Poly concierge - what discounts *usually* available?

[jenjersnap]

I am trying to decide whether to book a land/sea DCL cruise for early December, 2005 or to book the cruise and WDW stay separately in order to stay ... yes ... I've been bitten ... at the concierge level. With two small children and desperately desiring some time to RELAX, it seems so perfect for us. Though we can choose the Poly as part of the land/sea package, I am guessing they do not sell upgrades to concierge (is it worth asking I wonder?!).

There is no way DH will allow me to book Poly CL at rack rate. Oh correction: there is no way he will PAY rack rate, I can book it all I want. LOL. I understand that some rooms can be snagged with an AP rate. How about the usual room-only or package discounts that come out every few months? Does anyone ever have any success that way?

We need to decide soon to get the booking discount for the cruise (I'm sure Poly CL books fast too). If we have only a tiny chance of getting a discount by booking separately, we'll probably skip the potential heartache of it all (having to keep calling and calling and calling will bug me!), but I wanted to get opinions from the experts. Thanks so much!

 

[steveanddonna]

Jennifer, we've gotten either AP discounts, postcard rates, or discounts with general public codes for all but one of our 16 Poly concierge stays. The last trip was partly discounted, partly at rack rate because of blackout dates, so keep calling - it's worth it - and have CRO check day by day for availability. There are also AAA discounts available sometimes. The discounts for your time frame won't be out until late next year, but based on our experience, you have a good chance of getting some sort of discount.

 

[PolyHereWeCome]

I got the room-only rate for our upcoming Poly. CL trip. It's during Easter/Spring Break -- a very popular time of the year -- so I'd guess early Dec. will also have some sort of room-only discount offering.

Before we got the room-only rate, we booked at rack rate and then got AAA. The room-only rate was better than AAA.