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Looking for advice from those who’ve booked/added multiple family members to an existing reservation I guess. Apologies in advance for the lengthy post….. Hubby & I booked a cruise for our 10th anniversary in Feb ‘26. My father’s wife has previously expressed interest in them partaking in a renewal of vows, as he’s getting up there in age & has an assortment of health issues with the clock ticking, and wasn’t involved in our marriage itself, (cue typical political crap, family drama, etc). That said, we’ve all grown much closer over the years, to the point he was vital to helping me deal with my mom’s, (his first ex), passing during hospice in our home/care, and now in my mid-40s we’re in a good spot, visiting each other ~twice/year now, (us even taking my mom up to them over a weekend trip before she passed, and them driving down to us too, which was beneficial/healing for all I think). They seem onboard with a cruise, but I’d want to involve my MIL & husband’s two brothers too, as they’re all in Puerto Rico & weren’t involved in our marriage either, (though we’ve visited them a few times over the years as well, & flew my MIL to the mainland once too). My father & his wife would handle their own bookings, but we’d need to handle, pay & cover arrangements for my in-laws, primarily for socio-economic reasons, flights to/from SJU to FLL as well as the cruise itself. Can I book for them if I have appropriate info, (ID/passports, etc)? Can I have things linked to our account, thus allowing easier booking of excursions, dining, etc? Have our CC be used for pre-cruise hold, incidentals and such, as they don’t have CCs? What about email addresses? While 10 years isn’t a huge mark IMO, (though maybe in this day & age it is, lol), trying to potentially add others onto our booking has me full of questions about how to do so, particularly for those who can’t afford such things themselves. Not that we should/need to, but it’d likely be the last chance to involve both our families who weren’t previously, and give my in-laws a well-deserved treat for all their support to us over the years for what they’ve been through on the island, (and where we plan to retire, as once my father & his wife pass, we have no one on the mainland, versus countless family in PR, and likely will care for my MIL when the time comes just as we did for my mom). Appreciate any thoughts/opinions/etc from those who’ve dealt with similar bookings and what you learned.

Curious, where in the app does it reflect? Our most-recent Booking Confirmation pdf via email accurately reflects $150 for myself, and $150 for spouse, ($50/pp for the booking offer at the time, plus $100 AARP on mine, and $100 on spouse for Healthcare/CNA). But the app, under 'Account>Profile>Cruise credits, deposits & onboard credits' shows "You do not currently have any currently available onboard credits". On the homepage, we do see under 'promo credits' our dining credits & shore excursion credits from the HIA package though. I wonder if it's simply so far out that it hasn't been pushed to the app yet, assuming that's where it shows up? (Yet another reason I always keep a copy of the pdf showing whatever we have in the event of a hiccup once onboard).

Mary (and Roz) - Halfacts has some pictures of those Family OV rooms. I've never stayed in one either, hope that helps and that you'll enjoy the layout. Unrelated, reference the "No Upgrade" option, I can not for the life of me remember if the 'checkbox' still existed on our most recent booking made via HAL's website. I recall it being there for our prior online bookings via their site, (and always checked it, as on two cruises I wanted that aft-wrap, and the most recent we wanted a particular inside cabin as it was the largest, and didn't want to risk an 'upgrade'. This most recent booking if it was still an option to check, I'm sure I did. Then again, I don't know what they could possibly consider an 'upgrade' as we splurged on the PS, but anything is possible, haha.

Fake Edit - TLDR is highlighted down below, (sorry, I ramble, both in person and writing, lol). Recently booked a 7-day Caribbean in 2026 for our 10th anniversary, (managed to snag the PS, have never splurged for that and can't think of a better reason to go all out). Very excited as it's been ages since I've cruised, and my husband has never cruised at all. We had prior plans a couple of times, but always had to cancel as we were caring for my mother w/Alz at home until her passing last fall. The closest he's been was on a private charter of a 58ft cat when we scattered her ashes. Obviously nowhere near the same, and while a somber event, it was apparent the open water calls to him too, hah. Anyway, I digress.... Trying to ensure we take advantage of the various OBC & offers we'll be eligible for at the time to help offset the trip a tiny bit, and have a question on my current thinking: HIA Early Booking Promo - $50pp OBC; $100pp Excursion; Elite Bev upgrade; Premium Wifi; Specialty Restaurant; Pre-paid Gratuities - ✔️ AARP OBC - $100 to suite. Done deal, but know we'll need to reverify due to the the timing. ✔️ Healthcare Worker OBC - $100 to suite. (Husband is a CNA). Done deal, but know we'll need to reverify as above. ✔️ Shareholder OBC - $100 to suite. I know we'll need to wait to request via the new StockPerks app as it's way too far out, but question for those who may know. Shares are held in my HSA account via Charles Schwab. I'm likely overthinking this, but it doesn't matter that it's held in my HSA brokerage and not a 'regular' brokerage account, does it? Thanks in advance for any feedback, it's appreciated!