SweetsugarNL Posted November 17, 2022 #26 Share Posted November 17, 2022 44 minutes ago, pmartin32 said: Does anyone know if HAL offers the White Summit excursion and onboard credit frequently, or was that a rare offering? I held off on booking because I was thinking the Black Friday deal would be better, but it's actually more expensive and doesn't include those two savings. Debating if I should book at this higher cost or wait in the hopes they offer the train excursion and onboard credit again. I am not sure i don’t have follow Alaska cruise deals before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raesive Posted November 17, 2022 #27 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Has anyone booked a BF sailing? I did a dummy booking, but couldn't find anywhere where it showed that the gratuities were included. Looking at the Tropical Caribbean cruise for February. Waited on purpose for those to be included, the previous onboard credit amount for an inside room wouldn't have covered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchclogs Posted November 17, 2022 #28 Share Posted November 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, raesive said: Has anyone booked a BF sailing? I did a dummy booking, but couldn't find anywhere where it showed that the gratuities were included. Looking at the Tropical Caribbean cruise for February. Waited on purpose for those to be included, the previous onboard credit amount for an inside room wouldn't have covered it. Yes, I can't see the BF offer either for an April Europe sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
five. Posted November 17, 2022 #29 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I was hoping that specialty dining would get some BF love, but thus far it's just regular pricing and HIA is still $50 per person per day. They do advertise that spa is 25% off, but weekly access to relaxation area is still $149 per person. Currently debating doing HIA. We will eat at all 3 (PG, Tamarind and Canaletto) and one or two drinks per day. Right now, I am still leaning towards separate purchases for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double D Cruisers Posted November 17, 2022 #30 Share Posted November 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, dutchclogs said: Yes, I can't see the BF offer either for an April Europe sailing I was hoping to get the gratuities added to two cruises I have booked for 2024, but the pre paid gratuities were not included. HAL’s website is terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetsugarNL Posted November 17, 2022 #31 Share Posted November 17, 2022 56 minutes ago, five. said: I was hoping that specialty dining would get some BF love, but thus far it's just regular pricing and HIA is still $50 per person per day. They do advertise that spa is 25% off, but weekly access to relaxation area is still $149 per person. Currently debating doing HIA. We will eat at all 3 (PG, Tamarind and Canaletto) and one or two drinks per day. Right now, I am still leaning towards separate purchases for everything. How long you want to cruise? For a week there is one restaurant in hia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmartin32 Posted November 17, 2022 #32 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, raesive said: Has anyone booked a BF sailing? I did a dummy booking, but couldn't find anywhere where it showed that the gratuities were included. Looking at the Tropical Caribbean cruise for February. Waited on purpose for those to be included, the previous onboard credit amount for an inside room wouldn't have covered it. I did the same thing, and the gratuities weren't showing as included for me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
five. Posted November 17, 2022 #33 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) It's a seven day cruise, so I'd be paying on top of HIA anyways for two of the restaurants. Which is why I don't really see the benefit. Never had internet before and like to get away from it all. So I'll probably stick to separate purchases. Just wondering if they will do anything for BF. Edited November 17, 2022 by five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted November 17, 2022 #34 Share Posted November 17, 2022 The $150 OBC for HAL's 150th anniversary deal went off Nov 15, so I suspect the new deal with free grats will not be much better than this for 7 day cruises. Need to watch pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cbr663 Posted November 17, 2022 #35 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Had my eye on an Alaskan and Norway cruise for next year. BF pricing has increased the prices of both cruises. The Norway cruise has increased over $600pp. Epic fail for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted November 17, 2022 #36 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, raesive said: Has anyone booked a BF sailing? I did a dummy booking, but couldn't find anywhere where it showed that the gratuities were included. Looking at the Tropical Caribbean cruise for February. Waited on purpose for those to be included, the previous onboard credit amount for an inside room wouldn't have covered it. I wound up calling HAL this morning and asking if gratuities were included since I couldn't see them for any online-bookable fare either. She said they were so I was able to have her book us on an Advantage fare (refundable deposit). Got our booking confirmation and they show on there as well. BTW, we also got some Mariner OBC because it's still within 90 days from when this cruise (Holiday 2023) was opened for booking. 👍 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double D Cruisers Posted November 17, 2022 #37 Share Posted November 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, zelker said: I wound up calling HAL this morning and asking if gratuities were included since I couldn't see them for any online-bookable fare either. She said they were so I was able to have her book us on an Advantage fare (refundable deposit). Got our booking confirmation and they show on there as well. BTW, we also got some Mariner OBC because it's still within 90 days from when this cruise (Holiday 2023) was opened for booking. 👍 I did the same thing and I was able to get the gratuities added. It is so frustrating that the website does not show the gratuities as part of the fare. Unfortunately, this makes a lot more work for the PCC’s. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted November 17, 2022 #38 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Another one here where searches under the Black Friday tab, with and without Mariner number, do not show any reduced fare ("up to 40% off") or the gratuities ("paid"). Same fares as the past week, nothing included. With the Mariner number it is a "Private Fare" and last week included 75 pp OBC, now it includes nothing for the same fare. This is beyond frustrating and is forcing me to go through my TA to see what the real BF deals is/is not. I expect my TA will be up to her eyebrows in calls, no doubt. What a hassle for all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastsue Posted November 17, 2022 #39 Share Posted November 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Double D Cruisers said: I was hoping to get the gratuities added to two cruises I have booked for 2024, but the pre paid gratuities were not included. HAL’s website is terrible! I was told it was for new bookings only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted November 17, 2022 #40 Share Posted November 17, 2022 A new booking I was looking at has gone up in price for the Black Friday sale, but includes the prepaid crew appreciation - I didn't do the numbers, but I imagine the rise in price is the crew appreciation! So much for 40% off... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxmantoo Posted November 17, 2022 #41 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) SALE you say??? We booked a 13-night Montreal to Fort Lauderdale cruise on the Zaandam for next September 24 in a Vista Suite on Deck 6. We booked on September 7, 2022. The cabin next to ours on that cruise with the exact same amenities (wi-fi, drinks, etc.) PLUS the gratuities (which we do not have on our package) is now selling for $4,399.32 Canadian $ MORE than we paid. That is a lot of gratuities 🙂 Edited November 17, 2022 by taxmantoo 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raesive Posted November 17, 2022 #42 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I redid the dummy booking. I see the Crew Appreciation bit now, though the price did still go up, def not 40% off. Was $849 for HIA inside, now $899. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted November 18, 2022 #43 Share Posted November 18, 2022 I just checked two cruises vs last week. One for Dec 2023 the other Jan 2024. Last week included a $150 pp OBC, today no $150 OBC (anniversary promotion ended Nov 15) but free grats, so about a $170 savings on 11 day cruise (would have been about $110 pp on a 7 day. Price was exactly the same on both cruises versus last week, so Black Friday deal nothing special IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted November 18, 2022 #44 Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) Is this sale limited to just a few destinations? Alaska and Northern Europe plus Last Minute? That is what I am seeing on the HAL home page. Is there a list of cruises offered for this sale somewhere, or do you have to do trial after trial of individual cruises to see what is offered? We are open to a lot of cruise possibilities for the right bottom-line deal. Edited November 18, 2022 by SilvertoGold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted November 18, 2022 #45 Share Posted November 18, 2022 1 hour ago, DaveOKC said: I just checked two cruises vs last week. One for Dec 2023 the other Jan 2024. Last week included a $150 pp OBC, today no $150 OBC (anniversary promotion ended Nov 15) but free grats, so about a $170 savings on 11 day cruise (would have been about $110 pp on a 7 day. Price was exactly the same on both cruises versus last week, so Black Friday deal nothing special IMO. We booked one for December 2023 also and since that cruise was announced less than 90 days ago, they are still offering the Mariners Early Booking bonus OBC Mariner Society Early Booking Bonus | Holland America Line I asked about it to confirm and she said yes, it was applicable and it shows on our confirmation. Unfortunately I didn't write down the price for the cruise we booked before the sail started so can't compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted November 18, 2022 #46 Share Posted November 18, 2022 49 minutes ago, SilvertoGold said: Is this sale limited to just a few destinations? Alaska and Northern Europe plus Last Minute? That is what I am seeing on the HAL home page. Is there a list of cruises offered for this sale somewhere, or do you have to do trial after trial of individual cruises to see what is offered? We are open to a lot of cruise possibilities for the right bottom-line deal. No, not limited to those and no, no list. Just look on their website and you can tell which ones have it because it clearly shows Black Friday Sale on each one. Find a Cruise - Search the Best Cruises for 2022 and 2023 (hollandamerica.com) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccermom4 Posted November 18, 2022 #47 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Do excursions and packages ever get included in this sale? My RCCL cruise has some of those at a significant discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelker Posted November 18, 2022 #48 Share Posted November 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, soccermom4 said: Do excursions and packages ever get included in this sale? My RCCL cruise has some of those at a significant discount. Not unless you opt for the Have It All package. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted November 18, 2022 #49 Share Posted November 18, 2022 39 minutes ago, zelker said: No, not limited to those and no, no list. Just look on their website and you can tell which ones have it because it clearly shows Black Friday Sale on each one. Find a Cruise - Search the Best Cruises for 2022 and 2023 (hollandamerica.com) One I was looking at is on the back Friday “special “. It’s gone up in price slightly. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribeFan Posted November 18, 2022 #50 Share Posted November 18, 2022 The BF prices for the 11/15/23 sailing I wanted was exactly the same as what I had already found except instead of $75 OBC it was only $25, but also get grats, which is considerably more for 17 nights than the "lost" OBC. So I called my PCC and left a message this morning. When she called, she said I have a Private Sale fare, too (which is what I thought I was looking at originally). The price was $300 less. So, I get the cabin I wanted (my fave J large interior) for less money and grats are paid. Then she said that she'd add the Welcome Back OBC to get it back up to $75 although, technically, I was outside the date for that. I did have to make a $600 deposit rather than the $300 that was available before. Fully refundable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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