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We are going on our first Disney cruise in October and am a little confused about transportation. If you are riding the DCL bus do they pick up your luggage and deliver it to your stateroom? Also, I am reading that alot of people arrive in Orlando the night before the cruise. If you arrive at the airport on the morning of your cruise (no later then 10:00AM) would you still have plenty of time to get to the port?
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Yes, if you use DCL transport your bags will go directly to your stateroom. If you fly in the same day, they'll collect your bags right off the plane (DCL will send you luggage tags so they can be identified). Arriving at 10:00 am will be just fine. The risk is a major flight delay. Passengers must board the ship before 4:00 pm.
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When the porters take your luggage at the terminal you won't see it until later in the day when your stateroom is ready and they get it all delivered. So keep anything you need (medication, change of clothes, bathing suit, etc.) in a carry on that you're comfortable hauling around until your stateroom is ready and you can drop it off.
Keep in mind...if you stay at a Disney resort the night before...they will now not start picking people up until 11:30....which means you won't arrive at the port until after 1pm at the earliest.
We were delayed by the Marathon traffic...and didn't get to port until 2pm.
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We spent the night at the Hyatt inside MCO. They have a contract with DCL regarding luggage. We left them inside our room near the door and DCL picks them up and delivers them to our stateroom aboard the ship. We also signed in around 9am and were given a number 3 boarding pass.
Disneydiana, are you still able to arrive at 9 am ? We did the same last year , but now I was told by a CM that you will not be able to get into the terminal until 11:00 am ? So I guess that means a longer line waiting out side ? Curious ?
In theory, they don't want lines of people gathering outside before 11:00am. While actual practice may be somewhat different, their official policy is that the parking structure won't be opened until 11:00am, shuttle vans and taxis will be turned away, and guests won't be allowed to approach the terminal building at all until 11:00am, and your pre-selected arrival time will be used to determine when you can approach the terminal. I've heard reports that they're not being this strict, but it's good to be prepared if they are strict.
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Does anyone know what time the DCL transportation from the airport starts running? I think we have decided to stay at the Hyatt at MCO the night before our cruise and wondered how early we should be at the DCL transportation area.
The DCL check-in desk opens around 8:30am, though there are reports they'll check you in at the Disney's Magical Express desk as early as 6:30am. This will be complete cruise line check-in, so have all your documents with you. If you're eager to get things out of the way, you might check in early, then head to breakfast.
The buses will start departing sometime between 9:30 and 10:00 am, though folks will be queued-up for boarding the buses well before that. Ask what's best when you check in. The Port Canaveral terminal doesn't open until 11:00 am for boarding passengers. While I've heard of buses getting there a little early, the target is to get the first buses there no earlier 11:00 am.
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Disneydiana, are you still able to arrive at 9 am ? We did the same last year , but now I was told by a CM that you will not be able to get into the terminal until 11:00 am ? So I guess that means a longer line waiting out side ? Curious ?
We arrived at the DCL MCO checkin desk at around 8 or 8:30. It was there they printed our boarding passes and collected our paperwork. Once we were finshed we decided to run upstairs to grab a light breakfast and meet the busses downstairs at 9am. At 9am there was a pretty long line for the busses but we were able to got on pretty fast. Once we arrived in PC we didn't have to check in at the terminal becasue all of our paperwork was handed in the MCO . Once we got to the terminal we wated for about an hour before the first boarding number was called. During that time we took some pictures w/ the characters (like my sig pic w/ my DD and Minnie).
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