Holland America Club Orange - Why You Should Consider Adding this to Your Next Cruise
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2024
- The costs and benefits of Club Orange are explained. The video is based on my experience with Club Orange in 2024 on the Nieuw Statendam.
Thank you for a thorough and thoughtful explanation Shirley! Very helpful information.
Hi Shirley, we were on the Noordam earlier this year, and at the last minute upgraded to a Neptune Suite, which includes Club Orange privileges. Since the Noordam does not have a Club Orange Dining Room, have the special Club Orange line in the Main Dining Room was really nice. Also, having the extra special entree available was great. We took advantage of it several times. We had breakfast every day in the Pinnacle Grill which was great but I think that was a Neptune Suite perk, not Club Orange. You did a great job explaining the program. HAL should have a link to this video on their website when describing the program. When we were on the Noordam, we booked 2 future cruises and made sure that we opted for including Club Orange. I believe that it is well worth the cost. Like you, my wife does not drink, and I drink very little, the Have it All package just does not make sense for us.
Just another note. We just booked a relatively last minute cruise to Canada and New England in September. Our HAL Personal Cruise Consultant called and offered us a free cruise (inside cabin) on several cruises, but it also included some great discounts on other cabins. We were going to book a Signature Suite at about the cost of a regular balcony. I was going to add Club Orange, which was surprisingly still available. But, then she found a Neptune Suite at about the same price as Signature + Club Orange. My wife and I looked at each other and said “free laundry “, and we booked it.
Thanks for the info about the special line for the dining room on the Noordam. I was curious how well it worked on the smaller ships without Club Orange dining.
Win-Win. Congrats! Sounds like you have a great personal cruise consultant.
Terrific video and i am so pleased that I have been able to book Club Orange on two cruises next year. The upgrades alone were well worth it. Thank you !
Wonderful!!
Great video, my wife and i are on thw Koningsdam in july and have club orange, my question is about the bag and drink at dinner. Did you have to go to customer services deask to get thw club orange bag or was it in the room when you arrived. Did you need to ask for the drinks or were they expecting you? Any line up to get into the club orange dining room. Btw, i am a new subscriber. Thanks
I think I remember that the bag was in our room upon arrival, but it might have been the first full day. We normally enjoy dinner early, so we were almost always seated as soon as the dining room opened. Sometimes there were already a few guests in line before the dining room opened. Once, we had to take a pager and wait a few minutes before they had room. The wait staff came around with the welcome drinks at dinner. We did not have to ask for them. And thanks very much for subscribing!
Makes me wonder why I should bother booking a Neptune suite if I could just book a balcony cabin and add on Club Orange
Well, there are several things to consider. Neptune Suite is definitely larger: Larger and nicer room, larger and nicer balcony, much larger and nicer bathroom. You get the Neptune lounge, and you automatically get the other club orange benefits. If you are happy with a regular sized balcony or vista suite room, you might want to do it. But if the club orange is already sold out, you would still get those club orange benefits when you book the Neptune Suite. The laundry and dry cleaning is a nice perk with the Neptune Suite, too, so if you wanted the laundry, you would have to add the unlimited laundry package as well unless you already get it with your Mariner status.
Plenty of nice things in the Neptune Suite, but the price of the Neptune Suites keep going up, so having the Club Orange option is nice to have available. Getting a certain amount of “priority “ does make you feel special.
"and bypass ALL THESE PEOPLE..." Yep, this is the way to talk about your potemtial subscribers... And this is not the only time she calls her fellow passengers "these people." Oh, and by the way, lady, it's /ˈtendər/ not /'ti:nder/
Thanks for your comment. I certainly did not mean to offend fellow passengers with my video. It was only meant to be informative and factual as to what is included in Club Orange. At the moment we were riding up the escalator to board early, I remember thinking, "Wow, look at all those people waiting." They are people. I never thought of the word, "people," or "these people," as being offensive since I am a "People," too. But after reviewing my video, I can see where someone might feel like I was looking down on people (figuratively as well as literally) who had not paid for "club orange." I apologize for the offense I caused you. As far as my pronunciation of words, I will probably always pronounce things with a country, southern twang. Old habits die hard. The first syllable in tender will sound exactly the same way I pronounce men, the number ten, the name of Barbie's boyfriend, Ken and the second syllable in Of-fend.
@@shirleysjourneys9505 That will be the day when I'm offended by some wannabe special club member... so, no need to apologize.
@lopezlopez@7132, you are a bitter person looking to not pick. Shirley's videos are helpful to those seeking information and advice. Miserable people like you never appreciate anything. Btw, an apology from her was not necessary at all.