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Everything posted by sunviking90
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Thank you. I guess I’ll continue patiently waiting.
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We have a guarantee booked for November 22 and are still awaiting an assignment. Cruise has been listed as sold out for a few days now. I was just wondering for those of you who have had a guarantee, when did you receive your assignment? It has been a long time since we’ve booked this way on HAL.
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And the presumably young and female teller has to politely laugh at your “joke” because you’re the customer. Ick.
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Did you choose this room on the Emerald Princess? Or was it a guarantee assignment? Are there other non-connecting rooms still available in the same category? If so, call Princess and tell them you would like to change rooms. Check before hand to see what is available so you can tell them which room you want to switch to. Basically keep it simple for them and they will do it. We have done this a few times when we didn’t like the location of our guarantee,
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How is the bidding system doing? Any comments?
sunviking90 replied to Bwana Tom's topic in Princess Cruises
I’ve only bid twice and won both with minimum bids. This was when I could clearly see the ship was a slow seller and knew my chances were good. I don’t think I’d bid more than the minimum and I certainly wouldn’t bite on the news I was “outbid” with an invite to up my bid. This sounds like a new game. I won’t play. -
Turning 4 star and nobody is interested in it
sunviking90 replied to JanDom's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you for explaining it. What a lovely idea to bury your husband’s with him. -
I’m sure many people do a search first, but I find search engines on forums are usually weak. I use Google for the topic with CC at the start of my query and it usually works well. It’s also amusing when you see the long threads that veer so completely off topic by the end. It’s like the telephone game.
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Yes, most of our cruises lately have been Celebrity and Princess, and I was starting to realize that a quiet spot was getting to be a rarity. HAL ships are certainly prettier on the outside, but I agree about the inside although I haven’t been on the newest 3 which are supposed to be more light and bright.
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🚢 🛳️ 🚢 Bon Voyage to canadianbear - November 8th, 2023 🥂 🥂 🥂
sunviking90 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Bon Voyage! -
Turning 4 star and nobody is interested in it
sunviking90 replied to JanDom's topic in Holland America Line
This thread made me go in and count my actual days, and I just realized I’ll pass 100 days during our upcoming Volendam cruise. I never knew before that there was any such thing as a 100 day medallion, but I guess I’ll get one? I thought only star levels mattered. -
Yes, it seems to be getting noisier. I’m not against having fun activities but they seem go over board with the constant “fun”. I actually avoid the piazza now except for early in the morning. We just made elite, but we are taking our next cruise on HAL for a little peace and quiet.
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Turning 4 star and nobody is interested in it
sunviking90 replied to JanDom's topic in Holland America Line
I can remember my late parents proudly showing me the pins they had received years ago. I think they had only reached 2 stars at that point and they certainly never became more than 3. These things were very important to them back then. When we did our first cruise back in 1991, most of the lines had under 5 ships, fewer people cruised, and it was a LOT more expensive. These milestones were much more unique, and the cruiselines obviously really valued their top cruisers. Now with truly mass market cruising, SO many people are reaching or have reached the premium levels on the cruise lines, it’s not unusual anymore. I really don’t think they care anymore. -
My new favorite after the sad departure of the Love Boat Dream. That new thing they have is a pitiful imposter.
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I don’t know why, but we only used it once one our first cruise post Covid last yr since it covered Covid. The medical coverage if I recall wasn’t very much dollar wise, so we haven’t used it since. We have a premium credit card that has very good coverage, so we rely on that. If you’re over 65 that might not be an option though. Obviously it’s not CFAR, but you won’t find that with real insurance. Have you visited the Canadian cruisers forum? There may be more good recommendations there. They are usually very knowledgeable.
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I was getting that before I upgraded my 6 year old iPad. New one loads their pages better. Just now I was getting prices as unavailable. I logged out and prices show. Oh, those crazy kids at HAL IT.
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Is it true regarding Elite and Laundry tokens?
sunviking90 replied to azgrandmax3's topic in Princess Cruises
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Is it true regarding Elite and Laundry tokens?
sunviking90 replied to azgrandmax3's topic in Princess Cruises
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Is it true regarding Elite and Laundry tokens?
sunviking90 replied to azgrandmax3's topic in Princess Cruises
I wonder if it depends on the class of ship and size of laundry room? The Royal class ship laundry rooms are much larger and seem to always have free machines. On the older ships they are tiny with only 2 machines of each that seem to be always occupied. I can see why they wouldn’t encourage elites to use them when they’re too scarce to service the rest of the passengers. -
Booking A Cruise After Final Payment Date Has Past
sunviking90 replied to PROCRUISE's topic in Holland America Line
Wanted to add that if you cruise with the HIA it does seem earlier is better with extras sometimes included. For us, we don’t drink, and only cruise with the standard fare so later is often better. A few years back, when we were working and had to prebook vacations farther out, we did get burned a few times as we watched the prices drop after final payment for our cruises on HAL. This could be because we tend to book repositionings, etc and avoid the 7 day loops. I usually know what I want to pay for a certain itinerary, and when I see it at the point I’ll book. It usually works out. -
Booking A Cruise After Final Payment Date Has Past
sunviking90 replied to PROCRUISE's topic in Holland America Line
We also book most of our cruises after final payment now that we are retired and flexible with dates. We generally find we get the best price this way and have never had a problem getting a satisfactory cabin. If you are someone who cruises in suites, they are usually gone by then so that could be a con. Exceptions for us are new destinations that we would be adding land portions to which need more research and planning. Those we would book farther out. -
The orange souffle is always my test soufflé for the cruise. If it’s a good tall one, I know they know how to do it, and I can safely order more soufflés through my cruise!