I'm writing from Grand Turk on the Westerdam now. We booked a guarantee VD cabin as we wanted to be sure we had a clear balcony. Booked directly from HAL. Booking receipt showed INSTANT room assignment and upgrade to a VA cabin. It's terrible. Deck 5 room 5075 right above tenders. I can see 9 workers painting the tenders right from my deck chair. I can't see the water below because it's blocked by boats. I would have been happy with any in VD category. First and last time I will ever book a guarantee. Kind of gives me a bad feeling for HAL and I've sailed on her many times but this is clearly a way to get rid of undesirable cabins.
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I'm writing from Grand Turk on the Westerdam now. We booked a guarantee VD cabin as we wanted to be sure we had a clear balcony. Booked directly from HAL. Booking receipt showed INSTANT room assignment and upgrade to a VA cabin. It's terrible. Deck 5 room 5075 right above tenders. I can see 9 workers painting the tenders right from my deck chair. I can't see the water below because it's blocked by boats. I would have been happy with any in VD category. First and last time I will ever book a guarantee. Kind of gives me a bad feeling for HAL and I've sailed on her many times but this is clearly a way to get rid of undesirable cabins.