soccermommie Posted December 3, 2014 #76 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Date: 5 Jan 2015 Ship: Elation Class of guarantee: inside Cabin assigned: 4D on upper deck (6) Date assigned: about a 4 weeks after booking and 6 weeks prior to cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kteachcruiser52 Posted December 4, 2014 #77 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Booked Freedom interior guarantee for 1/4/15 during Halloween sale. Great cabin assigned today 7 394. Keeping my eye on balcony rates for a possible upgrade! We are on the Freedom the week after you. We got an inside guarantee for $240 pp during the 12 hour sale, but have not received our rooms yet. This is our first time doing a guarantee so I am a little nervous. Sounds like like you did well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbCRR Posted December 5, 2014 #78 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Fascination 1/3/15 3 interior guaranty cabins, linked 30 days out today, no assignment yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonTideGal Posted December 5, 2014 #79 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Just upgraded 2 days ago from an interior to a guarantee balcony for $12 total. Couldn't pass it up. Got our room assignment today: Date: January 4, 2015 Ship: Dream Class of Guarantee: Balcony Cabin Assigned: 8D Verandah mid ship-room 8349 Date Assigned: 12/2/2014 (33 days out) Very excited with the result. Cant wait to tell the kids now! Hoping I can wait until we board!! WOW how does that happen? Nine cruises and never been offered a upgrade.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjohnbeachlover Posted December 5, 2014 #80 Share Posted December 5, 2014 WOW how does that happen? Nine cruises and never been offered a upgrade.:( We just booked our 7th cruise on Carnival and have never been offered an upsell. Our friends are traveling with us and this is their second cruise and they got an upsell call. They turned it down, though it was pretty good. Inside on panorama to balcony on spa deck for $200 total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belkin Posted December 5, 2014 #81 Share Posted December 5, 2014 WOW how does that happen? Nine cruises and never been offered a upgrade.:( I think they upgraded themselves during one of the recent sales to a guarantee balcony cabin. We did the same thing and are on the Breeze for 8 days for $470. Still waiting to see what cabin we get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can'tWait2SetSail Posted December 9, 2014 #82 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Date: 1/15/2014 Ship: Elation Class of Guarantee: OV Cabin Assigned: (or deck and cabin type if you don't want to share cabin numbers) Empress 6D Date Assigned: (i.e. 3 weeks after booking.... 1 week before saildate.... at the dock) Today (37 days out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmukid87 Posted December 9, 2014 #83 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Date: 1/11/2014 Ship: Pride Class of Guarantee: Inside Cabin Assigned: Verandah 4E Date Assigned: 33 days out I didn't get upgraded but I'm pleased being on the Verandah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewbrook Posted December 9, 2014 #84 Share Posted December 9, 2014 1/10 2014 Freedom Inside guaranty Panaroma 4H assigned 12/9/2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartmarshall Posted December 12, 2014 #85 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Date Cruised: May 18, 2014 Ship: Carnival Conquest Class: Balcony Guarantee Cabin: 6429 Date Assigned: 24 hours after booking; upgraded to a balcony guarantee 3 weeks out Bonus! Thoughts on the cabin: Overall, we really enjoyed the cabin. This was our first cruise and I spent most of our free time on the balcony reading -- it was so relaxing! We booked a year out and worked our way up from a porthole to a balcony guarantee. I snagged the balcony with about three weeks left and ended up getting $100 in OBC. We got our cabin assignment within 24 hours of upgrading. The only issue was that it was over Henry's nightclub and you could hear the vibrations of the music below. However, I sleep with a travel fan and also brought ear plugs so there were no issues. I could still feel slight vibrations, but I was able to sleep fine (and I'm a light sleeper!). I'm not sure I would book a guarantee again as it could end badly, but we did like the cabin and had no big complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjohnbeachlover Posted December 12, 2014 #86 Share Posted December 12, 2014 We upgraded ourselves from inside on panorama deck to guarantee balcony on the Conquest during the 35 hour sale about a month ago. We were assigned a balcony on the lido deck today - 30 days from departure date. I love this deck and this is probably where I would have picked if I could have picked anywhere on the ship. We only paid $92 plus lost our $50 on board credit, so it was $142 total for both of us. I was driving myself crazy checking 3 times a day this past week, but it was well worth the wait. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idislikeusernames Posted December 12, 2014 #87 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Date: Booked Mid October for Jan 4th sailing Ship: Carnival Splendor Class of Guarantee: Balcony Cabin Assigned: Deck 6 Mid ship, Standard Balcony Date Assigned: 28 days prior to sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribsun Posted December 15, 2014 #88 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Date: 2014-01-18 Ship: Carnival Freedom Class of Guarantee: Inside Guarantee Cabin Assigned: Inside - Deck 8 - 4F Date Assigned: 12-15-14 34 days out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach_gal Posted December 15, 2014 #89 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Date: 1/16/15 (Booked during that amazing Halloween sale!) Ship: Inspiration Class of Guarantee: OV Cabin Assigned: Main deck 6B Date Assigned: 37 days out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawnrae Posted December 16, 2014 #90 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Date: 12/10/2014 Ship: Sunshine Class of Guarantee: Balcony Cabin Assigned: Cloud 9 Spa Balcony Date Assigned: 12/15/2014. 19 days out Very Happy😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbCRR Posted December 16, 2014 #91 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Cruising Fascination 1/3. Switched to interior guarantee during Halloween sale. Assigned at 24 days out. Riviera deck aft. Would have preferred higher deck, but oh well. We'll be on a ship with some OBC, so I'm happy. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjnc Posted December 17, 2014 #92 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Carnival Sunshine 12/31/2015 Booked OV 6D 10/14 Upgraded to Balcony Guarantee 11/14 Sale Nov. OBC 80pp waiting for cabin assignment Will let you know how we made out. This is only the second guarantee cabin I have booked in 15 cruises was actually in a assigned OV that Carnival upgraded to a balcony guarantee. Will be back when the cabin is assigned pat murrells inlet, sc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynLola Posted December 17, 2014 #93 Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Date: 12/6/2014 Ship: Breeze Class of Guarantee: Oceanview Cabin Assigned: 1406 Date Assigned: 3 weeks before sailing I orgininally booked a 1A (no porthole) in the front of the ship for just me, but a friend decided to join me. During the Halloween guarantee sale, I took advantage of upgrading to an oceanview cabin. Three weeks before sailing, we were assigned 1406, a deluxe oceanview room. The luxury of two showers so we could get ready at the same time was fantastic! First time I've ever had more than enough closet space on a cruise. It could be a little annoying if we were up on the Lido deck and had to run allllllllll the way down to get something from the room, but all in all we were very pleased with the room and the cruise in general. :D Edited December 17, 2014 by BklynLola addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kteachcruiser52 Posted December 18, 2014 #94 Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) SHIP. Freedom, 8 day, $240 pp Inside Guarantee Sail DATE. Jan. 10 Date ASSIGNED. 5 weeks before sailing CABIN. Main deck. Mid ship. Port side SHIP. Conquest, 6 day, $189 pp. inside guarantee SAIL DATE. January 18 DATE ASSIGNED. 35 days before sailing CABIN. Panorama deck forward port side Edited December 18, 2014 by kteachcruiser52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinaCarada Posted December 19, 2014 #95 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Date: 1/17/2015 Ship: Breeze, 8 night Eastern Caribbean Class of Guarantee: Balcony, rate was $470 pp during the 35 hour Sale Cabin Assigned: Deck 9, midship, category 8E Date Assigned: 29 days before sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emm126 Posted December 21, 2014 #96 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I was on the Splendor 3 times this year. Always booked last minute and always booked a guarantee. December 27, 2013 Splendor Balcony Guarantee Deck 6- Forward 8A Departure Day July 31, 2014 Splendor Balcony guarantee Deck 9 - 8D 2-3 days before October 16. 2014 Splendor Inside Guarantee 2 days prior received cabin assignment- 4A- Yuck. Called Carnival was told to call back the next day at 5pm as I was platinum I would probably get an upgrade. So I did- didn't work so I upgrade for $40 to a 4D, Deck 6. It wasn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabum Posted December 23, 2014 #97 Share Posted December 23, 2014 SHIP. Freedom 8 day, inside guarantee SAIL DATE. January 25 DATE ASSIGNED. 34 days before sailing CABIN. Main deck - way forward port side - under the theater. Kinda bummed as we always book GTY's and this is the worst cabin we've ever received. Booked "4A" and got upgraded to "4B" - woo who (sarcasm intended) Cruise #13 on Carnival and #35 in CCL family - so I guess past passenger loyalty no longer has any bearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belkin Posted December 23, 2014 #98 Share Posted December 23, 2014 SHIP. Freedom 8 day, inside guaranteeSAIL DATE. January 25 DATE ASSIGNED. 34 days before sailing CABIN. Main deck - way forward port side - under the theater. Kinda bummed as we always book GTY's and this is the worst cabin we've ever received. Booked "4A" and got upgraded to "4B" - woo who (sarcasm intended) Cruise #13 on Carnival and #35 in CCL family - so I guess past passenger loyalty no longer has any bearing. I feel your pain. We booked a GTY for the Brreeze in January. This is cruise #14 on Carnival for me. I booked and "8A" and got an "8A". I got what I paid for so I can't really complain. Just bummed that 2 other families that I know are going and booked the same rate as I did. They got deck 9 and this is only their 3rd cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabum Posted December 23, 2014 #99 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) I feel your pain. We booked a GTY for the Brreeze in January. This is cruise #14 on Carnival for me. I booked and "8A" and got an "8A". I got what I paid for so I can't really complain. Just bummed that 2 other families that I know are going and booked the same rate as I did. They got deck 9 and this is only their 3rd cruise. I appreciate your empathy and not flaming me - telling me to not book GTY's etc. We've just always been up on the upper decks in the past - so I was surprised / disappointed when I saw the assignment. I know it was a gamble - and I know we;ll have a great time - guess all those extra stairs will help the waist line. and who knows - maybe the upsell fairy will call is in the next few weeks. Edited December 23, 2014 by seabum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacefulOR Posted December 23, 2014 #100 Share Posted December 23, 2014 SHIP. Freedom 8 day, inside guaranteeSAIL DATE. January 25 DATE ASSIGNED. 34 days before sailing CABIN. Main deck - way forward port side - under the theater. Kinda bummed as we always book GTY's and this is the worst cabin we've ever received. Booked "4A" and got upgraded to "4B" - woo who (sarcasm intended) Cruise #13 on Carnival and #35 in CCL family - so I guess past passenger loyalty no longer has any bearing. We're sailing with you, also GTY, but no assignment yet. I'm sorry that you are disappointed; sometimes it seems that cabin assignments are done like bingo with no rhyme or reason. I do wish you the very best cruise, whatever cabin you end up with, for you obviously love cruising and must be Platinum with CC. Rainey and Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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