JesseLivermore

Agree the post-COVID deals are done. Ships are packed. I'm still looking for March '24 deals out of CA/TX/FL but no luck.

Interesting that this thread started during the financial crises and is still going.. Missed out on low deposit BF deals. Hope they come back soon...

That's Plan B if MAS is not good for kids. Reading other reviews it's not. But hard to pass up a "free" cruise https://margaritavilleatsea.com/current-offers/thank-you-for-your-service How about with the cruise+stay option. Is the resort kid friendly?

Hi all, Debating whether to use my vet. "free" cruise but will have a 8 and 16 y.o in tow. Worth it or should I look elsewhere? Any last min. recommendations for 3+ days out of CA, TX or FL?

will check it out. Hope they're listed on https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruiseto/cruiseitineraries.cfm?depcity=87%2C372&startDate=2023-03&sort=price

yep https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/find-a-cruise/M3R07C/X317.html HAL is out 😞

Nothing on cruisecritic link above for week of 3/12 😞 So either sold out or no sailings (unlikely) Not sure if other sites will have deals since it's last minute. We could even do a 3 day

https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruiseto/cruiseitineraries.cfm?depcity=87%2C372&startDate=2023-03&sort=price Looks like they start @ Inside Cabin $349 pp $50/night Outside Cabin $399 pp $57/night Balcony $599 pp $86/night Need to find if I can combine kids free or military deals Not sure if balcony is worth it for riviera like it was for AK. Also safety ok if we stay close to ship/tourist areas in ports?

Yes Figured HAL would be best w/ Kids free, but the search continues. Might have to do LA area (hate the traffic!)

I hear ya, Varying is a good thing since not all at once for occupancy? 3/10-7 .

Right I wonder how it is locked down or can OP use the cable for internet. I doubt it though

Would like to go some where warm ideally. Open to other cruise lines as well but Have military and stockholder OBC on CCL lines Sister's family is based out of Houston so open to CCL out of there too, but been really pricey compared to SoCal in the past. TIA!

Ports on the Westerdam were reachable, if you're nimble 🙂 Now I wonder if the box has internet/ethernet going to it which could help OP's internet access issue too 🙂

I wonder how much HAL actually pays out a fair amount to the staff on these PP deals or do they skim like some restaurant owners.

do they track/not like it if you stop after free play? or is just casino time tracked even it's house money for more free offers