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Done and Done...Thanks so much for yours and everyones input to help out this shareholder newbie !

Ok, great, so they do not need to see all those other numbers I assume?

Thank you for both of your help...I have but one more question...I have my shareholder statement. Pages 1,2 and 3 have cash activity summaries, performances summaries, etc.as well as closing balances. Should I black out all that monetary information as well as our address and account number? Thanks, JOAN

Thank you for sharing. Thank must have been very scary for you both. I am glad your mom is okay. and.... you do not look not 54 and 82!!

We are working with TD Ameritrade.

We dont seem to have a shareholding statement. What we have does not show our name or any identifying information that shows it it ours. It just shows our position. The statement comes out in June. We purchased in the second quarter,

Thank you. Being a shareholder is new to us but it looks like all the information requested is not on our account, such as name and address, etc. we have account numbers , etc but do we need to have to wait for the the 1st quarterly report before applying since our share page does not have this information? I do want to apply for it for our October cruise.

it July 31 2024 now.

Does anyone know if you can apply for the shareholder OBC before final payment do does it need to be paid in full first? Thanks

I sent a screenshot from my retirement board web member page that included the url of the retirement board.

My friend is a retired police and no, retired police are not eligible. I am a retired RN but because I worked in a school as a nurse and was under the teacher contract, I was eligible as an educator.

Yes, it did.

This is very subjective.... the HIA is never worth it for us....only one of us would use wifi, only one of us has a glass of wine with dinner. we dont generally use ship tours..but we have on occasion..We always bring our reusable water bottles...and honestly we drink on board like we drink at home...water, water and more water and I enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. he enjoys a beer once a month. So we run the the numbers..when your other half is an accountant...haha.. so, my solution is that we buy a sommelier suite wine package and pay minimal compared to the HIA package or even buying a glass of wine with dinner every night at $14.00 a pop. Bottom line is, you have to do the math.

Historically HAL wants you to deal directly with your TA for most matters that will effect your booking. That is what your TA is for...to work with the cruise line for you. . Definitely advise you to go that route. When I got my approval via email, I forwarded the email directly to my TA who was right on it. Good luck!

I do not believe it includes retired healthcare workers.

Or retired police! As far as healthcare workers, I agree...however if a retired RN worked in a school as a school nurse they are eligible as well.

I just got approved and my TA is following through with HAL to apply it to my recent booking .

We have purchased these several times and occasionally have to wait 24 hours. When that happened I called the customer service number and they tracked the order down and no problem. You can also purchased things pre-board with the cards as well. when you go to check out , it will ask you for the certificate number and the pin. Always save your certificates til after your cruise ends.

We will be on a Mediterranean and TA 26 day in October. We have , in the past, pre-purchased the premium internet plan and have had no problem with it. We have decided on the October cruise to purchase the 30 day international cell data plan from Verizon, our carrier for $100. With such a highly port intensive itinerary, this will virtually eliminate the need for the internet plan when docked. Once we are on the TA crossing then I may consider purchasing the plan for a day or 2 just to connect with family and check email.

I always write cold water , low heat if the load incudes nice tops. But that said, occasionally I forget and have never had an issue. I love that they iron everything ..I think they even press socks as I detect a crease.

We were on the Koningsdam for 18 days in a Verandah. I can see that it might be an issue for very tall or very big people but we are average size and had no problems.

Hello Ed and Joyce, We are sailing in October. We have booked the Hera Hotel and they offer the optional private airport/port transportation. They will pick us up at the airport and the next day they will take us to the port. The cost seems in line with the other local transportation costs. Joan

Hi, We are cruising in October and at the recommendation of several cruisers, we have booked the Hera Hotel. I was pleased to see that hey have optional services of airport and port transfer which we have booked. We sent them our flight info and they have confirmed our airport pick up already. We can include the cost in our room account. Just wanted to share this. After use I will report back . The prices seem in line with the George prices quoted above in post #68

Thank you for the recommendations. Hera Hotel was also recommended to me to add to the list. We decided to choice Hera because they had the added services of Airport and Port transfers.

Thank you all for your responses. We did call HAL and the original OBC associated with the deposit $$ was restored. The early deposit OBC was forfeited and I can understand this as our upcoming cruise booking was not early booking. I wasn't aware of Elliott Advocacy but will make note in hopes that we never need to use it! Lesson learned...we will not be tempted to book on board anymore but we will purchase the FCD's on board for sure. Thank you all again.