Spring Break 2016 Cruise – Part 4 – Sea Day
Spring Break 2016 Cruise – Part 3 – Boarding
Spring Break 2016 Cruise – Part 2 – Travel
Spring Break 2016 Cruise – Part 1 – Planning
Disney Cruise Line Cabin Upgrades
Disney Cruise Line, like all cruise lines, doesn’t always sail with a full ship. There are usually cabins available of every type before the ship leaves the dock. They are always willing to fill those cabins in exchange for more money. Here is how you can attempt to upgrade your cabin type.
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Saving With Disney Cruise On Board Bookings
Once you are onboard and enjoying a Disney cruise, you might want to find a way to get right back on board. Disney has an onboard bookings desk right there on the ship. If you book onboard, they will offer you a few discounts. The first is an onboard credit to be used next time you sail ($100 for cruises less than 7 days, $200 for cruises 7 days or longer). The second incentive is a reduced deposit for cruises 7 days or longer (requiring only a 10% deposit instead of the usual 20%). The last discount is a 10% reduction in price for *MOST* cruises. Disney has started to black out that 10% discount on a lot of the popular cruises (for example, Spring Break, Christmas Break, and special itineraries).
Disney Gift Cards
So, much to my horror, I discovered the other day that you can no longer purchase Disney gift cards from Target with a Target gift card. I tried two different orders and both got canceled right away. I was shocked, because it had always worked before. In fact, it was the primary method we used to reduce the costs of our Disney trips.
Stacking onto Target 5% is dead (for now)
UPDATE: The ability to use Target gift cards with a Target Credit card to get 5% off is dead as of August 24, 2016. You can use your Target Credit card to get 5% off Disney gift cards, but you can’t pay with target gift cards which make stacking impossible…