How Can You Use Disney Gift Cards on the Disney Cruise Ships?

How Can You Use Disney Gift Cards on the Disney Cruise Ships?

Disney Cruise Ships are Cashless. You charge things to your cabin and pay when you reach the limit that DCL will allow you to charge for that trip (this depends on the length of the sailing), or the end of the trip. You can place funds on your Onboard Folio/Account to pay for items you expect to purchase. This is where Disney Gift Cards come into play. You can also make purchases using Credit/Debit Cards.

I’ve posted before about using Discounted Disney Gift Cards to pay for your cruise fare, gratuities and anything you pay for on a Disney Cruise Ship or pay to Disney Cruise before sailing. But how do you use them?

There are several ways to use Disney Gift Cards on a Disney Ship:

• Load the Disney Gift Cards onto you Shipboard Folio/Account before sailing.
• You do this by logging into your Disney Cruise Line account and going to the Onboard Gift section toward the bottom of the page.
• Select Onboard Credit and pay for the Onboard Credit using your Disney Gift Cards.
• Hold onto the Disney Gift Cards! If you do not spend all the money the extra will be refunded to the card(s). If you have to return anything once you get home and they need to refund the money you will need that card.
• If you are uncomfortable or don’t get to loading the funds onto your Onboard Folio/Account you can go to Guest Services when you board and add it then. You can do this anytime throughout your cruise.
• If you are making a purchase in one of the ships stores you can usually use your gift card in the shops.
• Sometimes the WiFi does not connect well with the land and they can’t use them. It is the same case with using Credit Cards.
• You can always charge the purchase to your cabin and then go put the funds on your Onboard Folio/Account later.

As always, remember you can often find ways to purchase discounted Disney Gift Cards. Make sure it is a legitimate company selling them. Be careful purchasing them online unless you are sure it is a legitimate source. Target and EBates are the two places online I know of for sure that are legitimate. Target, Sam’s Club and CostCo sometimes have them as well, in their stores. Follow the store policy to get the discount.