mcrcruiser Posted February 19 #1 Share Posted February 19 Does HAL advertise the Have It all with the Cruise tips included often ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi1977 Posted February 19 #2 Share Posted February 19 Occasionally. Especially on early bookings when a cruise first comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted February 19 #3 Share Posted February 19 Currently EBB is shown as including crew appreciation. Have It All Early Booking Bonus | Holland America Line So you would need to plan at least a year ahead of time as EBB runs only either 60 or 90 days after the itinerary is launched. HAL may run an additional promo, maybe twice a year -- I'm thinking Black Friday (Cyber Week) and some week in early summer -- where they include crew incentive on bookings outside of EBB limits. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted February 19 #4 Share Posted February 19 On some cruises the early booking bonus lasts longer. For instance I was able to book it six months out, but for a TA which books up slower than other itineraries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodndonna Posted February 19 #5 Share Posted February 19 (edited) 9 hours ago, crystalspin said: Currently EBB is shown as including crew appreciation. Have It All Early Booking Bonus | Holland America Line So you would need to plan at least a year ahead of time as EBB runs only either 60 or 90 days after the itinerary is launched. HAL may run an additional promo, maybe twice a year -- I'm thinking Black Friday (Cyber Week) and some week in early summer -- where they include crew incentive on bookings outside of EBB limits. I think you are confusing the Mariner Early Booking Bonus (OBC) with the EBB (Early Booking Bonus). The Mariner Early Booking one is the one that is super early (90 days within launch) https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/cruise-deals/mariner-early-booking-bonus Early Booking runs much longer after launch, but, if you're within 90 days of launch you can get them both 😎 Edited February 19 by rodndonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 19 Author #6 Share Posted February 19 12 hours ago, crystalspin said: Currently EBB is shown as including crew appreciation. Have It All Early Booking Bonus | Holland America Line So you would need to plan at least a year ahead of time as EBB runs only either 60 or 90 days after the itinerary is launched. HAL may run an additional promo, maybe twice a year -- I'm thinking Black Friday (Cyber Week) and some week in early summer -- where they include crew incentive on bookings outside of EBB limits. Crystal thank you .We will be looking out on HAL's web site for the specials that you indicated could be Black Friday & in the summer months .Those gratuities are getting pricy for longer cruises & having pre paid gratuities helps a lot . so we are up for adding the Have It all with ppd gratuities included . I would not get the Have It all with out the pre paid gratuities . We are wine & soda drinkers not hard liquor . Candidly we would never have more that a glass or 2 of wine each day & it would be at dinner .I like a soda at lunch .so it is easily seen that we are not drinkers like others who get the Have It All for the alcohol aspect Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sunviking90 Posted February 19 #7 Share Posted February 19 30 minutes ago, mcrcruiser said: Crystal thank you .We will be looking out on HAL's web site for the specials that you indicated could be Black Friday & in the summer months .Those gratuities are getting pricy for longer cruises & having pre paid gratuities helps a lot . so we are up for adding the Have It all with ppd gratuities included . I would not get the Have It all with out the pre paid gratuities . We are wine & soda drinkers not hard liquor . Candidly we would never have more that a glass or 2 of wine each day & it would be at dinner .I like a soda at lunch .so it is easily seen that we are not drinkers like others who get the Have It All for the alcohol aspect Cliff This past Black Friday we booked with free Crew Appreciation, but without HIA.. Not sure if that might suit you better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 19 Author #8 Share Posted February 19 1 minute ago, sunviking90 said: This past Black Friday we booked with free Crew Appreciation, but without HIA.. Not sure if that might suit you better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 19 Author #9 Share Posted February 19 Just now, mcrcruiser said: 1 minute ago, sunviking90 said: This past Black Friday we booked with free Crew Appreciation, but without HIA.. Not sure if that might suit you better. sorry about the duplicate . Yes getting pre paid grats without HIA plan would be better on new bookings .We already have 2 bookings & if HAL had a prepaid gratuities offering with or with out we would definitely add to our 18 day Hawaii cruise Jan 28 ,2025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted February 20 #10 Share Posted February 20 We just tried to add the Early Booking bonus HIA to an already-booked cruise in 2025 (it shows as available on the HAL website). Our PCC said she would have to re-fare the cruise to add it, which put the cost up to almost $100 a day, or she said she could add the regular HIA for $55 a day. We wanted the one with the crew appreciation included, so we declined., Goes to show that they will find a way to get their money! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted February 20 #11 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Vict0riann said: We just tried to add the Early Booking bonus HIA to an already-booked cruise in 2025 (it shows as available on the HAL website). Our PCC said she would have to re-fare the cruise to add it, which put the cost up to almost $100 a day, or she said she could add the regular HIA for $55 a day. We wanted the one with the crew appreciation included, so we declined., Goes to show that they will find a way to get their money! I guess you have to look at it in terms of the whole package. The early booking HIA package has the "crew appreciation", elite beverages, and enhanced wifi (whatever they are calling that now) included in the cost of that package. For some it represents good value others not as much. It would seem to me that if you think HIA is good value for you, get the regular package at $55.00 a day and prepay your "crew appreciation" it would still be less than the $100.00/day you say you were quoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted February 20 #12 Share Posted February 20 We will be cruising with relatives who haven't cruised before, but I know they like a drink or two of an evening, so the Elite SBP was a bonus, too. We can do without, there will be internet in the ports, we get half-price wine packages, etc., we'll just have to drink at Happy Hour - so, no, the regular HIA is not worth it for us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 20 Author #13 Share Posted February 20 2 hours ago, Vict0riann said: We just tried to add the Early Booking bonus HIA to an already-booked cruise in 2025 (it shows as available on the HAL website). Our PCC said she would have to re-fare the cruise to add it, which put the cost up to almost $100 a day, or she said she could add the regular HIA for $55 a day. We wanted the one with the crew appreciation included, so we declined., Goes to show that they will find a way to get their money! That quote seems very high to us . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 20 Author #14 Share Posted February 20 When we take any cruise I leave the I Pad at home .We come on a cruise not to be tied to the internet but to relax & enjoy the activities . when I come home I cancel 99% of the posts anyway . The only HIA package worth the money imo is when JAL includes the ppd gratuities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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