WishUponAStar3
Believer In Big Dreams!
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- May 23, 2011
Hi, I'm a DL and WDW parks veteran who just booked my first Disney cruise on the Wish (July 1-5!) and I could really use some expert DIS help! We are currently booked in a Deluxe Family Oceanview with Verandah- but being that it's our family's first cruise, and we're going during the summer, I figure our only chance at getting a Castaway Cay cabana and Palo brunch would be if we upgrade to Concierge. Also, since we booked today and the cruise is only 4 months away, we're currently stuck with the second dinner seating and waitlisted for the main dining time--which is a definite problem considering my kids will be 7 and 2 by the time of our cruise. I would almost consider cancelling the whole thing rather than try to pull off 8:15 PM dinners with a toddler if the waitlist doesn't come through for us before our pay-in-full date. However, I assume upgrading to Concierge would put us at the top of the waitlist for early dining?
So my big question for all of you who have sailed before: is the $5K upgrade to Concierge worth it for the earlier dinner seating, cabanas on Castaway, Palo brunch, early boarding, and the more convenient embarkation/disembarkation with young kids? AND is it worth giving up our midship Deck 6 location for the only available concierge room, which is at the very front of the ship on Deck 12? The reason I bring that one up is because I have no idea how any of us will feel in terms of motion sickness. My kids do get nauseous from long drives (particularly in traffic) and from turbulent plane rides, so if that means they'd be more prone to motion sickness on the cruise, is it better to skip all those concierge perks and stay in our midship location? I am definitely willing to spend the extra to make it a magical first cruise, and the trip is also a birthday present to myself! But I wouldn't want to do that big of an upgrade if it leads to one of us having a tough time with motion sickness in that room location and if we'd be likely to get the earlier dining through the regular waitlist anyway. What would you choose in this situation?
Thank you so much in advance for your help!!
So my big question for all of you who have sailed before: is the $5K upgrade to Concierge worth it for the earlier dinner seating, cabanas on Castaway, Palo brunch, early boarding, and the more convenient embarkation/disembarkation with young kids? AND is it worth giving up our midship Deck 6 location for the only available concierge room, which is at the very front of the ship on Deck 12? The reason I bring that one up is because I have no idea how any of us will feel in terms of motion sickness. My kids do get nauseous from long drives (particularly in traffic) and from turbulent plane rides, so if that means they'd be more prone to motion sickness on the cruise, is it better to skip all those concierge perks and stay in our midship location? I am definitely willing to spend the extra to make it a magical first cruise, and the trip is also a birthday present to myself! But I wouldn't want to do that big of an upgrade if it leads to one of us having a tough time with motion sickness in that room location and if we'd be likely to get the earlier dining through the regular waitlist anyway. What would you choose in this situation?
Thank you so much in advance for your help!!
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