Unregistered child in concierge stateroom?

[JustUsAndJellybean]

Hey, all! We will be sailing on the Wonder this October in a one bedroom suite. Another family will be traveling with us, in a deluxe verandah. Our daughters are best friends so we have decided to have the girls sleep in the living room area of the suite. What I am wondering is does it make sense to formally transfer her over to our room? We would have to pay the difference in her fare, which is under $200, I believe. Just wondering if there is some benefit to having her officially in our room vs just sleeping there. The girls are 6 and 7 years old.

 

[mcgluvint]

Hey, all! We will be sailing on the Wonder this October in a one bedroom suite. Another family will be traveling with us, in a deluxe verandah. Our daughters are best friends so we have decided to have the girls sleep in the living room area of the suite. What I am wondering is does it make sense to formally transfer her over to our room? We would have to pay the difference in her fare, which is under $200, I believe. Just wondering if there is some benefit to having her officially in our room vs just sleeping there. The girls are 6 and 7 years old.

Well the benefits would be her getting to go to the lounge, sundeck, and just all the perks of concierge. if it is 200 dollars then it is definitely worth it. Im sort of confused so i don't have a very detailed answer. Sorry. Hope someone else can help.

 

[Westcoastwild]

I would think- if they charge per person- that the "benefit" is to avoid problems if housekeeping can prove you've got an unregistered guest in your room. Probably a fine for NOT reporting her.

But I can't see Disney going to the effort over a 6 year old.

 

[Weedy]

It would allow her to attend the events for the concierge guest. Such as Special character greetings.

 

[mcgluvint]

I would think- if they charge per person- that the "benefit" is to avoid problems if housekeeping can prove you've got an unregistered guest in your room. Probably a fine for NOT reporting her.

But I can't see Disney going to the effort over a 6 year old.

Im pretty sure it doesn't matter if she is in their room. Maybe its different for concierge but for families of five that like to of the smaller verandah/inside room thing instead of getting one bigger verandah room. You technically have to have 1 adult in each room but some will let one room for adults and 1 room for the kids.

 

[wilkeliza]

OP this one is going to be a tricky situation.

Technically yes you should move her if she is going to be sleeping in that room and using the lounge/sun deck.

The tricky part for me comes into the emergency plan play. If you don't move her then her assigned life boat would be with her parents but if you do move her your assigned life boat will be with you. Either way for muster she would have to report to the right state room. Add to that if her parents are okay with you being in charge of her in the rare event of an emergency and those are things to consider.

At the end of the day I don't think they really police who sleeps where it only comes into play if they want to grab sodas and snacks from the lounge and not on deck etc.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

I would think- if they charge per person- that the "benefit" is to avoid problems if housekeeping can prove you've got an unregistered guest in your room. Probably a fine for NOT reporting her.

But I can't see Disney going to the effort over a 6 year old.

DCL doesn't care where anyone sleeps. But as @Weedy mentioned, the benefit to registering her in the concierge room is she will be able to use the concierge benefits like the special character greetings and the concierge lounge.

 

[Dug720]

Another BIG benefit is by having her registered into the cabin, in the unlikely event of an emergency requiring you to go to your Muster stations, she would be in the correct one. If she is not registered into your cabin she would need to be taken to hers and then whoever took her go back to yours. Until then her Muster Station would have one unaccounted for.

A big drawback is she will be able to do special concierge things but her parents would not.

A drawback (or possibly neutral) is that if she is registered in your cabin but her parents wanted to take her off the ship, there is paperwork involved stating that you the friend are allowing her parents to take her off. Because if she is registered in your cabin, YOU are responsible for her.

 

[Amandine]

Fwiw the paperwork to allow adults in other staterooms to take a child off-ship is super easy. Here's a link to the one-page form https://dcl.wdpromedia.com/media/dc...edia/DebarkationAuthorizationForm_2017_en.pdf

 

[Dug720]

Fwiw the paperwork to allow adults in other staterooms to take a child off-ship is super easy. Here's a link to the one-page form https://dcl.wdpromedia.com/media/dc...edia/DebarkationAuthorizationForm_2017_en.pdf

No denying it's not difficult. But a lot of parents have found it weird they had to fill out paperwork to take their own children off the ship. Which is why I just listed it as a point to consider and possibly negative depending on the parents.

 

[Amandine]

Makes sense. I was just surprised by how easy it was. (Once I found the form, anyway, which admittedly took me awhile!)

 

[lanejudy]

If it's simply to have a sleepover, you don't need to register her into your suite. However, if you might want to include her in any concierge perks -- lounge, character greets, etc. -- then yes, the child needs to be booked on your reservation. As others have pointed out, there are some ramifications to discuss with the other parents if you wish to do this.

Oh... and I wouldn't underestimate the girls' desire to swap sleepover locations - a bunk in the other family's room may be very intriguing at that age!

Enjoy your cruise!