Disney credit card and cruise

[Deleted]

Would you sign up for the Disney credit card to get a $200 credit.  Does anyone know if it has any other perks or would I be more likely to get the PIN codes if I had a card?

Also-has anyone been on a Disney cruise and want to share any tips?  We'll be traveling with a 4 yr old.  Will I get to select the time we board?  When do I book excursions? Is there anything I should know about signing up for shows or other entertainment?

[mmmomof2]

I'm no help on the cruise aspect, but I've had the regular Disney Visa with no annual fee for awhile. It's easy money but not high earning compared to some other cards. I just upgraded to "premier" with a $50 annual fee (they gave me $50 extra in rewards), but I'll earn 2% in a few more categories. I've never received a pin code, so I don't know that it's related. There are some random perks - character meets at the parks and early access to Food and Wine events that I find useful.

Dis boards has a pretty active Cruise board.

[Deleted]

If I was booking a cruise I would 100 percent use an agent. I am just not familiar enough with cruising and cruises and I know Disney has some policies other lines don't have.

Disney Visa does make you more likely to get pin codes. THE BEST way IMHO to get a pin code is to go online, price 2-3 vacations and DON'T check out. Just leave them in the cart. In like a week or two I usually get a pin code that way.

ALSO Disney Visa gets you a certain percent off of purchases in some stores in park and certain restaurants.

[Bad Dingo]

Aug 13, 2015 10:01:30 GMT -5 @savestheday said:

If I was booking a cruise I would 100 percent use an agent. I am just not familiar enough with cruising and cruises and I know Disney has some policies other lines don't have.

Disney Visa does make you more likely to get pin codes. THE BEST way IMHO to get a pin code is to go online, price 2-3 vacations and DON'T check out. Just leave them in the cart. In like a week or two I usually get a pin code that way.

ALSO Disney Visa gets you a certain percent off of purchases in some stores in park and certain restaurants.

I did this a lot before booking my trip (first time going this December!!!) and one time I got an email from Disney telling me not to forget my cart, but I never got a pin code.  I also answered one of their surveys and it took forever.  Oh well, it was worth a shot.

[Deleted]

Aug 13, 2015 12:01:38 GMT -5 Bad Dingo said:

Aug 13, 2015 10:01:30 GMT -5 @savestheday said:

If I was booking a cruise I would 100 percent use an agent. I am just not familiar enough with cruising and cruises and I know Disney has some policies other lines don't have.

Disney Visa does make you more likely to get pin codes. THE BEST way IMHO to get a pin code is to go online, price 2-3 vacations and DON'T check out. Just leave them in the cart. In like a week or two I usually get a pin code that way.

ALSO Disney Visa gets you a certain percent off of purchases in some stores in park and certain restaurants.

I did this a lot before booking my trip (first time going this December!!!) and one time I got an email from Disney telling me not to forget my cart, but I never got a pin code.  I also answered one of their surveys and it took forever.  Oh well, it was worth a shot.

Really? This triggers a pin code for me EVERY SINGLE TIME. Even if I am pricing rooms for a friend and I forget about it later. I have gotten the same pin code 2 times before. 

I own DVC now so when I book a regular non DVC room I just use my DVC discount, so they are kinda useless to me at this point. 

[jinkies]

I don't know what PIN codes are, so I can't help you there. But I have been researching the best way to use CC perks for a Disney vacation, and the consensus seems to be that the Disney card is not worth it. You're better off with a generic travel card like the capital one venture. There's a lot of info if you google "how to use cc points for disney".