PAT - why isn't that showing?

[NYCMommy]

It said it would be available November 24th - it is now 10 minutes past midnight and it still isn't showing, but online activities can be booked. Hm....anyone know when it is likely to show up? I waited up all excited and now ...nothing!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

It said it would be available November 24th - it is now 10 minutes past midnight and it still isn't showing, but online activities can be booked. Hm....anyone know when it is likely to show up? I waited up all excited and now ...nothing!

The check in window and the excursion/activity booking window both open at midnight - most of the time. Sometimes one or the other is delayed. Occasionally both are delayed. The delay can be a few minutes to a few hours.

 

[NYCMommy]

So much for waiting up...sigh. Refresh, refresh...so frustrating! I just want an early PAT...short cruise so not booking any activities...

 

[PrincessShmoo]

So much for waiting up...sigh. Refresh, refresh...so frustrating! I just want an early PAT...short cruise so not booking any activities...

Did you log into your reservation after midnight? Often, if you're already logged in (before midnight) just hitting "refresh" won't do it. The DCL computer still thinks its the date you logged in.

 

[NYCMommy]

i logged out - and tried again - and keep trying - sigh.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

i logged out - and tried again - and keep trying - sigh.

Hmmm....interesting. Someone else just report getting right in and finishing up pretty quickly (excursions and check in). Maybe your computer? But I have no solution.

 

[NYCMommy]

So possible solution - that FINALLY worked for me - was to book two character greetings and then online check in worked. Really bizarre, but so happy it worked and i got an 11am PAT - which I hope is the earliest for the Magic in Miami. We like early arrival times!

 

[Dug720]

Hmmm....interesting. Someone else just report getting right in and finishing up pretty quickly (excursions and check in). Maybe your computer? But I have no solution.

Yeah, I had logged out earlier today and then logged in again right at midnight. At first only activities showed, so I got those done. I figured if check in was open when I finished that, I'd do it but otherwise I wasn't going to stress it. It was open for me when I finished my activities, so I got it done for my cabin and my parents' cabin - though for some reason theirs was still showing "check-in" on the "My Reservations" page though when I clicked it it said "complete". But now they are both showing complete...though for the moment to see it I have to go in Chrome rather than Safari.

No clue the rhyme or reason. I'm sorry!

 

[Dug720]

So possible solution - that FINALLY worked for me - was to book two character greetings and then online check in worked. Really bizarre, but so happy it worked and i got an 11am PAT - which I hope is the earliest for the Magic in Miami. We like early arrival times!

Yes. From everything I've read and heard, PortMiami is 11am opening. That's what I got too. (And yeah - it didn't open for me until after I booked activities. I didn't know if that was just a delay or a glitch.)

 

[NYCMommy]

Yes. From everything I've read and heard, PortMiami is 11am opening. That's what I got too. (And yeah - it didn't open for me until after I booked activities. I didn't know if that was just a delay or a glitch.)

Well at least I didn't lose an earlier time due to the weird glitch, so that's good to hear. We didn't even want any activities....but if booking the character greetings allowed us to check in, I will take it!

Here's to a great cruise and great weather!

 

[Dug720]

Well at least I didn't lose an earlier time due to the weird glitch, so that's good to hear. We didn't even want any activities....but if booking the character greetings allowed us to check in, I will take it!

Here's to a great cruise and great weather!

Agreed!

I forgot about the greetings. LOL. Signed us up for Frozen. My dad will be thrilled.

FYI, looks like Pirate Night is Key West day - that's the day Pirate League is offered.