Florida_gal_50 Posted October 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I few weeks ago a poster mentioned they were able to book their 5 star freebies ahead of the cruise without paying by calling the mariner society. I'd never heard anyone else mention it besides this poster. I decided to call today and the person told me that it's not available. Has anyone been successful in doing this? I realize you get freebies with HIA but I'm not speaking about that. I also realize you can book and pay but I'm not talking about that either. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedneckBob Posted October 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Consider the poster lucky. I tried several times but never happened. Always prepay for restaurants and then spend entire length of cruise to get credit. I consider it part of cruising 😀 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted October 21, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 minute ago, RedneckBob said: Consider the poster lucky. I tried several times but never happened. Always prepay for restaurants and then spend entire length of cruise to get credit. I consider it part of cruising 😀 Yeah, I get tired of fighting for discounts so I only book a couple. I know people will say they've never had to fight for it. I'm speaking only for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jettaleea Posted October 21, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 21, 2022 We just wait and book once we're on the ship. Even then we have to be careful we don't get charged. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANGELCAT Posted October 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I’m the poster who did this. It was prior to Covid . Maybe, things have changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted October 21, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted October 21, 2022 4 hours ago, jettaleea said: We just wait and book once we're on the ship. Even then we have to be careful we don't get charged. That’s the truth. I will do that. I’m a little worried because my cruise seems to be almost sold out. It’s going to be an adjustment to the last couple of cruises that were around 50 percent. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare zgscl Posted October 22, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Florida_gal_50 said: Yeah, I get tired of fighting for discounts so I only book a couple. I know people will say they've never had to fight for it. I'm speaking only for myself. I feel like this is a Koningsdam thing. On all of my other ships (except a 1 night on Eurodam) it has all been posted by accounting mid cruise, or even on the first night. Every time on Koningsdam I have to have the Neptune concierge pester accounting. I get back onboard Monday so I might keep quiet and see what happens until the end of the cruise. They really need to update their systems so mariner discounts are applied at the time of booking. Or do what they do with spa bookings and just credit the purchase to your account and then apply the charge at the time of service with the appropriate discounts reflected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted October 22, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 22, 2022 I recently booked several speciality restaurants on line into my booking & I did not pay in advance for those bookings nor would I .I want my Mariner discounts . HAK's prices are high enough ,we Mariners deserve our discount breaks LOL😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted October 22, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, zgscl said: I feel like this is a Koningsdam thing. On all of my other ships (except a 1 night on Eurodam) it has all been posted by accounting mid cruise, or even on the first night. Every time on Koningsdam I have to have the Neptune concierge pester accounting. I get back onboard Monday so I might keep quiet and see what happens until the end of the cruise. They really need to update their systems so mariner discounts are applied at the time of booking. Or do what they do with spa bookings and just credit the purchase to your account and then apply the charge at the time of service with the appropriate discounts reflected. I agree, it’s a koningsdam thing for the most part. I’ve had very few problems on other hal ships. I’ll be interested to see if the accounting system has improved in the last several months. I hope you have a wonderful cruise. Edited October 22, 2022 by Florida_gal_50 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfocruiser Posted October 22, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 22, 2022 19 hours ago, Florida_gal_50 said: Yeah, I get tired of fighting for discounts so I only book a couple. I know people will say they've never had to fight for it. I'm speaking only for myself. We’ve only prepaid our 5* dinners on Holiday cruises and in every case it’s resulted in several trips to the front desk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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