Guarantee-when do you find out?

[music lady]

When you book a guarantee cabin with Hal, about when do you find out what cabin you are assigned? We booked a G outside. We sail 5/19.

 

Mary D

[Desdemona01]

when we booked guarantees we usually found out about a week before--the cabin number showed up on the online immigration form.

 

I have read here that some people haven't found out until they get to the pier.

 

have a great cruise!

[RuthC]

Normally, guarantee assignments are made at the 1-2 weeks before sailing mark. Sometimes it's a bit sooner, and other times it's a bit closer.

My first guarantee was made at the 9-days before sailing point; the second was about 2 weeks before. I don't remember on the third. I have heard reports that sometimes you don't know until check-in! :eek:

Keep checking the HAL website Immigration page. When your assignment is made it will be reflected there.

And have a nice cruise! :)

[caviargal]

I have been checking for my upcoming 5/27 cruise and choose to believe the later the better:). Since the ship is sold out, it will be interesting to see if we receive a phone call or a cabin assignment.

[music lady]

Why would you get a phone call if the ship was sold out?

 

Mary D

[caviargal]

They sometimes play "Lets Make a Deal" when they need a specific type of cabin and one is willing to accept an alternate ship or sailing date.

[ak-bound]

We booked a VH guarantee for the Noordam 5/20 to Alaska and got a cabin number posted on the online form last Friday (upgraded to a VB!). I think the time varies tremendously. Just keep checking your online immigration form.

Zane

[Wilbo]

About three weeks prior to trip, go on line to H.A. and check preboarding site

daily. We found our cabin number.

Another site is shore trip site. you cabin number will be listed in the same time frame.

[LadyLeo84]

Music Lady;

We had gotten a SZ guarantee for May 12th sailing on the Oosterdam. We received our cabin assignment last Thursday the April 19th. We ended up with a SS on the Navigation deck. There are some others on the same ship as ours that got their assignment on April 5th. I just kept checking online several times a day to see if that "GUAR" had changed to a numer - and finally it did! I can relax now and just enjoy getting ready for our upcoming cruise.

[buzzandjulie]

We got our docs today for May 19th cruise on Massdam, the ship is not sold out and our tickets say O H for room so I am hope hope hopeing we get a upgrade. Will let you know when we hear

[cruznon]

Usually, the later your cabin is assigned, the better. Hang in there....

[music lady]

Thanks to everyone for their input. I'll keep checking and keep my fingers crossed.

 

Mary D

[Radiomark]

We booked a guarantee B Verandah on Statendam in January. We got our cabin assignment 2 or 3 weeks later. I'm assuming that we're not going to get upgraded, but we still have a very nice cabin.

 

Mark

[music lady]

Finally!

 

We booked G outisde guarantee and got E outside, both on the Main Deck on Maasdam. E is behind the G section, so I guess it isn't much of an upgrade. It does seem to be a little bigger though.

 

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

 

Mary D

[LEtue]

There are 8 of us sailing on the Oosterdam 5/26 sailing and we still have VH guarantees. Should be soon :)

[NHCruisr]

We're sailing on the Amsterdam on May 25. We had a B guarantee and got cabin assignments yesterday - April 30. We're now in a mid-ship A cabin. We're happy with how the guarantee turned out. Of course if they want to bump us up to a full suite we'd be happy too!

[x lindsay x]

Finally!

 

We booked G outisde guarantee and got E outside, both on the Main Deck on Maasdam. E is behind the G section, so I guess it isn't much of an upgrade. It does seem to be a little bigger though.

 

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

 

Mary D

 

The biggest difference is that you go from having on a porthole or two to having a nice big window.

[music lady]

After giving it some thought, I am happy with the upgrade. The E cabin is a little bigger and having a big window is so much nicer than a porthole.

 

Mary D

[fatcat04]

My mom and dad sail on 5/12 (on a sold out cruise) and we got their cabin assignment 4/30, so that would be 13 days out. So I am thinking 7-14 days is a good guess. :)

[bob brown]

I finally got my cabin number on 1May for a 4May departure on Maasdam.