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From: gmbeasley on 5 Aug 2010 08:58
On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:41:35 -0400, Charles
<fort(a)his.com.remove.invalid> wrote:

>In article <i3dgc0$e4m$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Bill
><billrubin(a)prodigy.net> wrote:
>
>> We just got upgraded from H to E (5 cats) on HAL Statendam. Deck A (the
>> lowest) but the center of the ship and it has a real window as opposed
>> to the portholes I would have had with H.
>
>On the Veendam I was upgraded to one with portholes on Deck A towards
>the front from an inside guarantee cabin. Being on A is fine on the HAL
>smaller ships. There are not that many decks. Don't have an assignment
>yet for the upcoming Alaska cruise on HAL but I have an obstructed
>guarantee booked on that. It is a totally obstructed HH. I am guessing
>if I get an upgrade I will get portholes. It would be nice though to
>get the real windows. But I don't mind if I get no upgrade, I don't
>need portholes or windows. Tom wanted to make sure he got windows so he
>booked an assigned outside cabin.

I don't like going up to a higher deck. Our first cruise (NCL) we
were upgraded from a GTY inside to an inside on deck 9 and it was a
very rough crossing (to Bermuda in November) so I wasn't so thrilled
to be up higher. Sometimes they closed the forward elevators because
it was so rough and there was no water in the pool because it all
sloshed out. I got a headache in the cabin if I tried to read or
something. The good thing was the ship was practically deserted at
meals so we never had to wait in line.

Our first cruise on HAL which was to be B2B, we were upgraded on the
first half to an ocean view. They were surprised that we weren't
thrilled with having to move.

I've also been 'upgraded' on NCL to an inside handicapped cabin, which
I did like.
From: Bill on 5 Aug 2010 09:38
On 8/5/2010 5:41 AM, Charles wrote:
> In article<i3dgc0$e4m$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Bill
> <billrubin(a)prodigy.net> wrote:
>
>> We just got upgraded from H to E (5 cats) on HAL Statendam. Deck A (the
>> lowest) but the center of the ship and it has a real window as opposed
>> to the portholes I would have had with H.
>
> On the Veendam I was upgraded to one with portholes on Deck A towards
> the front from an inside guarantee cabin. Being on A is fine on the HAL
> smaller ships. There are not that many decks. Don't have an assignment
> yet for the upcoming Alaska cruise on HAL but I have an obstructed
> guarantee booked on that. It is a totally obstructed HH. I am guessing
> if I get an upgrade I will get portholes.

I believe that H is also advertised as obstructed view. I had originally
booked HH but switched to H before I paid because they lowered the price
on H but not HH (really screwy pricing on HAL).

Someone I'm talking to on CC had booked an E and got upgraded to a C but
it took a few extra days to get his assignment.

Bill
From: Surfer E2468 on 5 Aug 2010 16:51
Will not take an upgrade,they ar usually worse than what you would
like,we ALWAYS pick our cabin and know exactly where it is and what we
are getting.





cruise lover(~~~~~)






..

From: Gadget World on 5 Aug 2010 17:46
Isn't it interesting that most ships sell from the top and bottom.

The most expensive suites and inside cabins sell out first.

The largest suites, usually have only two people in them.

The smallest inside cabins always have 4 or 5 using the upper berths and
a roll-a-way or two on the floor!

You only live once,, my wife says book the suite!

From: Charles on 5 Aug 2010 18:24
In article <i3eesh$qte$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Bill
<billrubin(a)prodigy.net> wrote:

> I believe that H is also advertised as obstructed view. I had originally
> booked HH but switched to H before I paid because they lowered the price
> on H but not HH (really screwy pricing on HAL).
>
> Someone I'm talking to on CC had booked an E and got upgraded to a C but
> it took a few extra days to get his assignment.

H is an outside with portholes. HH is fully obstructed. The HH may have
been higher priced because they are on the lower promenade deck. I
would not mind actually being in one of the HH. I booked it before I
booked the Veendam and had been on that class of ship. The porthole
cabins like I was upgraded to from I think it was a K inside, to a G
outside, was all the way forward which does not bother me. It was a
large room because it was a handicapped room, that was a bonus,but the
porthole was not exactly great. So doing it over I might have picked an
assigned outside with a window. Like what Tom booked. I have a feeling
I am going to end up with a porthole cabin again.

An E to a C is a sideways upgrade.

--
Charles
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