Try the above after you do, 45 days out. Those benefits extend to individuals that book the lower guaranteed rate for those cabins as well. Royal Caribbean ; Royal Caribbean Discussion ; GTY Stateroom Assignment Question GTY Stateroom Assignment Question. 3. 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. Booked/rearranged about a year before. We were on flight to Europe when we received assignment. Stateroom: 182 sq. 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. Hi, foremost start cruise with RCL. We got our room assigned about a week ago. No assignment yet. Unassigned rooms on cruise ships are known as guaranteed staterooms or cabins. If that would ruin your cruise then consider paying more to pick your cabin now. I did the same thing. EST, or by contacting a professional Travel Advisor or Independent Casino Representative. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. I’d figure it was 1 month ahead. I agree with @SpeedNoodles, I would bid on a higher category room instead of similar room type. Booked Suite GTY in May 2022 for an October 2023 sailing on Brilliance, which has since been changed to Enchantment. this was outstanding information. That is still very far off, cruise is October 19. Because GTY and Royal Up are different independent programs, there's also the really, really, rare chance that you could "win" a bid that turns out to be a downgrade from what you got assigned from the GTY since the GTY is for a certain category or higher. . Picking a cabin on a Royal Caribbean ship can be a daunting task. Posted September 22, 2017. So a few. #7. 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 know its been said and asked. Talk about shocking! Cruise isn't until January 2020 so honestly didn't expect anything before the new year. We tried to book the 2BR Aquatheater suite and were offered a guarantee for it. As a general rule, once the GTY Room is assigned it does not change. 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. Before Royal Up, this scheme (moving within the same exact category after GTY assignment) was routine and "official" assignments came earlier. . Went on Anthem last month and enjoyed it enough to book my family for Harmony in March 2019. Unseren cruise is included June. The living room includes a queen-size sofa bed, and baby grand piano. Royal Caribbean International ; Moving within a Cabin Cat. The Royal Q&A states that there is no definitive timeframe when your cabin actually gets assigned. If the weather is bad, muster drills will be done inside in the theater and other indoor locations throughout the ship. Quote. Forums. When we booked guarantee (twice for Mariner) I used UK site to see all rooms and then saw which I liked best. They assigned us to deck 13 which from my research can. - GTY. Dinner at Coastal Kitchen, based on availability*. I tried that before I got my assignment and it was accurate, at least for me. Our usual junior suite was $2044 per person, the GTY oceanview was $399 per person. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. Booked Suite GTY in May 2022 for an October 2023 sailing on Brilliance, which has since been changed to Enchantment. At the time (3 weeks ago) they were sold out of double-occupancy Ocean Balcony rooms. Join. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Same here. BrianB and Qeyton Dude. Adventure ocean is at the very forward and our room is very aft. 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 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. Forums. Obviously you seem to like your cabin. If you booked with a travel agent, you have to go through your travel agent to contact Royal Caribbean to upgrade you. Posted January 24. Geoff P. Hey All, First time in the forums! Got a couple of questions: I am sailing next week on Harmony of the Seas (Feb 24th 2019) and have not been assigned a cabin yet, I booked the Suite Guarantee (XS). None of this gets me any closer but I like information so some questions. 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. After a few days of barcode showing "-GTY" it is now showing a cabin number, and I'm really happy with the location. At least with prime verandah we will know where. A. . We literally did not get our room assignment until 3 days before cruise. For anyone unaware, you can usually find your cabin assignment after you check-in 45 days out before it is officially assigned using the "Bar Code Trick. Find ampere Cruise. The fourth booking, RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas, May 2013 we booked Z GTY inside cabin for May 2013. By SteveinSC November 26, 2019 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. jpg. Pre-covid, once for Royal, I was assigned a cabin the day after booking a balcony guarantee for a cruise about five months away. Also you can "add to apple wallet" and click review and it will show your assignment if done as well. I just got my guarantee cabin assignment for a cruise April 20, 2020 on Ovation of the Seas. Freedom of the Seas' staterooms are an enchanting escape from the non-stop action. Posted October 14, 2019. I get completely we may not get our cabin assignment until we're practically walking up the gangway, however I did our checkin a couple of days ago as we're inside 90 days. If your GTY is listed as a category specific GTY than I would guess that would be the likely. GTY Balcony Assignments Alaska. Cesar has been very helpful and courteous. Hi, We just booked a guaranteed state room on Jewel OTS for next year. We've sailed with Royal Caribbean 4 times and did a Guarantee for three of those. Posted October 20, 2022. The living room includes a queen-size sofa bed, and. Another bonus of booking a guaranteed cabin is that you still get to enjoy all of the perks for that class. Still waiting on room assignment (understand it could be up to day of sailing) - but just curious to hear experience of booking this category. I am not crazy about those cabins, and my SO is definitely not pleased. 1k. r/Cruise •. Of course somebody else would end up in that vacated cabin; it happened to be assigned to party B via the gty process. What you do When we booked the cruise we chose "We pick your room", We being RCL, because it was around $400 cheaper. 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. Oasis of the Seas. Royal Caribbean International® (RCI) cannot guarantee that all reservations traveling together will be upgraded. Has anybody seen their cabin number change after the barcode. Royal Caribbean states a guarantee room assignment is made at some point between 5-30 days before sailing. Yes, however GTY simply means you are guaranteed at least a balcony cabin. The official room assignments seem to come out randomly however we've got our last 2 about 2 weeks out. Some cruise ships offer special cabin categories that entitle those staying in the room to certain benefits. Posted November 1, 2022. so we are 42 days out from our hopefully visiting Havana cruise. Silly question to OP but did you check Royal's UK site? It shows more staterooms than the US site. TessaS replied to Reigert2008's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion. More sharing options. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Quote. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. 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. 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, 2018 in. Cabin assignment has not been made yet and still showing GTY. Posted March 16, 2022. Posted 2 hours ago. Noticed our set sail pass has an. If you scan the barcode on your SetSail pass it may reveal your assigned room. If you booked your cruise on your own directly with Royal Caribbean, you can call Royal Caribbean directly and give. The prices for GTY bookings are the same as if you select a room. EDIT: My bad, you haven't even checked in yet. My cruise in November they gave me my room assignment months before the cruise, and they gave me an aft facing cabin. We asked if there were any OV cabins with 2 pullmans in the area of the room we had and loved. In the best scenario, they will upgrade you to a higher category. Each lifeboat has a specific number of seats and the cabins that use that lifeboat can't exceed its capacity on an aggregate basis. 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. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Not assigned and GTY category is SOLD OUT!. We've booked guaranty twice on RCCL & both rooms were assigned within a week of booking. Reviews. A Guarantee Stateroom or Cabin is an unassigned room on a ship. The fourth booking, RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas, May 2013 we booked Z GTY inside cabin for May 2013. Booked a Guaranteed Neighborhood Balcony Stateroom about a week ago and today received the stateroom assignment. I know it varies based on the ship, space, bookings and RCI in all their inconsistentcies. I haven't seen any clues about stateroom assignment until today. 1k. They can, they have (according to forum posters), but it is very rare. Guarantee Room Assignment. 27. OCSC Mike. We received notification of our room assignment in September. DCL will assign you to a room in your selected category (or higher) later. Just call the TA and her correct the oversights, have a great anniversary and a great cruise. #20. . However, we didn’t get the the deck of the cabin until T -49; it was on the eDocs. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. This next cruise (4/4 on Indy) has been a roller coaster of emotions. com The GTY room was finally assigned end of November (so roughly 3 weeks out). Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. We have booked a W-Deluxe/Suite Guarantee room for a Harmony 2/25/17 sailing. We were just issued our GTY Balcony cabin on the Radiance of the Seas and it’s a category 3D. We booked 2 days ago and it is still showing on our App as GTY. The OP already has the cabin number, but until that is official, RCI is unlikely to. Guarantee room. I had just GTY until the "90 days before your sailing date". You can also add it to your Apple Wallet if an iPhone user to see the numbers. Forums. SandiLynn. Followers 2. The app showed the same but added Muster station. If you look at the bottom underneath the barcode…you will see your room number. 3 yr Clarea changed the title to Cabin Guarantee Assignment. bigsluger25 • 1 yr. Royal Caribbean. GTY Stateroom Assignment Question. We were just issued our GTY Balcony cabin on the Radiance of the Seas and it’s a category 3D. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & Mingle; Guidelines; Community Help Center;. Maybe we would have had better options. Final payment was Tuesday. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. The line is known for operating the world's biggest cruise vessels — ships so big that some have nearly 3,000 cabins each. My question is at what. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. Thanks. Knowing what a GTY cabin is will help make your cabin decision easier and your trip all it should be. Many, many people are celebrating something on the ship. Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) For the first time - I booked a GTY Suite on the Oasis of the Seas. . 2020 so I will post our room assignment closer to our travel date, even if it is the day before or day of. Method 2. Reviews. 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. Mine showed my deck and muster for months and I didn't officially get my room assigned until a week out. Connecticut. But it is your current assignment. Balcony: 52 sq. ago. When we got our room assignment, I called Royal and switched. GTY Room Assignment "Data". The biggest benefit to guaranteed staterooms is the savings, and indeed you may save from $10 to $200 or more per passenger depending on the cruise line, overall cabin category, sailing date. Assume the worst. The numbers after the dash represent your cabin. You’ll get an ocean view balcony. They did a GTY ocean view and the room is a 2N oceanview on 3rd floor. _99Hokie • 2 yr. . We reserved about 10 day ago on the Philharmonic for an emerging sailing. He said it would be $330 more. 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. 2. We are now 22 days from sailing. E-docs just say GTY category J4 so prob won’t know until 11/16 ( day before) I guess. The Recipient must select a Qualified Sailing and can complete the booking on the Website, or by calling a Casino Royale Representative at 1-888-561-2234, Monday - Friday 8 a. September 19, 2022. It was only $58 more than booking an Oceanview Large Balcony - so I couldn't resist. First question, does the available rooms listed, the actual available rooms onboard? So. 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. I will say, this was an experiment for. I made a boarding day lunch reservation and they had a room number that makes sense next to their names. Royal Caribbean Discussion ; Room Assignment - GTY Room Assignment - GTY. Browse. The booking is pretty much last minute and the cruise is in 2 and a half weeks. Beds. GTY cabins are great for bargain hunters because they’re typically a lot lower than an assigned stateroom. We loved it. On the phone, they made it sound like there were two separate GTY balconies: neighborhood view balcony and ocean view balcony, with the OV being more expensive. 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. " Method 1. 1. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. I can also verify the the "Apple Wallet" hack worked. Once you fully check in you can continually check the app for earlier times and change your time while retaining the existing passenger information. Share. 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. 2. RCCL Fan. For example, your scope can be assigned immediately, a few days before the sailing date, or during check-in. 7am on the Odyssey this morning. 9% sure the cabin assignment will be official sometime in the next 18 days. The other assignment came within 4 hours. e. March 6, 2013. By mandyleighflies, April 17, 2022 in Royal Caribbean International. By BikerBear50, Thursday at 10:32 PM. Just booked a GTY Ocean Balcony on the Allure for May 26 sailing 2 weeks ago. I prefer and first cabin they allot us, and not really like. we got our room assignment a couple of weeks ago and they were really close together, but I noticed. The deck plans are great tools to understand the stateroom locations and get an idea of the cruise ship's layout. , LJay0301 and asquared17. 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?. . ago. So, I was able to call and move a few cabins down the hall to a non-connecting room in the same category. Quote. First time cruiser. But last night, I gets another email with a new room assigned to us (and I never asked theirs to reassign us). Royal Caribbean states a guarantee room assignment is made at some point between 5-30 days before sailing. Guarantee Room Category - Cruise Planner. The even numbers will probably be on the starboard side. Our sail is. It may show a room assignment there. We cruise fairly regularly but have not taken the guarantee option till now. Here is a link to where I first saw the "Bar Code Trick" mentioned to find your GTY room assignment. See more posts like this in r/royalcaribbean. 1. Find Your Roll Call; Meet & Mingle;. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. A. We are now 22 days from sailing. That price difference was insanely huge enough that I said, bye bye balcony. Some ships have a lot of interiors low and towards the front/back. 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. You can still select a specific category (for example 9B), but you cannot select a room. Im 5 days from my sail date and still no cabin assignment. Find Your Roll Call. Royal Caribbean can assign the cabin anytime they wish. Posted September 24, 2022. THE main change that signals a GTY room number is the issuance of a muster station, even if the room number still states GTY. Posted July 24. 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. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. I was assigned a room few weeks ago once my sail on Young 26. they may have assigned it but not updated it on the site. 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. If find it exciting finding out. to 5:30 p. We're on Oasis on 8/12 in a WS GTY, and have not received a room assignment yet. Haven't done Royal Caribbean since 2004. Learn about interior cabins, balcony rooms, cruise suites, and oceanview staterooms. Shakespeare-Bot • 7 mo. I know it is a gamble when you book GTY and I thought we would be happy with any balcony they gave us. There are two times where this will happen. 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". . Our assignment as it is, is #2029, deck two, M category (three lower categories, Q & N). But it's not just the sheer volume of cabins that. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Balcony Assignments Alaska Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. Electronic_City6481 • 1 yr. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. Another time pre-covid on Celebrity, I booked a suite guarantee about three months. The odds of getting connected rooms when doing a guarantee booking are not high. We just got our room assignments today although we are 7 months out. Royal Caribbean International. 1. Unless they put me in the engine room, based on my cost, I trust the judgment of RCCL. 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. I know some cruisers might not show up, but don’t want to wait until last minute. Is that true? This is a first so. Even if there is availability, you will get even worse options than when your cabin was assigned. When I pulled up the RC app, I saw the Room has already been assigned 10 weeks out as a 3V. See an. But it makes sense that they may delay this until closer to the sailing date. Make sure that you click on View More Details under your booking to expand that area. Allen2. Last cruise in September, we were assigned about 1 month prior. That number is your room cabin. I sail on December 16 and still haven't been assigned in the cruise planner my room. m. I do contact my TA and see if I can change the room within category if I don't like the room and there are any rooms in same cat. New York. 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'm not anxious about where the room will be- I honestly don't care. in Royal Caribbean Discussion. Put a bar code reader app on your smart phone (they're free) and read the bar code. Hi, I usually pick my cabin but this time we got a great rate to adenine suite category guarantee. Posted May 23, 2018. Most of the time, a few weeks before the cruise your room is assigned. So I scanned the bar code and last 4 digits were 7. 2. Called Royal about 50 days out and requested upgrade waitlist. 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). But last evening, I got others email with a new chamber attributed to us (and I never asked themselves in reassign us). We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. Room assignments are determined after your reservation has been completed and paid in full. I had a guarantee boardwalk for Oasis Dec. Does it make sense to contact RC or just wait till its assigned/check-in? After you check in online, you can use the "bar code trick" to try and find out your room assignment before receiving official notification. However, they will only be upgraded if an accessible room in the bid category becomes available. GTY cabins are not always the bad cabins as some like to claim as we have done a suite GTY and ended up with a 2 bedroom grand suite. Simply put, GTY or guarantee just means that you are booking either a certain type of room or minimum category of room on a cruise. Up to 5 guests. 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. For unassigned gty bookings, once you check in for your cruise (45 days out) and get your set sail pass, you can decide the barcode to see if there is a hidden cabin number. So I wonder if the OP attempts to switch to a 2B that shows as available on Royal's site if it will be allowed because of this slight price differential. Hello, We have sailed three times on Anthem and have always done GTY rooms and our rooms have all been fine. LocationPittsburgh, PA. I didn't like my assignment because it was a connecting room. Instead Celebrity Equinox will be redeployed to Cape Canaveral and will not be replaced by any other Celebrity cruise ship. There is no notification when it occurs, you just. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. Using a camera, "read it" and you will get the numbers for the bar code. Quantum class ships also have cabins that a lot of people don't like. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. 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. I use the RC UK website to look for available staterooms: royalcaribbean. We upgraded from a interior to balcony guarantee a couple weeks ago and are awaiting our room assignment. Online still says Gty bu. I'm happy with the highe. They Cost Less. If you win a RoyalUp bid, that. Posted. Posted August 15, 2017. Royal Caribbean International. We just booked for a 10/31 cruise to Bermuda with outside gty' date=' and the cabin was assigned within hours after I paid. One tip off is that when you see a muster station,.