August 2 2025, DVC member Cruise on the Dream!

[Mathmagicland]

How’s the cruise you are on now? Seas? Weather?

Pretty nice for the most part , a little rain on a couple of days and a heck of a lot cooler than at home! Some days sunny, others a bit overcast. Seas have been good , calm all the way.

 

[erionm]

Our cruise this Friday on the Wish was just cancelled due to Hurricane Milton.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Our cruise this Friday on the Wish was just cancelled due to Hurricane Milton.

I wonder what is happening to the current sailing. I hope they are all safely out of the path.

 

[erionm]

I wonder what is happening to the current sailing. I hope they are all safely out of the path.

Just checked MarineTraffic.com, and the Wish is current docked at Castaway Cay.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Just checked MarineTraffic.com, and the Wish is current docked at Castaway Cay.

If they get an extra couple days at CC I’m going to be so jealous.

 

[Mathmagicland]

Don Hahn and imagineer Christopher Merritt have a new book coming out in July. Dare we hope for a session about this on the MC?

https://attractionsmagazine.com/two-disneyland-70th-anniversary-books-now-available-for-pre-order/

 

[bobbiwoz]

Just bought the Travelex Insurance. Had to buy it before we paid 2025 dues.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Oh shoot, I didn’t even think about that. I paid cash so long ago I allocated it to our ‘24 travel budget instead of ‘25… I think we can still get travel insurance just not cancel for any reason?

Has anyone seen if any concierge rooms have come back available since they initially sold out? Is it possibly to waitlist?

 

[Mathmagicland]

Has anyone seen if any concierge rooms have come back available since they initially sold out? Is it possibly to waitlist?

They have not that I have seen, and yes you can waitlist. I called after the additional Dream concierge cabins were announced but still none available at that time.

 

[HI_Tig808]

Who wants to come here and chat, while we wait?

We are Tom and Bobbi, senior citizens, and we enjoy DVC Member Cruises especially for the Imagineers on board and the special presentations!

We just signed up for this cruise, our first DVC Member Cruise. We are super excited!

 

[HI_Tig808]

Oh shoot, I didn’t even think about that. I paid cash so long ago I allocated it to our ‘24 travel budget instead of ‘25… I think we can still get travel insurance just not cancel for any reason?

Has anyone seen if any concierge rooms have come back available since they initially sold out? Is it possibly to waitlist?

We just booked Concierge today. The CM told us there were still a LOT of concierge rooms left.

 

[HI_Tig808]

They have not that I have seen, and yes you can waitlist. I called after the additional Dream concierge cabins were announced but still none available at that time.

There are several concierge cabins available as of today. We just booked ours

 

[bobbiwoz]

There are several concierge cabins available as of today. We just booked ours

Good for you!

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

There are several concierge cabins available as of today. We just booked ours

We called this afternoon and there were several to choose from but they are all under the pool deck and the stateroom reviews suggest noise will be a real nuisance. I’m torn, I have wanted to try concierge for a while but worried I will hate myself if I pay an extra $5k, get a smaller balcony, and can’t sleep.

Has anybody on this thread been Concierge on a member cruise before? Does it get you any extra perks other than the ones on a standard cruise (reserved seats at special events, meet and greets, etc.)?

 

[DanCali]

We called this afternoon and there were several to choose from but they are all under the pool deck and the stateroom reviews suggest noise will be a real nuisance. I’m torn, I have wanted to try concierge for a while but worried I will hate myself if I pay an extra $5k, get a smaller balcony, and can’t sleep.

Has anybody on this thread been Concierge on a member cruise before? Does it get you any extra perks other than the ones on a standard cruise (reserved seats at special events, meet and greets, etc.)?

I've thought about it for the last couple of cruises too, but I can't justify the extra cost. Obviously this is very subjective.

I'd rather save the extra $5K for another separate 3-4 night cruise...

But would be interesting to read answers to your question about extra perks (or lack of them) specifically on a DVC member cruise.

 

[Mathmagicland]

Has anybody on this thread been Concierge on a member cruise before? Does it get you any extra perks other than the ones on a standard cruise (reserved seats at special events, meet and greets, etc.)?

I’ve done so a couple of times. Only extra “perk” I can recall is when on the Magic, they offered embarkation day fours of the Walt Disney and Roy Disney suites to concierge guests only. While totally random, it was pretty cool to run into Don Hahn in one of the suites and get a five minute private convo with him!

More recently, nothing specifically unique like that. However, many of the special onboard MC talent were also sailing concierge and were very approachable in the Lounge for some extra conversations.