DuckInntheH2O

When you charge your casino chips to your room, do you pay an additional percentage? We are thinking of taking HAL digital gift cards purchased through AARP. We can buy a $500 card for $450. We understand we can add them to our onboard account at Guest Services as needed.

For those looking to purchase HAL gift cards at 10% discount from AARP, use the AARP link Crystalspin previously provided. I learned from the AARP rep tonight that you need to turn off ad blockers (I use a web browser called Brave that blocks all ads) and verify that the name and address displayed on the AARP payment page match your credit card records. I was told these are the 2 main reasons that hold up your gift card email.

After calling 2nd time, nonreceipt was sent up the line to be resolved. Email with gift card received within 15 min. Thanks everyone!

I was logged in under my membership number. When I called AARP this morning, they confirmed that my email was correct on their records (its the same one that receives their newsletters). I also noted that my mailing address was shown on the screen under the space to enter credit card info (but not email address).

Just called AARP since gift card email (ordered yesterday afternoon) hasn't shown up, but is posted to my charge card. Was told I have to wait 24 hours before they can act on non-receipt.

I placed my order about 6 hours ago and haven't received a confirmation yet in inbox or spam folder. Perhaps because it's my first order?

Thanks Crystalspin and others! I ordered 1 gift card ... will input when email received to pay down my balance. If it works will buy the rest this month and next. Right on time, since payment is due 9/10. Can't believe I haven't known about this benefit.

Thanks for your quick reply! When I logged on as an AARP member, I was unable to find any gift cards under any topic. But Google found them for me just now!!

I'm looking for the discounted HAL gift card offered on the AARP website. https://www.aarp.org/membership/benefits/cruise/ This is what I see today, is there another link? Of course I could buy a full-price card on HAL's website, but the 10% discount is the point of buying one for me :-)

Can someone share AARP's Holland America Gift Card link? I'm unable to find my searching the AARP site. Only seeing HAL's offer for a $200 AARP OBC. Did I miss the boat?

Another option to consider is rental. Special Needs at Sea offers rentals of both rollators and electric scooters at many US ports. (specialneedsatsea.com) We have rented scooters several times and hubby loves them because he doesn't get tired as easily, has fun joking around while riding and they are conveniently found in your cabin when you check in. (you leave them there when you check out) When we get to the pier, we always get wheelchair assistance through the pier and its waiting lines. A crew member pushes it through with him in it. All you need to do is ask for the service. If no wheelchair is presently available at the door, then they will ask you to sit in a folding chair until a crew member returns with an empty wheelchair. The only disadvantage with a scooter is that you need a handicapped room or a large regular suite to accommodate the space to stow them in you cabin. We know that they fit in a HAL Vista suite (on some of their newer ships) because the sofa is placed before the bed (which is next to the balcony window). Also note that most cabin doors are 23" unless they are handicap accessible and then they are 32". Generally, rollators and folding wheelchairs can be taken on a tender if you're capable of doing steps to get to the tender. Electric scooters are too heavy, they will not pick them up. We just found out the Celebrity's newest ships (Edge, etc) have a 'Magic Carpet', a flat platform that takes 100 people directly to the tender for boarding (no steps!). Anyone have any experience with this?