What gift did you get from your travel agent?

[FoodLover]

Originally posted by scottygirl
Ultimately, Disney is still including the price of those promotional items in the price of your cruise. In the end the consumer always pays the price. Disney's responsibility is to their shareholders and hence their bottom line.

On one level this is true. If you want to go on a Disney cruise, you're paying for Disney's overhead, including its promo and marketing costs. However, it's not like you can opt out of that! You're paying for Disney's costs whether you get an in-stateroom gift or not. The gift costs are rolled into its annual marketing budget.

There is no direct relationship between the gifts and your fare. Disney doesn't bump up the fare to a particular agency by $25 because it's giving that agency's customers a free beach towel this week. Likewise Disney's not going to cut you a check for $25 if you don't get a towel. So you might as well get the gift if you can!

I can't see any downside to taking a DCL gift if the cruise fare is the same as what you'd have paid if you didn't get the gift.

Mary
MouseSavers.com

 

[scottygirl]

Originally posted by FoodLover


I can't see any downside to taking a DCL gift if the cruise fare is the same as what you'd have paid if you didn't get the gift.

Mary
MouseSavers.com

Mary,

Yes, I agree with you on the above point. But, I would still rather pay less and forego the "free" gift. I'd rather pick out my own souvenir.