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I had likes and dislikes on my Meraviglia cruise. When I wrote my review I mentioned it all. I think it’s good to be balanced when writing a review so that others can go into a cruise with the right expectations. I would definitely cruise MSC again, but you know what? I did have problems with the drink service 😉 I also had my favorite cruise entree ever and my favorite cruise dessert ever and my favorite pizza ever. Food trumps drinks for me.

I can get on via safari on my iPhone. I think I got it the other day on Chrome on my iPad. Maybe try a different device or browser. Someone yesterday had a lot of problems. I think the thread had “newbie AARP” in the title. It’s not too far down.

https://www.aarp.org/rewards/redeem/#sort-by=default Put Holland in the search box. You need to be an AARP member btw

@josumello it has taken several hours for my gifts cards to show up the last two times that I bought them. I think it’s a security measure because I bought such a large amount. You may want to consider using a travel agent if you don’t feel like messing with the website. Mine input all of my gift card payments to HAL for me. I still have my first HAL cruise coming up, but lots of people on this board say the website is not indicative of the onboard. experience.

I guess I should have said in my experience most servers I worked with did not claim all of their tips instead of saying most people are not honest. . @Fouremco

I have no idea how the tax structure affects HAL or the employees in their home countries. I do know in the US you are supposed to claim all of your tips and pay taxes on them, cash or credit. I know most people are not honest, but I always did when I was a server and more recently as a housecleaner. So technically cash is not king in the US

If I was in that situation ( and couldn’t wait till the new month ) I would log in to my mother’s AARP and buy them there.

I see them still. Put Holland in the search box when looking at all rewards.

Totally agree. Plus you could us that money now for any purpose you wanted. You’re not tied to a HA cruise

4 months to the day ahead for my upcoming cruise.

On another thread I heard mention of SF tonic water.

When did it go up to $40. The highest I’ve heard of is $35

I booked one way from Europe to Tampa to get home from a Transatlantic. I have a TA but was able to book the flights myself.

Also if you book HIA ahead you can get better choices on shore excursions with which to use your credit

So sorry this happened to you.

Do they ever have a Tamarind pop up at lunchtime? The only evening pop up on my 14 day TA on Zuiderdam is Morimoto. There will also be a Mothers Day Brunch. So this got me wondering if they ever do lunch pop ups for Tamarind. Morimoto doesn’t interest me. I was really hoping for the Tamarind in PG one night.

Thanks so much Dee. I’ll be on my first HA cruise this May on Zuiderdam ( sister ship) so this was really helpful. I’m a subscriber so I’ll look forward to more of the vlog.

I’m definitely a small ship girl. If you look at my signature one of our cruises was on a converted car ferry. I know they are so gaudy and so not HAL but I have the same fondness for CCL Fantasy class which is fading fast.

For our cruise reservations opened up exactly 120 days before. I had trouble using the app to reserve so did it online using a Chrome browser on my tablet.

Don’t forget to check the spam folder. They sometimes delay as a security measure. If it’s your first time buying cards and it’s a large amount they wait a bit.

The photo is fuzzy on my phone, but it looks like it says May 11. If so that is the the same as original day to disembark.

Yes. I did. Then I later bought more and made a payment. Just bought cards to make final payment. I have always gotten the cards via email within a few hours of buying them, but it can take up to 48 hours. Just an fyi if you want to use them for a deposit.

For these cards you do. Some cards on the AARP do not say members only.

I agree. One and done for us because of the food.

I I have gotten confirmation from HAL and my TA that I can use AARP gift cards to pay for Flight Ease flights.