Online Onboard Gift Ordering is Live

[fredandkell]

Nope. Also I don't see the option to buy OBC.

Yes it says you have to call for the OBC.

 

[DisneYE]

Went to check on ordering an in-stateroom gift for my cruise next month and lo and behold... the new online ordering system is live!

Very happy I don't have to call or fax in my order anymore! DCL is finally coming into the 21st century

Thanks for posting this.
Went and checked, very nice selections on wine and gifts, will order some soon.

I was wondering, does anyone know,
-All the wine packages say you can take them to your MDR (obvious), but not the Champagne (weird). I want to order some and will likely drink it in the room, but can you take it to the MDRs? I am guessing yes.

 

[sunmoon620]

Just used it! It is awesome! It's about time!!!

 

[FigmentSpark]

I don't think it's ship specific, but might be sailing time specific. We're on a Fantasy sailing next March. This is what I see for room decorations:



Oh yeah, and it signs you out if you take too long and then you have to look up your res number again. Stupid system.

 

[mmbrad02]

Is this the only opportunity to purchase bottled water? Or can you buy some like midweek during the cruise?

 

[FigmentSpark]

Is this the only opportunity to purchase bottled water? Or can you buy some like midweek during the cruise?

You can't get through Cabanas on the first day without being asked at least twice if you want to buy water.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

I don't think it's ship specific, but might be sailing time specific. We're on a Fantasy sailing next March. This is what I see for room decorations:

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Oh yeah, and it signs you out if you take too long and then you have to look up your res number again. Stupid system.

The Nautical package and Birthday package are the only ones of those available for our upcoming Alaska cruise.

 

[mmbrad02]

You can't get through Cabanas on the first day without being asked at least twice if you want to buy water.

Good to know. Is it the same price, do you know? Also, what if you get to like Day 2 or 3, and need a refill of bottled water, is there an option then?

 

[phins_jazy]

i was looking for the rainforest pass too.

 

[FigmentSpark]

Good to know. Is it the same price, do you know? Also, what if you get to like Day 2 or 3, and need a refill of bottled water, is there an option then?

It was that price on the first cruise day. I don't think it goes up. Before your excursions they come and try to sell water, as well as a cooler of some type. I don't recall the price, but it's all in that same range. Expensive, but heck, so is the cruise and my DH made it clear he wasn't schlepping water from Costco or Target on to the ship.

 

[mmbrad02]

Expensive, but heck, so is the cruise and my DH made it clear he wasn't schlepping water from Costco or Target on to the ship

Yes this exactly I was going to pre-order some since the online ordering is now available, but at the price, I don't want to end up with too much. So if it's sold again, we may start with 6 or 12 bottles and go from there.

 

[AquaDame]

i was looking for the rainforest pass too.

^ Same. Oh well.

 

[dprincessmom]

Finally!

Does anyone know how reliable they are? My only experience with ordering gifts for a cruise was for a friend who took my daughter on a Royal Caribbean. It was my friends 40th birthday so I sent her two special things, sent her parents a sweet treat, and sent my daughter and her friend something to their state room (3 separate cabins). Only the parents, who I didn’t even know, received the correct item at the appropriate time. My daughter and her friend got the wrong item 3 days late and, when I called, they literally called the ship and brought them the correct one at 11 PM even though I begged RCCL not to because right then they were babysitting three small children who were sleeping. My friend, who paid for the cruise and who’s birthday it was, got nothing. Not one of the two things that I ordered her. I’m hoping that Disney does a better job. Yes?

I have given two times and received once and each time it was the correct items. The items I gave were 2 or 3 seperate ones.

 

[lklgoodman]

Yes this exactly I was going to pre-order some since the online ordering is now available, but at the price, I don't want to end up with too much. So if it's sold again, we may start with 6 or 12 bottles and go from there.

I always pe-order a 6 pack of water, I'm the only one in my family who drinks it. On our last cruise I bought some more on a port day. You don't have to buy 6 or 12. I was able to buy just 2 more. Don't remember the price, but it wasn't too bad.

 

[JoeFromSeoul]

Has anyone else experienced issues ordering on the site? Sometimes I can't get the page to offer payment options. This time the "Place Your Order" button isn't a clickable hotlink. I have checked the box agreeing to terms and conditions and have filled in all the information...no luck. I guess I will go try a different browser and see what happens.

edit: Yep, it was a browser issue. All set now.

 

[Lisa F]

Maybe they are steering away from some items that would not be easy to recycle if left onboard or might cause more damage to ocean life if accidentally lost overboard?

Plus, storage onboard is much more limited.

if you preorder gifts they would not have to be stored onboard, they could be stored on shore and delivered on board for the proper cruise

 

[TheSpooph]

i was looking for the rainforest pass too.

^ Same. Oh well.

I just got off the phone with a CM about purchasing 1 day Rainforest Room passes. He told me that they are no longer letting you purchase them ahead of time in order to better keep track of the numbers.

I asked him how it would work booking on the ship. He stated that I should go to the spa on embarkation day and I can purchase the one day pass for the same cost as purchasing ahead of time.

So.... I think I’m going to try again but it sounds like you can only purchase the passes on the ship. That said, we leave in a little over a week so I don’t have much time to pre-book.

 

[wfbnancy]

i also got the same information from the lady I spoke with. I suggested it would cause a great deal of congestion in the small spa waiting area that people waiting to purchase length of cruise passes, spa specials, etc when they added all the one day pass purchasers. I asked if there would be a limit to the number of passes they sell, if you could buy to use any day or if you had to purchase them on the day you intended to use them and she said she had no more information other than it was a new policy that you had to buy them on the ship. Anyone else hear anything??

 

[lilmc]

He told me that they are no longer letting you purchase them ahead of time in order to better keep track of the numbers.

Turning off the online bookings 3 days prior to sailing wasn’t enough time to give the spa a count of how many they’d sold??

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

Turning off the online bookings 3 days prior to sailing wasn’t enough time to give the spa a count of how many they’d sold??

No. Booking online doesn’t allow as much opportunity for up sells (especially scrubs).