Best to book early with HAL?

[daybrake]

On 8/12/2023 at 4:23 PM, crystalspin said:

. . . AND, perks will be the current ones which may be different to what you originally booked under.

If some of the OBC in your original booking were due to 1) military, 2) AARP, 3) teacher, and 4) stockholder -- will those transfer to the repriced itinerary?

[crystalspin]

59 minutes ago, daybrake said:

If some of the OBC in your original booking were due to 1) military, 2) AARP, 3) teacher, and 4) stockholder -- will those transfer to the repriced itinerary?

AFAIK all of those should transfer as long as your re-fare isn't becoming a Group or Casino fare. Those two types are having trouble getting the AARP credit. 

 

I also lost quite a bit of OBC when I switched from the 24-day Iceland to the Voyage of the Viking (which is obviously not the same as re-faring the same cruise!). I had booked the shorter cruise soon after our previous cruise and soon after buying the FCDs on that cruise, which might have added some too. Do not know where all the OBC had come from, but it wasn't the stockholder credit (hadn't added it yet). We lost $600 OBC, but got a sweet fare on the VoV so it comes out in the wash.

 

ETA: The perks I referred to were those attached to your original booking, like maybe when you booked Crew Appreciation was included, but now when you want to refare it might not be. Or it could go the other way! But do the math.

Edited August 15, 2023 by crystalspin

[carnivaljunkie]

The low fare guarantee is for 72 hours from the original booking.

[Mary229]

1 hour ago, carnivaljunkie said:

The low fare guarantee is for 72 hours from the original booking.

Source?  I have always been able to refare on HAL up to final payment date.  Even after that date I once or twice was able to squeeze out some small perk for a ship that was not sailing full 

[Bill B]

From HAL - https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/cruise-deals/have-it-all-early-booking-bonus

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Low Price Guarantee: If a guest books a HAL cruise with the Early Booking Bonus Offer (the “original booking”) and such guest finds a cheaper price for an identical booking within the duration of the Early Booking Bonus Offer (the “Comparison Fare”), the difference may be compensated in the form of an onboard credit, stateroom upgrade or other method.