VGT rates on the Treasure for the fall

[nerdboyrockstar]

What constitutes a bad cabin on a Disney cruise? I feel like I'd be so happy to be there, I wouldn't care if it shared a wall with the engine & the nightclub.

 

[DCL58]

What constitutes a bad cabin on a Disney cruise? I feel like I'd be so happy to be there, I wouldn't care if it shared a wall with the engine & the nightclub.

Cabin 5500 on the Disney Magic. Directly over the Walt Disney theater and an exterior crew area. Also right beside an exterior crew door that slammed shut 24/7. The noise from the theater was so loud that the cabin vibrated, in addition to being able to fully hear every performance and practice held in the theater. You couldn’t be in the cabin during a performance. In addition to the scheduled performances, they also practiced starting at 11 at night.

We were lucky to get a few hours sleep a night. This was a 10 night cruise and every one around us was affected - our cabin was just the worst because of the addition of the slamming non stop exterior crew door.

 

[DCLMP]

What constitutes a bad cabin on a Disney cruise? I feel like I'd be so happy to be there, I wouldn't care if it shared a wall with the engine & the nightclub.

On the Wish their are really small ocean view rooms that have a chair that folds into a bed and not a sofa. When the chair is unfolded you can't get anything out of your dressers because it takes up the whole floor space. It's also hard to stand up with the slanted wall. It would be tolerable for two people that sleep in the same bed. Maybe the room assigner missed the age difference.

I've been given a slanted ceiling room on the Dream, but the rooms are huge and it has a regular sofa. I will never book an OGT on a Triton class again.

 

[mrkyyyle]

Those VGT rates on the 10/18 sailing of the Treasure sure are appealing...

Wonder if it is worth just doing that now versus waiting for next fall and seeing if they do other VGT rates once the Destiny is in the mix.

 

[dreamer17555]

Those VGT rates on the 10/18 sailing of the Treasure sure are appealing...

Wonder if it is worth just doing that now versus waiting for next fall and seeing if they do other VGT rates once the Destiny is in the mix.

It's a good bet if you can be flexible that more Treasure Restricted GT rates are coming

 

[brentm77]

On the Wish their are really small ocean view rooms that have a chair that folds into a bed and not a sofa. When the chair is unfolded you can't get anything out of your dressers because it takes up the whole floor space. It's also hard to stand up with the slanted wall. It would be tolerable for two people that sleep in the same bed. Maybe the room assigner missed the age difference.

I've been given a slanted ceiling room on the Dream, but the rooms are huge and it has a regular sofa. I will never book an OGT on a Triton class again.

That's crazy. Do they sell it as a regular cabin? That seems like a room that should always be heavily discounted.

 

[DCLMP]

That's crazy. Do they sell it as a regular cabin? That seems like a room that should always be heavily discounted.

It's a 9D. They are forward deck 6 and 7. On the dream I booked those rooms because they were the only connecting ones with the discount. I loved them because they are huge. I was shocked to see just a chair and not a sofa, but no way would a sofa fit in there.

There were people that missed the cruise due to weather from TS. They had rooms available. I asked if they would just move us to an inside so we could have a regular sofa, but they didn't want to downgrade us. They did offer us a verandah for an extra 1k. I declined that. They moved us next door to the handicapped room.

This was the cruise I gave the Wish a second chance. It didn't change my mind.

 

[dreamer17555]

The Dec 20th sailing of the Treasure also just got a VGT rate (its still too much but I wasn't expecting them to discount it over actual Xmas.

 

[Cfabar1]

The Dec 20th sailing of the Treasure also just got a VGT rate (its still too much but I wasn't expecting them to discount it over actual Xmas.

Wow....

That's great...

 

[dreamer17555]

Wow....

That's great...

Wonderful for those who want it but not a great sign for how DCL is doing

 

[SL6827]

Wonderful for those who want it but not a great sign for how DCL is doing

If DCL is hurting at all, its thier own doings. Maybe they thought there wasn't a ceiling in regards to pricing for themselves? Perhaps they have ordered one or two more ships than what the market will handle now? Who knows for sure? Regardless, it sounds like its good for the consumer.

 

[DCLMP]

If DCL is hurting at all, its thier own doings. Maybe they thought there wasn't a ceiling in regards to pricing for themselves? Perhaps they have ordered one or two more ships than what the market will handle now? Who knows for sure? Regardless, it sounds like its good for the consumer.

Agreed, but I don't think they are hurting they are still way overpriced.

 

[dreamer17555]

If DCL is hurting at all, its thier own doings. Maybe they thought there wasn't a ceiling in regards to pricing for themselves? Perhaps they have ordered one or two more ships than what the market will handle now? Who knows for sure? Regardless, it sounds like its good for the consumer.

I think the entire cruise industry knee jerked and have over built (still building) in the last few years. DCL does not have casino and drink package revues to help absorb the impact and I worry they will start cutting back on things that make DCL my preferred line- like turn down service and start cutting back on entertainment offerings or doing what Royal did and cut back on crew so they have more tables to serve and rooms to clean and it makes it a worse experience for guests. I 100% agree that DCL expanded way too fast but I think to a point they are the canary in the coal mine and maybe I am wrong but unless there is a huge economic turn around for the US I think the American cruise industry is going to be feeling the pinch soon.

 

[Cfabar1]

I think the entire cruise industry knee jerked and have over built (still building) in the last few years. DCL does not have casino and drink package revues to help absorb the impact and I worry they will start cutting back on things that make DCL my preferred line- like turn down service and start cutting back on entertainment offerings or doing what Royal did and cut back on crew so they have more tables to serve and rooms to clean and it makes it a worse experience for guests. I 100% agree that DCL expanded way too fast but I think to a point they are the canary in the coal mine and maybe I am wrong but unless there is a huge economic turn around for the US I think the American cruise industry is going to be feeling the pinch soon.

DCL better be careful.... The Mickey costumes and Mickey Bars will only get them so far...

Free Soda and Turn Down Service are two examples that make people feel like the environment is elevated and very different... Plus with all the beds that need to be made up from the sofas and from the ceiling for all the kids, practically I think they'd need to be going in the cabins anyways...

 

[Mommb]

Free Soda and Turn Down Service are two examples that make people feel like the environment is elevated and very different... Plus with all the beds that need to be made up from the sofas and from the ceiling for all the kids, practically I think they'd need to be going in the cabins anyways...

I don’t think Disney Cruise Line will get rid of turn-down service, for exactly this reason. Many rooms are occupied by 3rd and often 4th guests who need the beds converted twice a day. Asking guests to make the conversions themselves could create difficulties for families.

Free soda could go, but it would not save a significant amount of money and might even cost more to add venues or additional areas in venues where people could pay for soda, tea, and coffee, and to add staffing for these areas. This is especially an issue on the older ships, which have fewer “all ages” places to get beverages.

 

[dreamer17555]

I don’t think Disney Cruise Line will get rid of turn-down service, for exactly this reason. Many rooms are occupied by 3rd and often 4th guests who need the beds converted twice a day. Asking guests to make the conversions themselves could create difficulties for families.

Free soda could go, but it would not save a significant amount of money and might even cost more to add venues or additional areas in venues where people could pay for soda, tea, and coffee, and to add staffing for these areas.

Royal has TONS of families sailing and they got rid of it. They just leave the beds down. This meant they could have fewer crew members cleaning rooms and each crew member would clean more rooms per day (but only once).

If DCL goes to a drink package (and the question has been on DCL surveys) it would likely be self serve like the ones on Royal or a WDW resorts with a cup that you must purchase with chip in it.

 

[holula]

The Christmas *GT rate is still not a cheap cruise though. Even with the discount.

A mid Jan one had just popped up on the Treasure too - the pattern seems to be that the Westerns are getting more discounted than the Easterns (and more Western cruises are getting discounted too.)

 

[Cfabar1]

FL Res rates on the treasure actually look pretty decent... 2 dates so far... neither would work for me... but it is a start! Both are WC at this time.