Ahoy and welcome back to planDisney, Kristi! You must be getting excited with that beloved "Welcome Aboard!" greeting just around the riverbend. It is such a delightful moment when you can say "good bye" to the daily routines and put life on cruise control mode.
There are so many benefits to being a member of the
Castaway Club. If you are traveling with members of your stateroom with different levels, the highest tier prevails. My husband and I did a cruise without our kids and achieved Platinum before they did. On our next cruise, I was able to pick our activities and complete online check-in for all of us at the same time, even though they were still Gold. They did get Gold lanyards while ours were Platinum, but that was the only difference.
As a Castway Club member, the first person eligible based on the Castaway Level can:
- Book Port Adventures and Onboard Activities, like adult-exclusive dining, Senses Spa & Salon, beverage tastings, and "it's a small world" nursery 90 days before you sail for Silver; 105 days before for Gold; 120 for Platinum and 123 days for Pearl. These activities can be booked for all guests in the stateroom.
- Complete online Check-In and get that amazing Port Arrival Time 33-40 days before the cruise, depending on Castaway Club level. You will all get the same arrival time and boarding group.
For the online check-in, the person completing this will need pictures of everyone's
travel documentation and pictures of each guest (think passport-style, head and shoulders, facing forward, solid background). I stay up and do this at midnight to get the earliest Port Arrival Time, so you will want to make sure your friend has everything before the Online Check-In date arrives.
Please come back to
planDisney with any other questions. We are here to help you with smooth sailing.
Life is the Bubbles!
Jana