u/Historical-Act8199

Just booked at Atmos Award ticket US-South America an American metal for June 7, 2027.

American has historically been generous in changing flights with schedule changes, sometimes moving my award ticket to another American flight even without award availability. Is that still true when booked with Atmos points?

Since June is far enough out that a schedule change or flight cancellation is highly possible, will I be allowed to switch American partner flights if there is a schedule change 60+ minutes per policy, or will this be impossible since it's an Atmos Award ticket? Anyone have recent real-life experience with this?

My extended family (12 of us) are taking our first Disney Fantasy 5-night Bahamian cruise (Nassau, Lookout Cay, Castaway Cay) with my parents - Fantasy ship. My wife and I have two kids (9 and 11), and there are several cousins around their ages, so we're expecting the kids to naturally split off into cousin groups much of the time.

I'm 40s male and, honestly, I'm not a huge Disney fan - just want to snorkle and enjoy watching the kids have a great time together. It's a little overwhelming trying to understand all the options - and we're concierge level, which is such a nice gift but also hard to understand what is worth taking advantage of.

For those who've done Disney cruises with a large extended family, what advice would you give for this specific cruise? What would make sure not to miss - and what is worth just passing on?