placeholder reservation number

[jeremy1002]

Can you enter a placeholder reservation into the DCL website? I tried but it said it could not find the reservation. Does it have to be an actual booking to find it?

 

[Trera]

has to be an actual booking to search on the site. To use a placeholder you have to call in.

 

[dvcgirl1]

As far as I know, there is no actual reservation # assigned until you book a specific cruise. (and no indication on the site that you have a placeholder, you just have to know that you do, and then call to book)

 

[Geomom]

As far as I know, there is no actual reservation # assigned until you book a specific cruise. (and no indication on the site that you have a placeholder, you just have to know that you do, and then call to book)

You do have a reservation # with the placeholder, it was in my confirmation email and when I booked a specific cruise with it, it kept that number. (That's one of the reasons the placeholder needs to be transferred to a TA within 30 days vs. within 30 days of using it to book a cruise.) Sadly that # does not show up on the DCL website until you've booked a specific cruise.

 

[MomOTwins]

No--you have to call to use a placeholder.

 

[Trera]

No--you have to call to use a placeholder.

It makes it so much tougher to book an opening day cruise if you have to use a placeholder. While you are waiting to talk with someone..............everyone else is booking their cruises online.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

Yeah, but hopefully fewer people are calling in and you won't have to wait 2 hours for a CM!

 

[CM Dad]

Can you enter a placeholder reservation into the DCL website? I tried but it said it could not find the reservation. Does it have to be an actual booking to find it?

In the past, placeholders used to show up on the DCL website, with a cruise date of some absurd date in the future. Then the "improved" the site and they no longer show up, or can be added until converted to an actual cruise.