Rapunzel’s Royal Table
Key To The World Cards for DCL (Updated for 2023)
When you embark on a Disney Cruise, you will be given a Key To The World Card. The card will not only unlock your stateroom but also uniquely identifies you to the crew. It has a lot of information embedded on the card as well. I'll try to breakdown the information as well to show you some examples of the card.
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Key To The World Cards for DCL
When you embark on a Disney Cruise, you will be given a Key To The World Card. The card will not only unlock your stateroom but also uniquely identifies you to the crew. It has a lot of information embedded on the card as well. I’ll try to breakdown the information as well to show you some examples of the card.
| A | The dates of your cruise |
| The ship you are on | |
| C | Your name |
| D | Your Castaway Club status |
| E | Your lifeboat station |
| F | Your dining rotation:
Fantasy
Dream
Magic
Wonder
|
| G | Your dining time |
| H | Your check in line number |
| I | Indicates you have a Disney Visa Card as your credit card (entitles you to additional perks) |
| J | Your table number in every main dining room |
| K | Your Castaway Club account number |
| L | A for Adult, M for Minor |
| M | P for Disney Transportation to the Port, A for Disney Transportation to the Airport, R for Disney Resort, PA for Port and Airport, PR for Port and Resort, and RPA for Resort to Port to Airport. |
Here is our first card, which was for a cruise to Alaska. The only difference here is that we didn’t have any Disney Transportation booked, didn’t have Castaway Club status, and Disney had not yet started to indicate if you were using a Disney Visa Card.
On our second cruise, we had obtained Silver Castaway Club Status. We went on a Spring Break cruise on the Wonder.
On our third cruise, we got a star added to our card. This was to indicate that we had visited the Immigration and Custom Officials before the ship docked in Key West. This cruise was a four night Caribbean cruise on the Wonder.
Nothing new on this card for our fourth cruise. Although, it is interesting to note that there is no check in line number on this card. I think my Key To The World card got demagnetized on this cruise (and wouldn’t open my stateroom door), so it got reprinted while we were on board. This was a five night Western Caribbean cruise on the Wonder.
This was our fifth cruise and it was our first time on the Fantasy. This was a 7 night Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Fantasy.
Back on the Wonder for our sixth cruise, where we changed to Gold Castaway Club Members. We also don’t have a check in line number for this cruise, but I remember that we did upgrade our stateroom in the cruise terminal. This meant that our card got reprinted in the supervisor’s line. This was another five night Western Caribbean cruise on the Wonder.
For our seventh cruise, we returned to the Fantasy. We also paid for Disney Cruise Line transportation from the airport and the port, so the card has a PA on it. We also used a Disney Visa Card for the default credit card for this cruise, so they added the DV to this card. We didn’t actually use the credit card, since all the charges were paid off using Disney Gift Cards. This was a seven night Eastern Caribbean Star Wars Day at Sea Cruise.
Our eighth cruise was our first cruise on the Dream. We again paid for round trip Disney Cruise ground transportation and used our Disney Visa Card. This was a three night Bahamian Cruise on the Dream.
On our ninth cruise, we went on the Magic for a Very Merrytime Cruise. We drove to and from the Port of Miami, so no annotation about Disney Transportation. We used our Disney Visa Card as the default credit card for this cruise. This was a 5 Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Magic.
On our tenth cruise, we went back on the Magic for a Sprint Break Cruise. We drove to and from the Port of Miami, so no annotation about Disney Transportation. This was a 5 Night Bahamian Cruise on the Magic.
Our eleventh cruise, where we were Platinum for the first time, was another cruise on the Fantasy. We drove to and from Port Canaveral, so no annotation about Disney Transportation. This was a 7-Night Eastern Caribbean on the Fantasy.
On our twelve cruise, we went back onboard our favorite ship, the Wonder, for a Spring Break Cruise. We left from San Diego on a 5-Night Baja Cruise. This was the first time we had been on the Wonder since its refurbishment that added Tiana’s Place. Disney Cruise Line changed the way the dining rotation was specified on the card to add two letters for the name of the restaurant so there was no confusion with Tiana’s and Triton’s. We actually didn’t sit at Table 57, as we discussed in the trip report, because we wanted to sit with our favorite crew member. Since we took an Uber to and from the port (we had additional vacation days before and after the cruise), we didn’t use Disney transportation.
During some recent cruises, our daughter was old enough to go to the Vibe. When the kids check in to the Vibe, they get new Key To The World cards printed on this special card to indicate they are allowed in the Vibe. If they don’t have this card during a “Card Check”, they will be asked to leave the Vibe. Our daughter indicated they do this check every so often.
Some friends sailed in a Concierge Cabin and were kind enough to share their Key To The World card with us. As you can see, they had Port/Airport transfers and also used their Disney Visa Card as the default payment. The card is gold because they were Concierge guests and had access to the Concierge Lounge. There are two interesting items to note with this card. One first is the Concierge check-in desk number “993”. The second item is the crossed Mickey Keys in the bottom left, which also indicates a Concierge guest.
We just added some information on how you can store your Key to the World Card as well, talking about Lanyards available from both Disney and Amazon.
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March 23, 2018 Spring Break Cruise, Part 5: Nassau
On Day 3 of our cruise, the ship was due to port in Nassau. We usually don’t get off the ship, but thought it might be fun just to go into Nassau and walk around. We had previously been on a Dream three night cruise with some friends that went into the port and they enjoyed it.
We woke up really late, so it was about 9:30 by the time we left the stateroom. It seems like the crew had to get some training, because we saw them practicing fire fighting techniques in our hallway.
We decided to head to Cabanas to get some breakfast before heading ashore. Since it was a little bit later in the morning, Cabanas was pretty much empty. We filled up with our favorites because we weren’t quite sure how long we would stay ashore. Our goal was to get back on board before lunch time.
After breakfast, we headed off the ship. We were docked right next to a Royal Caribbean ship, Empress of the Seas. While we are excited to try out a Royal Caribbean cruise soon, the Empress of the Seas needs some attention. She was sporting more than her fair share of rust.
We stopped for some quick pictures at the dock and then headed into the town. To enter Nassau, you have to head through an entry building and then go through a corral where there are vendors. Some of the vendors are selling goods (food and souvenirs) and others are offering tours (jet skis, bus tours, etc). Some of them are pretty verbally aggressive but it didn’t really bother us since we were prepared for it.
After we left the corral area, we found ourselves in a main square. There were a couple of hotels here along with a fair amount of taxi cabs offering rides. I found this part of Nassau to be nice. It reminded me of the main square in Cozumel.
We headed down the road towards the Straw Market. The Straw Market is a famous market in Nassau. We did go inside the Straw Market for a bit, but didn’t find anything we were interested in. Some of the vendors on the side of the market were actually hand making various carvings, which were interesting. Most of them were selling the same merchandise.
We headed out of the Straw Market and towards Señor Frog’s. We weren’t going to go in, the kids just wanted some pictures. We headed through Pompey Square and over to Señor Frog’s.
After taking some pictures with the Frog, we headed back towards the shops. We stopped in a few, then headed back to the ship. We didn’t end up buying anything, but did see some interesting items in My Ocean. We could see Atlantis off in the distance. I actually had friend who had just spent a week at Atlantis on vacation. He said it was fun, but expensive.
After walking back through the entry building, we headed back on the pier to this awesome sight. The Disney ships definitely look great in port.
The kids headed off to the clubs while Nancy and I headed to Cove Cafe for a coffee. We also made sure to grab some snacks from the display case. These snacks were all tasty. We didn’t want to eat too much since tonight was our chance to dine at Rapunzel’s Royal Table!
As the ship left Nassau, Nancy and I watched the sunset from Deck 4.
As dinner time approached, we headed towards Rapunzel’s Royal Table. This was going to be our first time enjoying the re-imagined dining room on the Magic. When we went on the Magic at Christmas, this was still Cariocas. We headed towards Deck 3 Aft, where the dining room is located.
We were welcomed to the dining room by the master of ceremonies for the evening. We ended up with a great table for the evening, right along the main walkway.
There were a few things we loved about the new dining room. The first was the attention to details in the place settings.
There was also an acoustic band that provided the musical entertainment. We really loved them. We ended up seeing them playing in various other locations during the rest of the cruise.
We also really enjoyed the entertainment. There was singing and dancing, mainly by the Tugs.
We were then joined by Rapunzel! She led the dining room in some singing and dancing. It turned out it was her birthday!
Rapunzel went around the dining room, briefly stopping at each table. You could get a photo with her if you asked, but she wouldn’t sign autographs. In the middle of Rapunzel’s route around the tables, Flynn Rider came out and sang a song with Rapunzel. The two of them then continued to go around the dining room.
With their final song, the dining room staff brought out lanterns to “float” among the tables.
Overall, we LOVED the changes to the dining room. We heard people complain about the noise level. The staff told us it can be a tough venue because they needed to get the order and then deliver the food so they weren’t in the way of the entertainment. I can understand both issues, but for us, this was a great change in entertainment value as well as in food quality.
The dining room staff also had great outfits. Here is our OUTSTANDING dining staff of Viand and Jesus.
Once again, the kids disappeared to their clubs and we headed for bed.
Tomorrow would be a stop at Castaway Cay!
Planning | Travel | Boarding | Key West | Nassau | Castaway Cay | Sea Day | Disembarkation
If you have enjoyed this article, please be sure to check out our Disney Cruise Line information page, which has useful hints in addition to our cruise trip reports!
Disney Magic Rapunzel’s Royal Table Dinner Menu
If you have enjoyed this article, please be sure to check out our Disney Cruise Line information page, which has useful hints in addition to our cruise trip reports!