Disney Cruise Line has quietly updated the terms and conditions of remaining a member of the Castaway Club, and the changes are effective immediately.

Guests who have completed one eligible Disney cruise automatically qualify for Castaway Club membership. To remain in the program, Castaway Club Members must book or sail on at least one eligible cruise within 5 years of their last Disney voyage. 

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DCL’s terms and conditions have also been updated to include the following in part:



The Program will continue until such time as DCL, in its sole discretion, elects to terminate the Program (the ‘Program Term’). Members can only receive Program Benefits during the Program Term and only by the methods set forth by DCL from time to time in its sole discretion. Members may only use Program Benefits during the ‘Redemption Term,’ defined as the Program Term and a period of sixty (60) days immediately following the last day of the Program Term. Membership in the Program will automatically terminate without notice if Member does not book or complete an eligible DCL cruise within the ‘Activity Period.’ The Activity Period shall mean the five (5) year period after debarkation day of the Member’s last eligible DCL Cruise. However, DCL may (but is not required to) extend the Activity Period and/or continue making Program Benefits available to Member if Member does not book or complete an eligible DCL cruise within their Activity Period; such decisions shall be in DCL’s sole discretion.

h/t: @ScottGustin

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Jackie Gailey
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