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Toofarfromthesea

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  1. I only mention this because 3 posters mentioned HAL. If you book a guaranteed cabin and then get the Club Orange add-on you ca= get a free upgrade to any available cabin in your category. So that might be something to look into if you're booking HAL.
  2. You know the secret of a happy life. I have a cruise in Jan which has the regular HIA so no premium beverage, no premium internet, and no free grats. I have another in October 2024 which has the early bird HIA so I get all three. I am equally delighted with both. If people would just appreciate what they have, rather than lamenting what they don't have, like us, they'd be a lot happier.
  3. And you get a lot for that. But you can make yourself unhappy if you ignore the many things you do get and instead focus on something you don't get.
  4. Of course Club Orange could still be a good deal for them if they are able to take advantage of the cabin upgrade.
  5. I agree, a "quiet" lounge with comfy reading chairs, maybe a chess set or other quiet games, jigsaw puzzles, and a bar providing drinks, with maybe some mellow quiet classical music playing in the background would be a place I'd hang out at a lot. But it can be all that without being a library.
  6. There is always the chance that due to a particular circumstance a person might unavoidably show up late, and in that case I wouldn't count that as rude. In the case of the OP, however, it was planned lateness, and that is always rude. I'll also throw into the rudeness pot the times people aren't going to come to the MDR and don't inform their tablemates or staff. I'll pass over the rudeness of people putting down other people because they shop at or cruise on Walmart.
  7. The way to know that your "hack" is wrong is to ask yourself, "What if everyone did it?"
  8. Thank you for the info. Could have done without the snark.
  9. Agree. And a "quiet" lounge with games and puzzles available, and a bar would be a great replacement, IMO. Maybe with some quiet classical music playing in the background.
  10. OK, but this would have been more helpful if somewhere in the thread that link was included, given the vagaries of the HAL website. But I'll muddle through, or perhaps someone will post a more helpful answer.
  11. Good question. And good for me, as I just bought my 100 shares of CCL for under 12 to secure my shareholder benefit. But not a harbinger of good times for the cruise industry as interest rates have skyrocketed on the massive debt they've undertaken.
  12. People always complain that ship space is taken up for this or that. And generally those things are not things that passengers can unilaterally provide for themselves. Those pictures show that a lot of ship space is taken up by these libraries. And my personal experience is that the libraries don't get used by a high parcentage of passengers. So I renew my opinion that it makes no sense for HAL to maintain ship libraries, for a relatively few passengers, that take up significant ship space when everyone has the ability, albeit perhaps not the inclination, to completely provide unlimited books for themselves. I'd rather they use that space for a lounge. As to technology, virtually everyone has a smartphone, even if they don't have a tablet or kindle. And there is a kindle reading app available for any smartphone. And with scaleable typefaces, even a smartphone provides a very useful and useable reading environment. And if you judiciously download a number of books you don't need an internet package. And if the cost of the books is an issue, Project Gutenberg has over 60,000 free downloadable books. So, I maintain my opinion that it makes no sense for HAL to continue to devote a significant amount of ship space to these outdated libraries.
  13. I'm a retired teacher. Is a copy of the electronic notice that my pension has been paid for the month sufficient proof to get the credit? Can anyone point to the procedure for getting this OBC?
  14. I just bought my 100 shares. Would a copy of the broker's confirmation of the purchase work for applying for the OBC? I'm also a retired teacher. Would a copy of the electronic notice that my monthly pension has been paid work for that OBC?
  15. if the rebooking savings is bigger than the shareholder OBC I think I would go ahead and rebook, and then reapply for the shareholder OBC.
  16. Can the teacher appreciation OBC be stacked with the shareholder OBC?
  17. In a world where many many businesses have far larger and more complex websites than HAL's and manage to have them virtually bulletproof, it boggles the mind how HAL tortures their customers by cheaping out and outsourcing their website to an incompetent contractor.
  18. It doesn't make sense for a ship to have an extensive library when anyone can easily bring thousands of books they personally select without adding an ounce to their luggage weight, IMO.
  19. To be honest, it doesn't sound as if a family cruise is a good choice for you. Everyone wants different things that are pretty incompatible and, to a degree, mutually exclusive.
  20. Try again. Sometimes the phone agents don't know what they are talking about. If you get turned down again, ask to speak to a supervisor. Other people have gotten it, why not you?
  21. “If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.” ― Abraham Lincoln You can substitute cruise line, ship, or passengers for people in that quote
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