Even if you are assigned a room, it is not certain to be your "final" room assignment. Luckily a few days before the cruise, I went onto the website to look something up and our cabin assignment had been changed from an inside cabin on deck 2 to an outside cabin on deck 3. But, there’s a vacant room 3 doors down in the same 3V category. I checked and there are no non-connected 2D rooms. . This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. Unlock Your Deals Today. 1. I'm pretty sure I've seen that once cabin is assigned I'm subject to that cabin category for any potential repricing, which means a repricing becomes much less likely with the significant savings for booking a GTY. That makes zero sense to me. On 9/15/2022 at 6:02 AM, SimplyAlbert said: We took a balcony guaranty on our recent Explorer cruise and our cruise showed balconies being sold out several months before the cruise. Guarantee Room Category - Cruise Planner. 3. Make sure that you click on View More Details under your booking to expand that area. Commands: !ShakespeareInsult, !fordo, !optout. Same here. By SteveinSC November 26, 2019 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. Booking Scam. Royal Caribbean International ; Using the “Key” for a GTY room Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. Considering you have about 2 more weeks there is still plenty of time to reprint when your room gets assigned. If do I locate out what suite/cabin we are getting? Is this when I do check-in, which is in April? Some one told me its when I make my finishing paid. That's what I heard. ago. Quote. But last evening, I got others email with a new chamber attributed to us (and I never asked themselves in reassign us). Once you login to the RC website just select "View Boarding Pass" if you completed your checkin process. The sales representatives are incompetent and their management is nonexistent. Another bonus of booking a guaranteed cabin is that you still get to enjoy all of the perks for that class. I recently booked my first guarantee room rate. Cruise Rooms. -1. #1. I used to be a cruise agent so I know a little bit about what can and can't be done. The intro of Royal Up seems to have shifted the timing of GTY assignments. ROYAL SUITE CLASS. Posted July 24. Royal Caribbean International® (RCI) cannot guarantee that all reservations traveling together will be upgraded. 11 hours ago, cruisinfanatic said: I know Z is a guaranty, but what is Category ZI. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. 2. September 19, 2022. Author. r/royalcaribbean. By. LocationChicago. Freedom of the Seas' staterooms are an enchanting escape from the non-stop action. Most of the time, a few weeks before the cruise your room is assigned. Might not be enough time to bid on a Royal Up after receiving the assignment. Hi, foremost start cruise with RCL. Other times, Royal Caribbean offers a general OV GTY booking. 1. So much so that we got impulsive and went to next cruise. There’s still plenty of time before your Nov 6 cruise. Many will argue that you should just accept the room assignment for that is part of the contract. Greenfield, Indiana. So, we switched from an inside guarantee (we had already been assigned a room) to an oceanview guarantee because of a price drop a week ago. #7. So I am wondering how booking an open balcony assignment like this has worked out for folks in the past and, when you received your actual assignment (at the pier, within a week of departure, etc). In my observation sailing and working in travel, the assign based on room capacity and crown & anchor status. There are only 2 Central Park, and 9 boardwalk cabins showing as available right now, but a ton of ocean view cabins. Posted January 24. When we booked guarantee (twice for Mariner) I used UK site to see all rooms and then saw which I liked best. I don't know if it was there sooner, but it could not have been too much earlier because I was in and out of the reservation. . . Pretty hard to switch to a better cabin, if they don’t exist. Promenade balcony is like having a reserved seat to people watch, which you can get for free near pretty much any elevator area. We loved it. For example, your room may be assigned immediately, an few days ahead who sailing date, or in check-in. Room assignments may be determined at any time after your reservation has been completed and paid in full up to the day of sailing. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Balcony Assignments Alaska Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. Saved over $1000 on a junior suite on anthem once and over $600 on an upcoming Harmony ocean view balcony. Stateroom - GTY. 1k. Our room assignment was not provided until close to embarkation date. to tell us which room we’re in once we get to the terminal to use the Key or do we need to go to a separate line for room assignment? Cruising in Oasis 8/14. NewsGTY room assigned & then re-assigned by RCL. Our usual junior suite was $2044 per person, the GTY oceanview was $399 per person. If not, the porters at the pier can tag your luggage. The customer service is the absolute worst. Would she have to wait until the room number technically replaced the "gty" on the boarding pass, or does the info show up for TAs without using the "bar code trick". We had booked an inside gty on the Independence - about 2 weeks prior to sailing, I printed out luggage tags and our set-sail. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. They fla. What Does GTY Mean Exactly On. Our SetSail passes now indicate Deck 11 and our muster location, but under stateroom it still indicates G. That balcony could be partially obstructed, it could be facing the inside of the ship in Central Park/Boardwalk, or they could possibly upgrade you to a higher category. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. Sky Class Exclusives. It could happen very soon (uncommon), a few weeks before sailing (pretty common) or the week of sailing. Forum Jump. Those benefits extend to individuals that book the lower guaranteed rate for those cabins as well. #1. It could happen very soon (uncommon), a few weeks before sailing (pretty common) or the week of sailing. TLCTracy. Edited August 15, 2022 by gavvyHi, first while cruise with RCL. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. We waited 24 days for one assignment. For example, we are looking at and interior room. Your assignment will be within the selected category. Thanks for your reply! Yeah, I have seen that too!! but when I called the CS to see if I can change that, they told me the GTY is cheaper than the "Choose your Own". 😞 It's mid-ship, which would be perfect, but I'm concerned about noise coming up from the casino. Posted February 12, 2020. . I will say, this was an experiment for. If you have an Apple device, add your set sail pass to your Apple wallet. - GTY. Pre-covid, once for Royal, I was assigned a cabin the day after booking a balcony guarantee for a cruise about five months away. If the room is assigned these numbers will be at the end -####. If anything changes, even on the day of sailing itself, they should be able to give you your room assignment when you check-in at the counters in the terminal. 2 months later. There is a private balcony. I got mine today and I sail in July onboard Symphony. Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Radiance balcony categories pricing may not necessarily match the order, but they are (low to high): 5D, 4D, 3D, 2D, 1D, 4B, 3B, 2B, 1B There is also CB (connecting balcony), and S4 & SB - spa balconies (which are highest). The last numbers after the dash will be the room number if one is associated. first time was a jackpot as we booked a balcony gty & received a midship hump junior suite. 1. I saw a couple of threads where people mentioned that they were able to scan a printout of their Set Sail. They may or may not have the same ability to move a GTY room that is familiar to the majority of us that are used the the US booking rules. Changed from GTY to "Select a Room". I did get mine the present day and i sail in july onboard symphony. 8. 2nd was a balcony gty & we got a midship d1 or d2. Picking a cabin on a Royal Caribbean ship can be a daunting task. Oasis of the Seas. However, they will only be upgraded if an accessible room in the bid category becomes available. The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users. Join. As for the Royal up bid, the room number in my SetSail Pass automatically updated to the new room. You're never in your room! But I am curious where they will put us. when was the earliest your cabin was assigned? motheroftwocats814. ago. Very quiet and secluded. 104. For the longest time, when I viewed my SetSail pass it only had "REPRINT" under Deck and "GTY" under stateroom. I booked a balcony guarantee cabin for my June sailing on the Wonder. Forums. 713. We just booked a last minute (sails in 3 weeks) cruise. Our usual junior suite was $2044 per person, the GTY oceanview was $399 per person. 118. There are only 2 Central Park, and 9 boardwalk cabins showing as available right now, but a ton of ocean view cabins. Posted March 16, 2022. It could be all the way to the day of sailing before your stateroom is assigned. Thanks for your guidance and information on your experience. I was happy. Thanks to all that keep posting their data. #1. We have a gty booked for Oct 28. If you are booking multiple staterooms in the same category and they are listed as GTY there is a chance you could be on different decks. I know that GTY cabins are not given "final" assignments until two weeks before sailing. Royal Caribbean International. Quote. I'm not anxious about where the room will be- I honestly don't care. Adventure ocean is at the very forward and our room is very aft. Hi, first time boat are RCL. My only issue with it is that it has an adjoining room door. Cruise ships are at 100%+ capacity these days so switching a GTY cabin to a better location after you board the ships isn’t as easy as it used to be. 30 Days out I just received updated docs with room number. Second cruise let them pick and I got a balcony on the 7th floor, it was the last room before the control room all the way on the front of the ship, you could feel the boat rocking so much more than anywhere else. Some people have been able to find their room number on a GTY by doing this, not sure if it always works, or if it may change. Disney takes their sweet ole time. Posted January 26, 2022. So, sit tight as we will take a deep dive into it. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. Others. 2020 so I will post our room assignment closer to our travel date, even if it is the day before or day of. On our last one, we had balcony guarantee. January 23, 2016. Silly question to OP but did you check Royal's UK site? It shows more staterooms than the US site. In my emailed invoice it also lists it as simply GTY. GTY cabins are assigned to the discretion of Royal Caribbean at any time up until you check include at the port. #4. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. Recently returned from 3rd RCCL cruise, 1st with children, and whole family enjoyed it so much we are considering another quite soon. Posted October 20, 2022. If you booked ocean view balcony guarantee you will not get a boardwalk or Central Park balcony. I know it varies based on the ship, space, bookings and RCI in all their inconsistentcies. #1. Reviews. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. You are guaranteed a room that is at least the cabin class that you have selected and the cruise line chooses what room you will get. I know that I don't get all the perks of the full suites but again, for $58. ' underThis makes sense. Neesa , fireclan and Yesiamthere6. The poor Windjammer bananas are now being used as chair-saving devices. I only hit review and don't add to apple wallet. I had just GTY until the "90 days before your sailing date". TessaS replied to Reigert2008's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion. #20. 2. shortly after both cruises had price drops and even though I had a uk travel agent I got the price drops because I had booked on board but I had to go into the guarantee bucket again. Ahoy, Looking for knowledge from anyone who might have experienced similar. Booked/rearranged about a year before. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Staterooms Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. Joined Mar 4, 2015. We are now 22 days from sailing. 53. Sunshine State. Find information on amenities and available services. It also shows as "GTY" for the room assignment, and you may be assigned any stateroom in the broader category (verandah, oceanview, interior). You scan the barcode in the app and it will spit back numbers. April 16, 2016. We have a guaranteed ocean view balcony. . Well. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. Posted February 24. Posted December 21, 2022. Most people get the category they booked ie 11b, 6b etc and if Disney has. Hi, I usually pick my cabin but this frist we obtained a great evaluate for a suite category guarantee. This is probably a long shot, I’m trying to get some insight on what room/room categories are assigned to Muster Station B13 on Voyager of the seas! We have a WS-GTY but don’t have our room assignment yet, and I’m getting excited to see what suite category we get. First time cruiser. A Guarantee Stateroom or Cabin is an unassigned room on a ship. 1 hour ago, bar1068 said: I have a trivial question on these guarantee cabins. Another option is to put that room back into the gty pool and see what comes out the second time. ft. Royal Caribbean Discussion. We're on Oasis on 8/12 in a WS GTY, and have not received a room assignment yet. Stateroom: 182 sq. October 28, 2010. We will discuss these guarantee (GTY) staterooms, why you should book one, and a drawback that you can concur. We've booked guaranty twice on RCCL & both rooms were assigned within a week of booking. Member Photo Albums. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Guests sent an invitation who are in an accessible room may bid on upgrades. So we just got our room via the bar code trick and we are as aft as can be for a regular balcony. Posted January 24. Learn about interior cabins, balcony rooms, cruise suites, and oceanview staterooms. I was assigned adenine room few hours ago forward i voyage on Chon 26. Our cruise is not until Jan. This is my second and last time sailing with Royal Caribbean. Posted. . Everything stills says GTY. If you view your set sail pass - the barcode usually has your room at the end - use a qr scanner to id it. I have 2 guarantees booked right now. Posted October 11. 2. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & MingleSummer Cruise Deals 2019; Virgin Voyages Reveals New Perks for RockStar Suite Cruise Experience; MSC Cruises' Ocean Cay Private Island to Feature 8 Beaches, Spa, Evening EntertainmentWent GTY Interior. phoenix1181 and TwoTravelin may be aware of a recent Royal Caribbean policy change about those general OV GTY bookings; in the past, passengers who have booked a general OV GTY have being assigned to all three types of OV cabins. RCI will prioritize $$$, which they’ll get from legit ocean view balcony reservations or from Royal Up. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. But it also has some implications and a drawback in some cases. They can, they have (according to forum posters), but it is very rare. We have booked a GTY balcony a few times. Posted August 12, 2019. . Every day and night reveal a new delight with exclusive DINE. . 365. Is that right? On is a first so. I've not seen where there was a generic GTY category offered to include all balconies. They could even make you wait until you get to port to check in, though that is uncommon. If you don't have access to the set sail pass yet, then you probably haven't had your cabin assigned yet. Forum Jump. How long does it usually take for them to assign GTY rooms - 1st time i've thrown the dice and let them pick all 3 of our Allure rooms and i'm itching to find 'better locations' and snatch them up lol That is of course unless they accidentally assign D1's instead of inside GTY's ;)@klemire626 Is your room GTY? If you have not been assigned a stateroom then nothing would show up on the luggage tags until you do. Posted September 24, 2022. Posted September 15. If you look at the bottom underneath the barcode…you will see your room number. The even numbers will probably be on the starboard side. mylisa - we had the same thing happen to us on our May Mariner cruise. On our next two early November cruises, we are currently pending (with all other bids expired) on a promenade view for $10 pp and an ocean view balcony for $60 pp. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. A GTY stateroom is one that has not been specifically. Still no room to be assigned to us 5 days before sailing!! We had booked the guarantee cabin many times on Royal Caribbean and always be assigned a room very quick. Two twin beds that convert to a Royal King bed. You may not know, but I'm just curious for future. Try the above after you do, 45 days out. Fast forward to this week and we got our room assignments which were Central Park View - which is what we expected so that's fine. Posted July 19, 2022. For example, your scope can be assigned immediately, a few days before the sailing date, or during check-in. Posted April 9, 2018. Assuming they are oversold by only your unit (which is unlikely), here is how that would resolve -- they will take the highest bid from the JS's and move them up. . Using a camera, "read it" and you will get the numbers for the bar code. VA. Booked Suite GTY in May 2022 for an October 2023 sailing on Brilliance, which has since been changed to Enchantment. Royal Caribbean Blog. Royal Caribbean International ; Moving within a Cabin Cat. We had a GTY for Jewel Artic/Fjords cruise this past June. I've done 2 gty rooms now and both were great. That is still very far off, cruise is October 19. Hi everyone! I booked a b2b back in July for a cruise in January 2020, both cabins were guarantee in August I found out the cabin numbers. At the very top of the sail pass directly under my name is says "Sea Class". But last evening, I got another email with a new room assigned to us (and I almost asking you toward reassign us). Still waiting on room assignment (understand it could be up to day of sailing) - but just curious to hear experience of booking this category. OCSC Mike. Royal Caribbean suggested I bid on multiple rooms to increase my chances of an upgrade. Read Less. Got the email today that documents were ready, but no cabin assignment yet. Check the luggage tags in the eDocs as well. LocationWaterford, Ireland. That number is your room cabin. #2. As of late I have mostly heard about gty assignments happening close to the sailing. Reviews. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. 6. 1 / 4. Anyone got assigned at port before and ho. I know its been said and asked. Anyone want to wait with me???If you are a GTY when can you find out your oom assignment? We just booked last week and do not have luggage tags?. November 11, 2004. Did anyone else book GTY, and if so, would you mind sharing your final cabin assignment? If you got an e-mail about bidding for Royal Up, did RCCL contact you, and did you get your bid? Last year we booked a GTY Ocean Balcony on the Harmony. I'm going on my first one next month. On 4/9/2018 at 6:20 AM, mirrorkat said: Hi, I'm a fairly new cruiser. GTY Cabin logic. Forums. One tip off is that if you don't see a muster station on your set sail pass then you almost definitely don't have an assignment yet. uk. It can happen at any point leading up your actual sail date. We upgraded from a interior to balcony guarantee a couple weeks ago and are awaiting our room assignment. Booked Suite GTY in May 2022 for an October 2023 sailing on Brilliance, which has since been changed to Enchantment. From there you can get your SetSail Pass with the barcode. I can also verify the the "Apple Wallet" hack worked. What you do When we booked the cruise we chose "We pick your room", We being RCL, because it was around $400 cheaper. Royal Caribbean International ; Suite GTY Suite GTY. The numbers after the dash represent your cabin. Fingers crossed for a "full suite", but will be just fine with a JS if that's what we get! Link. BrianB and Qeyton Dude. Unassigned rooms on cruise ships are known as guaranteed staterooms or cabins. ”. You’ll Never Get Less. Cruise docs were updated 30 days out with the cabin assignment also. . with a nice aft cabin with balcony. It’s important to note that when booking a stateroom category with a GTY room assignment, you are not able to change your location once assigned. Has anybody seen their cabin number change after the barcode. Unless they put me in the engine room, based on my cost, I trust the judgment of RCCL. . With that being said, does anyone know if there is some sort of algorithm they use to assign rooms. They issued an eDocs 2 on our reservation and the room assignment was on our reservation along with the luggage tag. I book a lot of GTY cabins. I'm happy with the higher deck but have never had a connecting room and have heard mixed reviews about noise. This is probably a long shot, I’m trying to get some insight on what room/room categories are assigned to Muster Station B13 on Voyager of the seas! We have a WS-GTY but don’t have our room assignment yet, and I’m getting excited to see what suite category we get. March 6, 2013. June 6, 2016. Two twin beds that convert to Royal King, bALrdwalk view balcony, sitting area, and a private bathroom. GTY = when a certain percentage of rooms within a category are booked, the category goes GTY. Dinner at Coastal Kitchen, based on availability*. From our experience having booked GTY cabins severally, we know the ins and outs and all the. On the 30th of January we booked a boardwalk balcony View guarantee cabin on wonder of the Seas for the August 14th sailing out of Barcelona checking on cruise planner today I see they have assigned me a cabin number it also appears to be not a boardwalk View cabin but a Central Park View cabin which in my mind is a bit of an upgrade because it's more centrally located for Less "ocean motion. I was wondering how long it is before they assign numbers? Do they wait until after final payment? Thanks for your help! :D Lady_GIf you can then you can scan the bar code on the set sail pass and the last couple numbers of that should tell you your room assignment. room, without success, and went back to gty status hoping for better luck the second time around. . We booked a Gty room and received the room number several days after booking. So, booking a guaranteed stateroom is not a gamble. Assuming you are already checked in for Anthem, try to decode your SetSail pass barcode - the digits past the dash (if there, instead of GTY) is your cabin. Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) On 12/9/2021 at 9:46 AM, Biker19 said: It is very unlikely anyone gets notified of a GTY assignment. The cabins for the verandah are on the 9th deck close to the front. April 1, 2005. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people availa. I thought it was strange that on our new. When we got our room assignment, I called Royal and switched. To the OP, always good to do a little research on the ship before rolling the dice on a GTY. Posted May 28. It can be the perfect choice for some people, but you need to know the difference between an unassigned room and an assigned room. With this selection, you are guaranteed to receive a Balcony stateroom, which could be in any Balcony category (excluding suites), anywhere on the ship. Is that true? This is a first so. W -> WS (S for suite)Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. I prefer and first cabin they allot us, and not really like. There is no notification when it occurs, you just. You can get your room assignment anytime between when you book and when you arrive at the pier. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. If it's not been assigned yet you'll see GTY. Ports of Call Photos. The numbers after the dash represent your cabin. Beds. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Not assigned and GTY category is SOLD OUT!. No assignment yet. Get to know our fleet, including the Oasis-Class and Royal Amplified ships. Royal Caribbean can assign the cabin anytime they wish. But it is your current assignment. The other assignment came within 4 hours. 2 minutes ago, Biker19 said: @Ourusualbeach can confirm, but don't think they have any better view than you and no, that cabin won't be available, nor can you do anything with that info (like ask for a move to another location) until it is officially assigned. How long does it usually take for them to assign GTY rooms - 1st time i've thrown the dice and let them pick all 3 of our Allure rooms and i'm itching to find 'better locations' and snatch them up lol That is of course unless they accidentally assign D1's instead of inside GTY's ;)2. Cruise Tips, Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. We usually pick our room but this time we opted for the Balcony Guarantee. The OP already has the cabin number, but until that is official, RCI is unlikely to. 41. In the worst case, the ship will guarantee the category that you have booked your cabin in. We booked our cruise as an inside GTY, and were thrilled to be upgraded to a Promenade View (deck 6). GTY cabin assigned >90 days before cruise. #1. Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) You should be able to reprint your set sail pass and luggage tags anytime until approximately 24 hours before your sailing time. RCIfan1912. @RG-IE, if it is possible to move, it will have to be within the exact. We booked a cruise for late March, just the wife and I. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people availa. EditWhat better way to get ready to jump on a ship than to send out the "latest, greatest" update of the GTY Assignment Timing Graph.