MightyB Posted June 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Hi, I just booked a cruise at HAL with an US agent. I am a non US resident and used an address in the US (an address with a suite number, from Borderlinx). I paid with a creditcard registered on a Dutch address. Pre-registration is also finished. Do I need to change the US address to a Dutch address? Or can I use this US address? I think all correspondence will be by email, not airmail. But I don't know if I get troubles during embarkation (?) Can HAL refuse you to board the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted June 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted June 10, 2014 You should call HAL and ask some general questions without giving your name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minz Posted June 10, 2014 #3 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I did exactly this but continued with the US postal address. My TA in the US posted things via the US address and I have had no problems. In no instance did I have to declare that I was a US resident or citizen and my agent knows where I am living - I figured that she would not progress with a booking that breached booking conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted June 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 10, 2014 You should call HAL and ask some general questions without giving your name. I don't know whether HAL is one of those cruise lines which allow only North Americans to book through a US T/A. I'm presuming from the question that it is, in which case I see asking HAL as a recipe for problems. E-mail gives them a clue as to who is asking, and I can imagine a phone call ending as soon as you're asked for your name & refuse or give some fictitious name & scenario. IMHO far better to ask on the HAL board of Cruise Critic Plenty of folk do side-step the rule by using a North American address - that of a friend or relative. Or perhaps just the T/A's address? But I've not heard of anyone using an "accommodation" (ie purely a post-box) address in the US. I don't know whether HAL will catch-on that it's an accommodation address, I can certainly figure that from a UK address which includes something like "PO Box 238". For the couple of dozen cruises I've taken all dealings with cruise lines have been by e-mail - I've never received anything important through the mail, only follow-up leaflets after the cruise & not even that from anywhere but my home country. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyB Posted June 10, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I did exactly this but continued with the US postal address. My TA in the US posted things via the US address and I have had no problems. In no instance did I have to declare that I was a US resident or citizen and my agent knows where I am living - I figured that she would not progress with a booking that breached booking conditions. > Ok thanks. My TA emailed me and said to pre-register with the US address. But I will email them back just to be sure. It look like there will be no probs, but checking to be sure seems wise. Thanks for the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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