Orcrone Posted August 20, 2004 #1 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Normally an online agent will show a maximum of 11 rooms per category, even if more are available. I went to my TA's website this morning. It still shows you 11 rooms, however, it now allows you to enter a specific cabin number to see if it's available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 20, 2004 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2004 That's great. Which site is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcrone Posted August 20, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted August 20, 2004 That's great. Which site is it?cheapertravel.com. Gave it a shot. Luckily my cabin was not available.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted August 20, 2004 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2004 You can do this on the HAL web site as well. I always go in and put in the cabin number I want before talking to my TA to be sure its available. After I am booked, I go back to the HAL web site and put my cabin number in to be sure it comes up as not available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcrone Posted August 20, 2004 Author #5 Share Posted August 20, 2004 You can do this on the HAL web site as well. I always go in and put in the cabin number I want before talking to my TA to be sure its available. After I am booked, I go back to the HAL web site and put my cabin number in to be sure it comes up as not available.It's cool to book your room and see it disappear off HAL's or a TA's website. It's my way of saying "MINE, MINE, you can't have it".:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted August 20, 2004 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Absolutely!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted August 20, 2004 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Doone, How do you check cabin availability on HAL's website?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localady Posted August 20, 2004 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hiya Orcrone- Thanks so much for the tip! I was able to determine that the cabin we had wanted to begin with was actually now available and I've written my agent asking that the change in cabins be made. We think this other cabin will be a bit more private and quiet. Thanks again for the information.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 20, 2004 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Thanks, Orcrone. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakrewser Posted August 20, 2004 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2004 How do you check cabin availability on HAL's website?:confused: By attempting to book it (just don't press the final purchase button!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcrone Posted August 20, 2004 Author #11 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Sail & Localady - You're both very welcome. Localady - I had a similar situation a week ago. A category I really wanted was only available as a guarantee. Since it was for our daughters I wanted to be able to select the room to make sure they were near us. One of the rooms became available when I checked at 10:30 at night. I didn't want to wait for my TA to get in around 10:30 the next morning and risk losing it. So I booked the room online and called my TA the next day and asked her to cancel the original room. I was no where near final payment so it was not a problem. Obviously, you don't want to do this if you're in the penalty phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceJoy Posted August 20, 2004 #12 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Orcrone Your forgot to mention cheapertravel.com and their great Holland prices. Just booked my Holland Westerdam Dec 5 with cheapetravel.com and we bought an S cabin for $2460 for both of us. And yes you can look at cabins, however all S cabins are now gone. We got the last one. Janice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 20, 2004 #13 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Orcrone did mention cheapertravel.com - it is near the top posts - wrote it down for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcrone Posted August 21, 2004 Author #14 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Orcrone Your forgot to mention cheapertravel.com and their great Holland prices. Just booked my Holland Westerdam Dec 5 with cheapetravel.com and we bought an S cabin for $2460 for both of us. And yes you can look at cabins, however all S cabins are now gone. We got the last one. Janice The administrators have rules about mentioning online TAs on the boards. A TA could get online and tout themselves as if they're a customerk misleading other people. I figured it was OK to mention cheapertravel because of a feature that could be easily verified. But I didn't want to be building them up in any way (prices, service, etc.) because of the board's rules. With that said, I'm glad you got a great deal.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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