Captain Scruffy

I doubt that it's a real tree. Too much of a fire hazard.

True. I thought it might be real if it were tabletop sized. Hopefully they come out with more details on this. There's literally nothing on the website other than the price :(

I see that Christmas decorations have been added to Gifts & Amenities. Any idea how big the Christmas tree is? Is it a real tree or plastic?

They WANT you to be happy...if you request it, 99% chance that's what you'll get!

Good to hear! :)

Got it. Thank you for the help guys. I'll put in a call after the storm passes. I appreciate the help.

Okay thank you for the reply. I believe another cruise line we used to sail said that what you book online for seating is just a preference and that they will try to honor it. I'm very happy to hear will will get the main (early) seating.

Another question if you don't mind...Does Disney group people (strangers) together at larger tables. We prefer to have our own table and not sit in a group. There are 3 in our group. Do I need to speak to the Maitre D' when we board to try to get this accommodation?

I'm assuming that the early seating is very popular. I changed it online to request early seating. How likely is it that we will get the early seating?

We booked our room on the Disney Magic for the December 10th sailing. We are currently booked in stateroom 6552

I have a couple questions/concerns hopefully someone can help me with.

Now I know this is a whitewall verandah room and...

1. How high are the white walls? Are they different for each stateroom/deck? We have an 8 year old and we were hoping she'd be able to see over the wall easily.

2. Is the larger verandah really that much larger? We tend to spend a lot of time on our balcony (breakfast and before bed) and the larger balcony really appeals to us. I couldn't find official measurements online.

3. When we sailed Carnival there were some really nice large aft balconies that didn't go for a huge premium. Does the Disney Magic have any "Special/Secret" balconies that we could change to or are the white wall ones them?

Any other general info you could give about this stateroom would be greatly appreciated!

TIA

Scruffy :whiskey-glass:

You can pre-pay your gratuities on DCL by contacting DCL directly or your TA (if you booked thru one.) You can also pre-pay anything else you wish. Rather than showing up as a payment for a specific excursion' date=' spa visit, or whatever, it shows up as a credit on your account which is then applied to whatever charges you make. Anything unused can be refunded to you. If you know you booked 4 people on a $100 excursion, simply put a $400 credit toward your account prior to boarding.

 

Beverages--no "all inclusive," but also no daily charge for it. You can get all the freebies you want in the dining rooms and at the beverage stations by the buffet and by the pool area. Anything from a bar or lounge will come with a cost.

 

There is at least one vegetarian option at every meal. They will also make other dishes for you upon request and 24 hours notice. You can eat vegetarian in the adult only restaurants as well. And if you decide that you want a grilled salmon portion with your vege meal, they'll happily do that for you as well. The fact that you list vegetarian as a dining preference is just that--a preference that you are free to alter.[/quote']

 

Thank you, this is all very helpful! We like to pre-pay and add an OBC before we cruise because it helps us stay within budget. As you probably know, spending can get out of hand once on board. We find our way helps cushion that final bill :o

 

And it's nice to hear that they accommodating with the meal preferences. We were worried there wouldn't be (m)any vegetarian options at dinner. This doesn't sound like it will be an issue at all! Thank you again!!

1. You can pre-pay gratuities by calling DCL directly. The cost of the gratuities will be added to the cruise cost. Excursions/activities cannot be pre-paid. They are charged to your onboard account the first day of the cruise. You can purchase onboard credit to cover the costs of the excursions, though.

2. No. There is a drink station available 24/7 that has sodas, coffee, tea (hot & cold) various flavors, hot chocolate, water, and some Hi-C drinks. It's located on the pool deck.

3. There are vegetarian options. Not sure how "vegetarian" they are. You can see the various menus here for an idea of what's available on different menus:http://disneycruiselineblog.com/menus/

Thank you very much. I really appreciate the menus!

We have cruised before and we like to pre-pay as much as we can. Other cruise lines really make this easy, I wonder why Disney doesn't?

I don't recall if you can prepay everything ahead of time. With regards to beverage plan, no there isn't, but fountain soda is freely available in the buffet and up on deck. Can't answer the vegetarian question.

I appreciate the response. I saw that there was free soda offered at certain locations. I assume they charge at other locations for the soda. I was hoping for an "all in" price so we don't feel like we have to trek back to the free station.

Hello Everyone,

We are first time Disney cruisers and had some questions. I'm sorry if they seem silly, but I couldn't find answers online...

1. Is there a way on the Disney website to prepay gratuities/activities/excursions?

2. Is there an "beverage plan" for non alcoholic drinks?

3. One in our group PREFERS vegetarian meals, but will occasionally eat fish or chicken. I see you can specify a vegetarian diet on the website, but are there usually non meat options in the dining room anyway? If we specify vegetarian will there be a special menu offered?

Thanks guys, I'm sure there will be more questions coming :o