cellfree Posted January 7, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) How close in to a cruise have you waited for your Assigned Cabin? The website says “your stateroom will be assigned at least 14 days prior to your cruise” however we are closer in than that. Edited January 7, 2020 by cellfree punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rool Posted January 7, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I'm waiting too, on previous bookings it was much earlier. I have read recently on here it could be as close as 5 days before or you might not even know until you board. I have chilled and stopped looking now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaineha Posted January 7, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just received ours today. Cruise is Jan 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted January 7, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Hmm, our cruise is January 13, running out of time, ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoobdo Posted January 8, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, elaineha said: Just received ours today. Cruise is Jan 18. Received mine yesterday for a cruise starting January 18th. Booked Bella Interior received Fantastica Balcony (with Bella Experience). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Joe Posted January 8, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I have been looking daily as well, we don't depart until 2/2, we booked a Bella Balcony Guarantee and are excited to see what we end up with. On our last MSC cruise we booked an inside and received a balcony, which was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaineha Posted January 8, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Skoobdo said: Received mine yesterday for a cruise starting January 18th. Booked Bella Interior received Fantastica Balcony (with Bella Experience). So did we! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoobdo Posted January 8, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, elaineha said: So did we! There should be a thread just for the results of Guaranteed Cabins, and which cabin was actually assigned on each ship. They have an active thread for status match, what you have and what you ended up getting. That way there could be a way in looking at trends, or the timeframe on when the passenger booked. I follow a lot of budgeting forums for all types of purchases, and the thing missing on cruise critic are up-to-date forums that would list going rates of cruises, without directly mentioning the site, as there are only a handful, so savvy shoppers will be able to find it quickly. The Cruise critic boards, (probably because the posters are mostly older)are definitely not helpful for buyers looking to find a good deals. But, it shouldn't be like that, but it is unfortunately 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rool Posted January 8, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 8, 2020 12 hours ago, Host Joe said: I have been looking daily as well, we don't depart until 2/2, we booked a Bella Balcony Guarantee and are excited to see what we end up with. On our last MSC cruise we booked an inside and received a balcony, which was amazing. I took a calculated risk on our upcoming repositioning cruise as the inside guarantee cabin was an amazing price for a 16 day cruise so I will be perfectly ok if assigned that way. On the two occasions I have booked inside cabins for guests who travelled with us and they were both upgraded to balcony. Kind of hoping for the same and if The Secret really works it will 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwdtgb Posted January 8, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 8, 2020 We booked the Grandiosa February 2 sailing 2 months ago. We booked an OV Guarantee Bella experience and received a Fantastica balcony(Bella experience) about 4 days after booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdvmd Posted January 8, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I went through this recently and the cabin assignment usually comes at the four-day mark, however, it can be two days before sailing OR given at check in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted January 9, 2020 Author #12 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Got Cabin assignment today January 8 - cruising Monday January 13 - booked Interior Bella Guaranteed Cabin (great last minute price so even though I typically like to choose my cabin location thought this was worth taking the chance) and was assigned Oceanview Fantastica (I do realize I will still have Bella privileges) and am very pleased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rool Posted February 19, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 19, 2020 We sail on March 10 and received cabin details today. We booked an Inside Bella Guarantee and received a Fantastica balcony cabin so very happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richnorto Posted February 19, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 19, 2020 We received our cabin assignment 11 days out. Scored a great upgrade as well from Bella interior to Fantastica balcony for the Feb 28 Divina sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishin' musician Posted February 19, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Once you receive your assignment does MSC allow changing to a different room in the same category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junnipper Posted February 19, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 days before sail date we got what we booked... Interior Fantastica. No surprise upgrade for us 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare blueslily Posted February 20, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Recently, I received my assignment 3 days before sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyFla Posted February 20, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 20, 2020 We have an inside guarantee for Seaside on April 18. Interior cabins are sold out now, but ocean view and balcony are still reasonable. Is this a good sign for a possible upgrade? Never got an upgrade email. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdvmd Posted February 21, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) On 2/19/2020 at 3:30 PM, fishin' musician said: Once you receive your assignment does MSC allow changing to a different room in the same category? No changes if you booked a guarantee assignment originally. Edited February 21, 2020 by jdvmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare blueslily Posted February 22, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 hours ago, jdvmd said: No changes if you booked a guarantee assignment originally. Unless you choose to pay for a different cabin if it is available in a different category. I did this recently. Not a bid. I just paid the difference for a.higher category room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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