Trapper44

I can answer from what my experience was. I looked and found several cabins shown as available prior to booking. I called my TA and booked an obstructed veranda. I then told TA I wanted to book Club Orange and upgrade my room. The TA called HAL to book Club Orange and conferenced me in on the call. The HAL agent tried to say that I could book Club Orange but I would have to wait until I boarded to choose my room. I said that didn't make sense and was not the way it worked. After checking with someone she asked what room I desired. I told her the room number for our first choice and after checking, she said it was available and I could have it. I had to pay the Club Orange charge before they gave me the room. We have not yet sailed so cannot answer about anything else. I did need the confirmation number so I guess you could add it later but prior to the cruise, using the confirmation number.

Every waiter I asked said the same thing. I didn't want to cause a commotion so asked for cheese plate. I did ask him to please check and if not available then to bring a cheese plate. Maybe he didn't check, if so that would go along with some of the service on that 14 days.

On a recent cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam they were not available. I asked for the first week and none were available. Even checked the Desserts in the Lido and there were none. Nobody seemed to know what they were.

I will give you credit if you ate the whole thing! I have tried twice but never could finish that last bit. Maybe if I only had the burger and only half the fries. Enjoyed both!! Best burger I have ever had.

If they are still using Verifly you need to be within 30 days, I believe. It would not take my booking number until we were inside 30 days.

The only cruise that we didn't max out the spending days was the one where we did not have the HIA package with the drink package. However, they total the drink package is very generous. We are same as you. We are sitting at 166 days so taking Granddaughter on a birthday cruise to obtain 4 stars prior to a longer TA.

I understand and know the history of PCC. Those things you point out were exactly why we spent many days there when we lived there. Due to Covid or whatever that has totally changed unless 40 and 50 year olds are students. Many of the performers, that used to be students appeared to be old enough to be parents or even grandparents of students. As I said in my reply "If I had NEVER been it might have been a more enjoyable day." I was asked for my reasons and replied with MY reasons. I am sorry, I didn't realize you were with us.

When we first went the entire staff were students from the various islands. They performed and interacted with the crowd. Towards the evening there was a luau, for a cost, and they also had The Parade of the Long Boats. You sat on the bank of a canal and the students floated past you doing their native dances. All was very relaxed and enjoyable. Over the years the luau became larger but was still enjoyable. When we first booked it was to include the luau but we were notified that due to Covid it was not being held. We instead were to go to the buffet for our meal. We stumbled across the luau as we were going to the buffet and they were having a luau but it was more like sitting at a restaurant with the waiter bringing you your food. The buffet was the dirtiest I have ever been into with many children running around grabbing food and putting it back. After dinner we then went to their theater. This was also a new experience for us. There was a small troop of performers that put on a type of show depicting the various islands. It has just become another tourist attraction nothing unique. If we had never been, with the exception of the buffet, it might have not been that bad. I would rather go to a more authentic luau, visit Arizona Memorial, tour Pearl Harbour, or visit the North Shore to spend my time. Just my opinion.

I am not sure how long some of these cruises will be in Honolulu. In February the Koningsdam was there overnight. We took the PCC excursion thru the ship. It was a 10 hour excursion and departed at 1 PM so we arrived back at the ship late. We had been many times to PCC starting back in mid 1970's. This was our last time we will go to PCC. It has changed and not for the better.

I used my DD214 and had no trouble.

I had the same problem so the next time I "talked" with TA I asked if the Military OBC was there. It was there even though I had not been notified.

From experience in Feb. you need to ask for them. They were on display in the Lido at the Desert Station. You needed to take it around the corner to add a scoop of ice cream. I have seen some ship menus that do list them.

In February our excursions did not appear in the Navigator app until we boarded. We had prepurchased them also. not sure about the boarding pass. In February our final was not available until after we completed the health documents, however I understand the boarding pass, with the bar code is available sometime around two weeks before cruise now. Perhaps someone who has cruised recently can address this. We just printed them out and used that to board. The information (excursions, account, where and when, etc.) available, in the Navigator, magically appeared when we stepped onto the ship. Possibly it still works that way.