Disney Cruise Line SCAMS
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Disney can NOT keep you 100% safe from cruise line scams - but WE can help! Today, we’re focusing on the biggest Cruise Line scams and how you can keep your family (and money) safe and sound during your adventure.
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I always book excursions through the cruise line. I'm one of those people who are afraid about missing the ship and with booking through the line I can enjoy the excursions without worrying about missing the ship
Booking windows open at midnight EASTERN time. So if you’re in California and you try to book at midnight, you’re three hours behind everyone else
Not a scam, BUT, I paid DOUBLE gratuity at the Rain Forest room/spa because I didn't notice that Disney Cruise Line already had included it in my bill when I signed!
I did the same thing for food/drink purchases. When we got back home I noticed they already charged the gratitude plus I gave some, things like popcorn and alcohol drinks.
I know that!
That’s kind of the norm in the cruise industry. You want to tip additional, more that’s really appreciated by the staff. Typically these crew are contracted to stay on board for months. Food and quarters either come out of the pay or part of the pay and hence a lower take home amount. That built in tip gets split among all crew including ones you don’t see. When you tip the housekeeping and the wait staff, it’s gravy for them. Tip if you want, but there are guys like the ones who just process trash, deal with dishes, or run the washing machines who don’t get much.
On advantages of booking shore activities thru the cruise line: this was a different cruise line but still applies. Cruising the Mediterranean last year occurred while I was still recovering from a leg injury. We booked accessible excursions which mostly worked out. However in Malta, I was the only one using a mobility assist device, and functionally the other participants were walking briskly and without apparent limitation. So my companion and I got left behind in most of the locations and missed pretty much everything. The tour company could not care less, but the cruise line was appalled. They refunded our cost back to the cruise credit account in full.
I will never call twitter anything but twitter😂. And somehow all this time later it still catches me off guard when somebody says X.
Top tip: just don’t go to the ports and stay on the ships. We hated the shopkeepers pressuring us nonstop when we went on our first cruise so we’ve decided to just not get off the ship anymore when we cruise.
Yup. Especially Nassau. I never get off anymore. I go for the ships.
Great tip about the ride share and taxi!! Definitely negotiate the price up front!
Also, my last Disney cruise left me stinging. I have been on 15 Disney cruises so I am not a newbie. I ordered a scotch neat at a bar, I probably should have specified but I was thinking more along a Johnny Walker price, but I was giving the Top, Top shelf scotch at 85 dollars for a pour. It was damn good scotch, but ouch!! I will be much more specific next time.
I don’t know about Disney but I assume it’s like all the others get an excursion with Disney. They guarantee you to get back on the ship so even if the bus has a flat tire or gets in an accident, the ship will wait till you get back if you’re on a Disney excursion, that’s kind of what you’re pay for the extra money. if you use a third-party, there’s no guarantee.
If it’s at all dangerous to get off at the port, they’ll just skip it
Thank You for this VLOG! You never see this otherwise. I have an RFID side purse and each pockets has a secure lock type mechanism.
My French teacher told me a lot of these scams before we went to Paris. Sad that scams are everywhere.
who knew trying to enjoy yourself could be so complicated.
We go on vacations to escape the real world, social media, etc. I put and keep my phone on airplane mode until we’re back in the states to upload pictures or check in. You can always the dates on posts if you need to
Bartering tip: Don't look interested in what they're selling. Even if you love it, act like you are just willing to walk away and even start to walk. Once they know you love the item, they aren't going to budge on that price.
Very good points. It’s so easy to be pressured into buying things you don’t need or even want.
blue check marks mean nothing you can just flat out buy one now
I'm going on my cruise in 38 days I'm so excited
See you there!
Scam is terrible I don’t like it
I paid more than double retail for a pair of diamond earrings at Diamonds International, even though the Disney Sales counselor was standing right next to me the whole time.
Almost 23 years ago I was honeymooning on the Wonder and I wanted to get my hair braided in Nassau. I should have specified how much I was willing to spend. They charge by the braid and she did some tiny ones so I paid way more than I wanted to.
Timely video! We will be on the Wish in two weeks. Thank you!
That ship is so much fun! Have a great time!
@@dfbbreea Thank you! I just bought GF chocolate chip cookies so I can make an ice cream sandwich on Castaway Cay!
nobody thinks they’re actually getting a legit louis vuitton bag for $50 😂
I'm quite sure Disney will avoid places on high alert. Along with all the other cruise lines. Such as the cruises currently avoiding Russia and the Middle East.
Having cruised Disney concierge, I totally agree, it is not worth it. Double the price of a balcony stateroom with only slightly more room
Is there an additional gratuity for the concierge team? You have the ones for the dining team and the stateroom attendant, but I’m curious if there is another one for the concierge team as well.
@@Kzorithwe always tip concierge team they go above and beyond for us.
@@barbwirewebworks I was more asking if they had a separate slip on the sheet of paper they give you the night before the end of the cruise that you put in envelopes for the rest of the team.
@@Kzorith yes, yrs they do
We cruised for the first time, on the dream and did Concierge. We thought it was 100% worth it and booked another one already LOL.
A scam is a scam & those who do need some jail time
I'd like to add with the pocketbook thing if you think you're buying pricey or maybe really cheap signature anything it could end up costing you at the port when you come back and declare what you purchased either if they figure out it is bootleg they'll take it away or they also will tax you what the real one cost and still take it away
I just got off the dream! Time to see if I got scammed 😢
Very good advice. I’m willing to pay the extra for booking through Disney just for the peace of mind that we won’t end up being pier runners!
Your content is good enough to not need the clickbait headlines
i agree. there has been a huge jump in their clickbait headlines...it's sad because they typically have good content and they deliver it well, but they have become desperate to compete with the negativity circus that is happening all over social media.
How tf is it clickbait?
@@littyravioli8039 the title implies or infer that Disney Cruise lines are going to scam you or are out to Scam you. The title should have been scams to watch out for why I want a Disney cruise or any vacation. Near the end of the segment, they said these are not technically scammed, but they feel like scams. if you decide to go on a Disney cruise the cruise and then decided to do your research you did it in the wrong order. There are tons of good websites for where you can find out all your information ahead of time paying for luggage on an airplane is a scam, changing of the time sadly. As for excursions everything they said is correct other than mentioning viator for Europe, and for Alaska, you contact the excursion companies directly. on my last skin cruise, we went to what 34 ports all of the excursions were 60% Disney Cruise people with the sticker on their chest and for the last port where we went on a crab boat, 30 families had stickers on their chest and two couples did not in Alaska, you don’t have to worry about getting back to the boat on time because you usually going to be an excursion full of Disney people> Caribbean. I can add that other Disney bloggers have commented on CZcams and CZcams suggest things to do and say so things with food are very popular. I’ve been told by watching and sadly it’s going to be Clickbait because they’re trying to get new people who don’t religiously watch them and subscribed.
All in all, it was a very good article and everybody needs to follow it research research research and research includes going to CZcams as well as many other places keep up the good work
Off-topic to this video, but they didn’t mention it is to do with the loyalty points. Disney sucks and I consider that a scam most other cruise lines will do it based on days so some will do three days as one or whatever.. if I was using another cruise line, I would essentially have about 12 points by now instead of only three because I enjoy the longer cruises because I pretty much live as far away as you can on the 48 continuous states from Florida lol
It’s only minorly clickbait-y. They start off with actual scams to watch out for, then down to scams that could happen on cruise trips and then the last are just legal “scams” Disney pulls. At the end of it, these are all good things to watch out for with cruises.
For first timers, gratuities can seem like a scam. As other posters have mentioned, food and drink gratuities are auto added at 18%, so if you dont see that and tack on an additional 18%, your generosity may feel led astray. But that doesnt stop at food and drink. The “free” kids clubs have an auto gratuity for the counselors for each child participating in the club at around $20-30 a day. The small world nursery does as well on top of the price paid per hour. You may not notice this until your itemized bill. So for those not realizing that this will be a fee you should expect, it can indeed feel scammy. Notice I am not saying that the counselors do not deserve or earn this money, just that not realizing before hand that it isnt baked into the already expensive front charge feels like Disney is scamming a bit off the top.
I wish there was a video like this but for a Disney a Cruise wedding.
Hi
I love the cruises, but got sick on the last two I went on (Covid, then the rhinovirus from hell). I'm staying off them for a few years.
Does Disney cruise to "Level 4" ports??!!
REGARDING PORT SERVICES. Know where you are and where you are going. True Story. Thank God it was not me. Newly married couple on a cruise through the Caribbean (not disney but reputable).. Got a cab and said BEACH, French Island. Swimsuit optional beach. Couple decided they did not know anybody and would never see them again (before cell phones) so they chose to partake in the option. Biggest issue. Sunburn where the sun don't normally shine. Pain was not horrible but uncomfortable. The best part for the rest of us....Pealing days. Itching and peeling was incredibly uncomfortable for the couple. Hysterical for the rest of us. KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR.
I love your content but this title isn't right. It implies that Disney is the one doing the scamming but that's not what you are talking about. It should more like be aware of scammers when it comes to DCL or really just cruising in general.
Unfortunately, the Disney cruise line itself is a scam! They routinely charge twice to three times the amount of any other cruise line for an equivalent ship, and an equivalent itinerary…
They have no casinos. You may pay less on Carnival, but you’re still giving them the balance at their casinos anyway. Disney has free room service and you don’t have to pay for a soda or water package (I can’t believe the other ships charge you for soda for typical drinks). You also don’t get nickel and dimed to death unlike RC, and their kids clubs and entertainment are superior to the other lines. You get what you pay for. Carnival is known as “Walmart of the seas” for a reason.
@@mindyschocolatealso you get to take pictures with the characters which is a plus! Also their crew give amazing service from the day you walk on the cruise to the photos, food, and leaving. It’s nice
Agree
We love cruising with Disney. The extra price seems to weed out a lot of the riff raff. I said what I said.
@@Lauraics like…people who lack manners, disrespectful, etc.
does international plan work on the ship?
In the ports yes, while sailing no
Should have mentioned messaging is free
The title "Disney Cruise Line SCAMS" is somewhat unfortunate. I would never dream of criticising DFB or Disney Cruise Line itself, and I'm sure the information prsesented is as accurate as DFB can make it. But if you encounter "nobody told me I would have to pay for this" situations, it may feel just the same as a scam, and this is what DFB is trying to help you avoid!
It only makes sense to learn as much as you can before comitting to pay for a cruise, and this is why you would do well to work with a Disney-affiliated travel agent, or one you have worked with before and have complete trust in. I would not suggest booking even a Disney cruise without working with such a travel agent.
Can you use Disney rewards from a Disney rewards visa to pay for part or all of your cruise?
Parks > cruises
Types of people buying from con artists:
The former con artist:
I’ve been you, I know you, your facade is a scam! 🫤
The impulsive buyer:
Yk you’re making me cry! This is the way that I am! 😭
The person who bought a fake:
I’ve been living a lie! 😦
The conspiracy theorist:
A metamorphical scheme!🤔
The smart one:
Detective undercover brotherhood objective obscene! 🙄
*they all see their bank accounts drained*
All: OH NO NO…😨
The con artist who had a good payday: Ohhh yeah 😎