HAL On Board Booklet

My TA told me we would be getting the above mentioned, that it contained some free amenities and what was included, but I obviously wandered off mentally because I don't remember what she said.:D

Anybody else have a recent experience receiving/using one and what is included?

Thanks,

Karen

We have gotten the coupon books a couple of times -- don't know who gave them to us. We asked our TA and she didn't give them to us. Nothing is free in them.

I'll see if I still have a copy of them.

The RED items are new items added to the book.

Exotic Lime and Ginger Salt Glow for just $25 when added to any body treatment while in port.

10% off any Acupuncture treatment while in port.

Book a Sole Foot Delight or Exotic Hand Ritual and receive a complimentary upgrade to a Fire and Ice Manicure or Pedicure while in port.

10% off a Nutritional Consultation.

One Complimentary fitness class with purchase of one fitness class.

Two entries for the price of one to any slot or blackjack tournament.

$5 Casino match play certificate -- match with $5 and play on any even-money bet.

$2 per minute discount on one stateroom phone call up to 10 minutes.

$10 off the purchase of a second telephone calling card.

Purchase an internet time plan package and receive 15 minutes free.

$10 off monogrammed HAL bathrobe purchased on board.

10% off a 7 bottle Navigator Wine package.

Complimentary chocolate-covered strawberries with purchase of champagne for stateroom delivery (available with the purchase of champagne priced at $50 or higher).

A grande coffee beverage for the price of a tall one.

Dinner for two at the Pinnacle Grill with the purchase of a 7 bottle Admiral's Wine package.

Complimentary souvenir glass with purchase of one souvenir glass.

Complimentary bingo card with purchase of three cards.

10% off order of fresh flowers.

10% off regular or express laundry services of $49 or more.

10% off HAL Master Chef Cookbooks.

10% off a Tuxedo Rental.

$50 off Black Label photography purchases.

$5 off Voyage or Destinations DVD.

10% off any item in the online store at shophollandamerica.com

Receive Food & Wine magazine for just $1 an issue (That's over 80% off the cover price).

Thank you so much. You are right about nothing being for FREE!

I'm definitely NOT getting these two:

10% off a Nutritional Consultation.

One Complimentary fitness class with purchase of one fitness class.

If I bought the robe, I'd have to wear it off the ship and call it a coat when we fly home!!!

Thanks for this info. Our TA called us just today with a HAL cruise offer and mentioned this coupon book as one of the amenities. It would be hard to come up with a list of seemingly-impressive items that (a) could possibly interest us any less, and, (b) which clearly costs HAL nothing, the profit on the linked purchase required items clearly offsetting any small marginal costs of the things on the list.

Have not seen this coupon book on our last two HAL cruises in May. There is really nothing in them anyway IMO.

Does HAL still make some outrageous claim about the booklet's value? As I remember it there used to be a dollar value attached to it.

Our cruise in Oct is supposed to include a coupon book valued at up to $700. I am no longer very excited about it!! :-/. Oh well.

We just sailed the Maasdam and received the coupon booklet. There was nothing in it for us to take advantage of without spending a lot up front to get a minimal discount. If I were a coffee drinker I would have used the upgrade to a larger cup, but that was about it. Perhaps if we were big spenders, it would have benefitted us. Otherwise, you are not missing anything.

These coupon books almost feel like a scam.

There are significant purchases required in order to get anything additional and they are also very specific. If they even offered something along the lines of "10% off any onboard purchase in the shops" it would be more useful than offering it only on particular items like the robes. :confused:

I guess technically they are offering these on a variety of services and items, but feels very bizarre. Who is making a shipboard call??? Maybe it's just us that doesn't partake of very many of these types of items.

Princess offers these coupons as well, and they used to have a good one whereby if you bought a coffee card you got another one free, then later, buy a card, you got a free souvenir mug. Princess coffee is notoriously bad so many people go for the card and getting anything extra felt like a bit of a deal.