sansterre Posted July 21, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2021 We are tiring of being 5 star. Free WIFI at 6 star would be nice. Is it ever going to happen? I'm not sure what it takes to get President's Club. But I think we may get there before HAL creates a 6 star level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFO Peter Posted July 21, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Go for Platinum if you have already received Gold for actual 500 days sailing. 700 or more actual sailing days is your next level. Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted July 21, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, SFO PETER said: Go for Platinum if you have already received Gold for actual 500 days sailing. 700 or more actual sailing days is your next level. Peter You are confusing Medallion level with Star level. Two different things. One has perks, the other doesn't, really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted July 21, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I think it is 1400 days for President's Club and you have to be invited. Does President's Club get free wi-fi? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFO Peter Posted July 21, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: You are confusing Medallion level with Star level. Two different things. One has perks, the other doesn't, really. ==== I am just stating what is said to be offered. And yes some people say President's Club does have perks. You do have to pass Gold and Platinum medallion levels and be invited to President's Club. Peter Edited July 21, 2021 by SFO PETER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido - Lanai Posted July 21, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) HAL President's Club Rewards include one free internet package (up to 500 minutes - 8.3 hours) HAL Presidents Club Rewards.pdf Edited July 21, 2021 by Lido - Lanai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted July 21, 2021 #7 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I don’t know how to break it to my dog that we’re probably not even going to make it to Silver, much less President’s Club. She was so pleased to be surprised by a bronze medallion in 2019 and then the darn pandemic happened. 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted July 21, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Don’t worry, free WiFi is coming. Don’t be upset when it is offered to all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 21, 2021 #9 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1400 Days to PC. You do have to be invited but not sure anyone has never not been invited. I think there are approximately 75 people in the PC group. You do get some free stuff, can’t remember it all but seems like free flowers and a free bottle of liquor. They also have some PC only events but I think that is only on grand voyages. Not bad (actually compared to some other lines it is) after spending a minimum of $350,000 per person ($250/day x 1,400). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted July 21, 2021 #10 Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, KirkNC said: 1400 Days to PC. You do have to be invited but not sure anyone has never not been invited. I think there are approximately 75 people in the PC group. You do get some free stuff, can’t remember it all but seems like free flowers and a free bottle of liquor. They also have some PC only events but I think that is only on grand voyages. Not bad (actually compared to some other lines it is) after spending a minimum of $350,000 per person ($250/day x 1,400). I vaguely remember some years back (pre-star days), a rather prominent poster at the time was complaining they had not been invited. At the time, the PC was rarely discussed and there were a handful of members. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 21, 2021 #11 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 minute ago, TiogaCruiser said: I vaguely remember some years back (pre-star days), a rather prominent poster at the time was complaining they had not been invited. At the time, the PC was rarely discussed and there were a handful of members. They must have been a real piece of work, I guess it’s one way to make sure people behave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 21, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 21, 2021 12 hours ago, sansterre said: We are tiring of being 5 star. Free WIFI at 6 star would be nice. Is it ever going to happen? I'm not sure what it takes to get President's Club. But I think we may get there before HAL creates a 6 star level. To answer the original question, I don’t think we will ever see a sixth star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa traveller Posted July 21, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I understand that the reason for the invitation is that they verify that you actually paid a cruise fare for all of the 1400 days. There are a lot of people who get free cruise days such as lecturers, TAs for big companies who go on the Grand Voyages to provide services to their clientele, Tai Chi instructors etc. I don't know if people who get casino fares may also fall into this category. A person who falls into this category informed me that her cruise days would not count toward any Mariner benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted July 21, 2021 Author #14 Share Posted July 21, 2021 11 hours ago, SFO PETER said: Go for Platinum if you have already received Gold for actual 500 days sailing. 700 or more actual sailing days is your next level. Peter I have been Platinum...... for about 7 years. There really needs to be a level after Platinum too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansterre Posted July 21, 2021 Author #15 Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 5 star is how many days? 500 days? President's Club is 1400 days Wouldn't it make sense to have something in between? It doesn't have to be 600, 700, 800. Make it 1000 days. That would be wonderful! Edited July 21, 2021 by sansterre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted July 21, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 21, 2021 40 minutes ago, sansterre said: 5 star is how many days? 500 days? President's Club is 1400 days Wouldn't it make sense to have something in between? It doesn't have to be 600, 700, 800. Make it 1000 days. That would be wonderful! President's Club is actual sea days only, no points for suites or spending 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted July 21, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 21, 2021 21 minutes ago, richwmn said: President's Club is actual sea days only, no points for suites or spending Agree. This is where previous posters have been confused. 5 Star Mariner is 500 days, including suite bonus days and spending bonus days, where as President Club is in the Medallion (Bronze, Silver, Platinum, etc) series of status levels, and is based on actual days on a HAL ship (being careful not to further confuse the situation with the phrase "sea days"). The Star series of status levels has perks. Not aware the Medallion series does...we have about 180 actual days on ships, but about 460 days on the Star totals. Met a President's Club married couple a cruise or two ago. They were the people on board with the most days that cruise. They were shockingly thin!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted July 21, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: Met a President's Club married couple a cruise or two ago. They were the people on board with the most days that cruise. They were shockingly thin!! Oh, I think that I've sailed with them! The couple I'm thinking about is not only thin, they're rather tall also. And at the Mariner reception, their white Platinum medallion ribbons were plastered with pins from previous voyages. <-- do they even award those pins any more? I have quite a few but haven't gotten a new one in a few years (you know, those enamel pins with "Statendam", "Ryndam", "Panama Canal", etc). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 21, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Ottawa traveller said: I understand that the reason for the invitation is that they verify that you actually paid a cruise fare for all of the 1400 days. There are a lot of people who get free cruise days such as lecturers, TAs for big companies who go on the Grand Voyages to provide services to their clientele, Tai Chi instructors etc. I don't know if people who get casino fares may also fall into this category. A person who falls into this category informed me that her cruise days would not count toward any Mariner benefits. Interesting, never thought about those folks but they could accumulate a lot of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted July 21, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 21, 2021 33 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: Agree. This is where previous posters have been confused. 5 Star Mariner is 500 days, including suite bonus days and spending bonus days, where as President Club is in the Medallion (Bronze, Silver, Platinum, etc) series of status levels, and is based on actual days on a HAL ship (being careful not to further confuse the situation with the phrase "sea days"). The Star series of status levels has perks. Not aware the Medallion series does...we have about 180 actual days on ships, but about 460 days on the Star totals. Met a President's Club married couple a cruise or two ago. They were the people on board with the most days that cruise. They were shockingly thin!! We need to figure out their secret! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted July 21, 2021 #21 Share Posted July 21, 2021 37 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: The Star series of status levels has perks. Not aware the Medallion series does...we have about 180 actual days on ships, but about 460 days on the Star totals. and sailing as a solo, I have well over 300 actual days yet only 468 days on the Star totals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted July 21, 2021 #22 Share Posted July 21, 2021 13 hours ago, SFO PETER said: Go for Platinum if you have already received Gold for actual 500 days sailing. 700 or more actual sailing days is your next level. Peter Platinum gets you a few extras, at each ship's discretion. Nice and welcome additions but quite variable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted July 21, 2021 #23 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, CruiserBruce said: Met a President's Club married couple a cruise or two ago. They were the people on board with the most days that cruise. They were shockingly thin!! We've met quite a few Pres Clubs and one couple told us they are very rigid with food. Example: at the Mariner Brunch they have a very large bowl of soup, then leave; lunch in the Pinnacle is the entree salad and a glass of wine. Sounds like a plan, but for the rest of us........... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare albingirl Posted July 21, 2021 #24 Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 hours ago, KirkNC said: To answer the original question, I don’t think we will ever see a sixth star. Ha! We have so much fun being four star, for what seems forever, that we can't imagine six. Maybe instead of free laundry, they'll give us free clothes. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted July 21, 2021 #25 Share Posted July 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said: I don’t know how to break it to my dog that we’re probably not even going to make it to Silver, much less President’s Club. She was so pleased to be surprised by a bronze medallion in 2019 and then the darn pandemic happened. She’s lovely! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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