DVC Member Cruises (Plural!) - 2012 & 2013

[Ed]

S.S. Member Cruise changes dates, adds second sailing

Booking begins Dec. 11!

Disney Vacation Club has shifted the four-night S.S. Member Cruise 2012 from the originally announced Oct. 21 sailing date to Sept. 16. And to allow more Members than ever to experience this signature event, a three-night Member voyage will sail on Jan. 10, 2013. Both voyages are scheduled to sail out of Port Canaveral, Fla., on the spectacular Disney Dream ship, which joined the growing Disney Cruise Line® fleet earlier this year.

The move allows Members to choose the date (Sept. 16 or Jan. 10) and length (four nights or three) that best meets their needs.*

These unique voyages have become a cherished Disney Vacation Club tradition, allowing Members to cruise with their Disney Vacation Club neighbors while enjoying special in-room gifts, exclusive live entertainment and more.

Planning for these unprecedented dual sailings is underway, and while it's too early to predict exactly how the two sailings will mirror or differ from each other, both will include scheduled stops at Disney's private island paradise, Castaway Cay, and both will help Members create memories to last a lifetime.

Booking for the two voyages is scheduled to begin on Dec. 11.

*Please note that, in order to allow as many Members as possible to experience the event, Members may book only one of the two voyages.

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Strange.... This year's Member cruise was a 4-nighter with two stops at Castaway Cay. No mention of the itineraries for these two cruises.

:shrug:

[Ed]

REMINDER

Tomorrow (Sunday, Dec 11th) is the day to make your reservations for either of the two cruises. Phone lines open at 8:00 AM (Eastern).

If this year is anything like last year, these cruises will sell out very quickly. Last year - - admittedly with only one cruise date involved - - the entire ship was sold out by a little after 5pm.

Just a quick reminder that you will need to have a bit of information about everyone joining you on this magical voyage when you call to make your reservation. Please have all traveling Guests’ legal name (as it appears on their birth certificate or passport), home address & phone number, date of birth and citizenship. And don’t forget to select your desired date, September 16, 2012 or January 10, 2013.

A 4-night Bahamian cruise with two scheduled stops at Castaway Cay, departing on Sunday, September 16, 2012,

A 3-night Bahamian cruise with one scheduled stop at Castaway Cay, departing on Thursday, January 10, 2013.


This part is bound to raise some hackles - -


Memberships not purchased directly from Disney Vacation Development, Inc. on or after March 21, 2011 will not have access to 2012/2013 S.S. Member Cruises.



Check the DVC Member website for more information and for the various phone numbers you can call to make ressies.

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[Ed]

Anybody book one of the cruises ? :confused:

We went this year, but are passing on the 2012/2013 cruise.

[Melanie]

This part is bound to raise some hackles - -

Wow! I'm impartial to all this, but this surprises me.