Southwest check in

[Muskegon78]

Can they do this onboard? I had planned for a family member back home to check us in online to get a better boarding group at the 24 hour mark. Would DCL affect this at all?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Can they do this onboard? I had planned for a family member back home to check us in online to get a better boarding group at the 24 hour mark. Would DCL affect this at all?

No, SouthWest is not a participant in the DCL Onboard Airline Checkin program.

 

[Happy100]

You can do early bird check in and then you will not need to worry about someone back home doing it for you. That is what we always do.

 

[Muskegon78]

You can do early bird check in and then you will not need to worry about someone back home doing it for you. That is what we always do.

I figures saving $100 was worth it for them to do it for us, we will see

 

[amanda ek]

We did early bird check in. The southwest agent over the phone said we didn't need to get it for our 2 year old since she cannot board on her own and can just go with someone who does, but the gate agent said that was wrong and made us wait. So yeah, you need to buy it for everyone...and that adds up. We will prob have someone at home do it for us next time.

 

[DCLDVC1]

We just log in while on the ship and check in. It's a good use of the complimentary 50mb internet plan.

 

[Muskegon78]

We just log in while on the ship and check in. It's a good use of the complimentary 50mb internet plan.

That you get. Not everyone gets that though

 

[DCLDVC1]

That you get. Not everyone gets that though

Every stateroom is able to get 50mb free.

 

[ivanp91]

That you get. Not everyone gets that though

Every guest that signs up on embarkation day gets it for free.

 

[TiggerBouncy]

We do EarlyBird.

DCL can't do Southwest, because Southwest only does 24 hour checkin, but DCL must do a 36 hour checkin for enough time to shuffle boarding passes around. the other airlines have made an exception for this because they have fixed seating, but for Southwest it would obviously be unfair to others.

 

[Robin"D"]

i don't want to sound negative, but early bird doesn't always give you "great" boarding positions....last time we used it, we got B-15
I was not a happy camper
if this is true ["It's a good use of the complimentary 50mb internet plan."] then go for it!!!

Robin & Angel "D"

 

[Muskegon78]

Every stateroom is able to get 50mb free.

Oh ok, sorry, I wasn't aware of that. Wouldn't work from CC would it?

 

[TiggerBouncy]

i don't want to sound negative, but early bird doesn't always give you "great" boarding positions....last time we used it, we got B-15

Happened to my wife and I once. I complained to them on the phone, but they were unsympathetic. I told them they should stop selling Early Bird after the A's are used up and the fact that they allowed people to pay them for a B number was a sham and misrepresentation.

Oh ok, sorry, I wasn't aware of that. Wouldn't work from CC would it?

It works from the ship, even if she is docked in CC. However, it doesn't work in CC or near the ship. You have to be on the ship. (I tried it from the dock just off the ship and couldn't get a signal). MAYBE you could work on the ramp? Didn't try it there. I was maybe 15 yards away from the bow?

 

[Muskegon78]

Happened to my wife and I once. I complained to them on the phone, but they were unsympathetic. I told them they should stop selling Early Bird after the A's are used up and the fact that they allowed people to pay them for a B number was a sham and misrepresentation.


It works from the ship, even if she is docked in CC. However, it doesn't work in CC or near the ship. You have to be on the ship. (I tried it from the dock just off the ship and couldn't get a signal). MAYBE you could work on the ramp? Didn't try it there. I was maybe 15 yards away from the bow?

That would be 2:30 on our CC day. I think I would still rather have a family member do it than come back to the ship just for that