Pre & Post-Cruise Hotels on HAL.com?`

[knittinggirl]

How do we find the pre and post-cruise hotels on the new HAL website?

[TiogaCruiser]

Mine came up under shorex in my booking. I’m not sure if you must be booked to see hotels.

[zqvol]

Before booking through HAL, make sure you check prices booking directly. You may beat the price.

[dfish]

I found it under Travel Planning when I bring up my specific cruise.  There is a page about it if you haven't booked, but no specific information about what hotels they use.

[Roz]

This link to the HAL website indicates this information is available once you're booked:

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/pre-post-travel-cruise.html

 

Roz

[mauimacho]

I checked for our upcoming Copenhagen stay and HAL price is 3 times the price booking directly. 

[kazu]

38 minutes ago, zqvol said:

Before booking through HAL, make sure you check prices booking directly. You may beat the price.

 

No question about that.  In some cases HAL has good locations for hotels.  In other cases they don’t.  It’s worth doing a bit of research IMO.

[Sue from Canada]

9 hours ago, mauimacho said:

I checked for our upcoming Copenhagen stay and HAL price is 3 times the price booking directly. 

I booked HAL hotel for Rotterdam for this May.  Yes, it was a bit more expensive than booking it myself.  But, going with HAL includes:

1) Meeting me at Amsterdam Airport

2) Driving me to Rotterdam (private car)

3) Free breakfast next day

4) Luggage handling

5) Bus to ship

6) Availability of a HAL rep at hotel for any help etc.

 

Going solo this is worth it for a few extra bucks.

[dfish]

5 hours ago, Sue from Canada said:

I booked HAL hotel for Rotterdam for this May.  Yes, it was a bit more expensive than booking it myself.  But, going with HAL includes:

1) Meeting me at Amsterdam Airport

2) Driving me to Rotterdam (private car)

3) Free breakfast next day

4) Luggage handling

5) Bus to ship

6) Availability of a HAL rep at hotel for any help etc.

 

Going solo this is worth it for a few extra bucks.

Agreed!  In 2017, I booked the HAL hotel for Amsterdam.  My luggage didn't make it to Amsterdam when I did and the airline said they'd bring it out the next afternoon.   Just a bit of a problem there as we sailed the next afternoon.   I reported this to the HAL agent at the hotel and they had it to me that evening.  That was worth it to me.

[Roz]

7 hours ago, Sue from Canada said:

I booked HAL hotel for Rotterdam for this May.  Yes, it was a bit more expensive than booking it myself.  But, going with HAL includes:

1) Meeting me at Amsterdam Airport

2) Driving me to Rotterdam (private car)

3) Free breakfast next day

4) Luggage handling

5) Bus to ship

6) Availability of a HAL rep at hotel for any help etc.

 

Going solo this is worth it for a few extra bucks.

Sue, as a solo traveler myself, I think in this instance it's worth it to book hotels and transfers thru HAL.  Your flight lands in Amsterdam but the ship debarks from Rotterdam.  

 

Roz

[knittinggirl]

2 hours ago, dfish said:

Agreed!  In 2017, I booked the HAL hotel for Amsterdam.  My luggage didn't make it to Amsterdam when I did and the airline said they'd bring it out the next afternoon.   Just a bit of a problem there as we sailed the next afternoon.   I reported this to the HAL agent at the hotel and they had it to me that evening.  That was worth it to me.

We had something similar when flying into Vancouver.  American Airlines lost our luggage, and we had the Pan Pacific, Travel Guard, and Princess all looking for it.  We always at least one cruise tag on the bags when we fly.  The luggage was waiting for us after dinner.