tgeonetta

Still waiting...

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Celebrity Silhouette is going to beat the Veendam to the channel

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I guess we will plan on being there early.

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Yes we have the same TA , they are based out of Las Vegas.

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We will be on that cruise, just curious where Mom was flying from? I have an idea, but don't feel comfortable saying my idea on a public forum.

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You should always stay at least 2 kilometers away from all airports. In the States the law is 5 miles.

I was hoping to fly my Mavic Pro there in a couple weeks, if it ever ships.:confused:

On the Netherland side of the Island I found this law "Individuals may fly with some drones, as they adhere to the rules. The drone example must always be visible to the pilot. And within the urban area can not be flown."

For the French side it seems to be a lot more restrictive. Found this - "Outdoor use of flying machines, even small and uninhabited, is considered an aviation activity and therefore falls under the regulations applicable to civil aviation. Two texts 17/12/2015 define security regulations for the use of unmanned civil aircraft:"

Source - http://uavcoach.com

However I have seen several users on both sides with no issues.

Go to http://www.dji.com/flysafe/no-fly and you can view the areas that are no fly zones.

That's great. I knew that you couldn't get your TA or HAL to retain your free flights and other perks earlier so I'm so glad you got all that resolved. Enjoy your cruise. I can't wait to go on mine.

Yes, they ended up honoring the flight promo and also explore 4. It would be interesting to know who your TA is. Our TA stated that they were only honoring those offers for our specific TA agency.

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Hi tgeoneta, I finally received my cruise invoice and I'm glad to say that my TA and HAL did not let me down. As mentioned earlier, we only had to pay the additional $350 together with the extra mandatory port fees/taxes to switch from a 7 day to a 12 day cruise. HAL also paid for rebooking our flights and offered us $100 OBC.

Thanks, that's exactly what are TA offered.

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We will be on that cruise as well. Feel free to PM me

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Anyone on a 7-day be able to rebook with any offers? I have a few offers from my travel agent, just curious what others are being offered from the 7 day.:confused::confused:

Not sure why it is taking this long. I was originally on a 7 day with explore 4 and air included. When they tried re booking they wouldn't honor those promotions. Not sure what the outcome will be, but I'll keep you posted.

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I've been working with my travel agent on a rebook from this fiasco. They tell me to stay patient and they will take care of us. Fingers crossed.

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HAL is offering the same per diem rate that you paid on Oosterdam, so the online prices are not what you would pay. Your travel agent dropped the ball on this one. They should have called HAL immediately...told them the cruise you wanted to substitute and made sure the price was not the current price. Many people received upgraded cruises at the same price, received additional OBC and kept any perks or promos that they had with the original booking on Oosterdam. HAL provided a special phone

number......not the general reservation line, they cannot do it for you......who know how to rebook these cruises and give you the very best deal possible. It's not too late to have your TA call HAL and negotiate a cruise for you. Just make sure you call the Accounting Department phone number and not the reservation line.

I had a promotion of FREE HAL provided air and explore 4, which they are not honoring on a new cruise. :mad: The rate per day was higher because of these amenities. They are only willing to transfer that higher rate to a new sailing without the additional perks.

I certainly would but HAL won't talk to me - everything was booked onboard but since then given to our usual travel agency - as neither really seem to earn their commission I have already regretted that second part! I have contacted guest relations in Seattle myself by e-mail and will call the travel agency again - but I'm getting rather fed up with the hassle - will look at other cruise lines now for the birthday present I'm planning to give away :cool: . The main problem is that we'll have to switch from a 7-day-cruise to either 12 or 15 days. And as the prices are inflated right now because of Explore4 I'm not willing to pay in full for a cruise that has several ports in their itinerary we have already visited several times or are apt to change to whatever ( Koningsdam=Istanbul!!!). So I might be better off with waiting until that promotion expires to get a really fair rate again or look elsewhere.

But be it as it is - congratulations to you and the good deal they gave you!! :)

Same here, I got fed up and just booked with RCL, they have a decent Labor Day sale going on now.

Was anyone else on a 7-day out of Barcelona? Curious what options they gave you. For us they just applied our per diem rate towards a 12 day. :mad::confused:

You will get the 12 night for no extra charge and keep your perks as well. They will work with you to reschedule your air. Contact them immediately before it sells out!

I just called HAL and they will only honor the per day rate to apply towards a 12 day:mad::mad::mad::mad:

I was booked on a 7 day roundtrip out of Barcelona. When I booked, I had a promotion that included HAL pay for air and it also included Explore 4. What should I expect HAL to offer, since they only have 12 day? I would be thrilled to have the same exact promotion at the same price I paid for a 7 day. Is that too much to ask?

Curious what they will offer us. We were booked on a seven day out of Barcelona. The only thing now they have available are 12 day cruises.

We are still waiting to hear from our travel agency😓😓

I noticed when I did an early morning price check that my sailing had disappeared. Later that day someone on CC spoke to a Hal representative and posted confirming a redeployment. In about three days my TA received notification from HAL, including suggested alternatives and offers. However, it took almost another week for HAL to set up a rep to prepared to exclusively handle rebookings from that cancellation. I must say that HAL bent over backwards to compensate for disappointment and inconvenience.

So I am in the same boat(no pun intended) and trying to reschedule, what did they offer? Our original included airfare and Explore 4

We are wanting to book Rome in Limo, the Rome in a day tour. Our ship is in port from 8a to 9pm and the tour states that it is 9 hours. Can we have plenty of "free time" and just have Rome in Limo take us back later around 8pm? or will we have to find alternative transportation? We were planning to do just 2 in a sedan.

We are going on that cruise as well. We should start a roll call and all be on the lookout for price drops and announce them there.