Club Orange Math

[CNSJ]

Booking a 7 day Norway trip as a BTB following a Transatlantic on a different HAL Ship. We usually book VA Cabins Amidships on Deck 6 on Pinnacle class ships.  The cost difference between a VH (Fully Obstructed Balcony) and a VA is $400 per person.  The cost for Club Orange is $175 per person, and allows an upgrade.  Math supports Club Orange.  The only benefit we will get is teh Club Orange Dining Room as we are 4 Star already.

 

Am I missing something?

 

[Nodakboiler]

No- CO is worth the upgrade

[albingirl]

Do it. Club orange is wonderful. Don't tell anyone. It's a secret.

[YourWorldWithBill]

44 minutes ago, CNSJ said:

Booking a 7 day Norway trip as a BTB following a Transatlantic on a different HAL Ship. We usually book VA Cabins Amidships on Deck 6 on Pinnacle class ships.  The cost difference between a VH (Fully Obstructed Balcony) and a VA is $400 per person.  The cost for Club Orange is $175 per person, and allows an upgrade.  Math supports Club Orange.  The only benefit we will get is teh Club Orange Dining Room as we are 4 Star already.

 

Am I missing something?

 

And don't underestimate how nice the CO dining room is until you've tried it!

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

It makes sense...

[cbr663]

Don't forget the highly coveted Club Orange tote bag. 😉

[POA1]

Goodness! Don't forget the tote bag.

 

And the Orange card. There's the true value! 🤑

[POA1]

3 minutes ago, cbr663 said:

Don't forget the highly coveted Club Orange tote bag. 😉

Beat me to it. I'd have made it first, but noooo I had to try to make big text on my phone.

Edited July 19, 2023 by POA1

[spkack]

+1 for CO.  You won't regret it.

[Haljo1935]

Besides the already mentioned card and tote bag, saving $$?

[CNSJ]

The tote bag it seems is reason enough!😀

[FlorenceItaly]

20 minutes ago, CNSJ said:

The tote bag it seems is reason enough!😀

Don't count on the tote bag, lol,lol.  I keep telling you all this, lol.  Sometimes it is a no show, lol.

[visagrunt]

Don't forget the CO lines at the Front Desk and at EXC.  I have sometimes waited longer to see the concierge in the Neptune Lounge than in the CO line.

[CNSJ]

10 minutes ago, FlorenceItaly said:

Don't count on the tote bag, lol,lol.  I keep telling you all this, lol.  Sometimes it is a no show, lol.

Without a tote bag (to add to my collection of dozens of them) why even cruise?

[mcrcruiser]

We book using Club Orange all the time .It offers us great value

[Stelladoro]

We heard about CO this year and booked 2 cruises with it. In both cases, we paid for a Cat. VH balcony cabin and immediately upgraded to a Cat. V. Saved a bundle. 

Booking early is important, due to limited number of CO spots.

[Senior Sea Dog]

Don't Knock till you tried.it. My third time with CO on upcoming cruise. I am sold especially for Pinnacle class ships

SSD.

[cruising sister]

56 minutes ago, FlorenceItaly said:

Don't count on the tote bag, lol,lol.  I keep telling you all this, lol.  Sometimes it is a no show, lol.

I had to ask for the tote bag and they brought it to me. 

[YourWorldWithBill]

1 hour ago, CNSJ said:

Without a tote bag (to add to my collection of dozens of them) why even cruise?

This is even worse: We can't find our tote bags! There in the house somewhere, unless a dog ate them or a cat stole them. Don't worry too much about me, I'll be okay.

[vicd1969]

Great deal. Go for it. Do they still have the CO bathrobes (though you can't take them home with you) in addition to the tote bag?

[RedIguana]

4 hours ago, Stelladoro said:

We heard about CO this year and booked 2 cruises with it. In both cases, we paid for a Cat. VH balcony cabin and immediately upgraded to a Cat. V. Saved a bundle. 

Booking early is important, due to limited number of CO spots.

How can you tell if CO is available when booking your cruise?

[Stelladoro]

3 hours ago, RedIguana said:

How can you tell if CO is available when booking your cruise?

You can't tell. I made our bookings directly with HAL and they were able to tell me if CO was available. Luckily, it worked for us. 

 

[CNSJ]

Was able to secure the upgrade to VA on Deck 6.  Not sure why the cabins on Deck 5 are cat V?  The lifeboats block a bit of view down on Deck 5, so i consider deck 6 superior.

 

Either way, Club Orange saved (book VH and then upgrade to VA) me $125 a person over the straight VA booking.

[YourWorldWithBill]

6 hours ago, RedIguana said:

How can you tell if CO is available when booking your cruise?

Call HAL.

[POA1]

15 hours ago, RedIguana said:

How can you tell if CO is available when booking your cruise?

If you used a TA or HAL PCC, call them. They can add it if it is available. If you booked on the HAL website directly, look up Club Orange on the site and grab the PDF of the Club Orange benefits. It has the number to call on it. Next, grab the PDF of your ship's deck plan. You'll want the deck plan because *if* Club Orange is available, you will need to select your upgrade room from the available rooms in your meta category. The further out you are from your sailing date, the better your odds are. CO is capacity controlled. The Pinnacle & Neptune Suites pax always get it. After that, there are a limited number of slots for purchase. Best of luck!