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check daily for FLR rates and even call DCL directly if its a couple days out. Never know what you will get. We booked 10 days out for a 4 night Dream cruise, used FLR for a guaranteed veranda. That same day our room was assigned and we got an upgrade to a Family sized veranda room. Can't beat that.

If using FLR, please read my thread about new rules on presenting proof for the rate.

procedures have changed over the years. Call the cruise line directly about a week before departure to find out how it will work on your specific cruise. Things change fast and what applies today, may not when you cruise.

Great review Al. We are Platinum DCL cruisers with NO kids. And we love it. Living in Orlando makes it easy for us to book at the last minute and take the short 80 minute drive from west Orlando to the Port.

Hope you cruise with DCL again. Try the Fantasy next. Although very similar, the adult entertainment area was designed 100 times better than the Dream.

Thanks, Debbie

Some time late last year, Disney changed their policy on how they verify you as a Florida resident when booking a cruise with the Florida Resident Rate (FLR.) We cruised Nov 2012 and did not run into this problem. But we almost lost our FLR rate for the cruise we just booked for this coming Sunday 17-Nov-2013.

You MUST present the cruise line with documentation of your proof of residency before your cruise. If you book thru the DCL 800 number, they say they inform you of what to do. But if you book online, like I did, I did not receive instructions. Even went thru check in, it was completed and still no mention of proof required.

I received an email at 4:25PM yesterday saying I had until Noon today to present proof or loose my rate. That is the only email I received. Had I not just happened to be checking, I would have lost my rate. And I don't know about you, but I can not afford a DCL cruise at rack rates. Below is the information you need to know. And despite what it says, this information was NOT on my confirmation. I checked.

If we do not receive this by that (time), we will remove the promotional rate from the reservation.

The Only Valid Proofs Accepted:

Valid, unexpired Florida Driver's License

State of Florida Identification Card

Florida utility bill with passenger name and address

Florida voter's registration card

Renter's lease agreement

This is stated on the confirmation:

Proof of Florida resident is required for at least one adult member on the reservation. The document can be sent via email atDCL.Resort.and.Travel.Ops.Specialist@Disney.com or via fax at 407-566-7739 within 48 hours of booking.

The port team is no longer verifying these at check-in and it will need to be verified prior in order to maintain the current discounted rate.

We are Platinum cruisers, from the same address since the first cruise. I hope they clarify this process for people who book online. This does not deter me from DCL. But I will call DCL directly even if I book online next time to be sure I don't miss any future policy changes that are not programmed into their website.