DougandEric Posted May 19, 2010 #26 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Doug,I wish you luck on your HH Guarantee on the Statendam. I booked category H guarantees twice - once on the Ryndam for a B2B cruise out of Vancouver in July 2009 and once on the Volendam out of Sydney in January 2010. We were very happy with our room on the Ryndam - we received a category E room unobstructed in a decent location. The cruise on the Volendam was another matter entirely. We received room G2500 all the way in the bow. According to HAL, this was an upgraded room. I can assure you, this room was a disaster and harmed our cruise a great deal. Take a look at IRL Joannie's web site (the sticky thread at the top of the HAL Board) and go to Volendam room G2500. You could get a room like that on the Statendam. What we learned from our experience is not to book a guarantee if there is a room at a higher graded level that you will find unacceptable. We also believe HAL over-graded this room and have since switched over to Celebrity! Thanks! I'm hoping for the best. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRNole47 Posted May 20, 2010 #27 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Reason #2: I just booked and paid for an AK cruise leaving Jun 5. By this late day, the cabin I wanted was on a Guarantee only basis. Too late for a choice of cabin. Now, as there are only 2 cabins designated as BC in the entire ship, one directly across from the other on the same deck, chances are we'll get a B or higher. . Well, I ended up getting an "A" cat cabin one deck up, on the Navigation deck. Cabin is aft, a few doors down from the elevators and just under the Lido Deck pool area. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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