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[eeyore8484]

Planning my first cruise and I'm not sure who to book through. I always book vacations myself, I've never used a travel agent because I don't like going through a middle man. Have any of you booked directly through DCL, if so, did you book through their website? Any problems? I have checked with AAA and MouseEars Vacations and their quotes are within a couple of dollars of Disney's. Any help would be appreciated.

[Suzan]

I booked our Land and Sea for June directly through DCL. They were very friendly and helpful. I called several times, asking many questions, before I booked. Each time the CM's were great. I didn't compare prices, so no info on that. Some friends of mine booked their cruise through a travel agent, they were counting on her to book their excersions as well. The TA didn't call early enough to book the Dolphin Encounter (luckily they were able to book it after they boarded). I was on the phone at 8am on the 60th day prior. I would not count on anyone else to book excersions. Nobody is as excited about my vacation as I am.

[Bert & Sully]

We use Your Magical Journeys for all our Disney travel. The first cruise we ever booked was DCL. I was SO GRATEFUL that I had them do it because that was the November 2002 cruise that they wound up cancelling. We had gone down to AKL the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. We would have never known in time, let alone all the options out there available had we booked it ourselves. Your Magical Journeys did our rebooked cruise this past November 2003, as well as our upcoming Western cruise in May and another cruise in October.

I learned a big lesson from that cancelled cruise. I can call my Disney TA 24/7! I'm sure we'll never have that 2002 experience again but I am also sure I'll make sure I am in able hands; which I feel I am with YMJ.

[Lil Moose]

I originally booked our Land & Sea package, on-line with DCL. I had to change the date due to a family wedding...I had forgotten about. I phoned to make the change, the Cast member was very helpful with finding a cabin mid ship. There is no option to chose your specific cabin when booking on-line. When my parents decided to join us, they booked through AAA. The price was the same. But, AAA cancellation insurance was less expensive than Disney's & they got a Free drink mug with unlimited refills while on board. For ease of traveling together we had our booking transferred to AAA. This is our first Disney Cruise, we can't wait!


Dad

[2girls]

Just booked our 1st cruise through MouseEarVacations - Pam is great !!!! I found that they quoted me $400.00 cheaper than going through DCL direct. And, they do all the work for you. It doesn't cost you anything.

Kristine

[JoanW]

I booked our Land/Sea cruise last year (and only 60 days before cruise date!). DCL was very helpful with my questions, and I used my Passporter for everything else. I just booked our next cruise for 2005 through Mouse Ear vacations and they were very good, especially as I've added people and changed room configurations. I did get the transfers the first time, but did not for this one as we are not in WDW before the cruise. I also did not take the insurance through DCL, but after returning and a little more research, I am getting it through another company, mostly because of the size of our group on this trip (6 versus the 4 that went last year). We really loved the Land/Sea because it was our first cruise and the first time we took our kids to WDW. This time we are staying offsite and making our own Land/Sea Cruise package.