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- In today's video we're talking about placeholder reservations, our favorite way to save money on booking future Disney cruises! What is a placeholder reservation? What are the benefits to booking one? How do you book one? We're answering all of these questions in today's video!
Still have questions about placeholder reservations on Disney Cruise Line? Let us know in the comments below!
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This was so helpful. Thank you.
You’re welcome :)
Good info, thanks! Our 2nd cruise and we didn't know about it. Sent your video to my husband immediately 😍
Just wanted to mention I actually filled out the card, was sceptical as well. I took a picture of my placeholder card before dropping it off. Happy to say about 30 minutes after dropping it off I received a text message from my credit card company stating that Disney Cruise Lines charged me $250. It was great, just wanted to let you know it worked:) My next cruise is this fall on the Fantasy for 7 days, super excited got the 10% off + OBC for $200. P. S. Love you guys, you are the best!
Perfect timing! I was just trying to explain this to my husband! Now I can just show him your video! Thanks Adam & Sherri!
HaHa! Let us know if you still have questions after you both watch the video :)
Can you use a Disney Gift Card to pay for the placeholder reservation? So basically a "placeholder" is just like booking a "bounce-back" at the Disney resorts. It's a deal you can book only while you are still at your Disney resort...and you may or may not have to call from your resort phone to book it. We did this Oct 2018...we booked a "bounce-back" for Dec 2019. The deal wasn't a % off the room, in our case it was a "free dining" offer :)
Pammie Plus Park said to check your vlogs out. I am so glad I did! I have been watching them all weekend and really enjoy them. We plan on taking our first cruise in 2020 and you have given me great information! Thank you so much!
Great tips! Setting sail this weekend on the fantasy for the week. So i will be using your tips!!! I never knew about using the app to get in line! Sounds good to me! Thanks for sharing!!
Using the app to get in line is a new feature, but seems like a great option! Have an amazing time on your cruise!
Any "Restrictions Apply". Eg: "Select cruises/iternary". Certain Ships?
Oh good info about the card! I’ll be sure to do it in person. I’d want that piece of mind also. Is the $250 the only deposit? Or do I also need to pay a percentage down when booking the actual cruise?
When you finally book and confirm your reservation you will need to pay the rest of the deposit for whatever the cost of your cruise is.
Does Sherri sell the ears she makes? I adore them and would like to start stocking up for a cruise we are planning for 2021. :)
Hi! She does sell them, however lately they have been selling out quickly once she posts them. We suggest liking our LeggLife page on facebook because we post on there when we has ears available. That's probably the best way to try and get them. You can see her shop here: www.etsy.com/shop/sherrileggcreations
@@LeggLife Thank you!
Thanks for the great advice! I didn’t know about this and will definitely look into it when we cruise again.
You're welcome! It's a great way to save money on your future Disney cruises!
I purchased a placeholder on my recent cruise for the first time. I think this is the best thing ever. I will be doing this from now on. Thanks for the video.
We agree, placeholders are definitely great! Thanks for watching! :)
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Can you use a placeholder if you book with a Travel Agent? And still get all the benefits?
❤thanks for the tips! Have a great day.
Amazing tips!
Thank you! We get asked about this quite a bit so we figured it was time to share the secret and get this info out there!
Why don’t you guys go on an Alaskan cruise!!!!
We absolutely want to! However, Alaskan Disney Cruises are pretty expensive and are a bit out of our budget right now. Hopefully someday soon we will :)
Welcome back guys, I was able to do a place holder at guest services.
Ooooh, I had never heard that before! That's a great tip.
Can you pay for the place holder with a Disney gift card?
Hi guys, so let me ask you...in order to book 2 cabin placeholders, does that mean 2 deposit amounts? Or can 1 deposit be placed for 2 rooms if there are at least 2 people in your current party? And if you do have 2 placeholders for 2 cabins, can you then give the second cabin to friends/family that may want to join you for the next trip? I hope my questions aren't confusing 🤪. Thanks in advance.
Ok, I think I understand. Each placeholder has to have it's own deposit. So, if you get 2 placeholders, you will have to pay the $250 deposit for each of them. Each adult can only get 1 placeholder in their name. So, on one cruise Sherri and I each got a placeholder, so we had to pay 2 deposits. Also, the placeholders can't be given away to someone else, the person who's name the placeholder is in has to be registered to that stateroom.
Ok, yes thanks. You understood my question, as I understood your answers. Thank ya much! 😉
Thank you for making this video my fiancé and I were planning to do a Disney cruise for our honeymoon and luckily my family is going on a Disney cruise this April so I’m going to now put a placeholder reservation down when I’m on the boat
You're welcome! Glad we were able to help :)
Great tip!
Thanks!
Hi here is a question you may or may not know the answer to... I am looking at an ALASKA (ha ha!) cruise for summer 2020. The prices and reservations for silver members are out this wednesday. (march 6) I hear repeatedly that is the CHEAPEST day to book (day one)..but we cruise on the Magic on March 31... so will it be cheaper to book with 10% off on board on April 1 or 2.... which will be 4 weeks after the cruises are released, or is the day ONE discount more than 10%?????
Good question! Well, there really isn't a guaranteed way to know that. My thought is that the price wouldn't increase more than 10% in that timeframe, however it certainly could. Sorry! I don't have a definitive answer because I don't think there is any way to know for sure what the prices will do.
We dropped a card in the box. No problem BUT I too have read the stories. I can’t wait to try the new wait in line feature on the app!
The new App feature is a great one! Glad that they added that.
Apparently they stopped doing the onboard credit in the last few months. :/
Yes, they did. It’s unfortunate because it was SUCH a good deal, however with the 10% discount they still offer it’s still a great deal we think :)
Thanks for all the info and tips. My question is this; i will be cruising on the fantasy this august. I would like to book another disney cruise for august 2025. Can i book for august 2025 say in april as soon as they are available then book the placeholder when i am on board then apply the discount my already booked future cruise?
Good question! Unless Disney has changed their policy, then no. The placeholder is for new, not existing reservations. I asked about this a few years ago, and that’s what I was told. May be worth asking them again to see if they have changed
@@LeggLife thank you for replying
Take a photo of the card before you drop it in the box. We never leave the ship until we've seen the confirmation by email. And we have been able to buy placeholders in each of our names every time.
On the placeholders you've been able to buy, did they have to be used together on the same cruise? For example, you each get a placeholder in your name, but they have to be used together on the same sailing? Or, have you been able to get two reservations, and use them on two different cruises? We've been able to book two separate reservations in the past, and then use them on two different sailings (since we always only need one stateroom.) But, this time she said we could make two reservations, but they had to be for the same itinerary.
LeggLife - we had to use them on the same sailing, and an owner of the placeholder had to be booked every room. That meant we were booked in separate rooms, brought some friends, and rearranged the room assignments at the port. We had to go to a supervisor in a separate line after we checked in to handle that. A little inconvenient, but we saved 10% plus on board credit. We were also told they had to be on the same sailing, but that was our plan all along.
Good advice. Hopefully I can afford a Disney cruise someday
We definitely think it should be on everyone's bucket list! Such a fun experience.
Hi guys, I am relatively new to your channel, so forgive me if you have already answered this. Are you DVC members, and if not, why not? I have never cruised before, but it is on my bucket list. I have a coworker that is a DVC member, and she cruises ALL THE TIME and says it saves her big $$
We aren't DVC members, and we will be making a DVC video soon talking about it :)
Just watched your vlogg, I had a great experience with filling out the card for my placeholder. I was on the Disney Wonder in Nov. I was notified within 24 hours, it posted on the Navigator app and it was on my account when I checked in at Guest Services. I had a Great Experience.. we are praying for y'all, please let us know how you have survived the Earthquake.. Your friends in Memphis,TN
Thanks for asking. We are ok. Still cleaning up from the damage. Thanks for asking.
Thank you for responding so quickly, I will continue praying for you and all those affected. Blessings to you!
I'm sure the answer is no, but I have to ask. Can you apply a placeholder to an existing reservation? I booked what was supposed to be our first Disney cruise for January 2020, but an opportunity came up where we can actually sail our first Disney cruise October 2019. I'm definitely going to book a placeholder on both cruises, but am curious as to whether I could apply the October placeholder to the existing January booking.
Hi! Unfortunately you can't apply it to an existing reservation, it has to be a new reservation. Thanks for asking!
@@LeggLife Thanks for the reply. No worries. It won't be wasted. Lol.
Thank you so much for doing this video. We'd heard a little about placeholders, most of which is wrong lol. So thank you for giving us so much info.
Can you still use the placeholder if you book through a travel agent?
You're welcome! We're not sure about using placeholders with a TA. That may be a good question for your TA to see how best to do that.
Thank you x
I watched a video from Disney Cruisers. She said you can book the cruise on ship then you can add a travel agent within 30 days. What I want to know is whether you get extra stateroom credit when adding a TA.
Mommy Marine If you know your travel agent, it is much easier to add them to the placeholder. I did the 30 days thing, and it took some forms, calls, etc. My TA gave me $200 additional on board credit, so, worth it!
Interesting, we just booked 2 placeholders on our Panama Canal Cruise, and we were in a single cabin. We also went with the Dropbox form, so maybe that’s why? I had the confirmation emails waiting for me when I turned my phone back on at the end of the cruise, so maybe if you go with the form option, save some of your free data to check for the emails before you leave the ship?
Hmm. Did they have to be used together on the same cruise? For example, you each get a placeholder in your name, but they have to be used together on the same sailing? Or, have you been able to get two reservations, and use them on two different cruises? We've been able to book two separate reservations in the past, and then use them on two different sailings (since we always only need one stateroom.) But, this time she said we could make two reservations, but they had to be for the same itinerary.
You know, I never asked, but wasn’t told they had to be used together. Although we are planning to use them at the same time for an Alaska Cruise. Despite filling out only a single form, we got two separate confirmations, and when I called to ask about them later they weren’t linked in any way, and I had to give both confirmations. 🤷🏼♀️
I highly recommend travel insurance we had an expensive cruise planned to British islesbutdeveloped medical problem and had to cancel trip we got back everthin$compare plansalso using travel agent is helpful & cost saving.placeholder tip. Check your email forconformationbeforedisembarking
we booked a placeholder on the ship and we used the placeholder card -filled it out and handed it to the person working. we were able to put both our names on one room and we asked them to spilt the cost of the deposit / other tip--each stateroom can book up to two rooms ($250each)- but whoever's name is on that placeholder room- has to be in that room
Did they have to be used together on the same cruise? For example, you each get a placeholder in your name, but they have to be used together on the same sailing? Or, have you been able to get two reservations, and use them on two different cruises? We've been able to book two separate reservations in the past, and then use them on two different sailings (since we always only need one stateroom.) But, this time she said we could make two reservations, but they had to be for the same itinerary.
I was thinking about that too- when I was typing my first comment to you. I thought the placeholder room one and two would have to be used for the same sailing (but we never asked)- but we assumed it. that's why we only did one room because we would only need one room together. we wanted to get two rooms - one for a friend to use- but couldn't do that because then me and kimi would need to be each in separate rooms. if I can remember next time we cruise- I want to ask that question now.
Hummm... I would love to book 2 placeholders since we are a couple. Do you think that we could use the placeholders on the same sailing and get10% off twice (one for each placeholder) and both stateroom credits on the same future sailing?
Can you use the disney giftcard to pay the placeholder?
Rochelle Murakami You absolutely can!
@@LeggLife thank you
Can you use the onboard credit to pay for park of your placeholder?
What's the longest cruse u have ever been on? And what ship was it on?
We did a 5 night cruise on the Wonder in May.
We are going on a Cruise coming up. I know that in the future I want to go on a Alaska Cruise but May & May jot need 2 Rooms. If we use only one does the other one expire after a while?
Hmm, I'm actually not sure how that works. You may just be able to cancel the second one if not needed and get a refund on it. But, that may be a question you need to call Disney Cruise Line for.
Unrealted to this video - but do guys pre-pay your tips? I'm a little lost in this whole area. I know its $12 USD per person per night and that's about it.
So if I want a 7 day cruise I should take a 2-3 day cruise and then do a place holder for a 7 day? Money Saver? 🤔
Can you use the 10% discounf on a last min cruise. If the price goes down?
I think you can use it any any time, however that's probably worth asking a Disney Cruise Line agent about, just to make sure.
We did the card in the drop box. We were charged for it BUT never got email confirmation numbers or reservation numbers. Travel agent actually emailed saying DCL couldn’t find it for us either. I had to call DCL and give them our names and the card that was charged. They were really nice and are supposed to be giving our info to our travel agent now. I literally just dealt with this today 😂 but no worries because we got our placeholders.
As long as you got your placeholders, that's all that matters! :)
The on board credit is it based on your current or the cruise you are booking?
Jason F it’s based on the length of the cruise you are booking, not the one you are on.
OMG wait THEY give onboard credit for booking place card holders???.
Yup! Disney gives onboard credit for booking placeholder reservations.
I've been waiting for this video! Thank you. It explains it really well. I didn't know you get on board credit it with it! I was going to book it regardless but that is such a great incentive that I didn't even know about!!
You're welcome! We really can't recommend this enough. If there is even a small chance you will go on a Disney Cruise in the next 2 years, this totally makes sense!
Our first cruise is Feb 4th- and I ALREADY KNOW were going to become addicted!!
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