Guarantee Cabin Question

[RCmommy]

Booked the Escape last night and took a guarantee mini suite for the first time. I noticed that on the invoice and my online reservation that next to cabin it says MX 8114. I'm assuming we have already been assigned a cabin? The day after? For a December sailing?

[RCmommy]

anyone?

[detroitlions]

If they gave you a room number that would be your room.

[cruzsnooze]

anyone?

 

Call NCL and they will tell you definitively.

[RCmommy]

I am on hold with NCL. It seems obvious as there is a cabin number but I thought cabins were not assigned until after final payment up until the day before sailing.

 

I want to know because if that is the cabin I am going to switch. I KNEW I should never have booked a guarantee!!!

 

Lesson learned.

[vince_g]

Yes it is possible to already be assigned a cabin. Although you booked a guarantee (category MX) there are 2 specific MX mini-suites, and 8114 is one of them. These 2 cabins are the same as the mini-suite with large balcony. You did quite well I think.

[RCmommy]

Yes it is possible to already be assigned a cabin. Although you booked a guarantee (category MX) there are 2 specific MX mini-suites, and 8114 is one of them. These 2 cabins are the same as the mini-suite with large balcony. You did quite well I think.

 

8114 has the large balcony? I was not excited to see how near the front of the ship it is.

[RCmommy]

Ahhh...I see the deck plan now and the larger balcony.

[clean1owner]

I am on hold with NCL. It seems obvious as there is a cabin number but I thought cabins were not assigned until after final payment up until the day before sailing.

 

I want to know because if that is the cabin I am going to switch. I KNEW I should never have booked a guarantee!!!

 

Lesson learned.

 

Just like putting your money on the Roulette table. It's a gamble what you will get.

[vince_g]

Ahhh...I see the deck plan now and the larger balcony.

 

Yes, it's far forward, but those minis with large balcony are very desirable cabins. You would actually have a balcony you can have loungers on. From a drinking/dining/entertaining perspective, it's a great location. For the pool deck, it's a quick elevator ride up.

[Pitzel]

You can ask to be assigned to a true MX GTY status, but you will forego your large balcony. You will still get a mini suite, but your balcony will be about 1/3 of the size (as most are 32 square feet, versus 80-100 for a large balcony).

[RCmommy]

Thanks everyone. I was told on the phone with NCL that when you book online for a guarantee the computer assigns you a cabin number right away. If you book on the phone your cabin is assigned 30 days out.

[HeyPorter]

We booked into MX over the phone and were assigned a cabin right away. This was almost a year ago and the cabin has stayed the same the entire time.

 

There are two actual MX cabins on the -away ships and the Escape. If either of those cabins are available when you book, you'll be assigned to them. Regardless of whether you book on the phone or online. I was advised that the cabin could change.

 

If those two cabins are already assigned, you're booking into MX-gty and you'll be assigned a cabin later.