We were on this cruise too! It was our 5th on the Dream and even though it wasn’t our favorite trip due to some of the things you mentioned, we still had a great time. I think it helped that we sailed without kids and spent our time in the adult areas. I felt bad for families when walking...
120 days out
Sent my email requests in at exactly 11:00 at 130 days out (I’m in central time zone) Just hit our 120 days and everything is showing on my cruise plans in the app. We got first choice of cabana and Palo brunch and dinner on the days/times we wanted.
We’ve had 4, 6 and 8 and requested 8 again for our upcoming cruise. No complaints on any of these, they’re all great. We personally liked 8 because there’s a little more distance from the rope separating the cabanas from the family beach and also liked that it was about equal distance to...
We cruise in May and shoreside told me rotations for the 3 day are:
Royal Palace, Animators, Enchanted Garden
Animators, Enchanted Garden, Royal Palace
Enchanted Palace, Royal Palace, Animators
It depends on the tide level on the day you’re there. There’s a website that estimates high and low tide for the island by date and time, but it’s been a few years since we’ve gone and I can’t remember what it is offhand. Maybe someone else knows.
We’ve been in a family cabana 3x and it was...
Totally agree with you. We were on Maui for 5 days before coming here and it was the same at our hotel there. Each person had to physically be there at check in to show QR code. Same thing at Kualoa ranch yesterday. This is our 3rd time rescheduling this trip so am just glad to finally be...
We are here right now. I agree it’s probably a different experience with some of the restrictions and closures (we’re first time visitors) but still having a great time. Our room is on the 16th floor and have had no issues at all with the elevators. We checked in Friday afternoon and had...
I’ve been researching this for our upcoming trip and everything I’ve read indicates it’s the ID Now at Walgreens. I was thinking of contacting Hawaii safe travels to confirm. This is the one part of the trip that’s slightly stressing me out.
We are planning on moving our May 2021 cruise to April 2022. The reservation is through Costco. According to DCL website we fall into the date range to be able to move it with no penalty. It doesn’t make a difference if we’re booked in concierge, does it? We have no plans to downgrade and...
I booked on DCL website this morning and called Costco to transfer at about 10. Hold time was maybe 10-15 minutes. The agent got all my information and they emailed the form to transfer a short while later. It was all very easy. I didn’t have a placeholder so don’t know if that makes a...
We are Gold CC and want to book our next cruise for May 2021. Can someone confirm if I can still book on opening day for Gold on DCL website and then transfer to Costco travel for the benefits they offer?
Hello fellow Wisconsonite! I just booked Aulani for DH and I for 5 nights next April (21st-26th) before we head to Maui, so I'll be curious to see responses. I'm hoping we picked a relatively good time to go for weather/lower crowds. Easter travel should be pretty much over and DCL sailing...
We are just off the Dream and hosts are currently Rodrigo, David and Mariana. We also had a 4th host in training named Kenan. They are all outstanding. Can't say enough about them.
If I recall correctly Rodrigo said he will be on through mid summer and then goes on vacation. I'm not sure...
We were on Dream May 10th and had the same experience. Our windshield and front grill were completely covered on the drive from airport, but we didn't notice any one we got to the ship. We've been to WDW and cruised out of Port Canaveral many times in May and this was our first encounter with...
MK park hours went from 9AM to 8AM during your trip? I wonder if last minute changes like this fairly common? It would be nice to have a little advance notice for planning purposes.
I agree with others...keep checking. I struck out on first booking day for 60+3. I've been randomly checking and today it came up at 40 days out. Good luck!
There are no guidelines for concierge tips provided by DCL, it’s up to the guest to decide. I did some research online before we sailed to see what others reported tipping and from there decided on amount I was comfortable with.
Enjoy your cruise!
Mine said Port Orleans was 10% and AoA 15% on family suites. Rooms were pretty limited for my dates.
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We were in cabana 6 last month. The sound system is a touch screen on the wall with 3 stations to pick from, Senses Spa, Castaway Cay and Hawaii. It’s an update to what was in there before and I believe all of them have it installed. I don’t know what else to add beyond that.