Rare Murray's Pop Posted January 17 #51 Share Posted January 17 15 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: No discount. If you are 4 or 5 Star, yes. Is that for individual bottles? What I see is for packages only, individual bottles are excluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real NHDOC Posted January 17 #52 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Murray's Pop said: Is there a discount for wine/champagne bottle purchase when you have the Elite Beverage Package? I thought I remembered a discount but could not find on the HAL site. Actually, I was told by the Cellar Master on Zaandam last month that there was going to be a 25% discount off of wines by the bottle for people who have the drink packages. Last year they were giving $11 a bottle off but he said they are changing that to 25% so ask the Cellar Master or Beverage Manager on the ship you’re on about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted January 17 #53 Share Posted January 17 29 minutes ago, Real NHDOC said: Actually, I was told by the Cellar Master on Zaandam last month that there was going to be a 25% discount off of wines by the bottle for people who have the drink packages. Last year they were giving $11 a bottle off but he said they are changing that to 25% so ask the Cellar Master or Beverage Manager on the ship you’re on about that. But keep in mind that the 25% discount will be nearly negated by an 18% gratuity on that bottle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 17 #54 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, CruiserBruce said: No discount. If you are 4 or 5 Star, yes. There’s a discount on individual bottles? I have never been told that by my wine steward (back when we used to have them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real NHDOC Posted January 17 #55 Share Posted January 17 1 minute ago, kazu said: There’s a discount on individual bottles? I have never been told that by my wine steward (back when we used to have them). It’s something new. I have not seen it in writing but do know last year on N-S they offered us $11 off wine by the bottle because we had HIA. But I was told the new discount is 25%. This is actually consistent with a similar discount offered on Carnival for guests with their drinks package. Yes, you still need to pay another 18% in service charge but it’s still a discount you would not ordinarily receive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 17 #56 Share Posted January 17 20 minutes ago, Real NHDOC said: It’s something new. I have not seen it in writing but do know last year on N-S they offered us $11 off wine by the bottle because we had HIA. But I was told the new discount is 25%. This is actually consistent with a similar discount offered on Carnival for guests with their drinks package. Yes, you still need to pay another 18% in service charge but it’s still a discount you would not ordinarily receive. Thanks - I read that - no HIA on the upcoming cruise - not beneficial for my friend in my cabin. I was intrigued by @CruiserBruce comment & If there was a 5* discount on individual bottles. I supect he was referring to the wine packages but it would be nice 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real NHDOC Posted January 17 #57 Share Posted January 17 1 minute ago, kazu said: Thanks - I read that - no HIA on the upcoming cruise - not beneficial for my friend in my cabin. I was intrigued by @CruiserBruce comment & If there was a 5* discount on individual bottles. I supect he was referring to the wine packages but it would be nice 😉 Yes, the Mariner’s discount only applies to the Sommelier’s Suite packages, not to individual bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 17 #58 Share Posted January 17 8 minutes ago, Real NHDOC said: Yes, the Mariner’s discount only applies to the Sommelier’s Suite packages, not to individual bottles. that’s what I thought. that post had me wondering if I had been missing something all these years 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Murray's Pop Posted January 18 #59 Share Posted January 18 20 hours ago, kazu said: that’s what I thought. that post had me wondering if I had been missing something all these years 😂 Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVU_Neal Posted January 18 #60 Share Posted January 18 On 1/17/2024 at 4:17 PM, Real NHDOC said: Yes, the Mariner’s discount only applies to the Sommelier’s Suite packages, not to individual bottles. I just checked and the complete link is below. Mariner 3 stars get 25% of packages and bottles. Mariner 4-5 get 50% https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/mariner-society 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicd1969 Posted January 18 #61 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, WVU_Neal said: I just checked and the complete link is below. Mariner 3 stars get 25% of packages and bottles. Mariner 4-5 get 50% https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/mariner-society Do you get the Mariner discount applied if you pre-purchase before boarding, or only onboard? Edited January 18 by vicd1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSR Posted January 19 #62 Share Posted January 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, WVU_Neal said: I just checked and the complete link is below. Mariner 3 stars get 25% of packages and bottles. Mariner 4-5 get 50% https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/mariner-society I think you missed the “excluding” parenthesis. Edited January 19 by PSR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVU_Neal Posted January 19 #63 Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, PSR said: 1 hour ago, WVU_Neal said: I just checked and the complete link is below. Mariner 3 stars get 25% of packages and bottles. Mariner 4-5 get 50% https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/mariner-society Expand I think you missed the “excluding” parenthesis LOL. Indeed I did. Sheesh. I must read more carefully. 😀 I stand corrected. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real NHDOC Posted January 19 #64 Share Posted January 19 53 minutes ago, vicd1969 said: Do you get the Mariner discount applied if you pre-purchase before boarding, or only onboard? You get the discount either way but if you prepurchase you pay the full price initially and it gets adjusted when you get aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted January 19 #65 Share Posted January 19 9 hours ago, WVU_Neal said: LOL. Indeed I did. Sheesh. I must read more carefully. 😀 I stand corrected. Thank you. You had me going for a minute! Just Sommelier Packages. Not individual bottles. (except the mini bar) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedIguana Posted January 19 #66 Share Posted January 19 On 1/16/2024 at 1:01 AM, oakridger said: I've always thought that HAL's beverage package wines by the glass are what I call "Tuesday Wines". Meaning they are OK at home with my meatloaf dinner on Tuesday but certainly not what I would drink on Saturday with my filet mignon dinner! My OBC usually goes to those "Saturday Wines"! I've not been on any other mainstream cruise lines since 1990 so how do HAL's by-the-glass wines compare to others such as RCCL, Carnival, Princess, etc? ~Nancy At least for cabs, much better than Carnival (still J. Lohrs?), better but close to Royal (still Oberon ?), and I believe the same using the premium package (I think Decoy on all 3). Celebrity has a $2+grats up charge on Decoy even with the premium, I believe Princess and HAL both cover it on premium. Princess has Caymus by the glass at an $8+grats up charge as of last summer. HAL's package limits are lower, but the drink prices are much lower also ($14.50 for Decoy on HAL vs $19 on Celebrity). I am using dates from old Carnival ship 2020, multiple RCI sailings from 2021-2022, Princess from summer 2023, and latest Celebrity a month ago. last HAL was 2022 (50 days to next one), but those current menus are in this forum. As always, your sailing may vary, or things may have changed, or I just plain have it wrong, but I tried 🤪. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now