rj59 Posted August 31 #726 Share Posted August 31 I cleared 4 days before for a 2-night cruise on Westerdam tomorrow. Never look for a boarding pass in the app, because it's the last to appear. Just look at your check-in online, where they have documents, and print out a boarding pass with your luggage tags. If not, don't sweat it, just show up and they'll print one out for you at the pier. The same thing happens if you don't appear in the face ID check-in machines, they'll just forward you to an agent who will look you up and print out something. On my first standby, they couldn't even do that, and wrote 'he's in the system' on a sticky note, and when I got to security, they saw I was registered for the cruise. On my last standby, my steward asked where my roommate was, the person who had canceled to give me a spot. You'll probably need to go to guest services and register a credit card, or ask for an invitation to any mariners events, or for mariners cocktail coupons, because those also don't make their way to rooms that quickly. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlaMariner Posted August 31 #727 Share Posted August 31 What advantage is there to this "stand by" program vs booking under current regular fares? If the "stand by" fare is $99 inside/night, when I look at, for example, the prices of HAL Caribbean cruises, the regular prices for many cruises today are less than $99 inside/night (also for the balcony rate of $129/night).......What am I not understanding? Here are prices that are less than $99 inside/night for this season.....(These are all the new "all in" prices that include tax/port"). 21 Nov 23 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Zuiderdam 4.5 $3,969 $1,610 59% $76 Per Night! #47779 14 Nov 30 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Statendam 5 $2,522 $1,065 58% $76 Per Night! #47733 14 Dec 8 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $2,437 $1,073 56% $76 Per Night! #18653 15 Dec 8 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $2,692 $1,140 58% $76 Per Night! #47728 14 Dec 1 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $2,432 $1,078 56% $77 Per Night! #47784 14 Dec 7 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Statendam 5 $2,519 $1,079 57% $77 Per Night! #47718 14 Nov 10 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $2,622 $1,102 58% $78 Per Night! #47714 14 Nov 3 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $2,619 $1,107 58% $79 Per Night! #47688 10 Nov 17 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $2,022 $809 60% $80 Per Night! #47689 21 Nov 17 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $4,697 $1,707 64% $81 Per Night! #47954 17 Dec 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Zuiderdam 4.5 $3,629 $1,387 62% $81 Per Night! #47948 14 Nov 9 Boston, MA Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Zuiderdam 4.5 $2,649 $1,149 57% $82 Per Night! #11698 21 Nov 27 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $4,597 $1,727 62% $82 Per Night! #47777 7 Nov 30 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Statendam 5 $1,302 $574 56% $82 Per Night! #12171 10 Dec 8 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $1,922 $829 57% $82 Per Night! #47870 9 Nov 29 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Rotterdam 5 $1,749 $761 56% $84 Per Night! #47727 7 Dec 1 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $1,254 $594 53% $84 Per Night! #47731 7 Dec 8 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $1,262 $589 53% $84 Per Night! #47735 7 Dec 15 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $1,254 $589 53% $84 Per Night! #47953 10 Dec 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Zuiderdam 4.5 $1,934 $854 56% $85 Per Night! #47782 7 Dec 7 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Statendam 5 $1,304 $595 54% $85 Per Night! #47785 7 Dec 14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Statendam 5 $1,299 $595 54% $85 Per Night! #47716 7 Nov 10 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $1,354 $606 55% $86 Per Night! #47869 21 Nov 17 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Rotterdam 5 $4,174 $1,810 57% $86 Per Night! #19156 5 Dec 18 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $594 $430 28% $86 Per Night! #47721 14 Nov 17 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $2,977 $1,228 59% $87 Per Night! #47951 11 Nov 23 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Zuiderdam 4.5 $2,164 $966 55% $87 Per Night! #47872 21 Nov 29 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Rotterdam 5 $4,084 $1,833 55% $87 Per Night! #47720 7 Nov 17 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $1,362 $634 53% $90 Per Night! #47725 14 Nov 24 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $2,879 $1,262 56% $90 Per Night! #47679 7 Nov 3 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Amsterdam 5 $1,359 $639 53% $91 Per Night! #47955 7 Dec 14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Zuiderdam 4.5 $906 $654 28% $93 Per Night! #47686 21 Nov 6 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $4,697 $1,979 58% $94 Per Night! #12126 11 Nov 27 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $2,499 $1,043 58% $94 Per Night! #47786 14 Dec 14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Nieuw Statendam 5 $2,897 $1,349 53% $96 Per Night! #47857 21 Dec 8 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Rotterdam 5 $4,554 $2,064 55% $98 Per Night! #21901 12 Dec 18 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Holland America / Eurodam 5 $2,429 $1,186 51% $98 Per Night! 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PDsquare Posted August 31 #728 Share Posted August 31 I think what is most attractive about this program is for the solo traveler. With that $99 there is no single supplement. I had a friend who was successful in joining myself and my other friend/roommate on a cruise at the end of May. Her fare was well below what it would have been if she had booked a solo room in advance. This is documented earlier in this thread. At that time the taxes were not included in the fare and even with the taxes she still saved around $800 for a seven day Boston to Montreal on Volendam. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romet Posted September 12 #729 Share Posted September 12 Congrats on making the Koningsdam on Aug 31. We were hoping for Koningsdam on Aug 24, but weren’t cleared from the #2 in line position, so cancelled one day before. We were reimbursed very quickly. Instead we were very lucky to book last minute Celebrity Solstice leaving Aug 25. Booked this with Vacations to Go on Aug 23. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj59 Posted September 13 #730 Share Posted September 13 10 hours ago, romet said: Congrats on making the Koningsdam on Aug 31. We were hoping for Koningsdam on Aug 24, but weren’t cleared from the #2 in line position, so cancelled one day before. We were reimbursed very quickly. Instead we were very lucky to book last minute Celebrity Solstice leaving Aug 25. Booked this with Vacations to Go on Aug 23. I found that NCL also has last-minute deals comparable to HAL standby to fill open spaces on their ships to Alaska. After getting denied for standby several times, I was going to try NCL Encore or Bliss instead, but I ended up getting a surprise Westerdam spot. When it was $49/nt, plus taxes, it was a no-brainer, but now it's not always the best deal. So I'm doing $100/nt on Princess to Mexico in November, plus $200 obc, but I'm on standby for Koningsdam in January, as well as March and April. For winter cruises out of San Diego, my plan is to just fly there the night before if they haven't denied me, and if I don't get a last-minute spot, I scheduled a refundable Southwest flight home a few days later, so instead of a cruise I'd just get a beach getaway. As a retired solo cruiser, it's still a great deal much of the time, and although I don't like the stress and uncertainty, I do like the price certainty, whereas with other cruises I'm constantly. monitoring fares and have a lot of remorse when prices drop after payment. I also get a lot of cold feet and cancel cruises, especially back when I could get a good chunk of taxes/fees back, so I actually like that I'm committed to a standby cruise and can't back out on a cruise that I don't really love, like a somewhat useless Seattle-Vancouver 2-nt one I booked a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sail and Relax Posted September 13 #731 Share Posted September 13 I agree with PDSquare, it really works for solo traveler. I had a friend that was able to board the Westerdam 53 day to Japan at $99/day on Sept 1. If she purchased a solo inside room it would have cost an est of $12,000. She paid about $5500. If you have a free schedule, easily able to get to the departure port and willing to take a gamble it works. She was notified 6 days before the cruise with a cabin number. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSCSUSIQ Posted September 20 #732 Share Posted September 20 Anyone on Standby for the Volendam November 9 cross Atlantic cruise? Think there’s a chance to get on board as a solo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjeknor Posted September 21 #733 Share Posted September 21 Well, I didn’t get off the standbylist for the september 21 sailing on the Rotterdam 😢 Didn't really expect to , but hoped to.. I just wonder how many people were lucky and how long the list was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted September 21 #734 Share Posted September 21 11 minutes ago, rotjeknor said: Well, I didn’t get off the standbylist for the september 21 sailing on the Rotterdam 😢 Didn't really expect to , but hoped to.. I just wonder how many people were lucky and how long the list was. I am sorry to hear this! Thanks for the update. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geer55 Posted September 21 #735 Share Posted September 21 I was also on the waitinglist (and the the stand-by list) for the Rotterdam departing september 21. Also no luck here, maybe next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjeknor Posted September 21 #736 Share Posted September 21 4 minutes ago, geer55 said: I was also on the waitinglist (and the the stand-by list) for the Rotterdam departing september 21. Also no luck here, maybe next time. Next year, better luck . From what I heard, they will continue this program in 2025. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeka Posted September 22 #737 Share Posted September 22 Do the standby fares include port fees/taxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sunviking90 Posted September 22 #738 Share Posted September 22 6 minutes ago, akeka said: Do the standby fares include port fees/taxes? Yes. They used to be $49, and when they raised them to $99 they became inclusive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stx3me Posted Monday at 02:25 PM #739 Share Posted Monday at 02:25 PM Hi all, Does anyone know how to access the itineraries that are listed with only a code in their email? I don’t really want to spend hours on the phone with a rep and don’t want to involve a TA either. HAL has not made this an easy process… thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majmaj4 Posted Monday at 02:38 PM #740 Share Posted Monday at 02:38 PM 12 minutes ago, Stx3me said: Hi all, Does anyone know how to access the itineraries that are listed with only a code in their email? I don’t really want to spend hours on the phone with a rep and don’t want to involve a TA either. HAL has not made this an easy process… thanks all. There is a list on the HAL website https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/cruise-deals/standby-program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stx3me Posted Monday at 02:42 PM #741 Share Posted Monday at 02:42 PM I know but nothing is linked it would take forever to research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSun&Sea Posted Monday at 02:58 PM #742 Share Posted Monday at 02:58 PM 13 minutes ago, Stx3me said: I know but nothing is linked it would take forever to research My workaround: Search [tediously] via Google or DuckDuckGo: highlight the number, right-mouse-search, add _holland america_ if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsGetGone Posted Monday at 03:07 PM #743 Share Posted Monday at 03:07 PM We just returned from the 14 day Great Alaska Explorer that embarked Sept 15 from Vancouver on the Noordam. We signed up for the standby list for a verandah cabin in May and were assigned a cabin on Sept 11, at which time we were able to add the HIA package and book excursions and specialty dining reservations. Everything was just as a normally booked cruise would be - boarding passes, luggage tags, the boarding process and on board. Had an excellent cruise! Hang in there, standbyers - the program does work out! 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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