Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted July 12, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 12, 2022 July 12, 2022 12:50 PM EDT Holland America Line Launches Best Deal of the Year on 2023 Cruises -- 'Book Early & Save' Includes Crew Appreciation, Onboard Credit, Low-Fare Guarantee and Popular 'Have It All' Amenities Running from July 12 through Sept. 30, 2022 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAKcruiser Posted July 12, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 12, 2022 And they also raised the prices. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2003 Posted July 12, 2022 #3 Share Posted July 12, 2022 The one sailing I was checking doesn't show crew appreciation when one gets into the detail despite having this sale as a filter when I did the original search. Probably an IT issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted July 12, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Hoping it’s an IT issue as we looked at 5 cruises and none showed crew appreciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Titan Posted July 12, 2022 #5 Share Posted July 12, 2022 The "best deal of the year" WAS the Celebration a couple of months ago......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted July 12, 2022 #6 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, KAKcruiser said: And they also raised the prices. Yep. Booked a week ago. Added Have it all. ( no crew appreciation) but my fare is $1k less then it is priced today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenvee Posted July 14, 2022 #7 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I think prices will come down over the next several months due to the economic situation so I will wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bluesplayer Posted July 14, 2022 #8 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Same here .. booked without gratuities a month or so ago. Can pay gratuities at least twice and save money vs switching to Book Early and Save promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivaljunkie Posted July 15, 2022 #9 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Does anyone know what the "Low Fare Guarantee" is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptJerry51 Posted July 16, 2022 #10 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Well, I had the opposite experience. I booked 4/8/22 for a 1/5/23 departure and checked fares today and the new fare is $1,726 less for two people. I tried to call my cruise consultant, but apparently they now only work Monday through Friday. I sent an email asking to refare. If she balks, I will just cancel and rebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted July 16, 2022 #11 Share Posted July 16, 2022 "Best sale" -- nice try. I guess if they say it then it must be true. So far the "best sale" this year (for me) has been Celebrity's "no solo supplement" sale that recently ended. HAL, why not try that one on for size?? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted July 16, 2022 #12 Share Posted July 16, 2022 33 minutes ago, CaptJerry51 said: Well, I had the opposite experience. I booked 4/8/22 for a 1/5/23 departure and checked fares today and the new fare is $1,726 less for two people. I tried to call my cruise consultant, but apparently they now only work Monday through Friday. I sent an email asking to refare. If she balks, I will just cancel and rebook. Take a screenshot or two of that pricing. Send it to your cruise consultant in case those prices go up in a day or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptJerry51 Posted July 16, 2022 #13 Share Posted July 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said: Take a screenshot or two of that pricing. Send it to your cruise consultant in case those prices go up in a day or so. Thanks. I did just that. She will have the evidence even if the fare goes up after I asked over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAKcruiser Posted July 16, 2022 #14 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I think the Celebrity sale for no single supplements is still on. It's just hard to find. You have to check each sailing. I also wish HAL would have this promotion. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted July 16, 2022 #15 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I had not seen this thread and only the little icons for "book early & save" not the sale itself on HAL site. Imagine my delight to see Pre-Paid Crew Appreciation under my booked itineraries for 12/29/22 and 1/7/23 sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted July 16, 2022 #16 Share Posted July 16, 2022 4 hours ago, cruisemom42 said: "Best sale" -- nice try. I guess if they say it then it must be true. So far the "best sale" this year (for me) has been Celebrity's "no solo supplement" sale that recently ended. HAL, why not try that one on for size?? Gosh wish I’d seen that about Celebrity a no solo supplement. Do you get email offers from them or just have to check Celebrity website often? I have friends wanting me to sail with them and that would have been perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyochem Posted July 16, 2022 #17 Share Posted July 16, 2022 We have friends traveling with us on the Nov. 19 sailing on the Koningsdam. Called yesterday and refared three cabins for an overall saving of $2900 as well as picking up some OBC for each cabin. One cabin was an obstructed verandah for a single—his fare got reduced by $900! Thanks for posting about the sale! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted July 16, 2022 #18 Share Posted July 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, disneyochem said: One cabin was an obstructed verandah for a single—his fare got reduced by $900! Excellent news for your friend! It's funny because I checked my November 2022 cruise on Rotterdam and it has gone UP $900!! My price is already locked in at the lower fare so that's good. Always need to check, that's for sure! ~Nancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted July 16, 2022 #19 Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 1:12 PM, KAKcruiser said: And they also raised the prices. As always with their awesome “sales”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted July 16, 2022 #20 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, canadianbear said: Gosh wish I’d seen that about Celebrity a no solo supplement. Do you get email offers from them or just have to check Celebrity website often? I have friends wanting me to sail with them and that would have been perfect. I heard about it on the Celebrity forum here, actually. It's worth checking over them semi-frequently for info like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted July 17, 2022 #21 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, cruisemom42 said: I heard about it on the Celebrity forum here, actually. It's worth checking over them semi-frequently for info like that. I can hardly keep up with HAL forum, lol. I’ll certainly try to watch the Celebrity forum too, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted July 17, 2022 #22 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I added the new promo to my sailing next March, my fare went down by $80 and now I have crew appreciation………depending upon the sailing date, when you booked, category your in, it may benefit you, always check…… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highland cruiser Posted July 17, 2022 #23 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Our fare on the Oosterdam in Oct. 2023 stayed the same. I have emailed our TA asking to add the crew incentives to existing booking or rebook. Will see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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