Holland america standby program - no single supplement?

[latebuyer]

As a canadian i received notice of the standby program for the first time. Someone told me solos don’t have to pay double on the standby program. Is that correct?

[whee-sailing]

That's only correct for a single occupancy room. I imagine the odds of getting one of those on standby are pretty slim though. For a regular room you'll still pay double.

 

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/cruise-deals/standby-program

[wdw1972]

On 4/21/2024 at 8:04 PM, whee-sailing said:

That's only correct for a single occupancy room. I imagine the odds of getting one of those on standby are pretty slim though. For a regular room you'll still pay double.

 

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/cruise-deals/standby-program

Wrong - solo passengers using the standby program have no single supplement, and they can be placed in any stateroom on the ship.  Ships that don't have the single/solo staterooms found on the 3 pinnacle class ships also participate in the standby program and can be booked by solo travelers for $49/night plus port fees/taxes.

 

Sue/WDW1972

[whee-sailing]

12 minutes ago, wdw1972 said:

Wrong - solo passengers using the standby program have no single supplement, and they can be placed in any stateroom on the ship.  Ships that don't have the single/solo staterooms found on the 3 pinnacle class ships also participate in the standby program and can be booked by solo travelers for $49/night plus port fees/taxes.

 

That's fantastic. HAL should update their web site then because that's not what it says.

[wdw1972]

18 minutes ago, whee-sailing said:

 

That's fantastic. HAL should update their web site then because that's not what it says.

HAL's language/narrative is notoriously bad/confusing. I swear they have some Dutch elementary school child writing all their stuff, then sending it through some translator app to get it into English - it often doesn't make any sense at all, and results in numerous clarifications that also aren't clear 😉

 

Sue/WDW1972

[sambamama]

However, the odds of going on a cruise as a standby are pretty slim. And you get notified fairly late. So unless you live locally and don't work, it doesn't make sense as air fare prices are most likely high or could be unavailable. 

[dahirsh]

They are now offering a verandah option.  Copied from HAL 

Guests may select to be added to the Inside/Ocean View Standby List for $49 per person per day, or the Verandah Standby List for $79 per person per day. If a guest is on the Verandah Standby List and no Verandahs are available, they will be offered an Inside or Ocean View stateroom, if available, for the reduced cost of $49 per person per day. The guest may choose to not take this alternate option for a full refund. If offered a stateroom in their original Standby List category, the fare becomes non-refundable.

I do wonder how you are supposed to handle a cruise that requires visas such as the 42 night cruise currently on the list.