Florist onboard

[edtonkin53]

Is there a florist onboard to order flowers or should I order

before I board the cruise ...thanks Ed :)

 

P.S. I will be on the Noordam

[iamaqt2]

All Hal ships have an onboard florist... and they are fabulous!! Depending on what you are ordering, you might have to order beforehand. The florists only have limited flowers to work with onboard, so anything fancy might have to be ordered ahead of time.

[edtonkin53]

Thanks for the fast reply...will check them when I get onboard....Ed

[kakalina]

Actually, on some of the shorter cruises they no longer have a florist onboard. Cost cuts again, I imagine.

[funlovin'cruiser]

Actually, on some of the shorter cruises they no longer have a florist onboard. Cost cuts again, I imagine.

 

This is incorrect. Every single HAL ship has a florist - even if they are basic 7-day cruises. They are typically Indonesian and overall it is MUCH cheaper to have one of these guys on board rather than having people coming on in the embark port to change out the flowers and make the bouquets. I know for a fact that every ship has a florist, as my last Ryndam cruise, 3 weeks ago, had a demonstration and the florist, Made, made sure that everyone knew that no matter what HAL ship they were on, they could always order flowers from the florist through the Front Office.

[sail7seas]

Our 7 day Westerdam cruise in November had an onboard florist. I placed an order for flowers for friends and he did a beautiful job with the arrangement.

[m steve]

They have 16 different arrangements from$15 to $75 and you'll get them the next day. Much better choices than available from online booking and cheaper. Go to front desk and ask for the brochure and order form and they bill it to your cabin.

[Gardyloo2]

Thank M Steve, we appreciate your advice. Plus we want to keep these florists employed on board, they do such a beautiful job.

[RickT]

Thanks for the info. Will order when I board the ship. The prebuy list doesn't have what I'm looking for.

[sail7seas]

The selections on board are better than what I've seen offered to buy in advance. IMO

[Krazy Kruizers]

on our 7 day ryndam and 7 day nieuw amsterdam we saw the florist several times going around the ship changing flowers

[Zezzie]

They have 16 different arrangements from$15 to $75 and you'll get them the next day. Much better choices than available from online booking and cheaper. Go to front desk and ask for the brochure and order form and they bill it to your cabin.

 

Thank you so much for this information! We are traveling with another couple and I wanted to surprise them with flowers in their cabin but I wasn't thrilled with the preorder options.

[kazu]

thanks - I've learned something new again - always thought you were restricted to the on line gift selection - wow :cool:

[serendipity1499]

They have 16 different arrangements from$15 to $75 and you'll get them the next day. Much better choices than available from online booking and cheaper. Go to front desk and ask for the brochure and order form and they bill it to your cabin.

 

Thank you so much for this information! We are traveling with another couple and I wanted to surprise them with flowers in their cabin but I wasn't thrilled with the preorder options.

 

That is exactly what we did on our B2B on the Noordam in Nov..Our good Friends were joining us on the second half of our cruise & their anniversary was in the middle of our cruise..

We ordered the flowers on board during the first half of our cruise & they were in our Friends cabin when they boarded..They were lovely..

If you receive the discount coupon book from HAL or your Travel Agent, there is a coupon in it for a discount on the flowers you order on board..

Enjoy your cruise..Betty

[Zezzie]

If you receive the discount coupon book from HAL or your Travel Agent, there is a coupon in it for a discount on the flowers you order on board..

Enjoy your cruise..Betty

 

I'm curious how I can obtain this discount coupon book. Through HAL or better going through my TA? Thanks

[serendipity1499]

If you receive the discount coupon book from HAL or your Travel Agent, there is a coupon in it for a discount on the flowers you order on board..

 

Enjoy your cruise..Betty

 

I'm curious how I can obtain this discount coupon book. Through HAL or better going through my TA? Thanks

 

I have no idea if HAL gives it out or the TA's give it to their good customers..You can ask your TA if they know about it..We don't use most of the coupons, but I did for the flowers...

Cheers...:)Betty

[Zezzie]

Thanks Betty! :)