Mary229

I went to the front desk.

Don’t worry. I had the same exact experience and I was flying to South America. HAL has a new inventory control system where cruises show sold out when they are doing the final window dressing - offering upsells to generate a little extra revenue and when that is done they assign the promo guarantees. I was given a lousy room but after 24 hours onboard I was able to move to a far better cabin, gratis (I think they may be watching carefully the RCCL problem and have decided being 95% full is better than the bad press of turning people away)

I have done so in the past and the shore excursion credit appears almost instantly in my account to be used once again

Look at Good RX for a coupon rate. Holland does not always provide a complete list of required or recommended vaccines and visas, it is always best to do your own research . Brazil’s Visa requirements and price is in flux so pay attention there also.

I think we all are getting a bit nostalgic. Alaska towns were very small before the current tourist boom. No tourist then there is no need to have the shop open regardless of whether they came by ship, ferry or air. For a town to exist they need economic activity. I regularly travel the Route 66 trail and once the boom of tourism left the towns shriveled and died. And yes people complained about the traffic during that boom this is our time, sure 1899 might have been better.. It is up to us as travelers to make discerning decisions and up to the towns people to divvy up their resources to suit the best needs of the citizens.

Adding , even prearranged Uber only waits so long then you are back to square one.

That is true only if you stay on the”strip”. Ketchikan has its own homegrown economy if you step off the strip. Even some of Creek street is locally owned

Has your flight actually been cancelled? Once cancelled you should be able to go to the United website and select a new flight. Flight Ease will assist but not until the flight is cancelled.

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Besides my tours or taxis (transportation) I will buy admissions and perhaps a few artisan items. $65 is probably about right, per person.

Heritage Auctions recently auctioned a regular $2 bill, with no odd markings, for $2400. You might want to hang on to those bills.

They are revamping desserts. I have had a few new items this week including the delicious cake rolls. They also have had a separate selection of regional recipes on this cruise every day in the lido. The cake bar of yesteryear is also now back. Also there seem to be multiple sugar free options daily. I do think the MDR dessert menu is lackluster so I always choose fruit after an MDR meal and head to the lido for a sweet treat

They are making sure they don’t oversell and trying to maximize fares through upsells. In the last few weeks they make guaranteed assignments, offer upsells, perhaps add promotion guests and so on. This new program allows them to get it right before re-offering rooms.

HAL seems to be using “sold out” for inventory management. It is not a reliable indicator.

We would have to get rid of those intolerable sales taxes😉 and I have not seen any local governments volunteering for that

It is room dependent, best to ask by room number. I only had a tiny love seat in a verandah room on the Noordam. I am not very experienced with this class of ship but my few experiences have yielded widely different results.

When the elevator has many stops that is called a “ship tour”

There are crew members specifically assigned to assist the disabled. It is imperative that people fill out that form. The form is indicated during the booking process @Tom O. thanks for the review. It sounds accurate to me.

The only difference between HaL gift cards and AARP is that you can choose a specific amount for HAL cards on their website. Once I needed $13 and some small cents and was able to buy a gift card on the HAL website for that exact amount

MDR honors HIA by the glass wine. You will also be offered a free wine tasting and can book specialty dining for 1/2 price - for those meals above what you get with HIA

Yes. From experience , many times. .

You cannot mix credit cards and gift cards. Buy another gift card to finish. HAL allows you to buy gift cards in any amount on their website so buy a small card there to top off your purchase. Or buy another AARP and use it for shipboard purchases

I was sent to the cruise contract which did indeed say it is allowed. That is why I asked for direct, personal experiences.

😂that must be a great relief to parent thinking their kids are “only” smoking cigarettes. this is not an American versus non American issue. HAL, officially out of Seattle Washington, USA allows vaping in their cabins. My question was to determine if the crew actually understood that and did indeed not harass those who vape, no judgement on anyone’s habits.

Just checking, you did add your KLM member number in the HAL Flight Ease website? as an aside, a trick I often use - I gate check my carry on free of charge. Once on my way home I have little concern if my luggage arrives timely so I will ask the gate agent for a courtesy gate check. They rarely refuse as people tend to carry way too much onboard to be accommodated easily