Fishymom Posted January 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2016 How close to sail date can you book? Interior, or OV not picky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker@sea Posted January 13, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2016 How close to sail date can you book?Interior, or OV not picky. I have booked 12 hrs. before sailing. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayaguru Posted January 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Depends what country you are in. In Australia you have to be registered 24 hours before. BTW-You can add where you are from to your name so people can see where you are from. Makes it easier when you ask questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted January 13, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 13, 2016 How close to sail date can you book?Interior, or OV not picky. If cabins are available you can book on the day of sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad son team Posted January 13, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I booked 12/31 for a 1/2 sailing. Guaranteed Inside cabin and got a mid-ship on deck 9 assinged on 1/1. Very happy with the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted January 31, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 31, 2016 If cabins are available you can book on the day of sailing. I just tried booking Getaway leaving today and was told they couldn't even pull up the sailing. Yesterday afternoon the ship wasn't nearly sold out. Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted January 31, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I just tried booking Getaway leaving today and was told they couldn't even pull up the sailing. Yesterday afternoon the ship wasn't nearly sold out. Tracy Called back and was told the manifest for the sailing closed yesterday. Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted January 31, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Called back and was told the manifest for the sailing closed yesterday.Tracy There is some minimum time for the cruise line to prep immigration information for the US. They probably don't have many same day bookings and cut off reservations to avoid any last minute paperwork issues that could delay sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker@sea Posted January 31, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I booked a few cruises the day before. One not long ago I booked @ 11 p.m. Thursday night And had my ship key card in hand @ the gangway @ 11 A.M. Friday morning. Many NCL ships still have cabins for sale the day before sailing. Check a few this week. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbye Posted January 31, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Just remember, they don't give any of the Freestyle Choices if booked within 30 days of sailing if that is important to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted January 31, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I cannot find the actual government regulation offhand, but IIRC, the government requirement is that all passenger's must be booked, (and checked in?), and manifest sent to government no later than 90 minutes prior to departure, so that they can spend an hour to check it and still have 30 minutes to clear or hold a ship's departure. Of course, like all government regulations, individual carrier's can increase the time requirement to their own choosing, and even vary their own policy to suit individual sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted January 31, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Spoke to an awesome NCL rep who told me if I had booked by 9:00 p.m. last night, I would have been all set. It was a super last minute idea but lesson learned for the future! Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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