No Cat R or S for Sale on the DVC Member Cruise?

[iceman93]

We had decided to book the 2020 DVC Member Cruise (7-day Alaska on the Wonder next August).  Called in at 7am sharp until I got through, waited on hold for a while, got through to a very nice agent...  who then told me the Royal Verandah Suites and 2-Bedroom Suites actually weren't for sale.  Not that they had already been booked--Disney is not selling those cabins.  She was surprised, put me on hold for a bit to speak with a supervisor, and then came back saying the supervisor was surprised too.  They didn't know if they were being held for VIPs, would be released for sale at a later date, or whatever.

 

Does anyone have any experience with this on previous DVC member cruises who can shed some light on what's going on?

[gometros]

SInce the DVC Member Cruise tends to bring on some high quality guests, I wouldn't be surprised if they are reserved for them. When we did the cruise in 2015 to Canada, guests/speakers included Joe Rohdi, Pablo Hidalgo, Don Hahn, Auli'i Cravalho, then DVC President Ken Potrock, four Disney broadway stars and I'm sure I'm leaving out a few more. I don't know where they stayed, but I'm willing to bet it wasn't crew quarters 🤣

 

I'm jealous. We've done Alaska on another line, but if I had the time, I'd love to do it on the DVC member cruise. Enjoy it. And if you're a photographer, you're really going to love it.

[iceman93]

7 hours ago, gometros said:

I'm jealous. We've done Alaska on another line, but if I had the time, I'd love to do it on the DVC member cruise. Enjoy it. And if you're a photographer, you're really going to love it.

 

Thanks for the insight, but don't be jealous--since we can't get the royal, we didn't (and aren't going to) book the cruise.  We also did Alaska on another line, many years ago, and I guess may end up on another line again!