Dancing Shoes Posted August 22, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Hi. I currently have a booking for August 2018. If I transfer it to my big box travel agency can I still manage my trip on the HAL website? Also, I can save $$$, but was on hold for 10 mins. to get prices. Could probably deal with this. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted August 23, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 23, 2017 In what ways do you mean by "manage your account"? You definitely can book excursions, restaurants and anything else on the HAL website. If you mean to take advantage of price drops or cabin changes, that you would do through the travel agency. We have transferred numerous cruises to them and have always been happy. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 23, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Are you going to be charged by your old TA for cancelling the cruise with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted August 23, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Thanks. No, as I should have stated that I booked with HAL. I wanted to be able to make dinner reservations and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted August 23, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted August 23, 2017 If I transfer right now, I am gaining a shipboard credit of $235, nothing is changed. Still get the early booking beverage package and included Pinnacle Grill for two..... Now if I waited till close to final payment, I could go for the reduced price which is currently $400 less, but the deposit is non refundable. Still a ship board credit, though $190. Do Alaska cruises typically go up in price for mid August? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted August 23, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 23, 2017 We always transfer our bookings to a Travel Agency. It is not a problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted August 23, 2017 #7 Share Posted August 23, 2017 The only thing you can't do on the Hal website is make a payment but you can make payments online through the Costco website and I'm sure many other Travel agent sites. Still the same access for dining, tours, booking spa appointments. If you wanted to change something about the cruise though you'd have to call the agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted November 29, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 29, 2017 If I transfer right now, I am gaining a shipboard credit of $235, nothing is changed. Still get the early booking beverage package and included Pinnacle Grill for two..... Now if I waited till close to final payment, I could go for the reduced price which is currently $400 less, but the deposit is non refundable. Still a ship board credit, though $190. Do Alaska cruises typically go up in price for mid August? We have a similar situation where we transferred our booking with SBP and PG (E4 promo) to our big box TA today, for a sailing in late 2018. Correct me if I'm wrong, but regarding the reduced price (which is less for our booking now too); if we went for the reduced price, we would lose the SBP and PG dinner promos in exchange for the reduced fare. It's just a matter of crunching the numbers, and seeing which is the better value for you I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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