggage and leave your bags outside your stateroom the evening prior to disembarkation. Disney Cruise Line® will collect and deliver your luggage to your airline. When you arrive at Orlando International Airport, proceed to security with your boarding passes already in hand and continue on to your scheduled departure gate. It's that simple!

Available to Guests flying out of Orlando International Airport on domestic flights (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines and US Airways it's the perfect ending to a magical cruise vacation! Pre-registration is required and scheduled flights must be after 11:25 a.m. on the day your cruise ends. Guests are limited to two bags per person and each piece must not exceed 50 lbs. Additionally, some Guests may be selected to check in at the airport and unable to use this service.

For Onboard Airline Check In section

per DCL today 01/03/2015

Participating airlines now are

Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Delta
JetBlue
United - no Ted
U S Airways

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I read on another thread that airlines don't let you bag check until a couple hours prior to your flight. So what will happen to our luggages if our flight are 3pm or later?
Do we hang on to them at the airport? Or will DCL still check them in for us since we're taking their bus?

Sorry I'm confused... Thanks so much.

If you've booked DCL transfers (or your airfare through DCL), and are on a participating airline on a domestic flight the same day as debarkation (regardless of time of day), you can participate in the Onboard Airline Checkin.

 

[bumbershoot]

Like Shmoo said, if you can participate in onboard airline checkin, it doesn't matter how late your flight is.

 

[cseca]

Thank goodness!
Thanks everyone for your response... That helps a lot. I was worried there for a moment.

 

[Sir William]

If you've booked DCL transfers (or your airfare through DCL), and are on a participating airline on a domestic flight the same day as debarkation (regardless of time of day), you can participate in the Onboard Airline Checkin.

We had a 3.30pm flight and used the onboard check-in system without difficulty. Left our bags outside our stateroom and didn't see them again until we reached our home airport. We greatly appreciated not having to lug them around the airport, especially as the airline had a policy not to accept luggage more than 3 hours before flight departure and we arrived at MCO about 9am.

 

[cseca]

Thanks Sir William! Really appreciate you taking time time to answer. I was worried I had to schlep around luggages at the airport along with 2 little ones.

 

[bumbershoot]

I was worried I had to schlep around luggages at the airport along with 2 little ones.

Even if you need to take bags in the future, get a porter to help you! No need to hurt yourself getting bags from point A to checking them, especially at the Orlando airport. Porters are fabulous.