TrolleyGirl Posted November 21, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I am anxiously waiting for Holland America's announcement of what offerings they will have on their Cyber Monday sale. I'm hoping for prepaid gratuities and some OBC. Princess has announced theirs, stateroom upgarade, prepaid gratuities and OBC. Cunard is offering double upgrades on staterooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsumner Posted November 21, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I booked today. Goat prepaid gratuities and a bunch of obc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW_MI Posted November 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, danielsumner said: I booked today. Goat prepaid gratuities and a bunch of obc Did you book direct or through a TA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotLikeBelleRosen,IHope Posted November 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Do you need a promo code if you book direct on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I got an e-mail this afternoon -- HAL has already started Cyber Monday offerings now through Nov 27. Free gratuities, $50 beverage credit, bonus on all stateroom (whatever that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted November 21, 2018 #6 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Bummer for us. Just checked our May 18, 2020 Alaska cruise and won't work for us. Oh well, perhaps another sale will come along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW_MI Posted November 21, 2018 #7 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I just called because I have a booking on hold from Sunday. I was given ppd gratuities and a $25 beverage card (solo traveler, interior cabin). That brings the cost closer to the online TA quote, but it's still more. TA is immediately payable in full and totally nonrefundable (cruise is at the end of Feb 2019), so I'm still thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsumner Posted November 21, 2018 #8 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I used an Online TA that I always use. I got to pick a Spa Balcony, Free gratuities, $50 beverage credit and $200 OBC. I couldn't believe how little I paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted November 22, 2018 #9 Share Posted November 22, 2018 32 minutes ago, Italy52 said: Bummer for us. Just checked our May 18, 2020 Alaska cruise and won't work for us. Oh well, perhaps another sale will come along. Update: When I looked at the booking on HAL's website it looked like I wouldn't qualify for the Cyber Sale. I called my TA and she was able to work with HAL to obtain both perks (grats and beverage card). Glad I called my TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelholics Posted November 22, 2018 #10 Share Posted November 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, Italy52 said: Update: When I looked at the booking on HAL's website it looked like I wouldn't qualify for the Cyber Sale. I called my TA and she was able to work with HAL to obtain both perks (grats and beverage card). Glad I called my TA. Just booked a May 31st Baltic cruise with cyber deal. We are on Zaandam to Antartica in Jan 2020 and didn't think this would be covered but will now ask my TA to phone and ask on Friday. Thanks for the heads up Italy52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMaid Posted November 22, 2018 #11 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Are the deposits non refundable? It looked that way on one online TA website I visited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyobean Posted November 22, 2018 #12 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Just called TA to check on the cyber sale. Changed from the X4(which we really didn’t care about anyway)to the cyber sale. Cost went down and we got prepaid gratuities and $50 in beverage cards. Better deal for us. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelholics Posted November 22, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 22, 2018 13 hours ago, ScottishMaid said: Are the deposits non refundable? It looked that way on one online TA website I visited. Ours is for a May 31st 2019 departure and the cancellation schedule shows March 17th $750 deposit forfeited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted November 22, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted November 22, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Just checked a 14 day cruise I have been considering. Price dropped by $870 pp after Explor4 went off and Cyber sail promotion is good for free grats plus $25 beverage card. Better deal now IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJcruzer Posted November 22, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) have 2 cruises booked without Explore4 - thanks to CC I saw that Cyber sale was already in the works last night!. My TA got the cyber sale perks (free grats and beverage cards) added to my bookings, and fares remained the same (non Explore 4 fares, I think they call it Advantage fare : refundable deposits). I am a happy camper!👍🏻👍🏻😊 Edited November 22, 2018 by CJcruzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty in Cozumel Posted November 22, 2018 #17 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I don't see any change in price or any bonuses for the 14-night cruise we want on the Westerdam for March 3, 2019. This is on the HAL website and my online TA. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italy52 Posted November 22, 2018 #18 Share Posted November 22, 2018 49 minutes ago, Betty in Cozumel said: I don't see any change in price or any bonuses for the 14-night cruise we want on the Westerdam for March 3, 2019. This is on the HAL website and my online TA. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Betty Did you call your online TA and talk to the representative? I didn't see anything on HAL nor on my online TA's website --- I called and talked directly with the online TA and she in turn called HAL directly and was able to get my perks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted November 22, 2018 #19 Share Posted November 22, 2018 My TA said HA office is closed today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty in Cozumel Posted November 22, 2018 #20 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Yes I emailed my TA and he said he thinks HAL will be waiting until Monday to show anything. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted November 23, 2018 #21 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Called HAL last night before they closed … we were booked on Maasdam in February 2020, was able to drop the Explore 4 package which dropped the total by $2100. We lost $600 OBC from a couple promos (still have $600 OBC though) and picked up $912 in gratuities and $50 bev card. For the total savings and the fact that we can never drink enough to make a beverage package worthwhile, it was a win-win. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty in Cozumel Posted November 23, 2018 #22 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Sounds great Zelker. What is a Explore 4 package? I was hoping for a bit of a discount on the cruise itself plus I'd love the free gratuities. A $50 bev card would be a bonus. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted November 23, 2018 #23 Share Posted November 23, 2018 14 hours ago, Betty in Cozumel said: Yes I emailed my TA and he said he thinks HAL will be waiting until Monday to show anything. Betty The Cyber sale is on HAL's website. You need to scroll down to the bottom of the page. Under "deals" at the very bottom if you click on it the "cyber sale Monday" page comes up. Then you can go through the ships and sailings that are part of the sale. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayjay Posted November 23, 2018 #24 Share Posted November 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Hflors said: The Cyber sale is on HAL's website. You need to scroll down to the bottom of the page. Under "deals" at the very bottom if you click on it the "cyber sale Monday" page comes up. Then you can go through the ships and sailings that are part of the sale. Good luck! If only it were that easy - at least if you live in Europe... I saw the Cyber Sale offered on the German website as the page appeared when I clicked Offers , did a happy dance because we wanted to book another cruise anyway but wasn't able to find even one cruise - "0 results" when I clicked on the offer (" find cruises") as suggested. The given phone number on the website didn't work, a travel agency ( a good one we often work with) couldn't get an answer either, cruise line simply said " can't find/don't know/ don't care" or something similar... Right now it seems that smoke is coming out of my ears because we love the HAL ships and the cruises but communication with the cruise line is quite often difficult and the website .... No, I won't complain about the website again! So I wonder if anybody in a European country was able to book a cruise under Cyber Sale promo conditions??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joken35 Posted November 23, 2018 #25 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Contacted our TA . SHe was able to get us - dinner in a specialty resturant and $100 beverage cards each. we had already made final payment earlier this month, so this was a very nice surprise as most lines will not add benefits after final payment. she said it was because the price went down that they were willing to make the offer to both us and the other 3 cabins booked with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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