mcrcruiser Posted November 16, 2021 #51 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Crew News said: Here is the number to the office that assigns the Club Orange staterooms: "Once a guest has booked their cruise, they or their travel advisor can add Club Orange by contacting Holland America Line Ship Inventory at 1-888-628-8107 or 206-626-7381." Thanks very much Crew News .We phoned that number ,spoke with a fella named Jay & he added Club Orange to our booking 18 night on koningsdam Hawaii Jan 23 ,2023 @ $540 total & we went from deck 4 handicap obstructed to Navigation Deck into a VA handicap with a great view . Thanks again ,much appreciated .Just $30 per day total Edited November 16, 2021 by mcrcruiser 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted November 16, 2021 #52 Share Posted November 16, 2021 18 minutes ago, mcrcruiser said: Thanks very much Crew News .We phoned that number ,spoke with a fella named Jay & he added Club Orange to our booking 18 night on koningsdam Hawaii Jan 23 ,2023 @ $540 total & we went from deck 4 handicap obstructed to Navigation Deck into a VA handicap with a great view . Thanks again ,much appreciated .Just $30 per day total CC is a forum for helping fellow cruisers. Enjoy the Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and steak for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted November 16, 2021 #53 Share Posted November 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, Crew News said: CC is a forum for helping fellow cruisers. Enjoy the Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and steak for breakfast. Thanks we will assuredly .Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaktreerb Posted November 16, 2021 #54 Share Posted November 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said: Our two experiences so far with CO have been excellent, with top notch dining room service. I requested a specific table the first day and the Manager in both cases confirmed it instantly for us to enjoy the entire time. Club Orange does not reserve tables. However, if someone were traveling with a canine companion Club Orange would most likely make a special needs exception. The dining room is really busy, especially for breakfast. The taller bar height tables are the most likely to be available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted November 16, 2021 #55 Share Posted November 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, Crew News said: CC is a forum for helping fellow cruisers. Enjoy the Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and steak for breakfast. You'll need to pay for the steak though. It's not included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in AZ Posted November 16, 2021 #56 Share Posted November 16, 2021 4 hours ago, mcrcruiser said: Wow did I get a shock .Club Orange for us would be $279 each per day . This was quoted to us by a HAL representative .Apparently ,the $25 extra was if a pax had booked into a Neptune suite We have a huge balcony ,although we are partially blocked in our VH handicap ,we can see out This can't be correct, I think the rep didn't know and should have found out for you. I added Club Orange for $25pd and we are in a Vista Suite. If you are in a Neptune Suite it is included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted November 16, 2021 #57 Share Posted November 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sharon in AZ said: This can't be correct, I think the rep didn't know and should have found out for you. I added Club Orange for $25pd and we are in a Vista Suite. If you are in a Neptune Suite it is included. It has been corrected by HAL .We booked Club Orange for our 18 night Hawaii cruise aboard Koningsdam Jan 31 ,2023 & total cost was $540 .The up grade from a VH to a VA handicap was well worth the CO upgrade alone plus the CO perks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot73 Posted November 16, 2021 #58 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I'm a solo passenger and would like to try CO. My worry is that I will eat alone. At the MDR, I am usually placed at a larger table with other passengers, which is great. Does anyone know whether CO does the same thing? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in AZ Posted November 16, 2021 #59 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 minute ago, mcrcruiser said: It has been corrected by HAL .We booked Club Orange for our 18 night Hawaii cruise aboard Koningsdam Jan 31 ,2023 & total cost was $540 .The up grade from a VH to a VA handicap was well worth the CO upgrade alone plus the CO perks Super! I am glad it all worked out for you. I think you will really enjoy Club Orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted November 16, 2021 #60 Share Posted November 16, 2021 40 minutes ago, dot73 said: I'm a solo passenger and would like to try CO. My worry is that I will eat alone. At the MDR, I am usually placed at a larger table with other passengers, which is great. Does anyone know whether CO does the same thing? Thank you. Just thinking out loud that your concern is valid. Since the subset of passengers who book CO is quite small, it is very possible that few or none would want to table share. We have seen this happen on Princess with their Club Class folks where there were simply not enough wanting to share (at a particular time) to handle the singles. We met one lady who decided to just dine in the MDR so she would be assured of having tablemates. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted November 16, 2021 #61 Share Posted November 16, 2021 51 minutes ago, dot73 said: I'm a solo passenger and would like to try CO. My worry is that I will eat alone. At the MDR, I am usually placed at a larger table with other passengers, which is great. Does anyone know whether CO does the same thing? Thank you. The Nieuw Statendam CO has two community tables that can be selected and often are fully occupied during the peak dining hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted November 17, 2021 #62 Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 hours ago, dot73 said: I'm a solo passenger and would like to try CO. My worry is that I will eat alone. At the MDR, I am usually placed at a larger table with other passengers, which is great. Does anyone know whether CO does the same thing? Thank you. I think your concern is valid. I am trying to stay away from others as much as possible. I was asked if I wanted to share for breakfast the other day and I said no I’d wait. On the koningsdam it hasn’t been that busy at night so I think it wouldn’t likely happen. Would all ships be like that? Not sure. I’ve met several lovely people in the specialty restaurants sitting in close proximity though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted November 17, 2021 #63 Share Posted November 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Florida_gal_50 said: I think your concern is valid. I am trying to stay away from others as much as possible. I was asked if I wanted to share for breakfast the other day and I said no I’d wait. On the koningsdam it hasn’t been that busy at night so I think it wouldn’t likely happen. Would all ships be like that? Not sure. I’ve met several lovely people in the specialty restaurants sitting in close proximity though. It still is wise to keep social distancing until this virus is behind us . By years end the new Pfizer pill will have full FDA approval ;which should help immensely in the fight against covid along with the vaccinations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted November 17, 2021 #64 Share Posted November 17, 2021 My wife & I have dined by ourselves for years .Our main reason had been to timely get to the main shows in the evening .We certainly can understand a single wanting company over dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kluv2cruz Posted November 17, 2021 #65 Share Posted November 17, 2021 8 hours ago, mcrcruiser said: It has been corrected by HAL .We booked Club Orange for our 18 night Hawaii cruise aboard Koningsdam Jan 31 ,2023 & total cost was $540 .The up grade from a VH to a VA handicap was well worth the CO upgrade alone plus the CO perks $540 per person or total for both of you? My TA quoted me $35 /day so that would be $630 for you 18 night Hawaii. Hmmnn, seems like my quote was higher than yours. But then yours appears to be $30 x 18 = $540. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted November 17, 2021 #66 Share Posted November 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, kluv2cruz said: $540 per person or total for both of you? My TA quoted me $35 /day so that would be $630 for you 18 night Hawaii. Hmmnn, seems like my quote was higher than yours. But then yours appears to be $30 x 18 = $540. Right? My HAL PCC explained that cruises 14 days and more will have $15/p/p/day; 8-13 days are $35/p/p/day; and 7 days and less are $50/p/p/day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted November 17, 2021 #67 Share Posted November 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Crew News said: My HAL PCC explained that cruises 14 days and more will have $15/p/p/day; 8-13 days are $35/p/p/day; and 7 days and less are $50/p/p/day. It definitely varies by length. However, our cost was lower for 7 days and less. It was $25 pp/per day ($50 for two) on the short (originally 4-day but changed to 5-day) Rotterdam sailing on November 5. This was booked directly by calling the HAL Club Orange phone number. So, YMMV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted November 17, 2021 #68 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 hours ago, kluv2cruz said: $540 per person or total for both of you? My TA quoted me $35 /day so that would be $630 for you 18 night Hawaii. Hmmnn, seems like my quote was higher than yours. But then yours appears to be $30 x 18 = $540. Right? First of all the person you quoted was given the amount is usd. I’m assuming yours is Canadian. That’s how mine was quoted. I also paid 2 different rates for mine even though they were both 7 days. The California coast one was higher. My paperwork that breaks it down is at home so I can’t tell you exactly what it was. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hmorrow Posted November 17, 2021 Author #69 Share Posted November 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Crew News said: My HAL PCC explained that cruises 14 days and more will have $15/p/p/day; 8-13 days are $35/p/p/day; and 7 days and less are $50/p/p/day. Our cruise is 7 days, and we paid 25 pp per day, not 50pp per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot73 Posted November 17, 2021 #70 Share Posted November 17, 2021 15 hours ago, Hlitner said: Just thinking out loud that your concern is valid. Since the subset of passengers who book CO is quite small, it is very possible that few or none would want to table share. We have seen this happen on Princess with their Club Class folks where there were simply not enough wanting to share (at a particular time) to handle the singles. We met one lady who decided to just dine in the MDR so she would be assured of having tablemates. Hank My cruise isn't until May so hopefully there will be another solo on the roll call that may have also bought the CO and will want to share a table. If not, I can eat alone like I usually do in Canaletto or the other specialty restaurants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot73 Posted November 17, 2021 #71 Share Posted November 17, 2021 15 hours ago, Crew News said: The Nieuw Statendam CO has two community tables that can be selected and often are fully occupied during the peak dining hours. That would be great. I love sitting at a large table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted November 17, 2021 #72 Share Posted November 17, 2021 31 minutes ago, dot73 said: That would be great. I love sitting at a large table. That would be great. One practice we really like on Seabourn is what they call "hosted tables." That line encourages senior officers, staff, and entertainers to interact with the passengers. They routinely will host tables in the MDR and those interested have simply to let the dining hosts (who staff the entrance of all the dining venues) that they are interested in the hosted tables. The staff does the rest. DW and I always volunteer to go to those tables (they need some couples as well as singles) and they are lots of fun. On our most recent cruise we dined with the Captain, Staff Captain, Assistant CD, lead singer, and were given an opportunity to dine with the Chief Engineer which we declined because of another commitment. One item of interest was that both the Captain and Staff Captain had come over to Seabourn from prior Senior Officer jobs with HAL (HAL and SB operate as sister companies). They told us that SB differs from HAL in that the company really encourages the Senior staff to dine and interact with passengers. We do remember when HAL had a similar policy and you would often see numerous tables in the MDR hosted by Officers and sometimes the Officer's spouses (when they were aboard). HAL (and other mass market lines) have mostly abandoned that policy. Hank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted November 17, 2021 #73 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, kluv2cruz said: $540 per person or total for both of you? My TA quoted me $35 /day so that would be $630 for you 18 night Hawaii. Hmmnn, seems like my quote was higher than yours. But then yours appears to be $30 x 18 = $540. Right? Yes the Holland America representative told me $540 cost for our 18 night Hawaii cruise Jan 31 ,2023 . We were upgraded from a VH handicap cabin on deck 4 to a VA handicap cabin on deck 8 .We paid in US dollars Edited November 17, 2021 by mcrcruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot73 Posted November 17, 2021 #74 Share Posted November 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Hlitner said: That would be great. One practice we really like on Seabourn is what they call "hosted tables." That line encourages senior officers, staff, and entertainers to interact with the passengers. They routinely will host tables in the MDR and those interested have simply to let the dining hosts (who staff the entrance of all the dining venues) that they are interested in the hosted tables. The staff does the rest. DW and I always volunteer to go to those tables (they need some couples as well as singles) and they are lots of fun. On our most recent cruise we dined with the Captain, Staff Captain, Assistant CD, lead singer, and were given an opportunity to dine with the Chief Engineer which we declined because of another commitment. One item of interest was that both the Captain and Staff Captain had come over to Seabourn from prior Senior Officer jobs with HAL (HAL and SB operate as sister companies). They told us that SB differs from HAL in that the company really encourages the Senior staff to dine and interact with passengers. We do remember when HAL had a similar policy and you would often see numerous tables in the MDR hosted by Officers and sometimes the Officer's spouses (when they were aboard). HAL (and other mass market lines) have mostly abandoned that policy. Hank About 15 years ago, I had an opportunity to sit with a couple of officers on Princess and on HAL. I really enjoyed that. I haven't been on Princess in a while but HAL doesn't seem to do that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted November 17, 2021 #75 Share Posted November 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, dot73 said: About 15 years ago, I had an opportunity to sit with a couple of officers on Princess and on HAL. I really enjoyed that. I haven't been on Princess in a while but HAL doesn't seem to do that anymore. We do know it was a deliberate change in HAL policy, but Officers are mum on the reason(s). There has been some speculation here on CC but like many things on CC it is just speculation. When HAL Senior Officers move over to Seabourn they adjust to a completely different policy/culture in dealing with passengers. As one who has cruised extensively on HAL, it was a surprise to find this big difference on Seabourn. The topic did come up with the Staff Captain who tactfully handled the issue by saying that finding the time on a larger ship is more difficult :). Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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