netingirl

That's very helpful Double D :) Thank you!

Does anyone know how the $25 deposit is supposed to work? My assumption would be that we each pay $25, but when I logged in to look at making a booking - one flagged boldy with the $25 deposit banner - my booking showed a deposit of $1400. Just a little confused and no information on the Holland site that I could find.

I see a lot of people are buying gift cards in the $1000's to pay for future cruises and onboard spending etc... Currently HAL is offering 10% bonus on gift card purchases. Is the only reason to buy gift cards the 10% savings when there is a sale? Or is there another reason I'm missing? Not that 10% discount isn't a great incentive on it's own. I have learned a ton of tips on this board (shareholder benefits, status matching...) so just making sure I wasn't missing any other benefits to gift card purchases. Thanks!

Thanks! Much appreciate the information :)

Is it cheaper to pay for specialty restaurants before you sail or is it the same price once you're onboard?