Each lifeboat has a specific number of seats and the cabins that use that lifeboat can't exceed its capacity on an aggregate basis. I booked a D8 GTY and that's what I got and it was assigned 5 days prior to boarding. By the time we board, the cruises we've taken this year will have tipped us just high enough to cross the Diamond threshold. On 6/30/2023 at 7:14 AM, AshleyDillo said: Download a barcode scanner app on your cell phone. They have just told me that GTY cabin cannot be change after the as. Two twin beds that convert to a Royal King bed. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. 11 hours ago, cruisinfanatic said: I know Z is a guaranty, but what is Category ZI. After a few days of barcode showing "-GTY" it is now showing a cabin number, and I'm really happy with the location. On our last one, we had balcony guarantee. We waited 24 days for one assignment. Thanks. Guests sent an invitation who are in an accessible room may bid on upgrades. Method 2. It could happen very soon (uncommon), a few weeks before sailing (pretty common) or the week of sailing. Sent from my iPhone. 3. Balcony: 52 sq. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. Sunshine State. If your eDocs are ready you may get a hint as to where you are by reading through them. 1. I know with GTY assignments you have been able to contact Royal to get your room number switched to a cabin within the same category after you got the assignment. Occasionally do mock bookings to see if any cabins in your exact category become available. r/Cruise •. Posted August 15, 2017. March 6, 2013. LocationCanada. There’s still plenty of time before your Nov 6 cruise. Find Your Roll Call. ) And today after making final payment I noticed on my invoice it says “stateroom obstructed: pending”. MEI travel agents will be talking with Royal Caribbean tomorrow regarding the itinerary questions. So a few. darrenlet31 • 1 yr. Nestled within the gardens of Central Park, Park View Balcony accommodations connect you with nature, serenity and each other. I wonder if this is a new thing as this is the first report I've read of a notification being sent for a cabin assignment for a GTY booking. We chose interior for safety reasons (two young boys), but noticed we were assigned a central park view balcony. It can be the perfect choice for some people, but you need to know the difference between an unassigned room and an assigned room. We still do not have a room assignment. I have got the cabin assignment few weeks ago, as i didn't like the location of the cabin i have got , I have call RCCL in order to switch to another room at the same category. Maybe we would have had better options. The concierge guarantee is a lower cost than the Prime Verandah. Curious to hear about early cabin assignments with gty balconies! Just booked symphony for January 2024 balcony gty for 4. We showed up at port with a reservation number and smiles. We have a guarantee ocean view room and I decided not to bid on the royal up because currently there aren’t any 3 person rooms available anyway so I doubt I’m getting anything. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. Posted June 30. 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. Luck of the draw as to when they get assigned. 1 hour ago, Jyllie63 said: I called today to try and move my GTY cabin assignment. Cruise lines know that everyone who books a particular date will. Posted October 30, 2022. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & MingleI have a GTY reservation on the Oasis (Oceanview Guarenteed). Limited-Time Cruise Deals. We just got our room assignments today although we are 7 months out. If I had not spent 3 hours on hold today I would call back and ask but thats. . burghfan • 1 min. I know that I don't get all the perks of the full suites but again, for $58. With this selection, you are guaranteed to receive a Balcony stateroom, which could be in any Balcony category (excluding suites), anywhere on the ship. 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. Though we can detect an unofficial cabin number in the barcode, we still do not have an official cabin assignment. We reserved about 10 day ago on the Philharmonic for an emerging sailing. . However, we didn’t get the the deck of the cabin until T -49; it was on the eDocs. GTY's - when offered - typically are specified by general category such as Neighborhood (which would include both Central Park and Boardwalk) and Oceanview, which is all outside facing staterooms. Period. 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. Is so truth? This is a first so. . Using a camera, "read it" and you will get the numbers for the bar code. 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. 30. I booked a balcony guarantee cabin for my June sailing on the Wonder. Share More sharing options. 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. Quote. Just booked this week for 2 weeks from now. I checked our set sail pass this morning and it looks to have been assigned. Different cruise watercraft allocate GTY apartments differently depending the the number of available hoods and the departure date. I was attributed a room few weeks ago back my cruise on Jun 26. Promenade balcony is like having a reserved seat to people watch, which you can get for free near pretty much any elevator area. Guarantee room assignment questions. These GTY cabins are a perfect choice for many people and are booked without a specific cabin allocation. I was surprised to see that we had already been assigned a cabin so early. Forum Jump. Of course, getting your assignment 120 days out is also very rare. There’s also the possibility of an upgrade. The cruise I just booked this past Monday for Oct 2024, room was assigned last night. Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) For the first time - I booked a GTY Suite on the Oasis of the Seas. room, without success, and went back to gty status hoping for better luck the second time around. Royal Caribbean Discussion. By Curt From Canada February 22, 2020 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. 1. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. -1. The living room includes a queen-size sofa bed, and baby grand piano. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people availa. Especially considering you may not be assigned until very close to the sailing date and ships are sailing full these days so 2 available rooms next to each other is a hard thing to find. As do I find out whatever suite/cabin we are receipt? Is it while I do check-in, which is in April? Some one told der your when I make my final payment. m. would/could we expect our room assignment. The customer service is the absolute worst. I just did the barcode trick with my set sail pass and we’re on the same floor as the adventure ocean. We booked a guarantee D balcony, and ended up in a D on deck 7 which was an adjoining room. This would have been $1,300 pp if we had picked out our cabin so we saved $600 on our cruise. It says we are on Deck 10, muster station B13, suite class. Occupancy. We were just issued our GTY Balcony cabin on the Radiance of the Seas and it’s a category 3D. They can, they have (according to forum posters), but it is very rare. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. Either way, Royal Up will cure the problem. Anyone know general odds of staying where it is? Does it USUALLY stay what it is showing in apple wallet or does it often change?Various trip ships allocate GTY rooms differently relying on the your of available cabins and that departure date. The Royal Caribbean app says Deck -, Stateroom GTY, Muster -. Traveled in room 11549, forward interior 179 sq ft room. LocationFresno, CA. Vision class ships (Vision, Grandeur, Rhapsody, Enchantment) have the muster stations outside on deck 5. We just returned from a September sailing. I use the RC UK website to look for available staterooms: royalcaribbean. Our SetSail passes now indicate Deck 11 and our muster location, but under stateroom it still indicates G. Our assignment as it is, is #2029, deck two, M category (three lower categories, Q & N). Royal Suites have a king-sized bed, and a private bathroom with tub, double sink, and bidet. ×. If having connecting or close rooms is a requirement, you may need to move out of the GTY category so you have more control. This is my second and last time sailing with Royal Caribbean. 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. Royal Caribbean can assign the cabin anytime they wish. 3 minutes ago, RoyalC said: 1 hour ago, NotPayinExtra said: 6MonthsHere6MonthsThere. ”. Unlock Your Deals Today. I thought it was strange that on our new. This was a successful bid. We booked 2 days ago and it is still showing on our App as GTY. Posted June 21, 2022. As for the Royal up bid, the room number in my SetSail Pass automatically updated to the new room. Thanks to all that keep posting their data. It does have a connecting door though. I scanned our boarding pass and the last numbers were separated by a dash. 2. Royal Caribbean Discussion ; Room Assignment - GTY Room Assignment - GTY. Sorry to tell you but the last time we booked a guarantee, we booked it because there were favorable cabins showing on RCCL site as well as others. CatB replied to CatB's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion. So we just got our room via the bar code trick and we are as aft as can be for a regular balcony. We were on flight to Europe when we received assignment. There was a thread sometime ago where it happened to someone. But it also has some implications and a drawback in some cases. One thing to bear in mind when booking more than one GTY room is that you are never guaranteed they will be together or even vaguely in close proximity to each other. 4. There is a more expensive room option with an interior window view of the promenade or central park, but within the interior. Forums. Since you got a GTY for the 1st time, if you booked from the US and aren't aware, you can ask to switch to any available cabin in the same exact category. I had read about the barcode trick, tried it, got a room number. January 23, 2016. Share. In the RCL App take your boarding pass and save it in the iPhone wallet. I was happy. jpg. Bid on Royal Up for multiple rooms at lowest rates (no expectation of acceptance because the ship had high occupancy rate). What you do When we booked the cruise we chose "We pick your room", We being RCL, because it was around $400 cheaper. The room is on the deck that was shown and also within muster station. For all who know so much about the ins and outs of RC - what does that mean if in a certain catagories you can only choose a guarantee cabin. I have two November cruises and I have updated the check-in time 3 times on each; from 3pm to 1pm and then again to 12pm/11:30am. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. Freedom of the Seas' staterooms are an enchanting escape from the non-stop action. E-docs just say GTY category J4 so prob won’t know until 11/16 ( day before) I guess. Royal Caribbean International ;. Hi, We just booked a guaranteed state room on Jewel OTS for next year. ago. 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. None of this gets me any closer but I like information so some questions. #5. . 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. So 33 days out for Mariner. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. 1. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. Dinner at Coastal Kitchen, based on availability*. Occasionally, you don't have one at check-in, even with the barcode trick. ft. There is no notification when it occurs, you just. We upgraded from a interior to balcony guarantee a couple weeks ago and are awaiting our room assignment. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & MingleHow soon after booking guarantee do you learn your room assignment? Is there any way to change an assignment after it is made? If you book 3 rooms at the same time are they likely to be near each other? Thanks. LocationChicago. I thought it was strange that on our new. When do I find unfashionable whichever suite/cabin we are bekommt? Are it when I do check-in, which is in April? Some one told me its when I make get final zahlungen. The OP already has the cabin number, but until that is official, RCI is unlikely to. We've a guarantee balcony for an Anthem cruise in May. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. I prefer of first baby they assign us, and not really like. Posted April 9, 2018. ago. Disney takes their sweet ole time. In fact we’re ready to book immediately if we can get the. That number is your room cabin. 117. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. 1 hour ago, bar1068 said: I have a trivial question on these guarantee cabins. First question, does the available rooms listed, the actual available rooms onboard? So. If you booked your cruise on your own directly with Royal Caribbean, you can call Royal Caribbean directly and give. Well. Quote. #1. We had a GTY for Jewel Artic/Fjords cruise this past June. The sales representatives are incompetent and their management is nonexistent. Just want to be able to print baggage tags. LOL. Just keep checking. VA. We received our assignment early on and were very happy with the one we got. I am not crazy about those cabins, and my SO is definitely not pleased. More relevant: A couple months ago, we received a balcony gty assignment on Harmony 5 days before sailing. #1. . 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. Cruise Wonderland. All Activity; Home ; Royal Caribbean ; Royal Caribbean Discussion ; Allure room 10134? we let RCL assign us a room . I had a guarantee boardwalk for Oasis Dec. At the very top of the sail pass directly under my name is says "Sea Class". We booked GTY within final payment window, about six weeks out and got room allocated within 48 hours, three days ago. Member Photo Albums. On our last one, we had balcony guarantee. RCIfan1912. We are on the March 6'th sailing and just got our room assignment - 13158 (2D) which is a connecting room. If not, I am sure you can at least write your name and stateroom number for the time being. I'm going on a cruise on the Carnival Liberty in a few days, and, because I didn't want to spend big on a model of the ship, I decided to 3d design my own! Printed and painted by yours truly. Folks will come up with innovative ideas (like the OP) to get back to that. 2. 3k. Stateroom: 182 sq. Royal Caribbean International ; When do GTY get assigned Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. 53. Audrey V. Recommended Posts. We are now 22 days from sailing. Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, mandyleighflies said: Good Morning!! We are booked in Suite GTY (JS) on our upcoming sailing on Adventure OTS. 1. mylisa - we had the same thing happen to us on our May Mariner cruise. Royal Caribbean states a guarantee room assignment is made at some point between 5-30 days before sailing. Thanks for your guidance and information on your experience. Royal Caribbean International. 2. Posted November 1, 2022. I recently booked my first guarantee room rate. Royal Caribbean ; Royal Caribbean Discussion ; GTY Stateroom Assignment Question GTY Stateroom Assignment Question. 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. The gty assignment for our sailing this month came at about 4 weeks out. I upgrade my GTY stateroom ~75 days out to a JR Suit directly thru RC and the agent gave me a choice of 2 rooms, so I knew the exact room# and it was listed on my receipt. Find ampere Cruise. Forum Jump. I'm happy with the highe. Author. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. It says we are on Deck 10, muster station B13, suite class. Very unlikely neither C&A nor RCI rep can tell you anything if the cabin is not assigned. In some cases it is MUCH cheaper. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. RCI will prioritize $$$, which they’ll get from legit ocean view balcony reservations or from Royal Up. Mine showed my deck and muster for months and I didn't officially get my room assigned until a week out. Edited June 27, 2016 by clarea. Now we have the Royal UP emailRoyal Caribbean International ;. If that is you, Great! If that is someone else, you would move into their room assignment. Stateroom - GTY. If you have an Apple device, add your set sail pass to your Apple wallet. All three times, once the room was assigned, it wasn't changed. From what I have read, it is rare for the ‘unofficial’ assignment to be charged. Haven't done Royal Caribbean since 2004. Being informed of your cabin means there are no surprises when you board the cruise ship. They fla. Shakespeare-Bot • 7 mo. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. Deals. Reactions: holula. So, sit tight as we will take a deep dive into it. I could not be more wrong. We got our room assigned about a week ago. 2 months later. Other times, Royal Caribbean offers a general OV GTY booking. Posted July 19, 2022. . Little. Wow, that's interesting. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. What is a guarantee stateroom and how does it work? A At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. That means you don't have an assignment yet. com The GTY room was finally assigned end of November (so roughly 3 weeks out). End of Story. Yes, however GTY simply means you are guaranteed at least a balcony cabin. Last cruise in September, we were assigned about 1 month prior. Forum Jump. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. _99Hokie • 2 yr. No, you should not book guarantee cabins on Royal Caribbean or any other line, as you do not understand (or accept) the terms of. Unassigned rooms on cruise ships are known as guaranteed staterooms or cabins. We are now 22 days from sailing. Geoff P. Posted May 25, 2022. After looking at the confirmation its just reads, GTY for the stateroom. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion) and. The gty assignment for our sailing this month came at about 4 weeks out. #25. Find a Cruise. 1k. I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare words. 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. 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). This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. What Does GTY Mean Exactly On. The prices have changed and the difference is now only $141 for fwd or aft, and $170 for mid ship. Went on Anthem last month and enjoyed it enough to book my family for Harmony in March 2019. Looking forward to knowing the cruise ships? Find the official and latest Royal Caribbean deck plans for our cruise ships. Guarantee room. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Not assigned and GTY category is SOLD OUT! GTY Not assigned and GTY category is SOLD OUT! By HanFamily, June 22. Only paid for inside. Another bonus of booking a guaranteed cabin is that you still get to enjoy all of the perks for that class. Hi, I usually pick my cabin but this frist we obtained a great evaluate for a suite category guarantee. November 11, 2004. Assume the worst. Meet & Mingle Photos. We have a Outside GTY cabin booked and the boarding pass still shows "Deck: Reprint" and "Stateroom: GTY", however the Muster station is already assigned, as D02, which is Studio B, I belief. Guaranteed means that you are guaranteed a balcony. Once you. It can happen at any point leading up your actual sail date. Our assignment as it is, is #2029, deck two, M category (three lower categories, Q & N). Canada. Guests can decide when they would like to dine between the hours of 6:00- 9:30 PM (times vary by ship) each evening; much like a regular restaurant, however, we strongly encourage reservations to ensure the best. It is like gambling. I haven't seen any clues about stateroom assignment until today. Another time pre-covid on Celebrity, I booked a suite guarantee about three months. Also, booked the same class cabin (GTY) on a 10-day Eastern Caribbean leaving Baltimore 3/3/15 and was just assigned my cabin #. Is that right? On is a first so. 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. We usually pick our room but this time we opted for the Balcony Guarantee. We haven't been assigned a. 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. I had just GTY until the "90 days before your sailing date". Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call;Go to topic listing. It's free. bigsluger25 • 1 yr. The savings was about $650 by booking a GTY instead of an assigned room. 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. Posted September 22, 2017. #1. Hope this helps. Find Your Roll Call; Meet & Mingle;. with a nice aft cabin with balcony. GTY Cabin Room Assignment. The only time I have heard of changes being made after assignment was when Royal was recategorizing some of the staterooms. 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. 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. There are two times where this will happen. Method 2. 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. We went that route because we had an almost last minute chance to get away, needed the vacation, but didn't want to spend a whole lot because we have a cruise booked in Jan. By MillbrookMom, April 16 in Royal Caribbean International. suites) or upgrade. However, most of the time it is just a regular ocean view balcony room. Royal Caribbean Discussion. I have 2 guarantees booked right now. You scan the barcode in the app and it will spit back numbers. Fingers crossed for a "full suite", but will be just fine with a JS if that's what we get! Link. Posted June 22, 2005. 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). I’m in the same boat (no pun intended). #1. If the room is assigned these numbers will be at the end -####. Read More. Days later cabin. 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. r/royalcaribbean. #1. they may have assigned it but not updated it on the site. Posted June 28, 2021. No assignment yet. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. We booked too late to do check in so we did not have set sail pass and certainly not a cabin assignment or luggage tag. . Posted September 24, 2022. When we got our room assignment, I called Royal and switched. Balcony: 52 sq. See full list on addictedtovacation. Hi All! Since we decided to order with Royal I have not spent much time on the DCL thread. Ports of Call Photos. An onboard sales person told us that something like 10% of rooms cancel within a month of the cruise and that is when they start assigning the GTY rooms. You can still select a specific category (for example 9B), but you cannot select a room. New York. November 28, 2022. My fiancee and I loved the ship and the cabin we had last year. 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. I'm also curious about this. bonsai3s. August 21, 2002.