ewildcat7 Posted June 29, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 29, 2022 I was reading the ways to earn Mariner points and saw the following: ONBOARD SPENDING BONUS: 1 bonus credit will be granted for every $300 spent in onboard purchases. Do shore excursions that were paid for before the cruise count towards this? Or is it ONLY purchases made after the cruise sets sail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted June 29, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 29, 2022 No, your pre-booked excursions count on your spending points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Suzy Posted June 29, 2022 #3 Share Posted June 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, ewildcat7 said: Do shore excursions that were paid for before the cruise count towards this? Yes - anything pre-booked counts. Including items inlcuded in fare, such as HIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted June 29, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Your pre purchased shore excursions will count towards earning Mariner points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartgrove Posted June 29, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 29, 2022 And they tend to round up the points within reason, i.e. 258 point becomes 300 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewildcat7 Posted June 29, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted June 29, 2022 well, this is all great news - those Alaska excursions are expensive! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted June 29, 2022 #7 Share Posted June 29, 2022 @ewildcat7 Do note that you can only earn one bonus day for every actual day of your cruise. By staying in a suite bought at rack rate (not an upsell or free upgrade) also doubles the daily days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted June 29, 2022 #8 Share Posted June 29, 2022 But.....a solo paying double fare for their room does not get double points (except suites)......it still ticks me off on that policy!! ~Nancy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted June 29, 2022 #9 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, oakridger said: But.....a solo paying double fare for their room does not get double points (except suites)......it still ticks me off on that policy!! ~Nancy Couples get points for each but neither gets double. I think it is fair but in your case I could see perhaps they could treat the single supplement as onboard spending. So if you buy a $500 cruise and had to pay $1000, the additional $500 would be treated just as if you had spent $500 onboard . That might be a good reward Edited June 29, 2022 by Mary229 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted June 29, 2022 #10 Share Posted June 29, 2022 I have been complaining to HAL about that for many years. There are quite a few other lines that do award double loyalty points for us solos -- one of them being Princess (a CCL line)! The only response that I have ever received was a vague sort of "we're thinking about it" reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted June 30, 2022 #11 Share Posted June 30, 2022 19 hours ago, Mary229 said: Couples get points for each but neither gets double. I think it is fair but in your case I could see perhaps they could treat the single supplement as onboard spending. So if you buy a $500 cruise and had to pay $1000, the additional $500 would be treated just as if you had spent $500 onboard . That might be a good reward That would at least be something to help! ~Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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