HAL cruises available to some for $100pp during the next eight months

[mwj]

 

A friend who cruises infrequently sees the following cruises currently available for $100 per person for an inside room.

I do NOT see the same when I log in.

Your experience may and will likely vary.

 

Sep 3  - 7-Day Glacier Discovery Northbound Ship Noordam
Sep 6  - 11-Day Iberian Adventure Ship Nieuw Statendam
Sep 10 - 7-Day Glacier Discovery Northbound Ship Nieuw Amsterdam
Sep 24 - 13-Day The Atlantic Coast Ship Zaandam
Sep 26 - 12-Day Greece & Adriatic Antiquities Ship Oosterdam
Sep 30 - 10-Day The Atlantic Coast Ship Zuiderdam
Oct 1  - 7-Day Wine Country & Pacific Northwest Ship Noordam
Oct 1  - 13-Day North Pacific Crossing Ship Westerdam
Oct 15 - 14-Day Turkey & Greek Isles Ship Nieuw Statendam
Oct 15 - 13-Day Japan Discovery Ship Westerdam
Oct 20 - 12-Day Ancient Empires Ship Oosterdam
Oct 29 - 11-Day Adriatic Dream Ship Nieuw Statendam
Nov 11 - 14-Day The Philippines, Malaysia & Thailand Ship Westerdam
Nov 12 - 14-Day Australia & New Zealand Ship Noordam
Nov 15 - 17-Day Panama Canal & Inca Discovery Ship Oosterdam
Nov 25 - 14-Day Indonesia Discovery Ship Westerdam
Nov 26 - 14-Day Passage To America Ship Nieuw Statendam
Nov 26 - 14-Day Australia & New Zealand Ship Noordam
Dec 9  - 14-Day Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand Ship Westerdam
Dec 16 - 22-Day South America & Antarctica Holiday Ship Oosterdam
Dec 17 - 10-Day Southern Caribbean Seafarer Holiday Ship Nieuw Statendam
Dec 20 - 13-Day New Zealand Holiday Ship Noordam
Dec 21 - 16-Day Circle Hawaii Holiday Ship Koningsdam
Dec 23 - 14-Day Far East Discovery Holiday Ship Westerdam
Jan 6  - 14-Day The Philippines, Malaysia & Thailand Ship Westerdam
Jan 7  - 22-Day South America & Antarctica Ship Oosterdam
Jan 13 - 14-Day Australia & New Zealand Ship Noordam
Jan 27 - 14-Day Australia & New Zealand Ship Noordam
Feb 10 - 12-Day Australia & New Zealand Ship Noordam
Feb 22 - 16-Day Australia & New Zealand Ship Noordam
Mar 9  - 14-Day Australia & New Zealand Ship Noordam
Mar 19 - 17-Day Inca & Panama Canal Discovery Ship Oosterdam
Apr 6  - 22-Day Panama Canal Ship Nieuw Amsterdam
Apr 13 - 21-Day Panama Canal Ship Eurodam

 

[Haljo1935]

They are private fares, so visibility will vary among Mariners. If you're eligible to receive that rate, you have to be logged in to see it.

[retird]

Did your friend get an email advising of the sailings or did he randomly do a mock booking for all those cruises and discover they were only $100. Pp?

[Banditswife]

I get these offers occasionally.  They are usually $100-$200 pp, but you also have to pay port fees & taxes & full payment must be paid at time of booking.  Adding in the port fees & taxes makes them roughly $700-$900+, depending on length of cruise for 2 people.  They are also usually guarantee insides & sometimes guarantee OVs.  And they sell out fast.  My personal experience: I called immediately upon getting an email, I told the rep 2-3 of the itineraries I would be interested in & was told they were sold out.  Another thing to note on these is that you can use your own PCC or travel agent, they don't have to be booked with the agent listed on them.

[RD64]

$100 it may be, but not playing the guarantee game- I lost on that one recently, and never again.

[Shippy]

that is the casino price when you put in your card number & have had a recent offer.

I got an email offer from Holland. I was surprised to see that price also when I checked with my regular internet agent.

But...only if i put in my Holland number. If I left it out...the prices changed.

 

[POA1]

The $100 guarantees on this sale can be upgraded for a price. I want to say that you can get an assigned room for only $100 more.

[AllTheSun]

I was offered like $100 for a 1 night Seattle-Vancouver. Does this mean I’m one step closer to HAL Baller Status?!! 🤣 

Edited August 28, 2023 by AllTheSun

[highscar]

What is a Holland Number?

[Haljo1935]

19 minutes ago, highscar said:

What is a Holland Number?

Mariner loyalty number. Special pricing is tied to your Mariner number. 

[highscar]

Have been a mariner for 40+yrs. Didn’t know about the number. I’ll have to be a detective and find it.  

[highscar]

Ok. Got it.  Called Mariner  I.D.  

[Laminator]

Every one of the sailings mentioned by @mwj plus many others were sent out as casino offers this past Thursday. 

HEP2338CI_USDv2.pdf (hollandamerica.com)

Edited August 28, 2023 by Laminator

[mwj]

1 hour ago, Laminator said:

Every one of the sailings mentioned by @mwj plus many others were sent out as casino offers this past Thursday. 

HEP2338CI_USDv2.pdf (hollandamerica.com)

FYI,

 

the sailings mentioned were not casino offers, as they do not gamble..

[Laminator]

2 minutes ago, mwj said:

FYI,

 

the sailings mentioned were not casino offers, as they do not gamble..

Do they play bingo? Have they gotten scratch off Tix? Did they sign up for a free cruise drawing?

[LocoLoco1]

Casino Offers are often $Free$.  $100/pp is quite common actually. 

[RD64]

Perhaps you should change the heading to Casino Rate $100 as the title is rather misleading - it is not open to everyone - and definitely not to most Mariners.

[GatorMomInNC]

Wow, so I normally do not gamble on cruises at ALL since my first or 2nd cruise. and never on HAL.  Not a moral issue, just consider it boring and a waste of time.  I have played Bingo once or twice, on Disney, which is technically gambling, I guess, but mainly because they make a lot of jokes and it is kind of entertaining.  But, I am sailing on HAL next week.  If I play bingo or spend $10 on the slot machines, does that mean I might get offered one of these cruise deals?? That is a gamble I might want to take...

[Haljo1935]

9 hours ago, mwj said:

FYI,

 

the sailings mentioned were not casino offers, as they do not gamble..

Respectfully, they're sent from the Casino Dept (no history of donating to casino required), flyer says "casino offers" and if you book one, they will tell you it's a casino rate. Flyer also says "free stateroom." 

The $100 is given back as OBC.