Club Orange Cost and Benefits???

[triiip42]

If someone, who has had CO on the NA, would humor me, please.

On our boarding pass it says," confirmed dining: early, table of 2 on request".

So how does this work?

Is it in the upper or lower dining room?

[KAKcruiser]

It sounds like you have fixed early seating which is usually in the upper dining room.  Did you request this?   Make sure your waiter knows you are Club Orange so you will be given a special menu which will include an extra entree each day.

[KirkNC]

59 minutes ago, KAKcruiser said:

It sounds like you have fixed early seating which is usually in the upper dining room.  Did you request this?   Make sure your waiter knows you are Club Orange so you will be given a special menu which will include an extra entree each day.

Whoever seats you should take care of the menu.  Of course, if you have to use your phone for the menu, hopefully the app knows you have paid x for CO.

Edited August 18, 2021 by KirkNC

[weirdo0521]

Thanks for the tips here. Had a VH (obstructed ) room booked on Rotterdam. To move up one V category would be $149 per person on 4 night cruise, I checked the availability for CO using the number posted here. I ended up getting CO for $25 per person per day, which got us in a hand picked VA stateroom. The upgraded room and the other perks seem to make it worth the cost. For the actual booking I used our PCC.

[triiip42]

On 8/18/2021 at 1:02 PM, KAKcruiser said:

It sounds like you have fixed early seating which is usually in the upper dining room.  Did you request this?   Make sure your waiter knows you are Club Orange so you will be given a special menu which will include an extra entree each day.

 

On 8/18/2021 at 2:01 PM, KirkNC said:

Whoever seats you should take care of the menu.  Of course, if you have to use your phone for the menu, hopefully the app knows you have paid x for CO.

Thank you both for the info.  Yesterday I was able to call CO and ask them. They transferred me to Ships Services. She did some checking and said that her understanding is; on the NA they have set-up a separate area in the upper deck MDR for CO. So either way, we will find out on Sept 11th, and make it work. Thanks

[Petrocelli]

I'm taking my first cruise next year - 7 day inland passage to Alaska on the Konigsdam.  I just signed up for Club Orange for me and my wife.  It was $25 a day per person.

 

My main reason was this:  when I am on vacation, time is important.  If I can move through lines more quickly, get seated for breakfast and dinner more quickly, and get better service because the special restaurant for club members is smaller, it is well worth it.  

[Crew News]

4 minutes ago, Petrocelli said:

I'm taking my first cruise next year - 7 day inland passage to Alaska on the Konigsdam.  I just signed up for Club Orange for me and my wife.  It was $25 a day per person.

 

My main reason was this:  when I am on vacation, time is important.  If I can move through lines more quickly, get seated for breakfast and dinner more quickly, and get better service because the special restaurant for club members is smaller, it is well worth it.  

It is my experience on the Koningsdam that dinner between 6:30 and 7:15 PM is a peak time and should be avoided.  There is a beeper notification system if you want to put your name on a waiting list.

[Petrocelli]

5 minutes ago, Crew News said:

It is my experience on the Koningsdam that dinner between 6:30 and 7:15 PM is a peak time and should be avoided.  There is a beeper notification system if you want to put your name on a waiting list.

Although we probably won't be eating that early, does that wait apply to Club Orange too?

[Petrocelli]

While I have your attention, a question:

 

I was looking at a picture of the Konigsdam Club Orange dning room and noticed there were no table for two.  If you dine as a couple, do they seat you at a table for four by yourself, or are you seated with strangers?

[Crew News]

55 minutes ago, Petrocelli said:

Although we probably won't be eating that early, does that wait apply to Club Orange too?

That is in the Club Orange dining room.

[Crew News]

49 minutes ago, Petrocelli said:

While I have your attention, a question:

 

I was looking at a picture of the Konigsdam Club Orange dning room and noticed there were no table for two.  If you dine as a couple, do they seat you at a table for four by yourself, or are you seated with strangers?

They seat solos as well as couples at tables for four, You may also choose to sit at the large community tables near the door if you wish to meet other cruisers or the rest of the tables are full.

[Caribbean Chris]

51 minutes ago, Petrocelli said:

While I have your attention, a question:

 

I was looking at a picture of the Konigsdam Club Orange dning room and noticed there were no table for two.  If you dine as a couple, do they seat you at a table for four by yourself, or are you seated with strangers?

We were seated at a table for four alone as a couple. We usually arrived in the private CO dining room around 6:30 and never had to wait. We enjoyed the whole experience in 2019 on Nieuw Statendam and the service was excellent. Great having an attentive wine steward.

[kdakda]

2 hours ago, Petrocelli said:

While I have your attention, a question:

 

I was looking at a picture of the Konigsdam Club Orange dning room and noticed there were no table for two.  If you dine as a couple, do they seat you at a table for four by yourself, or are you seated with strangers?

We thoroughly enjoyed in the Club Orange dining room on the Koningsdam in January 2020 (we splurged on a fantastic upsell to a Neptune Suite).   We were always seated at our own table, and when I ate breakfast alone, I was seated at my own table.   Don't believe we were even asked about eating with others.  The first night we arrived at 7:30 and there was a 20" wait for a table, so after that we arrived closer to 8 and never waited a minute.   In retrospect, the first night could have been a typical busy first night, and it might have slowed down after that.   Hope you have a great cruise!

[zgscl]

On 8/18/2021 at 7:03 AM, triiip42 said:

If someone, who has had CO on the NA, would humor me, please.

On our boarding pass it says," confirmed dining: early, table of 2 on request".

So how does this work?

Is it in the upper or lower dining room?

We were in a Neptune last week with early dining last week. Basically you will need to ask your waiter what the club orange entree is that night and we never once saw a special menu. There does not appear to be a special entree on gala nights (but the indulge is always available) 

 

I noted the following entrees 

Saturday - jumbalaya 

Monday - Peruvian chicken 

Tuesday - braised beef short ribs 

 

Sunday and Thursday were gala nights with no CO entree and the other nights we either did  specialty dining or I totally forgot to ask. 

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

 Club Orange is good program  for guest on  ( Vacation).

[Hlitner]

16 hours ago, Crew News said:

It is my experience on the Koningsdam that dinner between 6:30 and 7:15 PM is a peak time and should be avoided.  There is a beeper notification system if you want to put your name on a waiting list.

DW and I prefer to dine sometime between 8 and 8:30.  In my experience with HAL that means about half the ship will already be in bed :).

 

Hank

P.S. Lighten up folks....in this COVID era we need some humor (humour for you Brits) even when it is based on some facts.

[rvance]

On 12/10/2020 at 6:30 PM, fadeintoblue said:

I really hate to ask this question as value is subjective but I guess I'm going to be that person. I read the information I could find about Club Orange and I was prepared to pull the trigger thinking it was somewhere in the neighborhood of 35.00 per person per day additional cost or 490.00 for our 7 day on the Rotterdam next year. I called HAL and the agent I spoke with had a lead agent pull the information and quoted me 75.00 per person per day. 1,050 seems high for the listed CO benefits. Is the experience going to be enhanced on Rotterdam thus justifying the cost?

Any info would be appreciated as we're happy to pay for expedited boarding etc... but it would take skipping an extremely long wait time to make the 1,050 a value.

I just booked a 7 day on the Rotterdam in January for $25 per person per day and got a VERY nice cabin upgrade. We fell that for $350 it's well worth it, plus we move from an obscured view veranda to an aft veranda. Plus we added a retreat cabana. Can't wait to cruise again.  

[Crew News]

6 minutes ago, rvance said:

I just booked a 7 day on the Rotterdam in January for $25 per person per day and got a VERY nice cabin upgrade. We fell that for $350 it's well worth it, plus we move from an obscured view veranda to an aft veranda. Plus we added a retreat cabana. Can't wait to cruise again.  

Great deal and especially that aft veranda, my favorite location for photography.

[cruisin'mama]

Does anyone have the direct phone number to sign up for Club Orange?

[57redbird]

6 minutes ago, cruisin'mama said:

Does anyone have the direct phone number to sign up for Club Orange?

I just called our PCC & he added it.

[57redbird]

34 minutes ago, rvance said:

I just booked a 7 day on the Rotterdam in January for $25 per person per day and got a VERY nice cabin upgrade. We fell that for $350 it's well worth it, plus we move from an obscured view veranda to an aft veranda. Plus we added a retreat cabana. Can't wait to cruise again.  

The CO cost per day is based on how many days the cruise it - not the ship.  For our 35 day cruise it is/was $15 pp/pd.

[cruisin'mama]

I found the Club Orange #  ( 206-626-7381 ) and was able to add it to our Dec free casino cruise and went from an obstructed veranda on Deck 4 to a cabin on Deck 8 with a nice large veranda! Very happy. I was also able to add it to our Feb Caribbean cruise that my usually wonderful TA said I couldn’t add it to! Since there were no cabins available for an upgrade, we got a little OBC. 🙂

[kazu]

25 minutes ago, 57redbird said:

The CO cost per day is based on how many days the cruise it - not the ship.  For our 35 day cruise it is/was $15 pp/pd.

 

I think the daily cost is also based on the ship.  The Pinnacles have a higher daily cost with the dedicated dining than the others generally speaking.  For example, @rvance whom you quoted is paying $25 per day while you are paying $15 per day.  So yes, while the cost is dependent on the number of days you are cruising, each ship does not seem to have the same daily rate 😉 

[57redbird]

14 minutes ago, kazu said:

 

I think the daily cost is also based on the ship.  The Pinnacles have a higher daily cost with the dedicated dining than the others generally speaking.  For example, @rvance whom you quoted is paying $25 per day while you are paying $15 per day.  So yes, while the cost is dependent on the number of days you are cruising, each ship does not seem to have the same daily rate 😉 

Thanks, Kazu... didn't know that.

[cruisin'mama]

If you added Club Orange, is it listed under your booking number on the HAL website? If so, where?