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The title fooled me - I was thinking of the actual planet Mars, not the Viking Ship! 😃

In our just concluded Hawaiian cruise, the last gala night included surf and turf, steak and lobster tail.  We did have the option of forgoing the steak and having two lobster tails.  There was plenty of lobster meat.

Lobster was available every day for an added charge.

1 hour ago, Nattyg1723 said:

Hi all,

 

Have been really enjoying reading this thread! I have some questions about the initial credit card authorization HAL does:

 

1. Is it still 60 dollars per day per person on a 7 day cruise?

2. Is that total (840 dollars in my case if it is 60 bucks a day pp) assuming inclusion of tips, hotel service fee, ect?

3. Can you use OBC in lieu of credit card hold?

 

TIA!

 

 

I think it is still that amount.  they did not count my on board credit when calculating the credit card hold.  Of course, I have not sailed yet, and they have not yet charged my card.  A 17 day cruise, and the hold is 1020 dollars per cabin.

I have sailed on the Oosterdam a few times. I noticed that the shows on the main stage have not changed the last two sailings (admittedly only a few months apart). Are the main stage performances different on different ships? How often do they change on one ship?

I do wonder if I should intentionally book different ships and/or different cruise lines if I start to cruise more often.