Richard M Nixon
Peacemaker
- Joined
- May 12, 2014
- Messages
- 571
I'm exploring the dining options available and the premium / platinum plans started looking very appealing. I'm trying to pin down exactly what the impacts will be on my planning. Lots of questions ahead, sorry.
First off, I know that to get any value from the plan, I'll need to be eating well for every meal. I'm in the process of picking out two potential restaurants for each meal and calculating the average cost of food per meal per day. I also know that it's a time consuming thing to have to sit down to eat for each meal, but my trip is just for my partner and myself, so we shouldn't have any issues with stopping to rest and enjoy time sharing meals together.
I see in the T&C for the plan that it's not valid with other discounts, and that I am not given the option to choose the plans when testing out the booking system and applying discounts. Am I correct in assuming that I must pay rack rate for my room and I cannot upgrade from free dining, use a free memory maker code, or have any sort of savings applied?
I have heard great reviews of the fireworks cruises, and I see that they are available for private booking, but I get the impression that if I sign up using a dining plan, I'll be set up on a cruise with other people, also presumably using the dining plan. Right?
Is there a limit to the included recreation on the plan? If I wanted to rent a jet ski for 3 hours or spend a day on the golf courses, would they allow me?
I've seen references to Fantasmic being included on various websites, but it's no longer on the brochure. Has it been removed from the plan and now just available as an add-on?
The Cirque tickets are nice, but if I want to get front row / golden circle, can I pay the difference to upgrade?
A photopass CD is being offered, but as far as I can tell it's similar in cost and much worse than the memory maker package. Is there an upgrade to memory maker available or is this basically a worthless addon if I know how to download pictures on my own?
Is the wishes/illumination preferred viewing locaiton something I can normally buy or is it just for high-end dining plan patrons? I'd like to assign a value to it if I can.
Finally, what exactly will the itenirary planner do for me? I'd worry about relying on them to make ADRs, as they are probably doing it for a bunch of other people, too. Is it the same as the concierge planners that club level guests get? If I'm really into planning, will I get anything special by using these guys? Specifically, do they have early-access to booking or anything that normal people don't?
First off, I know that to get any value from the plan, I'll need to be eating well for every meal. I'm in the process of picking out two potential restaurants for each meal and calculating the average cost of food per meal per day. I also know that it's a time consuming thing to have to sit down to eat for each meal, but my trip is just for my partner and myself, so we shouldn't have any issues with stopping to rest and enjoy time sharing meals together.
I see in the T&C for the plan that it's not valid with other discounts, and that I am not given the option to choose the plans when testing out the booking system and applying discounts. Am I correct in assuming that I must pay rack rate for my room and I cannot upgrade from free dining, use a free memory maker code, or have any sort of savings applied?
I have heard great reviews of the fireworks cruises, and I see that they are available for private booking, but I get the impression that if I sign up using a dining plan, I'll be set up on a cruise with other people, also presumably using the dining plan. Right?
Is there a limit to the included recreation on the plan? If I wanted to rent a jet ski for 3 hours or spend a day on the golf courses, would they allow me?
I've seen references to Fantasmic being included on various websites, but it's no longer on the brochure. Has it been removed from the plan and now just available as an add-on?
The Cirque tickets are nice, but if I want to get front row / golden circle, can I pay the difference to upgrade?
A photopass CD is being offered, but as far as I can tell it's similar in cost and much worse than the memory maker package. Is there an upgrade to memory maker available or is this basically a worthless addon if I know how to download pictures on my own?
Is the wishes/illumination preferred viewing locaiton something I can normally buy or is it just for high-end dining plan patrons? I'd like to assign a value to it if I can.
Finally, what exactly will the itenirary planner do for me? I'd worry about relying on them to make ADRs, as they are probably doing it for a bunch of other people, too. Is it the same as the concierge planners that club level guests get? If I'm really into planning, will I get anything special by using these guys? Specifically, do they have early-access to booking or anything that normal people don't?