hummingbird_206

Great to hear this. Where on the ship do they play?

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/community-appreciation-cruise-offers/aarp-member-benefit-offer

He said he would check my reservation and make sure I was getting the lowest price and all of the available benefits.

Just realize that you are depriving the PCC of a commission if you don't book with the PCC. I booked online and then asked the PCC a question. He was very nice and helpful, but he asked that in the future I reserve online and then contact him to do the booking since he gets a commission. I didn't know that and felt bad. If I ever book another HAL cruise I will go through my PCC.

I applied AARP to a booking about 2 months after the booking was made. Did you do the AARP verification on the HAL website and receive a SheerID verification email? IF not, that's your first step. Then wait about a week and ask HAL for a booking confirmation and the OBC should show on the booking confirmation. It was all automagic in my experience.

The Big Eagle is probably a female. They are larger than the males. Did your cruise have any HAL Excursions available? Our Majestic Japan cruise in Sept has no excursions at Dutch Harbor, so just curious.

@The-Inside-Cabin is there any Classical Music on the Westerdam for this cruise?

I went to the HAL AARP page (link below), clicked the Verify tab and entered the requested info. HAL verified the info and came back with a screen saying info verified (suggest you take a screen shot of that verification page in case there is any question later.) I talked to our PCC about something else, and at that time asked if he could verify the AARP OBC. He said it takes about a week to show up so he sent himself a reminder to check in a week. A week later PCC sent us a booking confirmation showing the OBC had been added. Exclusive AARP Member Offer | Holland America Line

Thanks! I was thinking the limit was $13, but you're correct it's, $11. But it will be worth it for me to get a souvenir shot glass on my next voyage for 50 cents. I'll have to remember to do it, that's always the challenge.

@The-Inside-Cabin Thanks for posting the menu. Just want to confirm this is MDR for everyone (not CO or other?) Anyone know: Is the drink in the souvenir shot glass at no extra charge with the Signature Beverage package?

Call HAL with the confirmation numbers for both reservations. They can link your reservations together. We did this and were in the same groups for excursions even when there were multiple different groups heading out on the same excursion.

Here's the standard bar menu that includes prices of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. https://rogerjett-photography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Standard-Bar-Menu-2024.pdf

HAL uses Coke products. I saw Coke, Diet Coke, and Sprite, but there may be more. They do not have the freestyle machines.

You can place an order for Dive In via the app? We were on the Zaandam earlier this year and I didn't see this but I probably just missed it???

Where is the Dutch High Tea served? MDR?