What order to book?

**ChoppyGirl** · 5 Mar 21, 02:19 PM

I am constantly thinking of our trip in April/May 2023 which is going to be a mega trip (for us anyway).

We are going for 3 weeks and are probably doing 2 weeks at WDW (onsite), 3 nights at Universal (onsite) then 4 nights on a Disney Cruise.

We will probably book DIY and my question is: what order to book? We are hoping to travel Virgin Upper Class for the first time (not sure where from - prices will dictate - we are in the Midlands so it doesn't matter). I have been keeping an eye on the flight prices and they seem to fluctuate quite a lot so do we secure flights first, the cruise as there are limited trips etc etc?

**Claudette** · 5 Mar 21, 03:45 PM

The accommodation and cruises will be available much sooner, I would get those booked and then tweak the accommodation dates if the flights don�t quite fit in. I am sure there will be flight availability, but sometimes moving a day can save a couple of hundred pounds.

sprocket · 5 Mar 21, 03:47 PM

We go DIY and we start with booking Disney when the offers are out. We block book a large date period until our flights are sorted and then call Disney to change the dates.
You will always get a Universal hotel with several month notice.
Until you know the exact flight dates, its hard to schedule in everything.

bighal · 5 Mar 21, 07:48 PM

Have insurance in place before you book anything.