Using pre-booked Disney Transportation on Disembarkation day questions

[TooBoyz4us]

We will be using Disney Transportation from our airport hotel ( IAH in Houston) for the first time on our next cruise. I believe I completely understand the embarkation day process, except for asking if we are allowed to bring our carryon luggage ( small airline carryon size bags we would like to carry on the ship ourselves) onto the bus with us?
I also have a few questions about DISEMBARKATION day.
On the last night of our cruise, will we place our bags in the hallway by 10pm with the normal character tag we are assigned?
Will we then collect our own luggage after disembarking and take it to the Disney bus with us to be loaded? And again, can our carryon(s) go onto the bus with us, or must they be stowed?

Thankyou in advance for your feedback!

 

[lanejudy]

On the last night of our cruise, will we place our bags in the hallway by 10pm with the normal character tag we are assigned?
Will we then collect our own luggage after disembarking and take it to the Disney bus with us to be loaded? And again, can our carryon(s) go onto the bus with us, or must they be stowed?

I haven't cruised from Galveston but what you describe is how it works at Port Canaveral. It should be pretty much the same process regardless of port.

Depending on the size of the carry-on it can go on the bus with you to be stowed overhead or under the seat (think personal-type item like backpack), or if it's like a carry-on size suitcase it will go under the bus and you can collect it at the airport with the rest of your luggage that is under the bus. You will need to deal with checking in any checked luggage at the airport, that isn't done for you by DCL.

 

[TooBoyz4us]

I haven't cruised from Galveston but what you describe is how it works at Port Canaveral. It should be pretty much the same process regardless of port.

Depending on the size of the carry-on it can go on the bus with you to be stowed overhead or under the seat (think personal-type item like backpack), or if it's like a carry-on size suitcase it will go under the bus and you can collect it at the airport with the rest of your luggage that is under the bus. You will need to deal with checking in any checked luggage at the airport, that isn't done for you by DCL.

Thankyou so much lanejudy! I usually keep important documents etc in my carry on bag, (I am not a back pack type person) which is why I asked this. I will just make plans to bring a personal item size bag for that stuff ;-)

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

We just did this today. We did the express walk off with our luggage to make sure that the luggage got on the correct bus with us. We put our carry-ons in the overhead bit on the bus with us also. Once we arrived at IAH they dropped us at our terminal and from then we were on our own just like a regular check in for a flight

 

[TooBoyz4us]

We just did this today. We did the express walk off with our luggage to make sure that the luggage got on the correct bus with us. We put our carry-ons in the overhead bit on the bus with us also. Once we arrived at IAH they dropped us at our terminal and from then we were on our own just like a regular check in for a flight

Thankyou for the reply @dad of 3 addicted to DCL!

So, the carryon bags can go onboard with us? The airline size rolling ones? Also, are you saying that if we put our luggage out in the hall the night before we disembark, that it will be placed on a Disney Bus directly and not go to the luggage holding area for us to retrieve?