syesmar Posted July 15 #1 Share Posted July 15 Hi Fellow Cruisers! I received the following text message today, 7/15, from 37808: “Holland America: Reply Y to opt in to recurring automated personalized marketing msgs. Be the first to receive limited time cruise deals!” Has anyone else here received this? Is it legit or spam? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted July 15 #2 Share Posted July 15 1 minute ago, syesmar said: Hi Fellow Cruisers! I received the following text message today, 7/15, from 37808: “Holland America: Reply Y to opt in to recurring automated personalized marketing msgs. Be the first to receive limited time cruise deals!” Has anyone else here received this? Is it legit or spam? Thanks! Don't click!! If ever in doubt about any text or email.....DO NOT reply! It does sound like spam to me though! ~Nancy 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted July 15 #3 Share Posted July 15 I received this a few days and opted in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted July 15 #4 Share Posted July 15 3 minutes ago, FlorenceItaly said: I received this a few days and opted in. What happened? Any communication? I already get plenty of "Marketing Messages" from HAL via email and USPS so really wouldn't want any more via text even if it is legit ~Nancy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted July 15 #5 Share Posted July 15 (edited) 2 minutes ago, oakridger said: What happened? Any communication? I already get plenty of "Marketing Messages" from HAL via email and USPS so really wouldn't want any more via text even if it is legit ~Nancy A welcome reply text staying to stay tuned for deals, updates and more. This was on Thursday, and so far nothing more. Edited July 15 by FlorenceItaly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted July 15 #6 Share Posted July 15 1 minute ago, FlorenceItaly said: A welcome reply email So, it's a communication via an email and not text. Seems redundant to me! Thanks for reporting back. (I do stand by my advice to the OP about not responding to any text or email unless you know/trust the sender. In this case, happily it wasn't a scam!) ~Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted July 15 #7 Share Posted July 15 2 minutes ago, oakridger said: So, it's a communication via an email and not text. Seems redundant to me! Thanks for reporting back. (I do stand by my advice to the OP about not responding to any text or email unless you know/trust the sender. In this case, happily it wasn't a scam!) ~Nancy Nancy, I mistakenly typed email and later edited to reflect text. I am sorry for the misunderstanding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57redbird Posted July 15 #8 Share Posted July 15 Got it but I get enough mail from HAL --- don't need more. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciencewonk Posted July 15 #9 Share Posted July 15 27 minutes ago, 57redbird said: Got it but I get enough mail from HAL --- don't need more. Interesting. I just checked the preferences on my account. I'm opted in to email, text message, instant message, and snail mail. I have never received anything from HAL in any of those media. I don't want to be inundated, but I would like to hear about specials when they come out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2cruisenz Posted July 15 #10 Share Posted July 15 11 minutes ago, sciencewonk said: Interesting. I just checked the preferences on my account. I'm opted in to email, text message, instant message, and snail mail. I have never received anything from HAL in any of those media. I don't want to be inundated, but I would like to hear about specials when they come out. Hi, I never have either and I think they don't send anything to us as we are in NZ & AUS. Perhaps it's only people with USA addresses that get marketing communications? We are not include din all sales & promotions either which is a bit annoying. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted July 15 #11 Share Posted July 15 Got one as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobiemom Posted July 16 #12 Share Posted July 16 Got it today, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laminator Posted July 16 #13 Share Posted July 16 Just got the first text after opting in last week. $1 deposit today. Choose from 800+ cruises. Offer ends 7/17. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted July 16 #14 Share Posted July 16 Just now, Laminator said: Just got the first text after opting in last week. $1 deposit today. Choose from 800+ cruises. Offer ends 7/17. Same here. I appreciate the information. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syesmar Posted July 16 Author #15 Share Posted July 16 Thank you to everyone who has chimed in with your experience and opinions! Appreciate your time and feedback very much. Happy Travels!😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted July 16 #16 Share Posted July 16 We opted in and are notified of sales and specials. You can always opt out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD4134 Posted July 16 #17 Share Posted July 16 20 hours ago, sciencewonk said: Interesting. I just checked the preferences on my account. I'm opted in to email, text message, instant message, and snail mail. I have never received anything from HAL in any of those media. I don't want to be inundated, but I would like to hear about specials when they come out. They usually do not send marketing materials to anyone who has a cruise booked with HAL, I learned that because I called about not getting marketing information. They changed something in the system to override that function and now I get marketing information even thought I always have 2 or 3 cruises booked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted July 17 #18 Share Posted July 17 I opted in and then after a few messages, I opted out. The deals were simply just not that good to be bothered with text messages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retird Posted July 17 #19 Share Posted July 17 As a LEO, there are so many scams out there that I never respond to an unsolicited text, especially if the purpoted company being referred to already has my contact information. In some cases , just like scam phone calls the shady sender sends to random numbers and by responding you are verifying your phone number as active. Beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SUESEABE Posted July 17 #20 Share Posted July 17 Got it last week and opted in. Received text yesterday to notify of $1 deposit. You can always opt out if too many texts appear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laminator Posted July 17 #21 Share Posted July 17 4 hours ago, retird said: As a LEO, there are so many scams out there that I never respond to an unsolicited text, especially if the purpoted company being referred to already has my contact information. In some cases , just like scam phone calls the shady sender sends to random numbers and by responding you are verifying your phone number as active. Beware. This one is actually valid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyrc5 Posted July 18 #22 Share Posted July 18 We are 5 Star with over 900 days on HAL and normally have several future cruises booked at all times. We get very few email or USPS advertising from HAL but we do get notices for my mother-in-law and she passed away 5 years ago. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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