califgary Posted April 13, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Ive seen all this chat about "tiles" - what are they? what are they for? How do you get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted April 13, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2012 They're souvenirs given to all Mariners ... anyone on their 2nd or later HAL cruise. Go HERE and then click Tiles on the left side. They used to be delivered to your cabin, but for the last couple of years they've been given out at the Mariner's Brunch. Prior to 2006 they had ship images or Dutch scenes on them. The new 2012 ones go back to having ship images. Yay!! See http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=32902339&postcount=87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted April 13, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Once you are a mariner, you are invited to the mariner 'brunch' and each person receives a souvenir tile.:D A lot of us like to collect them. some use them as coasters - some do their bathrooms or kitchens and others just like to collect them:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
califgary Posted April 13, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Ah thats why I dont know about them. Im a 3 Star Mariner but we've never gone to the brunch! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesGal Posted April 13, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2012 The tiles are 4"x 4" Delft blue designed, ceramic tiles, backed with cork. They are gifts from HAL to previous guests and vary in design. In the past, the tiles represented the ship you were sailing on; the last we received - 3 yrs ago - were copies of old HAL posters advertising the line. I like to use a permanent marker and put the date of sailing and ship's name on the back now, so I know when I acquired them. Use them as hot plates on the counter or table or incorporate them into a frame or a tiled backsplash or hand-crafted table top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted April 13, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Ah thats why I dont know about them. Im a 3 Star Mariner but we've never gone to the brunch! Thanks. If you don't go to the brunch and they are not delivered to your cabin, then see the front desk. They will see that you get them:D Or you can email the mariners' society if you have been on a recent cruise, tell them you didn't get your tiles and they will send them to you:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 13, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Ah thats why I dont know about them. Im a 3 Star Mariner but we've never gone to the brunch! Thanks. As a 3 star Mariner -- even though you have not gone to the brunch -- you should have been getting the tiles. Some cabin stewards are notified about those not attending the brunch and do see that they are delivered to the cabin. Most people who don't go to the brunch and don't get them delivered to the cabin go to the front desk to get them. We just stop by the Neptune Lounge and remind them that we opted not to go to the brunch and to please see that we get our times. A couple of times the ships have run out of tiles on cruises and we had to call the Mariner Society and they were sent to us. Mariner Society Number: 1-800-547-9139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
califgary Posted April 13, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thanks for the info - we've never gotten any tiles and have made it all the way to being 3 Star Mariners. No one has ever mentioned this to us on a cruise - I emailed the Mariner Society about this - lets see what they say! Now that I know about this I will make sure to stop by the front office next time and ask...thanks to all on this info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 13, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thanks for the info - we've never gotten any tiles and have made it all the way to being 3 Star Mariners. No one has ever mentioned this to us on a cruise - I emailed the Mariner Society about this - lets see what they say! Now that I know about this I will make sure to stop by the front office next time and ask...thanks to all on this info! The front desk on a ship can only handle tiles for that ship. If you want tiles from your other cruises -- call the Mariner Society and tell them that you have never received any tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted April 13, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2012 They are on your table at the Mariner's Brunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted April 13, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2012 They are on your table at the Mariner's Brunch. Or sometimes they're on a table near the door and they are handed to you as you walk out. If you want tiles from your other cruises -- call the Mariner Society and tell them that you have never received any tiles. I doubt very much if they would have any old tiles (after they finally deplete the 2010 series stuff) so all he'd be able to get is multiple copies of whatever they have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeriatricNurse Posted April 13, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 13, 2012 They're souvenirs given to all Mariners ... anyone on their 2nd or later HAL cruise. Go HERE and then click Tiles on the left side. They used to be delivered to your cabin, but for the last couple of years they've been given out at the Mariner's Brunch. Prior to 2006 they had ship images or Dutch scenes on them. The new 2012 ones go back to having ship images. Yay!! See http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=32902339&postcount=87 On my recent 16-Day Caribbean cruise, onboard the Noordam, I did not attend the Mariner's Brunch! I asked my stateroom steward if I could have two tiles delivered to my room after I told him that I would not be attending the Mariner's Brunch & he said that they do not do that! :confused: So, I approached the Front Office, to request the same thing & two tiles were delivered to my stateroom (mailbox)! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted April 13, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Ah thats why I dont know about them. Im a 3 Star Mariner but we've never gone to the brunch! Thanks. Yeah that is why you have never recieved a tile but you can go to the front desk and ask for one. They are usually more then happy to get one for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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