Staycation cruises

[tshaw_32uk]

Is anyone going to be tempted to go on one. Ive signed up to 2 local travel agents for advanced bookings.

Always wanted to go on one and the cruise ship and onboard experience looks great. Only downside will be price. What do we think? Are Disney not releasing prices until they see the amount of interest them put them high knowing us Brits are dying for a bit of 'Disney Magic.'

 

[Minniesgal]

yes me I can't wait to see them

 

[tinkerbell1991]

Is anyone going to be tempted to go on one. Ive signed up to 2 local travel agents for advanced bookings.

Always wanted to go on one and the cruise ship and onboard experience looks great. Only downside will be price. What do we think? Are Disney not releasing prices until they see the amount of interest them put them high knowing us Brits are dying for a bit of 'Disney Magic.'

I believe prices are being released in April but I'm tempted to book once they come out

 

[micksn]

Yes, tempted! It will depend on price and availability of dates. I would probably book direct with Disney rather than a travel agent.
It seems like a good way for Disney to test out their Covid safety restrictions before they start American cruises in the Autumn.

 

[tshaw_32uk]

Yes, tempted! It will depend on price and availability of dates. I would probably book direct with Disney rather than a travel agent.
It seems like a good way for Disney to test out their Covid safety restrictions before they start American cruises in the Autumn.

Curios why you would book direct with Disney than an agent? Ive never been on Disney cruise so do you get special 'perks' by booking directvwith Disney?

 

[gismo1554]

You don't get any perks for booking direct but also don't get any perks booking through a UK travel agent. I would tend to book direct just because you are then in control. In some cases TA's will do some rather to me odd things like when you pay off a cruise they wont pay anything to Disney but the balance owed at the time. This can effect when you can book trips./activities onboard as often if you have sailed with Disney before then you can book things earlier than the paid in full date. I've heard lots of cases where people have not been able to book things when they should have been as TA's have held on to their funds until the paid in full date rather than their booking date. I don't think companies do it on purpose I think they just don't get how the cruiseline works and therefore don't understand the impact this can have.

I have already booked a Staycation with Princess but definitely looking at these too!

 

[jf256]

I am considering it.

I would also strongly urge anybody to book directly with DCL.

2020 - We cancelled our cruise before the final payment was due and accepted losing our deposit. Once cancelled we were emailed by disney and told that as they had cancelled the cruise anyway they had returned our deposit. If we booked through the travel agent no way this would of been returned to us.

 

[jf256]

I just wish i knew how much it was gna be a night.... hard to get excited if it is going to be very limited dates and crazy expensive.

 

[gismo1554]

I just wish i knew how much it was gna be a night.... hard to get excited if it is going to be very limited dates and crazy expensive.

I made a guess based on Bahamas cruise and only selling balcony rooms (what other cruiselines have done). This makes it around the £1000 for 4 nights per person mark and I have a feeling that might well be the price. Obvs there aren't any stops so no port taxes but even so I feel its going to be hefty.

 

[AlfiesMom]

We’re also waiting for pricing.

We’ve just cancelled our 4 night Bahamian cruise due to leave Port Canaveral on 25 October.Booked direct through Disney who were great, refunded our deposit within a week.

 

[Julia Ann]

Excited for the details and pricing, never done a cruise before. DH not keen but I will await the price release first and think about it then!

 

[bex7583]

I think it's going to be about 700pp for the 3 night. My other half is thinking over a
grand each. We are taking bets.

I hope they are cheaper than I am expecting and I can justify booking as I would love to try one . However I think they could be way more as I'm guessing they will be booked fast regardless of the cost

 

[starry_solo]

I am considering it.

I would also strongly urge anybody to book directly with DCL.

2020 - We cancelled our cruise before the final payment was due and accepted losing our deposit. Once cancelled we were emailed by disney and told that as they had cancelled the cruise anyway they had returned our deposit. If we booked through the travel agent no way this would of been returned to us.

wait, what? The travel agent would have kept your deposit?!

 

[Plague]

wait, what? The travel agent would have kept your deposit?!

If you cancel then that is not unusual. As a rule if they cancel then you get your money back.
Simply - the party cancelling pays.

Disney generally go above and beyond in doing the good thing.

 

[jf256]

wait, what? The travel agent would have kept your deposit?!

Yep - Disney were well within their rights too aswell - as we cancelled before they cancelled if that makes sense - and the cancellation fee was loss of deposit.

We didn't want to risk the cruise not being cancelled, but quarantining etc in USA as it was Sept 2020 and we had no idea if it would 'all be over by then'.

We lost 800 pounds in cancelation fees with ocean Florida and would of been 500 more if we also booked the cruise with them. In the UK - travel agents don't really do much more than book the holiday, flights and tickets and I am more than capable of sorting that out my self - so I would 100 percent recommend booking direct if you can - as Disney's price protection means a lot more to me than it being ATOL protected. Just make sure to use a credit card and decent insurance.

 

[jf256]

I'd be willing to pay around 1500 for a balcony room for 3 nights. Any more than that.. I Dont think I'd consider it. My other half - not so happy... but if I book it he would just go along with it I think.

He doesn't understand why I would even want to go on a cruise that doesn't go anywhere but I think it is a brilliant way to check Disney out and compare to RCL without the huge price tag. We were planning on as part of our DW break and would be nice to see if we still want to add one in, maybe go on a different line - or not bother (maybe short cruises aren't our thing).

We have cruised 3 x before but only in Europe (except when I was younger)

It also depends on what the government say about quarantining - if we have to or not. I know it is only UK residents but if they decide - nope its a cruise = instant quarantine then there is not a chance. Not when OH is self employed.

 

[gismo1554]

I'd be willing to pay around 1500 for a balcony room for 3 nights. Any more than that.. I Dont think I'd consider it. My other half - not so happy... but if I book it he would just go along with it I think.

He doesn't understand why I would even want to go on a cruise that doesn't go anywhere but I think it is a brilliant way to check Disney out and compare to RCL without the huge price tag. We were planning on as part of our DW break and would be nice to see if we still want to add one in, maybe go on a different line - or not bother (maybe short cruises aren't our thing).

We have cruised 3 x before but only in Europe (except when I was younger)

It also depends on what the government say about quarantining - if we have to or not. I know it is only UK residents but if they decide - nope its a cruise = instant quarantine then there is not a chance. Not when OH is self employed.

Are you on about per person or overall? Just asking as most of the current offerings (non-Disney) are going around the £500 per person mark. Disney will definitely aim higher than that. I looked at Caribbean options to give me some idea and they were around the £1500 for 2 adults in a balcony room mark for 3 nights but for 2 adults and 2 kids you'd be looking more at the £2200 mark.

Also quarantine wise I don't think they will be any as that's what they are selling them as (basically a hotel just its at sea). They have already discussed this with the government so I would assume if this was likely it would already have been suggested and companies would have mentioned it.

 

[jf256]

Are you on about per person or overall? Just asking as most of the current offerings (non-Disney) are going around the £500 per person mark. Disney will definitely aim higher than that. I looked at Caribbean options to give me some idea and they were around the £1500 for 2 adults in a balcony room mark for 3 nights but for 2 adults and 2 kids you'd be looking more at the £2200 mark.

Also quarantine wise I don't think they will be any as that's what they are selling them as (basically a hotel just its at sea). They have already discussed this with the government so I would assume if this was likely it would already have been suggested and companies would have mentioned it.

I was hoping per stay. We are 2 adults only though. We were going to pay 1200 for 3 nights in bahamas in sept 2020. Willing to pay a bit more due to inflation etc but not much more.

 

[bex7583]

Does anybody know when in April we can see prices ?

 

[Ember]

I'm very excited by this and will be booking as long as prices are at all reasonable. I'm hoping they run them into the late summer / early autumn, too. It would be great to be able to go once school is back for most kids (2 adults here).