GTY question

[MikeinSA]

We're booked on the Westerdam for a 21 day Panama Canal cruise starting on September 24 2006. This will be my 9th cruise but first booking a quarantee cabin. The ship is now completely booked. Does anyone have a educated guess when when I should get a stateroom assignment? Also since this is only my second HAL cruise, about when should I receive our cruise documents? Thanks for all your help.

[lmt1022]

We leave next Thursday and I just got my room a few days ago. (My cruise had also been sold out) It was kind of fun checking out the HAL site to see if I would be lucky and get upgraded (and we were)...
We recieved our documents a while ago... maybe a month or so?? Can't remember it seems like it's been so long. On the tickets, it just said 0-FF. You can go to the HAL website and click on Booked Guests and then Immigration form on the left. You will need to enter your name and booking number and then you will see your room number (or for a while you will most likely just see "GUAR"). At least this is what occured for us and this is our first time sailing with HAL.

[u4ea]

Mike, start checking the HAL website (in your express boarding info area that you should fill out if you haven't already done so) at least a week before sailing. Check every day until you see the assignment. Bear in mind that it can change, and you don't really know for sure until you check in at the pier.
Doc's usually arrive 3-5 weeks before sailing w/o HAL booked air, and 2-3 weeks prior with air.
Have a great sailing.........I'm eyeing that Westerdam for a transatlantic next year, the good lord (and my credit card) willing.:)
Mark.....

[Stevesan]

You'll have a cabin assignment anytime between now and boarding. Yes, sometimes it's that late.

HAL documents arrive 4 - 6 weeks prior to sail date, unless you've purchased cruise air. Then it's much later.

All of the document anxiety will finally disappear when all the cruise lines adopt e-tickets. Some have begun, the others will soon follow.

Unless you have "vouchers" included for credits, hotels, air or transfers, documents are not necessary. All you need to board are the required personal documents, passport for example, and a valid booking number.

[cruznon]

We got our cabin # approx. 10 days before sailing.