Shippy

Soon after your final payment you will will an offer to bid if they participate.

SHOULD THEY LEAVE THE KEYS OUTSIDE THE DOORS ??? We recently got off the Eurodam. We ran into a couple where someone else mistakenly went to their cabin. They dropped their stuff off in the room, left & locked the door. The people who belonged in that cabin had a heck of a time finding someone to open the door & get them new keys. The cabin stewards hauled away the stuff that was left there mistakenly by the wrong person.

On the Eurodam now. Our boarding passes said noon. There was no priority boarding. They just let everyone on at once. We were in the Lido having lunch at 11 am AND by the time we were done…..our cabins were ready !

Yes, we get our offers by email. They include a free or discounted cabin and casino cash.

Seems like there are a great number of people on this cruise that got some sort of casino deal. Unlike Princess where everything is automated, Holland I far from that. I knew that I had a lot of casino cash coming but when I put my card in a machine, nothing came up. That would have been automatic on Princess which were used to. I asked the casino host and she said she has to input it. She was carrying several sheets of paper which looked like there were hundreds of names. Apparently if you do not have her do that, you will not get your money. I had booked this cruise under a casino offer I got under my name. Awhile later, I thought that just for the heck of it, I would have her check under my husbands name. She said he had $600. coming and she would input that. If I had not haved her check, he never would have known about that !

Are there any decks better than others for these types of cabins ? thanks

We have actually sailed & gambled more on Princess but I know that the gambling info is shared between some cruise lines. The absolute best offer from Princess is left in your cabin on the last day of the cruise. You have about a month to book & the cruise can go out only about 6 months. All the email offers I get from Princess are not very good. Only about half the one left in the cabin. Holland sends me offers (email) all the time. Some better than others. That is why you have to look at each one & not just erase because you assume they are not good. The last was to good to be true so I booked for next year. I had read somewhere on cruise critic that these offers can be used 3 TIMES each from Holland even though the offer does not say that. I just tried a mock booking on the offer we just used and YES, it appears I can use that offer again :O)

You will get mixed answers on this. There is another thread going on this topic. We have done 3 Princess cruises in the past year on different ships. Stayed in a Penthouse Suite. We were never charged for room service whether we called or hung the tag on the door. We were told it was because we were in a suite. We did have the old plus package but I do not think that mattered.

That is great. That is what I thought so much better than other offers is the fact you can book way out. Actually a year away. Most other offers we ever get are only good for a booking a few months out.

I find this odd that so many seemed to be charged. We said 3 times this past year on the Crown , Royal & Regal. All with the old Plus package & never charged for room service.

We sailed 2 months ago with the $50. Plus package in a suite. Never paid a fee. and we ordered by phone for coffee & pastry every morning because we were up at 5 am & the menu you hang on the door did not start delivery that early.

I think my original point has been lost. I was trying to stress how wonderful the offers have become....

The email just says in large letters.... Holland America Players Club. I know they are all outsourced but the cruise line likes make you think it is them....fine with me !

Princess & Holland have both given us great casino offers but now Holland has jumped ahead. Although the time is fairly short to accept an offer before it expires, usually just about 2 weeks. The dates for eligible cruises goes way out. We just had an offer for a free cruise & drinks. To good to pass by when I saw we could book out into 2025. So, we just booked a Mexican cruise for 11 nights for March 2025 ! The only thing we really have to lose if we cancel is the $100.pp deposit. I was assured port & tax would be refunded. The way things are going, I am sure cruise fares & drink packages will keep going up just like everything else.

?? We always stay in a Neptune suite maybe 1