Jareds_mommytoo

I was just about to transfer and the TA said that Holland America wont let her add the big box perks on because we have past a casino discount fare and the free gratuities? Its with in the 2 months of booking and before final payment   

Now i have free gratuities lol. I guess it pays to keep checking the site. We went from an inside j to a veranda for $20 or $30 more out of pocket then the $100 off i found 

Thanks i just called, went from an inside J room to a veranda for $40 more out of pocket after we had paid the gratuities on the old room 

6 minutes ago, YXU AC*SE said:

No limit prior to final payment,  but you run the risk of forgoing any perquisites attached to your booking,  should they not be combinable.  Example - my booking has pre-paid grats stacked on top of a discounted cabin rate -- currently the cabin I am in is 120$pp lower than what I booked at, but if I were to re-rate, I would lose the pre-paid hotel service charge, which is a 406$ value.   

 

Scott. 

 

 

We dont have any perks this time. Last time we had “free” drinks 

Anyone know? So i noticed my cruise i booked for spring break has dropped by $100. I am well before my paid in full date. I am going to call for a price adjustment. Is there a limit to the times i can do this? I know sunwing ( Canadian land vacation tour operator) you can only do it once with their price guarantee. So far i have our price down to $1318 Canadian for 2 adults 1 child.🎉

We had a lido cabana last spring break, we didnt find it noise ( there were over 300 kids on board) or hot

( on deck one) They are the biggest interior, right? Are any of the ocean view the same size?

1 hour ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

If there is going to be only your teenager and you -- go for the spring break cruise so that you can have the full ocean view and the Lido cabana.

 

If there are 3 of you -- you will have to book the family cabana in the retreat area which will cost more.

We had 4 in a lido cabana last march when we booked it they had all of us listed 

The NS over Easter weekend with an obstructed veranda or NA over spring break ocean view with a lido cabana for $200 less total? Very similar itinerary so that’s not a big factor for us. 

We came from Disney to HAL my kids were 13and 16 unfortunately club Hal in the loft on both ships we tried sucked. They said there were to many teens so most of the time even though there was a schedule of activities they were supposed to do, they just licked the loft doors and told them to hang out in the basketball court. The younger groups when we went by always seemed to be watching movies. 

I know there are retreat cabanas. The teens liked the ones by the pool on our last cruise on NA

For us we are getting the drink plan with the explore 4 plan, the difference between the same room without explorer4 was $250 so $125 per person , that gives us the SBP and the pinnacle dinner, so it was a good deal for us, our last cruise we got the quench package and would totally do that again.  We did keep checking the price right up until the final payment date 

I did ours on the phone, but I think nk you might have to do one at a tme

8 hours ago, crystalspin said:

All I was saying was that the CURRENT website says:

"...Signature Beverage Package allows you to select from a variety of wine, beer, spirits, cocktails (including non-alcoholic), sodas, bottled water (sparkling 330ml or still 500ml) & coffee! Includes any beverage priced at $9.00 or lower (up to 15 beverages per day)."

 

I don't doubt that people have had other experiences. I never managed to drink more than 15 beverages, mixed between alcoholic and non, in one day to test either theory. If I manage next month, I will report back. Otherwise, have fun quibbling about it.

The email quoted about unlimited non alcoholic drinks is the exact one i got from guest services, my nephew got the exact same one when he emailed, someone else said they got the exact same one, the one we got seems more of a pre writted auto response, there is a new beverage director someone got a response right from his that was very similarly worded 

6 minutes ago, Hawaiidan said:

 

I am sorry.....I am missing something.   Your complaining because you have to pay for 2.    I got that.    However. YOU+1 son+1 son = 3 people  and your mad because  you paid for 2.        Yet there are 3 of you, right ?        I dont get it....   

Im assuming the boys are in a cabin, and shes in her own cabin, so she would pay single supplement for her cabin

5 hours ago, J4NEC said:

I don’t understand why there is all this indignation.  Who would dream of ordering two main courses? 

A teenager who eats more then 4 bites if protien, who doesnt want to go to multiple venues to eat and likes a sit down dinner, and exploring new foods

18 hours ago, OlsSalt said:

HAL is a aggressively going after a younger demographic now and trying to move Carnival passenger up to higher priced cruise lines in the family.

The only reason we are on HAL next week it was $1700 cheaper then carnival and $2100 cheaper then Royal Caribbean and $3200 cheaper then disney 

If its like the disney kids sail free, they up the base fare, even with kids sail free you still pay thier port fees and taxes 

14 hours ago, Bret2010 said:

Re: Questions for Guests Currently Booked

Yahoo/Holland America 2019

 

• I just received this from Holland America Customer Service regarding the 15 drink limit. It seems like there is no consistent answer to this question? I guess we will find out when we are onboard.

   

  Re: Questions for Guests Currently Booked 

  Yahoo/Holland America 2019

   

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    Hal Res <Hal_Reservations@hollandamerica.com>

    To:########@yahoo.com.au

     

    Mar 19 at 11:46 AM

     

    Dear ###,

    Thank you for your recent correspondence with Holland America Line. We apologize that an unexpected increase in email inquiries resulted in a delayed response time.

    Both alcoholic and non-alcohic beverages count toward the daily limit of 15 for the Signature or Signature Elite beverage packages. So, for example: if you ordered 14 bottled waters in one day, you could have only 1 complimentary alcoholic drink that same day. Further drinks/beverages on the same day would be charged to your room's account in full.

    Thank you for contacting Holland America Line. Please feel free to contact us if we may be of additional assistance or visit us online.   We look forward to welcoming you onboard in the near future!

    Kind Regards,

    Lisa
    Holland America Line
    U.S. and Canada: 877-724-5425
    International: 206-286-3900
    Mon-Fri 5am-7pm PST
    Sat-Sun 6am-5pm PST

    Savor The Journey

   

   

I would email lisa back and ask her to speak to Philip,  

We were told when we booked anyone over 21 had to get the drink package too and under had to get the quench package for our teens 

Thank you 

On their website with the summary of the package it says non alcoholic beer is included some people say they were charged, which is it? 

On 3/17/2019 at 12:23 AM, HMSDingy said:

On another note, I've noticed that people on Cruise Critic refer to the main course as an entrée. In Canada and most of Europe an entrée is what one would call an appetizer or starter

Might be a regional thing in canada, we are in Alberta, grew up in BC and an entree has always been the main 

4 minutes ago, knittinggirl said:

We bring a huge bottle of Coppertone, and also the individually wrapped wipes.  The wipes go in our day bags, just in case we forget to apply it  before we go out.  We also bring the insect repellent wipes for the room and our day bags.

We only pack carry on so we are limited to the 100ml size and one litre bag to fit it all in, so we look for things that dont count as part of the liquid allotment 

For sunblock and carry on, we pack  “Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Non-Greasy Sunscreen Stick for Face & Body, Broad Spectrum SPF 70,” the solid sticks dont count as liquids the last a long time, longer then a spray bottle