MommaluvsDis
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Lois,
Are you and Janet doing this cruise too?
Are you and Janet doing this cruise too?
I may very well be wrong and if I am, I'll be the first to admit. I'm harder on myself then anyone else can ever be. I just don't see Disney raising tier pricing on bookings between the 21st and the 28th. That would alienate a lot of people. Now, what they actually do remains to be seen.
Also, as I said earlier, with all the different cruises, sail date and new ship offered at the PC time, I don't think anyone will have trouble at all booking on this cruise if they want to go.
That is how it was on 1/31/07 for the 2008 PC repo and MR cruises and last October for the Med, Baltic & TA cruises. They will have the prices on the 21st but they won't be posted on their website until at or just before 8 am ET on 9/28.
There will be a thread on the board for people to post what they were able to book and at what price on the 21st. We have done this the past few opening booking days. Hopefully the prices won't go up as quickly as they did on the PC repos on 1/31/07.
How much did prices go up in one week?
Do we have any confirmation that TAs can book for EVERYONE on the 21st regardless of CC level? That doesn't seem fair.
I may very well be wrong and if I am, I'll be the first to admit. I'm harder on myself then anyone else can ever be. I just don't see Disney raising tier pricing on bookings between the 21st and the 28th. That would alienate a lot of people. Now, what they actually do remains to be seen.
Also, as I said earlier, with all the different cruises, sail date and new ship offered at the PC time, I don't think anyone will have trouble at all booking on this cruise if they want to go.
I LOVE that idea. From your mouth to DCL's ear!
There is definitely a lodge at Brooks . . .
http://www.katmailand.com/lodging/brooks.html
. . . or did you mean no lodge at Traiter's Cove?
Jodie
Do we have any confirmation that TAs can book for EVERYONE on the 21st regardless of CC level? That doesn't seem fair.
Lois,
Are you and Janet doing this cruise too?
And watch more TV. Oprah is also on in the morning and she is in Chicago. 2 more strikes. Youre outta here.
Also, current deck plans don't seem to be viewable either unless you are booking I would guess.
I just got off the phone with my TA (who is taking our itinerary requests for booking on 9/21) and here is what I was told:
We WILL NOT know prices until she actually books our cruise on 9/21. Disney is NOT posting them as they do not want the public to see them before 9/28.
And Shocker -- the deposits for both Alaska and the Med cruises for 2011 are $600 PER PERSON! So even if you want to get a couple of quotes and hold some cruises to "think about", you'll be out a lot of money for a while. And since Disney is using this policy this year (must place the deposit at time of booking), I see a LOT of TAs requesting cancellation refunds down the road
And Shocker -- the deposits for both Alaska and the Med cruises for 2011 are $600 PER PERSON! So even if you want to get a couple of quotes and hold some cruises to "think about", you'll be out a lot of money for a while. And since Disney is using this policy this year (must place the deposit at time of booking), I see a LOT of TAs requesting cancellation refunds down the road
You can see current deck plans here on the DIS. Just click on Staterooms in the light blue bar at the top of this screen and then Stateroom Locations.
Also, I finally figured out where they are on the DCL website. On the home page, hover your mouse over Ships and Activities, which will bring up a sub-menu. Then click on Ships. You'll then see a picture of the Magic and Wonder and at the bottom of that picture are boxes that say Slide Show, Video, Virtual Tour. Click on Virtual Tour, and then Tour in the little box that pops up. A 3-D rendering of the ship will come at you and then turn sideways and a list of the decks will be on the right side. Click on a deck # and you will get a cutaway of that deck with little red Mickey Mouse heads. If you hover over each Mouse head, it will tell you what is at that spot. What a PITA it was to finally find that, let me tell you!
Unfortunately, for those booking on 9/21, since it is call-in only, your deposits will be $600 pp. Starting on 9/28 when you can book online, the 50% online booking deposit special will apply (so I was told by a DCL CM). So for those of us who book online, our deposit should only be $300 pp.
That is how it was on 1/31/07 for the 2008 PC repo and MR cruises and last October for the Med, Baltic & TA cruises. They will have the prices on the 21st but they won't be posted on their website until at or just before 8 am ET on 9/28.
There will be a thread on the board for people to post what they were able to book and at what price on the 21st. We have done this the past few opening booking days. Hopefully the prices won't go up as quickly as they did on the PC repos on 1/31/07. [/quote[
How much did prices go up in one week?
Do we have any confirmation that TAs can book for EVERYONE on the 21st regardless of CC level? That doesn't seem fair.
The EB Repo sold out in about 4 hours and increased considerably in that time. The WB Repo sold out a couple days later and also increased. This thread has links to discussions that day regarding price increases during the day.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2284021
What if you have to call on 9/28 (instead of booking on-line) because we are going to transfer our Nov 2010 cruise to Alaska 2011. Would the 50% deposit discount apply or do I have to give them another $1400 on top of the $1000 they already have?
Also, I finally figured out where they are on the DCL website. On the home page, hover your mouse over Ships and Activities, which will bring up a sub-menu. Then click on Ships. You'll then see a picture of the Magic and Wonder and at the bottom of that picture are boxes that say Slide Show, Video, Virtual Tour. Click on Virtual Tour, and then Tour in the little box that pops up. A 3-D rendering of the ship will come at you and then turn sideways and a list of the decks will be on the right side. Click on a deck # and you will get a cutaway of that deck with little red Mickey Mouse heads. If you hover over each Mouse head, it will tell you what is at that spot. What a PITA it was to finally find that, let me tell you!
I just don't see Disney raising tier pricing on bookings between the 21st and the 28th. That would alienate a lot of people. Now, what they actually do remains to be seen.
Hope you're right!
I was talking about Traiter's Cove. That's what you asked me about, where we were viewing bears and if there was a lodge there. There isn't. You can only get there by floatplane and then have to hike a bit to get to the bear viewing stand.