Holland america standby program - no single supplement?

[latebuyer]

As a canadian i received notice of the standby program for the first time. Someone told me solos don’t have to pay double on the standby program. Is that correct?

[whee-sailing]

That's only correct for a single occupancy room. I imagine the odds of getting one of those on standby are pretty slim though. For a regular room you'll still pay double.

 

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/cruise-deals/standby-program

[wdw1972]

On 4/21/2024 at 8:04 PM, whee-sailing said:

That's only correct for a single occupancy room. I imagine the odds of getting one of those on standby are pretty slim though. For a regular room you'll still pay double.

 

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/cruise-deals/standby-program

Wrong - solo passengers using the standby program have no single supplement, and they can be placed in any stateroom on the ship.  Ships that don't have the single/solo staterooms found on the 3 pinnacle class ships also participate in the standby program and can be booked by solo travelers for $49/night plus port fees/taxes.

 

Sue/WDW1972

[whee-sailing]

12 minutes ago, wdw1972 said:

Wrong - solo passengers using the standby program have no single supplement, and they can be placed in any stateroom on the ship.  Ships that don't have the single/solo staterooms found on the 3 pinnacle class ships also participate in the standby program and can be booked by solo travelers for $49/night plus port fees/taxes.

 

That's fantastic. HAL should update their web site then because that's not what it says.

[wdw1972]

18 minutes ago, whee-sailing said:

 

That's fantastic. HAL should update their web site then because that's not what it says.

HAL's language/narrative is notoriously bad/confusing. I swear they have some Dutch elementary school child writing all their stuff, then sending it through some translator app to get it into English - it often doesn't make any sense at all, and results in numerous clarifications that also aren't clear 😉

 

Sue/WDW1972