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Sun&Sand52

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    HAL and Celebrity
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    Carribean

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  1. Hello again - Original poster here…. Just checked back and saw this. I would like to clear something up and that is that the cruises were on hold for only 2 days when the PCC canceled this one particular cruise. I do not consider 2 days to be a long time frame for something to be on hold. And just to repeat, this was a simple “courtesy hold”, NOT a cruise where a deposit ($2.00 or otherwise) was made. Just a simple “hold”. In addition, as mentioned previously in this thread, this cruise that the PCC canceled was a sailing all the way out in the spring of 2025.
  2. POA1 that is a strategy that I would love to employ upon retirement! Sometimes it might be cheaper as you said.👍🏻
  3. I personally did not do that. No deposit money was given. Mine were simply was on a courtesy hold. HAL allows you to put cabins on a courtesy hold, as do all cruise lines. But again, just to be clear…. Mine were only “holds” NOT put on a deposit. No money handed over to HAL that would cause the cabin to be out of inventory until final payment.
  4. And to all who celebrate may it be a very sweet New Year!! 😊
  5. Kazu: No. I did not pay any money for the cruises I was considering. No deposit was paid. They were just on a hold. Which will / should normally fall off by itself if the deposit is not paid for within x amount of days. Yes, I was guilty of putting several cruises on hold (Not a deposit - no money paid) as I was considering various days due to work schedules, family holidays, etc. So I was trying to take advantage of the $1.00 hold for something that might work with our future schedules. I know - I probably got carried away with future planing! 🫢. They were several cruises that I was considering at different times of the year. I do wish that HAL had some type of a "cancel hold" button on the website so that we could delete holds that are not going to work for schedules. That would make life easier for everyone.
  6. Interesting - I had made a "Courtesy Hold" on each of the bookings. No deposits. No money was given, they were just put on hold when I was booking online. No money passed over to HAL. Was still in the process of deciding on dates and cruises. So is that better that they were on "Courtesy Hold" if I would like to complain to HAL? Or is that worse?
  7. I agree with you. HAL allowed me to make multiple courtesy holds during the $1.00 deposit day. Not my fault that they allowed me to do that. The PCC told me when too many bookings are made they flag your account and she was trying to save it from being "flagged". Hogwash? Or truth? I have no idea. My fault as I did get a little carried away and made 9 bookings for various months and the one that was way out in 2025. But, I thought we were allowed to do that in order to make decisions. Cabins go fast sometimes. Anyway, it's done. My cabin is gone to someone else. Not the end of the world. But it leaves a bad feeling for me with this particular PCC.
  8. Thank you for the suggestion. I may try to do that. Or I might just do my own booking in the future. Just paying online and being done with it. Seems so convoluted to jump through all these email hoops or missed phone calls with these PCC. Should not be this difficult to book a cruise. Might also start looking at the Big Box TA where I buy my toilet paper LOL!
  9. I know... she did. All without my knowledge or consent. Lost the deck 4 cabin that I wanted which had an extended balcony. I did not know they could even touch your bookings without your consent. I understand when bookings fall off due after the courtesy hold date expires. But that was not the case. It was not due to expire for several days. Not much I can do. So I will let it go. But it leaves a bad feeling on my end.
  10. I believe that I will do the same in the future. It has been difficult to get in contact with the this PCC at times and I think this has caused confusion. Simpler to just call the main number and deal with the people there. Really I do not know the difference between the PCC department and the main reservation number. Maybe one is more knowledgeable than the other? Or maybe not.
  11. Took advantage of the $1.00 deposit for booked a Feb and March cruise. Currently on Courtesy Hold, but need to pay deposit. If I want to add Club Orange to this booking, do I have to pay for CO in full ($450 plus $2.00 deposit)? If I decide to cancel the cruise, prior to final payment - will I be refunded the Club Orange payment? Sorry if this question has been asked before, but have not cruised since right before the beginning of the pandemic. And we did Club Orange on the NS, so I am not a newbie to CO. But somehow or another it just seems so much more complicated than when I last booked a cruise...... BTW - Have been in contact with a PCC at HAL but things are getting tense between us as the PCC canceled a 2025 cruise that I booked under the $1.00 + HIA perks, + early booking bonus. Was told I had too many cruises on courtesy hold and she need to cancel something. So she (or maybe the "system" canceled the one I was holding) canceled it. And when I told her to reinstate it, I was told she could not get the cabin and perks that I had at that time. Needless to say, I am not pleased at all and am considering just canceling all the cruises I have on hold and dealing with all this at another time in the future. Too much stress. Thanks for any help on this.
  12. Nice video! We enjoyed Canelletos when we were on the NS and NA. Great food!
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