Goodness I hear ya on the Apple Vacation thing. I was trying to see if it would be easier to book both of our family's as well as ourselves through them, and man did was such a mess just trying to get someone on the phone pleasant enough or patient enough to get all the reservation quotes!!! Luckily we booked our wedding and gave our deposit without Directly through Dreams. Honestly, I'm not for sure for sure, but I'm thinking that, that is how you reserve your date, time, location, etc. Have you called Dreams Directly, and spoken to Claudia or Cecillia?? I'm sure one of them would put your mind at ease... WIshing you less stress...