1cruiselvr Posted February 10, 2010 #701 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Which suite cat. have access to the Neptune Lounge? I was a lucky upgrade to the SA so I was able to drink all the lattes and ice tea I wanted. I want to do it again. Help please.:o Depends on the class of HAL ship. SA/SB/SC.... Happy Sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ybarber Posted February 10, 2010 #702 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I have a SZ GTY on the Westerdam on 2/28 - do you think I will get my cabin assignment by the 18th??????? Of course, I am checking it multiple times a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1cruiselvr Posted February 11, 2010 #703 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I got my assignment on a Tuesday for that Saturday sailing.....as an fyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted February 11, 2010 #704 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have a guarantee on the Statendam April 25, 2010 I made my final payment last week and final payment for alll guests was this past monday. I don't understand why Hal doesn't start assigning cabins? I don't understand why they wait. Anyone know? Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky-elpaso Posted February 11, 2010 #705 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have a SZ GTY on the Westerdam on 2/28 - do you think I will get my cabin assignment by the 18th??????? Of course, I am checking it multiple times a day! Looks like we're going to be sailing together. :) I try to keep my checking to once a day - no luck yet. This will be our 2nd cruise - 1st with HAL - and 1st verandah. Yaaay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi06 Posted February 11, 2010 #706 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Looks like we're going to be sailing together. :) I try to keep my checking to once a day - no luck yet. This will be our 2nd cruise - 1st with HAL - and 1st verandah. Yaaay! We will be sailing with you also! I too have been checking everyday but nothing yet. We booked a VE gty. Will be interesting to see what we end up with. Our first HAL cruise too. Can't wait! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustsea Posted February 11, 2010 #707 Share Posted February 11, 2010 We sail on the 27th on Eurodam and have yet to be assigned a room. I checked bookings on Expedia and the ship is not fully booked. I'm guessing there may be many last-minute upgrades for those who have booked a guarantee cabin if the ship doesn't fill up during the next 14 or so days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted February 11, 2010 #708 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Originally Posted by ybarber I have a SZ GTY on the Westerdam on 2/28 - do you think I will get my cabin assignment by the 18th??????? Of course, I am checking it multiple times a day! Originally Posted by sparky-elpaso Looks like we're going to be sailing together. I try to keep my checking to once a day - no luck yet. This will be our 2nd cruise - 1st with HAL - and 1st verandah. Yaaay! Originally Posted by GiGi06 We will be sailing with you also! I too have been checking everyday but nothing yet. We booked a VE gty. Will be interesting to see what we end up with. Our first HAL cruise too. Can't wait! I was told that we would not hear until the final week up to the cruise.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1cruiselvr Posted February 11, 2010 #709 Share Posted February 11, 2010 +10 days to zero is the general timeframe. The wait was worth it for me as I got a nice free upgrade. Happy Sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinjudy Posted February 11, 2010 #710 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have a guarantee on the Statendam April 25, 2010 I made my final payment last week and final payment for alll guests was this past monday. I don't understand why Hal doesn't start assigning cabins? I don't understand why they wait. Anyone know? Helen Because they could still sell those higher cabins at this point. They want to wait to see what doesn't sell to start assigning guarantees. We have a BC guarantee for March 11 on Zaandam and are still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiting2retire Posted February 12, 2010 #711 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I have a VD guarantee on the Noordam for Feb 23... still waiting. But I noticed that, as of this afternoon, the ship is saying sold out, so I suspect it will be soon. Frequently what happens is that they still try to sell some of the higher level cabins before they have to give free upgrades. Since up until this morning only the penthouse was available for my sailing, I just know that they couldn't sell it and have decided to assign it to me :D:D:D:D Bonnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike2000 Posted February 12, 2010 #712 Share Posted February 12, 2010 We are two weeks to the day from sailing on the Ryndam & got our cabin assignment today. We booked H & were upgraded to C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroneWynd Posted February 12, 2010 #713 Share Posted February 12, 2010 We have a SZ guar on the Oosterdam for March 13... we just bought up to it, so I'm not terribly hopeful for a 'great' upgrade, but I am waiting for a cabin number! I'm a little anxious about it, but I'm sure we'll have a great stateroom :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehschief Posted February 12, 2010 #714 Share Posted February 12, 2010 4 couples booked F guarantee for March 11th on the Veendam, we got our cabin assignments today, upgraded to a DA, we are still a month out, wonder if we could get upgraded again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1cruiselvr Posted February 12, 2010 #715 Share Posted February 12, 2010 4 couples booked F guarantee for March 11th on the Veendam, we got our cabin assignments today, upgraded to a DA, we are still a month out, wonder if we could get upgraded again? It's possible but not probable, especially if the four couples have their bookings linked. Happy Sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted February 12, 2010 #716 Share Posted February 12, 2010 It's possible but not probable, especially if the four couples have their bookings linked. Happy Sailing! That's also probably why you have been assigned so early. ;) If they are close together, they wanted to go ahead and get those cabins for you before they were given out to others.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hflors Posted February 12, 2010 #717 Share Posted February 12, 2010 We are two weeks to the day from sailing on the Ryndam & got our cabin assignment today. We booked H & were upgraded to C. Lucky you - I think this is a great upgrade. I also booked a H guarantee and keep hoping for either a D or C. But I don't leave until April :( Hope you have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiansville Posted February 17, 2010 #718 Share Posted February 17, 2010 We are sailing on the Westerdam on March 21st and have a VH guarantee. This is our first cruise with HAL. I didn't know thay had solid metal railings. Should have checked more carefully! Just hope we get an upgrade to a "normal" balcony as we tend to spend lots of time sitting out there. Does anyone have a picture of a VH or VF balcony from the inside? The wait for allocation is killing me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotumi Posted February 17, 2010 #719 Share Posted February 17, 2010 still no cabin where hopeful.. last princess we went from lowest inside to outside . just never know i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted February 17, 2010 #720 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Does anyone have a picture of a VH or VF balcony from the inside? THIS THREAD (click) has a couple in post #10. I'm 5'11', and when seated normally the wood rail is right at my eye level ... so I can only see sky, nearby mountains, and water far out from the ship. (Note that three of the four pictures in post #11 on that thread are not on a HAL ship.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiansville Posted February 17, 2010 #721 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Thanks so much for the link to the photos. Doesn't look too bad but hope we manage to get a glass fronted balcony when the cabins are finally allocated! I'm just wondering if I should contact my TA or HAL and ask what the cost would be to upgrade or leave that conversation until after the cabin has been allocated...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted February 17, 2010 #722 Share Posted February 17, 2010 THIS THREAD (click) has a couple in post #10. I'm 5'11', and when seated normally the wood rail is right at my eye level ... so I can only see sky, nearby mountains, and water far out from the ship. (Note that three of the four pictures in post #11 on that thread are not on a HAL ship.) I am the one that posted those photos. The photo that says it was taken from a sitting position, is while sitting in the higher (of the two) chairs. One chair is a lounge type with a foot stool (my sister is in that one) and the other is a table height chair. I am 5'9 and could see that view while sitting straight up in the chair. ;) The HAL metal verandahs are lower than the RCCL metal balconies, and much more open. I'm just wondering if I should contact my TA or HAL and ask what the cost would be to upgrade or leave that conversation until after the cabin has been allocated...... Your TA will be the only person you can ask. HAL will not talk to you if you are booked with a TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB_Travlr Posted February 17, 2010 #723 Share Posted February 17, 2010 We were late deciding to take a cruise, so we were just pleased to find a verandah cabin for a reasonable price -- Eurodam sailing 2/27. We have a guarantee/VH, and since reading these posts I'm anxious/on tenterhooks to find out where we will actually be!! When I looked closely at the deck plans, I see that VH are way for'ard, kinda squished in there -- or am I misunderstanding? :confused: DH has some knee issues, so hope we won't be too far from everything. I did notice they were recently advertising verandahs for less than we paid, so maybe there are still cabins open and therefore some room to move up? I'm having some problems with the HAL website today, many pages coming up empty. Could be me, could be them. Will I be able to log in and see our cabin assignment, or does that only come through our TA? At the end of the day, of course, we'll be sailing in warm Carib waters far from our cold and snow. So not too bad, wherever we are! Our first HAL cruise, and we're really looking forward to the break. Life is good, and we're thankful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB_Travlr Posted February 18, 2010 #724 Share Posted February 18, 2010 No sooner had I posted my question than my phone rang. It was my TA, to tell us we'd got a very nice UG to VA, Rotterdam deck. :D:D I did the happy dance. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted February 18, 2010 #725 Share Posted February 18, 2010 SB - You are the 4th cruiser for the 2/27 Eurodam that has been upgraded from the VH to a VA. Come on over to our Roll Call. Here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=23196353&posted=1#post23196353 As of yet, no assignment for me. No notice from my TA, either. I'll check again in the morning. Wish me luck! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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