Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted December 28, 2023 #26 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/19/2023 at 10:50 PM, sandiego1 said: Pls let us know if you were able to get the guaranteed refund. I tried once with the Flam, Norway train excursion. HAL added a waffle so the tour wasn’t exactly the same, but it was over 2 times the price! That was one expensive waffle. We booked it independently and didn’t bother getting a waffle 😀 I recall that tour - I called it the $100 waffle.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare The-Inside-Cabin Posted December 28, 2023 #27 Share Posted December 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said: That's my hope. And I love ‘Thank you for your interest in the Best Price Guarantee Program’. It sounds like I’m trying out for a position on a sports team, or a job interview. Maybe they only pick one successful candidate?😂 Good luck - I haven't heard of anyone being successful - maybe you will be the first - This is their common tactic - buy all the capacity or add a "waffle," as @sandiego1 noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted December 28, 2023 #28 Share Posted December 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said: That's my hope. And I love ‘Thank you for your interest in the Best Price Guarantee Program’. It sounds like I’m trying out for a position on a sports team, or a job interview. Maybe they only pick one successful candidate?😂 Cheerleader here as I'm rooting for you!!📣🤸♀️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon chaser 1957 Posted December 28, 2023 Author #29 Share Posted December 28, 2023 3 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said: Good luck - I haven't heard of anyone being successful - maybe you will be the first - This is their common tactic - buy all the capacity or add a "waffle," as @sandiego1 noted. Luckily a few people have responded who have been successful under the same circumstances. But now their dilemma - is it cheaper to refund me the price difference in OBC, or to buy EVERYONE a previously unmentioned waffle?🤔 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon chaser 1957 Posted January 4 Author #30 Share Posted January 4 OK - so I got HAL’s decision late yesterday: “We do appreciate your loyalty. As a one time gesture of goodwill, the manager of Ship & Shore experiences has approved Onboard credit for each of you, based on the 110% Best Price guarantee. However, you will be receiving a “Denied: Competitor tour has no availability on port date.” E mail from our Best Price Guarantee Platform. Please disregard that E mail. The onboard credit has been manually added to your shipboard account.” So we were officially denied, but unofficially approved. Bottom line, although we did get the OBC, the Best Price Guarantee is all smoke and mirrors. It only applies if you can find the same operator with availability after HAL has blocked out that days entire capacity, even if no $100 waffle has been added. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlaMariner Posted January 4 #31 Share Posted January 4 54 minutes ago, Horizon chaser 1957 said: So we were officially denied, but unofficially approved. Yahoo! I'd call that a win! Good for you for filling out the form and giving it a try...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted January 4 #32 Share Posted January 4 13 minutes ago, FlaMariner said: Yahoo! I'd call that a win! Good for you for filling out the form and giving it a try...... I'd also call it a win and in addition good customer service by HAL. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon chaser 1957 Posted January 4 Author #33 Share Posted January 4 Yes, it is definitely a win!😁 I feel much better about the whole thing now. We get on the tour boat for the same price we paid originally, plus enough OBC for a few drinks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted January 5 #34 Share Posted January 5 Now @Horizon chaser 1957 you need to update us on how the excursion went. Hope you enjoy it- have a great time. W/o the waffle, you'll have room for snacks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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