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My PVP said wait times are extraordinarily long, even for him. I wanted to add someone to the cruise and he said his wait time was 2 hours to do that, as he needs to call. I told him to just call me when the wait times were low.
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This is the link for AARP rewards. You do need to be a member to purchase. I just bought 2 this morning and paid our gratuities with it.
https://www.aarp.org/rewards/redeem/?q=carnival
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We are already scheduled for:
Grand Cayman
Mahagony Bay
Belize
Cozumel
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28 minutes ago, Sauer-kraut said:
We got routed to Mahogany Bay
That is already on the schedule
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We are currently booked for December 19th 2021 out of Tampa with Grand Cayman on the schedule. Looks GC is closed until early 2022. Anyone know what the substitute is likely to be or if they will even have a substitute? I am perfectly fine with another sea day.
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3 minutes ago, Himself said:
Perhaps you knew of the problem before HAL.
I’m pretty sure HAL knows one of their ships is in the Gulf of Mexico instead of at the pier.
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The Rotterdam is not in port. Two Royal ships are in its pier spot because they didn’t leave. We were told to come back later, boarding is delayed.
HAL didn’t even have the courtesy to email or contact us. We could have waited at home.
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Thanks everyone. As usual, the board has been a font of information. We are getting packed and the kids are excited.
Sadly, not looking at HAL for a 2020 Mediterranean cruise since they don’t offer one. Looking at MSC, so I’ll be spending lots of time over on that board.
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42 minutes ago, POA1 said:
Looks like yours are light on detail as well. Do you see any menus or is it the busted page?
No. Nothing further.
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We have a New Years Day Brunch in the PG offered for $35 and a New Years Eve dinner in the PG for $49 offered on the Rotterdam. I will not be availing myself of either.
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We are on this cruise for New Years. We will be doing this independent excursion that has had excellent reviews.
http://www.happyfishtravel.com/index.php/rio-dulce-canyon-ak-tenamit#
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I would not be willing to pay $50 per day x 2. I am only a 3 star and was considering staying loyal to HAL and working my way to 4/5 star but if this program continues, then there is no incentive for me to do so.
I am going to start taking a much closer look at Celebrity and Princess for my summer Europe trip.
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Thank you. If all else fails, Banana Beach Resort may be where it's at for us.
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What ship/date has a port call here?
I kept track of the port development a few years ago. HAL and others had port calls listed but little to no detailed information.
This is the first mention that I have seen for a long time.
This is the HAL Rotterdam New Years sailing. I really want to do a private excursion but that may not be possible.
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Correct. There is no other forum sadly, so I figured this was close enough.
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I am a long time cruiser and typically do most excursions on our own. I have never been to Trujillo and notice most posts on here are ancient. I am hoping someone has some updated information with private excursion suggestions.
Thank you all! Traveling with a 17 year old boy and 19 year old girl.
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I am not trying to argue with anyone. I am certainly not lying about the price discrepancy and I have other things to do than prove what I am saying.
Thank you all who answered my initial questions.
I am quite satisfied with the price I am paying. I have found my TA to always be cheaper if booked prior to final payment. After final payment, it's a crap shoot. Last November, I booked a last minute xmas cruise direct with HAL as the online TA had a similar price.
Happy sailing all.
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Finally got today's price for a category B on your sailing - $3321 with $100 in OBC. Of course, this does not include taxes and port fees.
I just did it again, $3956. Down $1000 but still more than $2972
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Lesson of the day: it is okay to nickel dime HAL, but it is not okay for HAL to nickel dime us. The animal spirits have spoken.
I don’t consider $1700 nickels and dimes. I would happily book through HAL if they had the same price.
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I am sailing on the Rotterdam, 12/30/18 in a category B vista suite, 3 people.
When I booked this cruise, HAL quoted me $4700. My TA got the exact same cabin and date for $2972.
Now, I will say, the price via the TA has gone up $400ish since I booked.
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Just curious as that’s a pretty good discount. Do you get that 37% discount if you pick a specific cabin over a year out or does your TA give you a group discount because they have secured a certain number of rooms the last few months before the cruise and you just get to pick from those?
I booked this cruise last week, for winter break of this year. I had my pick of cabins and secured an aft wrap.
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We could care less what other people think or what they believe about the discounts offered by some TA's.
We will simply keep on enjoying those discounts. Cruises are commodities for many of us. I have no doubt that a HAL PCC is a very pleasant and well meaning individual. But so is my on line TA.
When we save 8-10 percent on an identical cabin, identical class etc. it translates into one free cruise for every 10-12 that we take.
The are some people who believe that the more they spend, the better the product. Makes them feel good. We are not in that space. Nor do we believe the nonsense that we have more 'control' over our booking. It just is not so.
The difference for me:
HAL price $4700
TA price $2972
That's a big enough difference for me.
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Sounds like a great deal to me. Well done :)
If it was a non refundable booking (which I think you stated earlier), I doubt you will be able to do anymore with your booking without losing the deposit, but, you have scored a good deal :)
Actually, I did not have to give an additional deposit beyond the FCD and the $100 I paid HAL for my kids, which is refundable So, I am still hoping for the explore four....
Honestly, I am amazed at the disparity between HAL and the online broker. IMO, HAL should always be cheaper. Like a hotel saying we will beat any online price. I really don't understand and I am a fairly savvy cruiser. 3 star on HAL and other lines.
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Just as an update
I was able to move my booking to the online agency. I not only got to keep my free gratuities and the $50 FCD but I got an additional $300 obo for booking a suite plus the online agency gave me $50 obc and the suite was priced $1700 below the HAL quote.
So, I went from an inside cat. N to a B vista suite for $450 more and got $400 in OBC. It was a no brainer.
Hopefully, I can work some of that magic when the explore 4 comes out.
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I actually have that exact cabin booked for the December 19th xmas cruise. I am solo in that cabin, my BFF and her husband are next door and my daughter is on deck 6 with her friend. I am glad it is so big!