Yurita Posted December 16, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I was sooooo excited to get an over the water cabana for my upcoming cruise. I read all reviews and actually documented myself regarding cabana locations, types of cabana, etc. We decided to go ahead and book an over the water cabana at Nellie's beach, but they are ALL GONE; even Hillside are all gone as well. I'm sailing May 2013 and they are gone... OMG! The only thing available is Beach cabanas, which I'm not too interested in. I wanted to be right above the water!!! what are your recomendations? keep checking daily and see if something opens? All Barefoot cabanas are available. Could we make a request to reserve one even if we are not in a suite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddie Posted December 16, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Why don't you go ahead and book a beach cabana, and hope for a change if one becomes available? I would, as all the beach cabanas are pretty nice, and are close to the water. You will receive nice service, the upscale lunch, and a comfy cabana. In the meantime, I would check every day for availability, both online and by phone, especially the day that final payment is due. I guess it wouldn't hurt to email the concierge and request placement on a waitlist for unbooked cabanas. For our last cruise, I checked for Nellie's OTW cabana availability every single day, at least three times a day. When they were finally made available, I believe we were the first to book; they were gone within a day or two, plus, the price went up! We loved the cabana; it made a great beach day special!! Good luck, and keep checking. Teddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisnseas Posted December 16, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Are you sure they are gone? They may just not be available yet. Sometimes they are released in sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky38 Posted December 16, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Why don't you go ahead and book a beach cabana, and hope for a change if one becomes available? I would, as all the beach cabanas are pretty nice, and are close to the water. You will receive nice service, the upscale lunch, and a comfy cabana. In the meantime, I would check every day for availability, both online and by phone, especially the day that final payment is due. I guess it wouldn't hurt to email the concierge and request placement on a waitlist for unbooked cabanas. For our last cruise, I checked for Nellie's OTW cabana availability every single day, at least three times a day. When they were finally made available, I believe we were the first to book; they were gone within a day or two, plus, the price went up! We loved the cabana; it made a great beach day special!! Good luck, and keep checking. Teddie Hello Can anyone confirm how to book a cabana? We are in a GS in March on FOS. Thanks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddie Posted December 17, 2012 #5 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hello Can anyone confirm how to book a cabana? We are in a GS in March on FOS. Thanks!!!! I called RCI directly to book the cabana at nellies. We were not in a suite. Teddie Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovesCruising Posted December 17, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hello Can anyone confirm how to book a cabana? We are in a GS in March on FOS. Thanks!!!! If your in a GS - you have access to Barefoot Beach at Labadee - e mail your concierge to reserve your cabana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted December 17, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I was sooooo excited to get an over the water cabana for my upcoming cruise. I read all reviews and actually documented myself regarding cabana locations, types of cabana, etc. We decided to go ahead and book an over the water cabana at Nellie's beach, but they are ALL GONE; even Hillside are all gone as well. I'm sailing May 2013 and they are gone... OMG! The only thing available is Beach cabanas, which I'm not too interested in. I wanted to be right above the water!!! what are your recomendations? keep checking daily and see if something opens? All Barefoot cabanas are available. Could we make a request to reserve one even if we are not in a suite? You have to be in a suite to get one at Barefoot. My recommendation is book a beach one and then call periodically to see about switching. If no luck before cruise, check several times while on board. This far out you may have a chance. We booked our OTW Nellie's at the same time we booked the cruise, about 9 months out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurita Posted December 17, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thank you for your answers. I did call RCCL yesterday and the agent confirmed ALL over the water cabanas are totally booked. Only thing available is Beach cabanas, which I would not like to book because of the location. Some of them are behind beach chairs, etc. The agent said keep checking, some people might cancel and we might get lucky enough to book an over the water or Hillside. Once again, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD Posted December 17, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I was over 200 days away when I booked mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpeedo Posted December 17, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Last month I booked an over water cabana on Nellies Beach for DECEMBER 2013:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurita Posted December 18, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Last month I booked an over water cabana on Nellies Beach for DECEMBER 2013:eek: WOW!!! lucky you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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