DVC Member Cruise 2009

[Roo Girl]

Hi everyone! I searched and can't find any threads about the upcoming DVC Member Cruise this Sept '09...I have tons of questions! First Disney Cruise so this is a biggie. What time can we board the cruise ship on departure day? What time approx do we disembark on return day? We are bookending some time in WDW around the cruise so I'm planning ADRs and such...Thanks!

[RobWreck]

Having done a DCL cruise in the middle of a WDW vacation, expect to be picked up at your resort around noon (so by the time you get to the terminal, people are already onboard), and expect to get back to WDW in time for lunch.
Rob

[NJGIRL]

We drove ourselves and were able to board the ship at 12:00 noon and we we able to get off of the ship at 7:30 in the morning. I don't think that these times are set in stone especially the departure time.

[TammiMcMan]

When you get to the terminal and when you get back to WDW depends greatly on your transportation.

If you're driving yourselves or taking a car service, you can pretty much set your own time. You can get to the terminal as early as 10:30am, get your boarding pass and usually they begin boarding at around noon time. Upon return, customs usually clears the ship somewhere around 7am. If you get right off, you can be back in Disney by 9am.

If you are taking Disney transportation, then the times are a little more set in stone as Rob mentioned above.