tigerchic89
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2007
Has there been an update of this benefit returning? My upcoming cruise is out of Galveston, I have a late PAT and I wonder how strict PAT enforcement is there.
No. I understand they might need to change the perk, but taking a perk away without a suitable replacement is a slap in the face to their most loyal Platinum cruisers.Give it to Pearl and let everyone else pick a time
Done more than two midnights this year, we have 28 cruises under our belt (been cruising since DCL started)….and then half the time u cant get into the site.Thanks for the email address. I just sent them a 2nd email, and this time I included the extra info that my "new" cruise line, with whom I have cruised 3x this past year, gives me boarding group 1 as part of my "status" with them and I hoped that DCL would also resume perks to its loyal customers. I'm sure they don't gaf, but I tried. I'm tired (literally) of staying up late at night twice for each cruise to get Palo brunch, cabana, excursions... and then to check in for princesses and a PAT... I love DCL but TWO midnight-2am checkins is out of control ....
I would be fine with platinum check in day being at like, 35 days or something vs 30 for everyone else if they are going to keep check in at 30 days.No. I understand they might need to change the perk, but taking a perk away without a suitable replacement is a slap in the face to their most loyal Platinum cruisers.
I can see a compromise, where Pearl can get whatever boarding time they want, even if it is full. Platinum's need a slot in a boarding time like everyone else, but then let Platinum check-in a day or 2 before everyone else to give them an opportunity to still get an early time without staying up to midnight. because you know that is what everyone does now...it's a cattle call on the website at midnight.
But taking a perk away without replacing it with SOMETHING is not right.
I like the idea of moving online check-in back to coincide with activity booking, still tiered by Castaway Club level. Moving it up to 30 days before sailing when vaccination information was being collected and when there were a lot of "late" cancellations made sense. Now that vaccination information isn't being collected and the cancellation policies have nearly returned to what they were 3 years ago, there's less need to separate the two processes.I would be fine with platinum check in day being at like, 35 days or something vs 30 for everyone else if they are going to keep check in at 30 days.
Or just move it back to opening day for excursions etc, so platinum gets it at 120 days.
The young adults who became platinum as kids still has someone paying for those cruises and their status has been earned. I just don't understand why they are different? Does that mean that if a parent/friend/relative paid for an adult's cruise it shouldn't count towards their status?I really don’t see that coming back for Platinum, maybe Pearl. DCL simply has too many platinums (including all the young adults who became platinum as kids), and DCL unlike other cruise lines seems to have a disproportionate number of people who really want to be on board as early as possible.
I didn't read that as a comment on how someone got Platinum status. Just a comment on how many of us there are.The young adults who became platinum as kids still has someone paying for those cruises and their status has been earned. I just don't understand why they are different? Does that mean that if a parent/friend/relative paid for an adult's cruise it shouldn't count towards their status?
Fair! Maybe I'm sensitive as we had a couple on a recent cruise mention our kids being platinum in a negative light, like it was a gift and didn't come at our cost.I didn't read that as a comment on how someone got Platinum status. Just a comment on how many of us there are.
Like turning the Outlook area on the Wonder into a space only for concierge?But taking a perk away without replacing it with SOMETHING is not right.
Concierge guests, based on current decisionsSo who does Disney please??
Currently yes, as the resort pick ups have been much earlier than they were in the past.So do the Disney resort transportation guest get a leg up?
Maybe Disney is seeing profitable results with such then?Currently yes, as the resort pick ups have been much earlier than they were in the past.