Has anyone booked a guaranteed staterooms on Carnival Fascination? Can you tell me what to expect?

Question

Thanks to all that responded!! I booked the inside guaranteed room and just found out that I have an ocean view room on the Empress level.

Answer 1

The key is to expect what you booked and be surprised if its better. Book a gurantee that fills your minimum standard for example if you want a window book that. Also expect that youre likely to get cabins that no one else wants. Such as above the nightclub or next to the elevators. If you dont mind its fine. Johan

Answer 2

I booked a 1A guarantee on this ship a couple of years ago hoping for an upgrade and didn't get one. The 1A has single bunks. They take the room service pages out of the little books in the cabin. The steward was invisible for the entire trip. It's about as close to a crew cabin (or steerage) as you can get.

Booking an IS will get you at least a category 4.

Answer 3

expect what you paid for...but i have always booked 6 months ahead and got a upgrade..at least 1 deck and some times a realy good upgrade. got a balcony one time on a inside guarantee

Answer 4

Good news is you will get a cabin. from there it is up to the upgrade fairy as to where that cabin might be. You should receive your room assignment about 30 days out so atleast you will know where. Ive been on the Fascination twice, with a 3rd coming in July and its a wonderful ship. no matter where you stay. Have fun

Answer 5

You can expect a cabin of the same type as you booked, you may get moved to a higher grade cabin on a higher deck, but it will be the same type cabin (inside - inside). You could be very lucky and get moved to a different cabin type (inside - outside) although that is rare but not unheard of. It depends mainly on how many staterooms the cruise line have sold and at what price.

The worst scenario is that you get exactly what you paid for.

Here's an interesting link to a webpage about cruise upgrades.

http://home.g-net.net/~cbrock/MoneyComme...

Answer 6

When you book a guarantee cabin, in return for a slightly reduced cost, you are allowing Carnival to pick the cabin for you.  You will not get a cabin of a lower category than the category you paid for.  For example, if you book an ocean view guarantee, you will not get an inside cabin.

You might get an upgrade.  However, most likely if you get an upgrade it will be to a similar category on a higher deck.  Again, for example, if you book an ocean view guarantee (a category 6A) you might end up with a 6A cabin, or you could get upgraded to a 6B, 6C or 6D cabin (all ocean view cabins, but on higher decks).  

It could happen, but it is very unlikely, that you would receive an upgrade to a higher category.  The Fascination only has inside cabins, ocean view cabins and suites (categories 11 and 12 - which include balconies).  The Fascination does not have category 8 cabins (category 8 cabins are the standard balcony cabins).  

So basically, when you book a guarantee you could end up anywhere on the ship.  You might get your cabin assignment when you receive your documents (about 15 to 30 days prior to the cruise) or you might not get your cabin assignment until you get to the dock.