bones774 Posted August 4, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Just got waitlisted for Veendam 8/12/12 out of NY. Anybody have experience with HAL in this regard? Was told ship is oversold, read further down people were being offered other perks to change dates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 4, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Did you just make a new booking, or were you "bumped" from an existing booking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 4, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It happens. Not surprising as you are a week from sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 4, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Did you just make a new booking, or were you "bumped" from an existing booking? I'm waitlisted or what used to be called standby. So, i'm not really booked. PS-Just saw your tagline, i sailed the original QM and QE, transatlantic many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 4, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It happens. Not surprising as you are a week from sailing. I'm taking a shot, i've always scored a cabin in the past just never tried HAL before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 4, 2012 #6 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I think your chances may be small because of demand. She is nearing the end of her Bermuda run, so lots of people want to do this while they can. Somebody did get waitlisted about a month ago, but I don't know if the poster ever came back to say if they were able to get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 4, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I think your chances may be small because of demand. She is nearing the end of her Bermuda run, so lots of people want to do this while they can. Somebody did get waitlisted about a month ago, but I don't know if the poster ever came back to say if they were able to get on. One thing the agent told me was that with a home city of "JFK" (thats what they use) i would be preferred to someone from say Philly. I'm gonna search for that other thread meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 4, 2012 #8 Share Posted August 4, 2012 One thing the agent told me was that with a home city of "JFK" (thats what they use) i would be preferred to someone from say Philly. I'm gonna search for that other thread meantime. I wouldn't even attempt to go standby if I had to fly to the port. I hope you get moved up the list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 4, 2012 Author #9 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I wouldn't even attempt to go standby if I had to fly to the port. I hope you get moved up the list! Thanks, It's not neccessarily that you use plane connections, someone from Philly could drive but with JFK home city i'm closer than them. I did notice on one of the online agencies that this sailing was sold out earlier an then reopened, so maybe they are right on the cusp of capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westview1 Posted August 4, 2012 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2012 We are on this sailing and it was listed as sold out 2 weeks ago on another web site. We booked 6-25-12, and had debated if we should wait it out and see if the price dropped before committing. I'm glad we didn't wait. We wanted to go to Bermuda again since this is the last year on HAL. :( Carnival is already dropping Bermuda, so I think it leaves Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and NCL. We did receive a call offering us a free upgrade if we took the 8-19 sailing instead of the 8-12; but we had to decline as we have plans that can't be changed for that week. Hopefully you will be able to go with us. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 4, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted August 4, 2012 We are on this sailing and it was listed as sold out 2 weeks ago on another web site. We booked 6-25-12, and had debated if we should wait it out and see if the price dropped before committing. I'm glad we didn't wait. We wanted to go to Bermuda again since this is the last year on HAL. :( Carnival is already dropping Bermuda, so I think it leaves Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and NCL. We did receive a call offering us a free upgrade if we took the 8-19 sailing instead of the 8-12; but we had to decline as we have plans that can't be changed for that week. Hopefully you will be able to go with us. :) Got kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westview1 Posted August 4, 2012 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Got kids? The kids are all grown so kids yes, but the don't cruise with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 4, 2012 Author #13 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Ok, Thnaks, we'll keep our fingers crossed. Lucky you cruising w/o the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted August 5, 2012 #14 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Some advance planning might help you avoid that situation in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted August 5, 2012 #15 Share Posted August 5, 2012 We are on this sailing and it was listed as sold out 2 weeks ago on another web site. We booked 6-25-12, and had debated if we should wait it out and see if the price dropped before committing. I'm glad we didn't wait. We wanted to go to Bermuda again since this is the last year on HAL. :( Carnival is already dropping Bermuda, so I think it leaves Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and NCL. We did receive a call offering us a free upgrade if we took the 8-19 sailing instead of the 8-12; but we had to decline as we have plans that can't be changed for that week. Hopefully you will be able to go with us. :) Sounds like the ship is over booked. I would say the OP is probably not going to get on this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeriatricNurse Posted August 5, 2012 #16 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Just got waitlisted for Veendam 8/12/12 out of NY. Anybody have experience with HAL in this regard? Was told ship is oversold, read further down people were being offered other perks to change dates? I always choose 'Open Dining' & never have to be concerned about being "waitlisted"! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxout Posted August 5, 2012 #17 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I always choose 'Open Dining' & never have to be concerned about being "waitlisted"! ;) Perhaps if you had read the thread, you would have seen that the OP is talking about being waitlisted for the cruise and not dining... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches from georgia Posted August 5, 2012 #18 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Perhaps if you had read the thread, you would have seen that the OP is talking about being waitlisted for the cruise and not dining... :rolleyes: Didn't even need to read the thread. If he just read what he quoted it was clear the waitlist was for the cruise, not dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High C's Posted August 5, 2012 #19 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Did you just make a new booking, or were you "bumped" from an existing booking? Is that even possible?? :eek: We booked a "guarantee" on the August 19th sailing (the week after the one the op is waitlisted for), and don't have our cabin assignment yet. Do I have to worry that I'll even get one?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted August 5, 2012 #20 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Is that even possible?? :eek: We booked a "guarantee" on the August 19th sailing (the week after the one the op is waitlisted for)' date=' and don't have our cabin assignment yet. Do I have to worry that I'll even get one??[/size'] Don't worry. No one gets bumped involuntarily. If they're short of cabins they'll start making calls with better and better offers to change cruises until they get enough takers. If you get the call you're under no obligation to take the offer. I think it's good to decide in advance what it would take for you to make a switch, because you've got virtually no time to think it over if you get the call. If you don't take it they'll go on to somebody else. SOMEtimes ... rarely ... if you say no, they'll call back later with a better offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High C's Posted August 5, 2012 #21 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Don't worry. No one gets bumped involuntarily. If they're short of cabins they'll start making calls with better and better offers to change cruises until they get enough takers. If you get the call you're under no obligation to take the offer. I think it's good to decide in advance what it would take for you to make a switch, because you've got virtually no time to think it over if you get the call. If you don't take it they'll go on to somebody else. SOMEtimes ... rarely ... if you say no, they'll call back later with a better offer. Whew - thanks! This is our first HAL cruise, and only our second cruise ever booking a "guarantee" category, so I'm a little nervous. And that's good advice about being prepared ahead of the phone call. In our case, its easy - the answer is NO. We are absolutely blocked into the week we have booked. And if I am reading the website correctly, the only cabins left are those without balconies, which again we would not want. So our phone call, should we get one, will be short and sweet! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted August 5, 2012 #22 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Whew - thanks! This is our first HAL cruise' date=' and only our second cruise ever booking a "guarantee" category, so I'm a little nervous.[/size'] Relax! We've done 8 guarantees (and 6 chosen cabins) and have gotten an upgrade on all 8 gtys. Only once was I somewhat unhappy with the assigned location, but DW thought it was just fine. Our best upgrade was on the Nieuw A. We paid for an H and sailed in a V ... 16 steps up the ladder! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High C's Posted August 5, 2012 #23 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Relax! We've done 8 guarantees (and 6 chosen cabins) and have gotten an upgrade on all 8 gtys. Only once was I somewhat unhappy with the assigned location, but DW thought it was just fine. Our best upgrade was on the Nieuw A. We paid for an H and sailed in a V ... 16 steps up the ladder! :D Yeah, I know. Just a little bit of OCD as I prepare for this cruise...:rolleyes: We booked a "BC" guarantee, so anything, including that category, will be perfectly fine for us. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones774 Posted August 5, 2012 Author #24 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I've done many GTY on other cruise lines and I would say far better than 50% of the time we got more than we paid for and were happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted August 5, 2012 #25 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Will be interesting to see what happens. I'd bet these last weeks of the Bermuda run, during the peak of summer, are all pretty much sold out. I'm guessing HAL doesn't have much wiggle room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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