MSPeeler
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- Mar 24, 2016
Hello, My family will be on this cruise (Myself, my wife, and our two sons (ages 10 and 7). This is our first Disney Cruise (but we are huge Disney fans and have been to WDW, Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris many, many times). With this being our first cruise we are happy to hear and learn any insider tips we can...of first question I noticed today when I found this link that many of you are already able to do check-in and signup for excursions and reservations....we were told we cannot log in until August 27th, do they tier it with certain people getting access earlier than others for one reason or another? If we are getting in late, any tips on getting things we still want to do, are there waitlists? Lastly what is the FE list noted here and is there an actual meet up on the ship of Disney fans...or just a way to see who is going in advance? More info for this newbie please.
Thank you!
Justin
Hi Justin! Welcome You're going to LOVE it!! My son will be 10 also this cruise and will likely spend most of his time in the Oceaneer club! We have also been to WDW many times as well. We took our first cruise back in 2016 and were instantly hooked!
You will find LOTS of great tips around this board, on the main thread there are plenty of questions being asked and answered daily that you will likely also be interested in knowing and the search feature has been my "go to" on many topics.
Yes, there is a tier system for check-ins depending on # of cruises you've taken. That is why your check-in date is later than others.
Platinum (10+) & Concierge: 120 days prior to sail date
Gold (6 to 10 cruises): 105 days prior to sail date
Silver (1-5 cruises): 90 days prior to sail date
First time cruisers: 75 days prior to sail date
I would be happy to check availability for you on certain activities if you'd like for certain days if there is something you are interested in as of now.
You can find more info on Fish Extenders (FE's) here: http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-cruise-line/fish-extender-basics.htm
It looks like Garcia Familia are the only ones who've officially signed up so far I think.