We are booking a cruise in November 2023 which should - with just suite points - put us within 4 points of reaching 4 Star status. Since we have a longer cruise booked for June 2024, we would really like to hit that marker before the 2024 cruise.
My question is - if we purchase the Have it All Package (about $1,600 extra) for our remaining 2023 cruise, will the charges for dinners, drinks, shore excursions, WiFi extra all be added on as purchases to our bill.......then credited back on the bill due to the package we have purchased? I have referred to other trips and am having a difficult time trying to figure out how the points are calculated. I know it is 1 point for every $300 spent on board but trust me, it is not consistent. In reviewing these prior bills, I sometimes noticed that when we had for example, tips included, that the daily charge was added on to the bill and then taken off.
Does anyone with experience with the Have it All packages noticed if there booze, shore excursions etc were added on to the bill then automatically deducted?
I cannot seem to get a consistent response from HA so I thought I would check with all the experts here. We certainly don't want to be 4 points short and not get the 4 star status before our big 2024 cruise. But the Have it All Package is financially a better deal than purchasing components separately so we would like to pay for that package as long as we still accrue Mariner points???
Thanks in advance for your help with this
Brenda
