Calling any UK Passengers travelling with Virgin Atlantic

I really don't know why you would bother with the DTD virgin checkin, The hotel will hold your stuff for you for free till you need to leave the resort and head to the airport x

Ahhhh I see... I totally get why then. But it will mean you have your hand luggage to cart with you all day though....

I can understand this issue for people using the DME but if you have a hire car then you rock up check in then lock your hand luggage in the boot (trunk).
When you get to MCO all you have to do is then go straight through to airside.no queuing for check in and security.it gave us an extra few hours at EPCOT on our last day

I am flying Virgin in two weeks time. I reserved my seats at exactly 60 days out. I think it was early in the morning. It did not cost me anything. We are however going premium economy.

(Just a little tip. If you have an Amex card you can change your points to Virgin miles. We have done companion flights on 2 occasions - I paid full price and my husband went free! Cheaper than two economy tickets. Twice we went miles and money which gave a substantial discount. This time and our wedding trip in 2011 - no discounts because it is July. The discounts are seasonal and subject to availability).

Cheers Amy...We have 19 days to go..I will be sitting up till midnight now..LOL...I showed my DS a picture of the plane, and he is super excited..

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Cheers Amy..Forgot about booking the return..Is that 60 days from your return flight day.?..And no, I don't have the Virgin app..will search right now for it..Cheers again..

Virgin really mess up with there pre booking system.

The original plan was on the 20th June everyone could pre book there seats regardless of the date of travel. Those who booked before a date in december last year were free, those after this date had to pay PS25 per person per way.

Originally it was something like 90 days out.

So we logged in at 90 days to find we couldn't pre book our seats, and this is when we were told it was the 20th June.

Logged in on the 20th and we were told no it's actually 60days out now as they've had system issues.

Fortunately, we have managed to book our seats 60 days out. Now ours were free but I did query the price and they said that seats are not guaranteed. I would hate to spent PS50 each pre booking our seats to find that I didn't get the seats I requested.

Just a big mess at Virgin at the moment.

We used DTD check in for the first time in June. It was great. We took everyhting with us and then went back to the hotel to leave our hand luggage. Yes it was a bit of a flaf but ultimately we didn't have to wait in a long queue and went straight through security and then just chilled at the airport. Will be doing it in September again

We were at Saratoga Springs so walked it but will use a cab in Sept/Oct.

Can I reserve our seats even if I booked a disney package?

Good question..sorry I don't have the answer,but will be curious to find out..This is the first time we've booked separate..Resort with WDW holidays..Flights with Virgin..Worked out a helluva lot cheaper,but in fairness we got a 40% discount off deluxe resort with WDW and a huge saving in January sales with Virgin Atlantic...

Here comes a typical question from a Scotsman..I know the drink is free, but is it in miniatures..I always buy 3 brandies to steady my nerves when the hostess comes round,but if she is making several visits I'll order one at a time..

Thank you guys, yes watchmaker that how we normally do it but wdw made us an amazing offer we have basically got a free room and free dinning

There is no way I'am landing under the influence ( my DW will see to that ) But we normally splash out on a bottle of champers when we fly to Disney,but with Virgin all drinks are free ( excluding the bubbly ) For a 9 hour flight..3 brandies is fine..Medicinal of course...

You can book the champers in advance with Virgin via the web site

Yeh..And it's a great price..I believe it was PS12 for a full bottle...I do like my brandy on the rocks tho..

Yes, but we had to ring Disney to get our reservation number for virgin. Once we had that we could "manage our booking" as normal as though we had booked direct flights.

It is only a small bottle, you can get two for PS20

If you are staying at a Disney resort, I cannot see any point in doing this. You can leave your cases with the concierge at your hotel free of charge until you get on the magical express. Check out is normally 11am and transfers to the airport around 3pm. So we get our bags out of storage around 2.30pm so we can get changed and repack slightly. You have that chance to put last minute shopping or used clothing/swimwear in your cases before going to the airport.