Guarantee

first time on HAL, when do they usually assign guarantee cabins? Thanks for all info and happy sailing to all.

A couple of people a month before their sail date,

Most get their cabin assignments 10 days to 2 weeks before sail date.

There have been people here who didn't get their cabin assignments until just a couple of days before sailing. And a few people got their cabin assignments at the pier.

Most of our 9 guarantees have been assigned 11 or 10 days out. Farthest out was 18 days, shortest was 3 days.

We are going on Rotterdam this weekend and had a guarantee that they gave us the room number about 3 weeks ago.

I think it really depends on how well the sailing is selling out and what category you are in. 4 weeks out seems to be the maximum, but many are within the last 2 weeks.

Sailing on Maasdam 11/27 and still no cabin assignment for me.

This cruise is already sold out.

This is my first time ever booking a GUAR and the wait is killing me!!!!

Sailing on Maasdam 11/27 and still no cabin assignment for me.

This cruise is already sold out.

This is my first time ever booking a GUAR and the wait is killing me!!!!

Same for me only on Eurodam. I have never waited so long for a guarantee, hope it bodes well

I’m on the 11/26 sailing on the Eurodam. Had paid for an SY guarantee; got my cabin assignment last night for a SS cabin, deck 6/midship. I’m very pleased and can’t wait!

Hope your assignment comes quick!

Same for me only on Eurodam. I have never waited so long for a guarantee, hope it bodes well

Bought a last minute Guarantee for my wife's sister so she can join us on the Koningsdam Dec 10th for 17 nights. No assignment yet. She can be placed anywhere, bought the lowest price inside cabin.

I’m on the 11/26 sailing on the Eurodam. Had paid for an SY guarantee; got my cabin assignment last night for a SS cabin, deck 6/midship. I’m very pleased and can’t wait!

 

Hope your assignment comes quick!

Yep happy happy as 6063 , also booked guarantee sy

I’m on the 11/26 sailing on the Eurodam. Had paid for an SY guarantee; got my cabin assignment last night for a SS cabin, deck 6/midship. I’m very pleased and can’t wait!

 

Hope your assignment comes quick!

We have VH guarantee for Nov 29 Koningsdam ....nails are chewed off! Still waiting .

UPDATE: just got our cabin assignment Today. No upgrade , got assigned what we booked. 10 days before sailing

UPDATE: just got our cabin assignment Today. No upgrade , got assigned what we booked. 10 days before sailing

We've booked two SZ cabins on Noordam under guarantee departing 6th December and were offered an upgrade to Neptune Suites for £1400 each two days ago. Even our TA said it was the worst 'special offer' he'd seen! When we stopped laughing we politely said no thank you, so don't know what we're going to end up with!

I am 8 days out on Nieuw Amsterdam and do not have my guarantee cabin assignment yet.

We've booked two SZ cabins on Noordam under guarantee departing 6th December and were offered an upgrade to Neptune Suites for £1400 each two days ago. Even our TA said it was the worst 'special offer' he'd seen! When we stopped laughing we politely said no thank you, so don't know what we're going to end up with!

HAL's upsell offers to Neptunes have really gotten "tight" lately. They wanted $2000 pp for my 18 day cruise last week (I am in an SY). No way was I going for that.

I am 8 days out on Nieuw Amsterdam and do not have my guarantee cabin assignment yet.

go figure....our cruise has a bit of cabins unsold for a holiday....yet nothing yet

We have VH guarantee for Nov 29 Koningsdam ....nails are chewed off! Still waiting .

We can stop chewing...got our assignment! We got a VQ. :'):'):')

We can stop chewing...got our assignment! We got a VQ. :'):'):')

So happy for you! Enjoy! Well now I'm 7 days out and still no cabin assignment. I'm hoping that's a good thing. It appears the ship is far from sold out with lots of cabins available except for suite where it appears only 1 remains.

Best wishes!

We can stop chewing...got our assignment! We got a VQ. :'):'):')

How did you learn you had received your cabin assignment? Did HAL email you a notification with an updated booking confirmation, or did you just have to keep checking their website? Thanks!

How did you learn you had received your cabin assignment? Did HAL email you a notification with an updated booking confirmation, or did you just have to keep checking their website? Thanks!

I have been checking a couple times a day. I checked as soon as I awoke those morning and it was there. Around lunch time today I also received an email from HAL.

Hope you get yours soon...good luck

I have been checking a couple times a day. I checked as soon as I awoke those morning and it was there. Around lunch time today I also received an email from HAL.

Hope you get yours soon...good luck

Thanks Snowbaby. Much appreciated.

I sail on Nieuw Amsterdam on Saturday. It's late afternoon on Wednesday and I still don't have a cabin assignment. I'm beginning to think they forgot about me. :-(

That would drive me crazy. I hope you find out soon and get a terrific cabin

We just got back from our cruise a few days ago on the NAmsterdam. We had a guarantee Neptune Suite and we got the cabin number about a week out. Our first HA cruise we did a guarantee balcony and got our cabin a few weeks out, but we also got upsells which we ended up taking, again ending with a Neptune.