josumello Posted February 17 #1 Share Posted February 17 Just booked our first HAL cruise. How do you book As you wish dining? I incorrectly assumed that I would do it on website or app. However I didn’t find any place to do it. The website is less than impressive!! I did email my TA about this. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted February 17 #2 Share Posted February 17 (edited) Your TA should have booked your dining choice when they booked your cruise. Same with your bed configuration choice. ~Nancy Edited February 17 by oakridger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted February 17 #3 Share Posted February 17 (edited) The TA should also send the "Booking Confirmation" from HAL which has the dining and bed choices as well as the payment details and OBC, perks, etc. Have a great trip! ~Nancy Edited February 17 by oakridger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDeb2119 Posted February 17 #4 Share Posted February 17 I think in HAL terms it is anytime dining for which you cannot book in advance. You have the choice of early late dining in advance. For anytime dining, you simply show up and wait to be seated. Usually on the upper floor of the dining room IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted February 17 #5 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, McDeb2119 said: I think in HAL terms it is anytime dining for which you cannot book in advance. You have the choice of early late dining in advance. For anytime dining, you simply show up and wait to be seated. Usually on the upper floor of the dining room IIRC. The cruise I booked last week through TA, said I had 3 options for dining and asked which I would like - Early, Main or Anytime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted February 17 #6 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, Haljo1935 said: The cruise I booked last week through TA, said I had 3 options for dining and asked which I would like - Early, Main or Anytime. This is correct information @McDeb2119. It, however, is true that you can't at this time reserve a specific time each evening for Anytime Dining pre cruise. On the ships I have sailed on the Anytime Dining entrance is on the lower level of the dining room. That may be different on other ships. Can anyone with more experience confirm if Anytime Dining entrance is on the upper level on some ships? Welcome to Cruise Critic @McDeb2119! ~Nancy Edited February 17 by oakridger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted February 17 #7 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, oakridger said: This is correct information @McDeb2119. It, however, is true that you can't at this time reserve a specific time each evening for Anytime Dining pre cruise. On the ships I have sailed on the Anytime Dining entrance is on the lower level of the dining room. That may be different on other ships. Can anyone with more experience confirm if Anytime Dining entrance is on the upper level on some ships? Welcome to Cruise Critic @McDeb2119! ~Nancy All of the ships I've been on, Anytime is on 2 (lower), fixed (early and late) is on 3 (upper). There are a couple ships I've not been on (the Z's and Rotterdam), but fully expect Rotterdam would be on 2 and suspect that it's the same on the other 2 (although I think the deck numbers are different on one of them, it would be the lower). I'm sure someone with experience will jump in here. Edited February 17 by Haljo1935 Additional comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted February 17 #8 Share Posted February 17 Rotterdam is deck 2 for (as mentioned on key card) "Open Dining". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted February 17 #9 Share Posted February 17 I think that the Zaandam & Volendam have a dining room on decks 4 & 5. Upper is still fixed seating and lower is open. The rest of the fleet is decks 2 & 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josumello Posted February 17 Author #10 Share Posted February 17 Thanks everyone for your replies. I did check my invoice and the TA did put us down for open dining. Having sailed other lines that have you do it all online I thought that is how HAL would do it. Wrong. I am learning slowly!! I still don’t see where I can view our account with O B C credits. Am I missing something? Also want to apply for my husband’s military OBC. I did verify he is eligible but they only have a form for future bookings and our cruise is already booked. Oh well. I will figure it out. again thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstrong Posted February 17 #11 Share Posted February 17 For military OBC call your TA and they will send you the form on line to complete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion927 Posted February 17 #12 Share Posted February 17 With anytime dining, once on board you can reserve a dining time for the next few days, except there are times (maybe 5:30-6:30) where they severely restrict reservations since that's 'prime time' for dining. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josumello Posted February 17 Author #13 Share Posted February 17 6 minutes ago, lstrong said: For military OBC call your TA and they will send you the form on line to complete He actually sent me the web site link. Unfortunately it is set up for future cruises not ones that are already booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted February 17 #14 Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, josumello said: I still don’t see where I can view our account with O B C credits. Am I missing something? OBC from HAL show on the HAL confirmation (first page) which you TA should have sent you. If your TA is giving you OBC, it doesn’t show n the HAL confirmation as it is coming from your TA. You will see it once you board, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Suzy Posted February 17 #15 Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, kazu said: If your TA is giving you OBC, it doesn’t show n the HAL confirmation My TA gives OBC and it shows with all my other OBC on page 1 of the confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted February 17 #16 Share Posted February 17 19 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said: My TA gives OBC and it shows with all my other OBC on page 1 of the confirmation. Thanks. Interesting - must be a different set up. My TA’s doesn’t. It’s not a concern since I have her email and it always appears on board. My TA’s OBC is refundable unlike HAL OBC - I wonder that has anything to do with it? I guess it’s a case of YMMV when it comes to TA OBC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Suzy Posted February 17 #17 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, kazu said: My TA’s OBC is refundable unlike HAL OBC - I wonder that has anything to do with it? Could be - the OBC from our TA is non-refundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted February 17 #18 Share Posted February 17 10 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said: Could be - the OBC from our TA is non-refundable. I think that explains it. My TA’s is always refundable and has never appeared on a HAL confirmation. it’s just fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naismith Posted February 18 #19 Share Posted February 18 18 hours ago, Haljo1935 said: All of the ships I've been on, Anytime is on 2 (lower), fixed (early and late) is on 3 (upper). There are a couple ships I've not been on (the Z's and Rotterdam), but fully expect Rotterdam would be on 2 and suspect that it's the same on the other 2 (although I think the deck numbers are different on one of them, it would be the lower). I'm sure someone with experience will jump in here. Well, just to add a wrinkle...all of the ships I've been on, one checks in for Anytime on the lower level. But more than once on Nieuw Amsterdam, we were asked if we were able to walk up the stairs. And so we followed up to the higher level for our seating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted February 18 #20 Share Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, Naismith said: But more than once on Nieuw Amsterdam, we were asked if we were able to walk up the stairs. And so we followed up to the higher level for our seating. That was because there was an available table in the fixed dining area at the time. Perhaps a table of passengers assigned there had gone to a specialty restaurant, or the Lido, that night. No need to waste the seats, or make you wait. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted February 18 #21 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Naismith said: Well, just to add a wrinkle...all of the ships I've been on, one checks in for Anytime on the lower level. But more than once on Nieuw Amsterdam, we were asked if we were able to walk up the stairs. And so we followed up to the higher level for our seating. Oh yes, I've had that happen. I probably should have said the check in is on the lower level but actual dining could be on either 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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