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. At the very top of the sail pass directly under my name is says "Sea Class". Is that true? This is a first so. Share. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. 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. m. Royal Caribbean Discussion ; 1 Day to Go + GTY Update 1 Day to Go + GTY Update. Followers 2. The odds of getting connected rooms when doing a guarantee booking are not high. Method 1. Well. Does it typically change prior to sailing or do we definitely keep that room?We booked two staterooms with connecting rooms option. It could happen very soon (uncommon), a few weeks before sailing (pretty common) or the week of sailing. I read some where to use a bar code scanner app and scan your set sail pass and the last few numbers are your room number. Our cruise is in June. You may still have enough time to get your assignment beforehand. . Never had a promenade view (New experience always a cool thing) that's why I love a gty. Of course your room number can change. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. Hi, We just booked a guaranteed state room on Jewel OTS for next year. Six hours later the room showed on our reservation11. What Does GTY Mean Exactly On. If you scan the barcode on your SetSail pass it may reveal your assigned room. Posted April 9, 2018. We were on flight to Europe when we received assignment. If not, I am sure you can at least write your name and stateroom number for the time being. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Posted May 25, 2022. Can anyone help me understand category definitions. So, I was able to call and move a few cabins down the hall to a non-connecting room in the same category. We showed up at port with a reservation number and smiles. There are only 2 Central Park, and 9 boardwalk cabins showing as available right now, but a ton of ocean view cabins. The intro of Royal Up seems to have shifted the timing of GTY assignments. The only time I have heard of changes being made after assignment was when Royal was recategorizing some of the staterooms. 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. Hi All! Since we decided to order with Royal I have not spent much time on the DCL thread. I am booked on a 10-1 cruise in a gty and although I don't have a room yet, others do and some of those booked after me. ShareMembers. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. 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. We booked our cruise as an inside GTY, and were thrilled to be upgraded to a Promenade View (deck 6). 1. Folks will come up with innovative ideas (like the OP) to get back to that. . Pre-covid, once for Royal, I was assigned a cabin the day after booking a balcony guarantee for a cruise about five months away. would/could we expect our room assignment. Paris, Missouri. . Some time ago RCI renamed the GTYs, I assume to make it more obvious: Z -> ZI (I inside) Y -> YO (O for ocean view) X -> XB (B for ocean view balcony) and XN (N for neighborhood balcony on O class). #1. For those that have booked a GTY in the past , have you ever waited this close to sailing date for your cabin number. m. 1 hour ago, bar1068 said: I have a trivial question on these guarantee cabins. Booked a XB guarantee about 3 weeks ago for 9/30 Ovation - continues to show GTY however the first time I tried the Wallet option it was GTY and then a few days later shows a cabin number in the bar code but still shows GTY but also on the Sail Pass shows Muster station and GTY - assigned the lowest balcony E2 obstructed - but on the. Our usual junior suite was $2044 per person, the GTY oceanview was $399 per person. Just booked a GTY Ocean Balcony on the Allure for May 26 sailing 2 weeks ago. That is still very far off, cruise is October 19. I had just GTY until the "90 days before your sailing date". Quote. . They assigned us to deck 13 which from my research can. Quote. But it also has some implications and a drawback in some cases. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. The actual cabin will not be assigned until after booking (often a few weeks or days before departure). They have just told me that GTY cabin cannot be change after the as. 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. However, we didn’t get the the deck of the cabin until T -49; it was on the eDocs. We booked a guarantee D balcony, and ended up in a D on deck 7 which was an adjoining room. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. We waited 24 days for one assignment. We are now 22 days from sailing. November 11, 2004. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. Quote. On 9/24/2022 at 9:25 AM, Reigert2008 said: With GTY rooms you may not even find out your cabins until the week of your cruise. I did GTY Ocean View Balcony on Radiance of the Seas and I checked the royal app to see if we had an assignment and we did! 8154! Seems pretty random. We should know more tomorrow. Posted January 23. darrenlet31 • 1 yr. In recent years, the guarantee staterooms aren't assigned until the upgrade bids are processed. Booking Scam. I just did the barcode trick with my set sail pass and we’re on the same floor as the adventure ocean. Stateroom: 182 sq. ago. Fun and memorable cruise. #1. The fourth booking, RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas, May 2013 we booked Z GTY inside cabin for May 2013. Our SetSail passes now indicate Deck 11 and our muster location, but under stateroom it still indicates G. Still waiting on room assignment (understand it could be up to day of sailing) - but just curious to hear experience of booking this category. Royal Caribbean International ; Guarantee Room Category - Cruise Planner 11/1/22 Behind the Scenes Update. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. CatB replied to CatB's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion. I use two devices, pull up the code on my iPad then scan with my phone. Called Royal about 50 days out and requested upgrade waitlist. If that would ruin your cruise then consider paying more to pick your cabin now. #4. Ahoy everyone! This will be my first RC cruise in about a decade- super stoked. Booked a XB guarantee about 3 weeks ago for 9/30 Ovation - continues to show GTY however the first time I tried the Wallet option it was GTY and then a few days later shows a cabin number in the bar code but still shows GTY but also on the Sail Pass shows Muster station and GTY - assigned the lowest balcony E2 obstructed - but on the. We are now 22 days from sailing. I’m sailing July 8-15 on Oasis and haven’t received my GTY room as as well,also on website our selection isn’t even showing. I prefer and first cabin they allot us, and not really like. Thanks in advance for any information!!We booked a balcony guarantee and bid minimum +$50 pp on a junior suite. I booked a balcony guarantee cabin for my June sailing on the Wonder. Edited June 27, 2016 by clarea. Guests sent an invitation who are in an accessible room may bid on upgrades. Royal Caribbean International. bonsai3s. Our assignment as it is, is #2029, deck two, M category (three lower categories, Q & N). we got our room assignment a couple of weeks ago and they were really close together, but I noticed. Most of the time, a few weeks before the cruise your room is assigned. Online there's only 1 GTY category in balconies. 11 hours ago, cruisinfanatic said: I know Z is a guaranty, but what is Category ZI. Period. 2nd was a balcony gty & we got a midship d1 or d2. Posted September 22, 2017. We just booked for a 10/31 cruise to Bermuda with outside gty' date=' and the cabin was assigned within hours after I paid. I’d figure it was 1 month ahead. The customer service is the absolute worst. We have a guaranteed ocean view balcony. 3 minutes ago, RoyalC said: 1 hour ago, NotPayinExtra said: 6MonthsHere6MonthsThere. Fingers crossed for a "full suite", but will be just fine with a JS if that's what we get! Link. Different cruise watercraft allocate GTY apartments differently depending the the number of available hoods and the departure date. Ports of Call Photos. The poor Windjammer bananas are now being used as chair-saving devices. So if you booked a guaranteed balcony cabin you’ll save yourself some money off the standard balcony price but could end up with any balcony cabin on the ship; at the front, aft (rear of a ship) or in the middle. When I scanned the barcode, the last four numbers (all of the numbers after the dash) were 8323. Was offered a room nobody wants, balcony was covered obscuring direct sunlight and the room had hellish reviews due to the content noise from the kitchen located above which started from 6 in the morning till late at nigh. That’s interesting about the upgrade bids because I had forgotten about them but that makes sense. Your TA can add the 25th anniversary and such, I know it is very important to you but do not expect it to affect the room type. We had booked an inside gty on the Independence - about 2 weeks prior to sailing, I printed out luggage tags and our set-sail. News. LocationPittsburgh, PA. Posted 2 hours ago. 3k. #9. . The booking is pretty much last minute and the cruise is in 2 and a half weeks. We are on the March 6'th sailing and just got our room assignment - 13158 (2D) which is a connecting room. GTY can be assigned as far as months or as close as days. 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. 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. We still do not have a room assignment. Knowing what a GTY cabin is will help make your cabin decision easier and your trip all it should be. In looking at the deck plans, the room is right above the casino. I know that GTY cabins are not given "final" assignments until two weeks before sailing. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. If you don't have access to the set sail pass yet, then you probably haven't had your cabin assigned yet. 1. Royal Caribbean Discussion. 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. We had a GTY for Jewel Artic/Fjords cruise this past June. We received our room assignment last week, the day after the balcony guarantees became available for our January cruise, and we transferred from the OV. Using a camera, "read it" and you will get the numbers for the bar code. Chair hogs were out in full force. Mine showed my deck and muster for months and I didn't officially get my room assigned until a week out. Posted September 23, 2019. RCIfan1912. The boat is sold out and I’m still GTY. Try the above after you do, 45 days out. Anyone got assigned at port before and ho. Suite GTY - What type of suite? ace1zoe2. I will say, this was an experiment for. ft. to 10 p. It does sometimes take till a few days before. 53. GTY Room Assignment "Data". Posted December 21, 2022. " Method 1. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. It's cabin #6650 that is just on the edge of the bump so the balcony looks a bit bigger. Final payment was Tuesday. 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). Also, booked the same class cabin (GTY) on a 10-day Eastern Caribbean leaving Baltimore 3/3/15 and was just assigned my cabin #. Online still says Gty bu. Royal Caribbean. I was assigned adenine room few hours ago forward i voyage on Chon 26. Posted October 14, 2019. I scanned our boarding pass and the last numbers were separated by a dash. #2. BrianB and Baked Alaska. Method 2. You’ll get an ocean view balcony. Royal Caribbean International. Did not like the location of a K cat. But why did they imply the movement resulted in a “quick” gty assignment for party B? Royal could theoretically have held that cabin (or any other) and released the assignment just before the cruise. 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. We received our assignment early on and were very happy with the one we got. 3. It also shows as "GTY" for the room assignment, and you may be assigned any stateroom in the broader category (verandah, oceanview, interior). Read barcode and room 11549 appeared. ”. You will notice that it will say your Deck and GTY as stateroom number. I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare words. Im 5 days from my sail date and still no cabin assignment. So, booking a guaranteed stateroom is not a gamble. Share. I could see only 1 remaining but many spacious balcony. Best LUXURY CRUISES. 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. Posted July 24. We were just issued our GTY Balcony cabin on the Radiance of the Seas and it’s a category 3D. Another bonus of booking a guaranteed cabin is that you still get to enjoy all of the perks for that class. Our cruise is not until Jan. NewsGTY room assigned & then re-assigned by RCL. They fla. LocationCanada. ago. We literally did not get our room assignment until 3 days before cruise. We upgraded from a interior to balcony guarantee a couple weeks ago and are awaiting our room assignment. 1 person on my cruise has 6 rooms all booked at the same time all gty and yesterday 2 of the 6 got assignments. See an. I did the same thing. Final payment was Tuesday. Followers 1. On 4/9/2018 at 6:20 AM, mirrorkat said: Hi, I'm a fairly new cruiser. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. VOYAGER OF THE SEAS. If your eDocs are ready you may get a hint as to where you are by reading through them. There’s also the possibility of an upgrade. We are doing that on a Grandeur OTS December cruise. #21. We are due to sail on Harmony on Saturday and are still waiting on our cabin number to be assigned. Booked a GTY on Oasis departing June 10. 1. I was assigned a room few weeks ago once my sail on Young 26. 1 / 4. Either way, Royal Up will cure the problem. Guarantee Cab. LOL. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. Quote. I have booked diamonds in gty and never felt it made a difference. Author. Maybe we would have had better options. Hallo, I usually pick my cabin but dieser time we had one huge rate for a suite category guarantee. when was the earliest your cabin was assigned? motheroftwocats814. Forum Jump. My cruise in April I did not officially get my cabin until 3 days before the cruise, and they changed it the day of the cruise. The last six digits are supposedly the deck & room number. First is when you book a particular category on a ship and all of the room numbers have been assigned. with a nice aft cabin with balcony. Very happy not only with the savings every time but also the cabin location. Cruise docs were updated 30 days out with the cabin assignment also. Thanks for your guidance and information on your experience. A few weeks after booking we were assigned Deck 12 near the front of the ship. At least with prime verandah we will know where. These GTY cabins are a perfect choice for many people and are booked without a specific cabin allocation. I just got my guarantee cabin assignment for a cruise April 20, 2020 on Ovation of the Seas. Being informed of your cabin means there are no surprises when you board the cruise ship. this was outstanding information. In fact we’re ready to book immediately if we can get the. 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. Several-Eagle4141 • 1 hr. When requesting to get reassigned to a different room, does the reassigned room have to be in the same category? Also, what is the category ranking? Is a 1B, 2B or 3B a higher or lower category (that’s all the balcony categories that’s left). . Just keep checking. 1. RCI will prioritize $$$, which they’ll get from legit ocean view balcony reservations or from Royal Up. It says we are on Deck 10, muster station B13, suite class. Read Less. See more posts like this in r/royalcaribbean. . By SteveinSC November 26, 2019 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. THE main change that signals a GTY room number is the issuance of a muster station, even if the room number still states GTY. Royal Caribbean states a guarantee room assignment is made at some point between 5-30 days before sailing. The room is on the deck that was shown and also within muster station. 1. No assignment yet. #5. 1. 1 hour ago, royalmariner24 said: You can call RCCL CROWN and ANCHOR and they will tell you what your room number is do you can print your luggage tags. It could happen very soon (uncommon), a few weeks before sailing (pretty common) or the week of sailing. SandiLynn. We're on Oasis on 8/12 in a WS GTY, and have not received a room assignment yet. Forums. kristina. #1. If find it exciting finding out. 27. The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users. Vision class ships (Vision, Grandeur, Rhapsody, Enchantment) have the muster stations outside on deck 5. We've had previous experience with adjoining rooms, and found them noisy, so I checked the RCI website and found a D on. I'm happy with the highe. 😂. If the room is assigned these numbers will be at the end -####. The last 4 numbers is the room assigned (unless more than floor 10), but subject to change. Once my room is assigned (which I have read can be anytime between now and sail date this February), where will I be able to see my room number? Is this located somewhere in my cruise planner?78. 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. 388. Hope this helps. GTY Stateroom Assignment Question. GTY cabin assignment. Cabin Size: 1,001 sq ft. We upgraded from a interior to balcony guarantee a couple weeks ago and are awaiting our room assignment. I know some cruisers might not show up, but don’t want to wait until last minute. When you open up the pass in the wallet there is a barcode will have numbers at the bottom and the last four digits are the room number. com The GTY room was finally assigned end of November (so roughly 3 weeks out). Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. . Limited-Time Cruise Deals. You may not know, but I'm just curious for future. My bid was accepted a few days before sailing. Thanks. 5. You’ll Never Get Less. Learn about interior cabins, balcony rooms, cruise suites, and oceanview staterooms. In my email confirmation, in the app, and on RC website, it lists room category simply as GTY. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. You Can Explore New Areas. In some rare cases, the assignment process has taken up to a day or two before the cruise sails, but these are rare. From what I have read, it is rare for the ‘unofficial’ assignment to be charged. On 6/30/2023 at 7:14 AM, AshleyDillo said: Download a barcode scanner app on your cell phone. I set sail on my first cruise on January 6th 2024, little over 5 months to go (174 days). 104. ago. Booked a GTY last night on Allure for her 11/11/12 sailing. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. Last week I saw a muster station assignment, did the barcode trick, and saw an assignment to a connecting promenade cabin. The OP already has the cabin number, but until that is official, RCI is unlikely to. Deals. 1. Little. Recently returned from 3rd RCCL cruise, 1st with children, and whole family enjoyed it so much we are considering another quite soon. They did a GTY ocean view and the room is a 2N oceanview on 3rd floor. 2 months later. It may show a room assignment there. Posted November 1, 2022. One time on Adeventure of Seas I did a GTY and was assigned a room a few weeks later; a couple weeks after that my wife was looking at our reservation and noticed the room had been changed from the initial assignment. Unassigned rooms on cruise ships are known as guaranteed staterooms or cabins. Adventure ocean is at the very forward and our room is very aft. We are scheduled to sail July 10 on Adventure. Is so truth? This is a first so. It simply means that you will get at least the cabin type assigned if not better. The living room includes a queen-size sofa bed, and. 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. In my opinion it was worth it because my family (wife and kids) would be in the same place. Leaderboard. Sent from my iPhone. We've sailed with Royal Caribbean 4 times and did a Guarantee for three of those. Even if there is availability, you will get even worse options than when your cabin was assigned. . My question is at what. Check the luggage tags in the eDocs as well. We received notification of our room assignment in September. EST and Saturday - Sunday 9 a. There is no notification when it occurs, you just. I have 2 guarantees booked right now. I have a couple questions. . . 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. 2. Balcony: 80 sq. From our experience having booked GTY cabins severally, we know the ins and outs and all the. I've booked guarantee cabins several times. Saw a good deal on a balcony guarantee and grabbed it. OK looking for input on this. For example, your scope can be assigned immediately, a few days before the sailing date, or during check-in. Only paid for inside. 1. I thought it was strange that on our new. co. He said it would be $330 more. We chose interior for safety reasons (two young boys), but noticed we were assigned a central park view balcony. Unlock Your Deals Today. To the OP, always good to do a little research on the ship before rolling the dice on a GTY. Find Explorer of the Seas' deck plans. If you view your set sail pass - the barcode usually has your room at the end - use a qr scanner to id it. We like the placement of this room and it’s location however my only question/ concern is noise from AO. The category of cabins included a Royal Suite, Owner’s Suite (2-bedroom), Owner’s Suite (1-bedroom), Grand Suite, Junior Suite, Ocean View Suite, or a slightly larger balcony cabin. Royal Caribbean calls its program “RoyalUp. For the longest time, when I viewed my SetSail pass it only had "REPRINT" under Deck and "GTY" under stateroom. However, one stateroom was not given a choice to select that other connecting room and until now it is still showing room as GTY. Also you can "add to apple wallet" and click review and it will show your assignment if done as well. However if you do a GTY enough you will eventually get the worse balcony on the ship. Otherwise it will show -GTY still. Saved over $1000 on a junior suite on anthem once and over $600 on an upcoming Harmony ocean view balcony. -1. Posted June 30. TLCTracy. So 33 days out for Mariner. Talk about shocking! Cruise isn't until January 2020 so honestly didn't expect anything before the new year. They issued an eDocs 2 on our reservation and the room assignment was on our reservation along with the luggage tag. 4k. Page 1 of 3. Also you do not need to use Apple wallet, as soon as you see a muster or deck assignment even though cabin still says GTY, you can use any QR scanner app and it will provide the result. Beds. That price difference was insanely huge enough that I said, bye bye balcony. Which isn't a problem until you get to a port and the thrusters and anchor jolt you awake an hour or more before port time. Expand. 30 Days out I just received updated docs with room number. Not sure what the methodology is but I've experienced both quick and last minute room assignment.