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Barista as in coffee only at 50% discount, correct?

Thank you! We are 4 star on our upcoming cruise so this will result in 50% off mini bar. Do you have any experience with how the drinks/discounts are tracked?

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Bon Voyage! Enjoy soaking up the sunshine.

It does seem this is how it should work but we had the same experience you did on our May Zuiderdam TA.

The BEST Thanksgiving dinner I have EVER had was in Key West at Pepe's!! I highly recommend. We love Key West.

Bon Voyage! How wonderful you will be able to meet onboard. Looking forward to hearing ALL about your trip as we will be spending 27 days on her in December.

WOW!!! I wish I could say I am surprised. Thanks for the update. It is hilarious seeing them doing this with the sign still on the table, LOL.

Bon Voyage! Wishing you a wonderful trip.

@kazu - No worries! Thank you SO much for ALL you do for this community. We really appreciate it.

My guess is it will have NO effect. Please come back and let us know.

Issues here

Bon Voyage! Wishing you all a wonderful cruise.

Hi Jacqui - Welcome home. I enjoyed your live posting. Did you book anything while onboard? While you were gone we booked Koningsdam December 21, 2023 - January 6, 2024 - 16 day Hawaii cruise R/T San Diego. Thank you!

What a wonderful itinerary. BON VOYAGE!

This was over 14 days so $15pp which is a decent deal.

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I keep telling you all, don't count on it, LOL. We didn't get one on our Zuiderdam May TA, LOL. We didn't inquire as it didn't mean that much. FOR ME, the advantage was going from a VH guarantee(complimentary room) to an assigned room of MY choice.

In the same email I was offered a regular balcony but at $249pp. I will stay with what I have. Thanks again!

On phone with them. It is the outsource center. He did say I should be able to pick my room but now I am on hold. We will see what he comes back with. I suspect it will be no go, lol. Edited to say the offer is from my OV guarantee to obstructed balcony best available. I think this is VH category only. Still on hold. He is reaching out to his coordinator. Edited again to say he came back with one VH choice only. I took it. I would rather this than take my chances with another "better category". LISA - THANK YOU FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT to call again.

We are on the December 5th sailing. I looked more closely at the email and it uses the term "best available". I suspect this must be another word for guarantee, lol. Plus, no wording to have your deck plan and credit card handy. I suspect I will end up with the same offer you did but doubt I will bite. I appreciate your input. Have a wonderful cruise.

Hi Lisa, Thank you for your input. Yes, I called twice because the first rep(outsourced I think) tried to tell me none available, guarantee or otherwise. Since I was skeptical, I then called my HAL contact and she said plenty available but could only book through the number in email so I called back. Thankfully, I got another rep that was not outsourced but still could not choose my room. She did mention once assigned I can call and move, LOL,LOL. WELL, you know how that goes. There has to be one to move to. I figured what the heck as the OV was a guarantee and the price was right. Hopefully, I will still feel this way once assigned, LOL. EDITED TO ADD: As I give it more thought and look more I see what you mean. We can end up in what HAL considers a "better category" like those juliet balconies on Deck 11. Oh well, will hope for the best. If I would have given it more thought may have just stayed with my OV. With that said, I now worry about COVID and no fresh air....will keep you updated, lol.

Hi Mary, Thank you. It is on the Koningsdam and we noticed the same as you. We will see where we land. Later in the same month we are booked on same ship in a large assigned inside(1124).

Received an offer today for a paid upsell to go from our guarantee OV cabin to a guarantee obstructed view balcony. This is for our December 5 sailing, 11 nights to Mexico. They could not tell me why I could not pick a cabin but for $99pp I will take my chances. After all, our OV was a guarantee so what is the difference? I was also offered an unobstructed balcony but it was more than I wanted to pay. We typically do not use our balcony.