OK, so after some chaotic emails with the agent who is covering my TA while she’s on vacation (supposed to be going on a cruise (not Disney) but her husband tested asymptomatic positive so they’ve rescheduled…she’s still taking the time off) - and my TA who knows me and wanted to run options, things have been (mostly) decided…
Feb Break is set for Disneyland - staying at the JW Marriott. I’ll have 5-day hoppers with Genie+.
I had forgotten DCL had gone back to the 60-days for full refund cancellation unless you test positive/have exposure within 14 days of the cruise, so I had the option of moving it to a NEW cruise prior to Sept 2022 (this has since been expanded, but since I was already booked for Feb 2023 it wouldn’t have mattered) or losing my deposit. My acting TA was in touch with my TA who told her “Don’t do anything about the cruise yet. Let me talk to her.” and then messaged me on FB. I’d actually already come up with an alternative and called my acting TA who said “Check your email or FB messages…” My TA said if I held onto it, she would have no qualms contacting DCL at the 13-day mark and saying I’d been exposed - as she put it “You’re an in-person teacher in NYC. Of course you’re going to have exposure! And they aren’t requiring proof - your word is enough, and seriously, it’s NOT lying.” I pondered that for a moment, but then said “I actually had been looking and there’s a 3-night Wish that dovetails perfectly into my August trip…”
So I’m booked on the 8/19-22 Disney Wish and will head to WDW as planned* on 8/22 after debarking. I put the * next to as planned because staying the full length of time would put me gone for about 10 days, which is longer than I’ve ever left Merida, even with a sitter. Given that it’s late August, I’m thinking I can change the WDW portion from 8/22-28 to 8/22-26 (25 if I wanted to push it) and stay at AKL in Std View, Std View King, Pool View or Pool View King for slightly less than my CSR Water View for 8/22-28 (WL is a slightly cheaper possibility, but we know I’m weird and not really into that theme…Contemporary Garden Wing is a smidge more and location is ideal, but I’m not sold on the Incredibles theme which looks more Value to me). That would give me any existing at the time Deluxe Evening Hours - a plus since I’ve got hoppers for this trip - AND whatever they’re doing for Halloween should be going on, so I could grab that also. (I could stick with what I have at CSR - or even bump it to Preferred View or GDT - for fewer nights to save some $$, but that eliminates the Deluxe Evening Hours possibility.)
So it’s looking like I’ll have three trips - or two but one of them is a two-parter (but three commissions for my wonderful TA) - for not that much more than I was spending anyway. Just to make the decision about where to stay post-cruise…
WHEE!!!
Most places will have a binder too that you can double check. I can hook you up with a bunch of lists. I just started following Glutenfreeandthemouse on Instagram. She shares all the good places. A life saver for my daughter! And another liner in our group is GF and he really helped her find her way in the whole DLR area. She is now not afraid to eat or to ask if things are GF 