This isn’t the past. Ahoy everyone! This will be my first RC cruise in about a decade- super stoked. By Curt From Canada February 22, 2020 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. When I go on the app, it still says GTY, but using the save boarding pass to wallet, I can see my room (heard it’s the last set of digits). You need to call to make the change, and if you are booked with a travel agent, the agent needs to call RC. There is no such thing as a GTY with a promise of no obstruction. Booked a cruise costing a reservation fee of £311 for an outside balcony. A. Reactions: holula. We booked a Gty room and received the room number several days after booking. Wow, that's interesting. Period. Find a Cruise. Posted February 12, 2020. Edited June 27, 2016 by clarea. You may still have enough time to get your assignment beforehand. 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. What time would you get to the port if still not assigned? I’m thinking earlier is better, perhaps better options. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. 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. There you can see all the numbers on the bar code with the last 4 or 5 digits being your room number. . Suite GTY - What type of suite? ace1zoe2. OK looking for input on this. Quote. Picking a cabin on a Royal Caribbean ship can be a daunting task. 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. June 6, 2016. 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). I tried that before I got my assignment and it was accurate, at least for me. Royal Caribbean International. Not sure what is the policy on Princess. Another time pre-covid on Celebrity, I booked a suite guarantee about three months. Even if you are assigned a room, it is not certain to be your "final" room assignment. Forums. We booked a cruise for late March, just the wife and I. 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?. The only time I have heard of changes being made after assignment was when Royal was recategorizing some of the staterooms. Learn about the ships size, staterooms, and public areas. At the time (3 weeks ago) they were sold out of double-occupancy Ocean Balcony rooms. so we are 42 days out from our hopefully visiting Havana cruise. Royal Caribbean states a guarantee room assignment is made at some point between 5-30 days before sailing. , tried to talk them into changing it to a specific L cat. 3 yr Clarea changed the title to Cabin Guarantee Assignment. 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. There are only 2 Central Park, and 9 boardwalk cabins showing as available right now, but a ton of ocean view cabins. In fact, the room number is on my final invoice and has no reference to a GTY. 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). Hello, We have sailed three times on Anthem and have always done GTY rooms and our rooms have all been fine. Being informed of your cabin means there are no surprises when you board the cruise ship. But, there’s a vacant room 3 doors down in the same 3V category. " Method 1. I've not seen where there was a generic GTY category offered to include all balconies. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. First, identify your exact assigned cabin category (D3 or E1 or whatever). . 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. Forum Jump. The savings was about $650 by booking a GTY instead of an assigned room. Well that is not going to be the case on this trip. I'm happy with the higher deck but have never had a connecting room and have heard mixed reviews about noise. 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. If having connecting or close rooms is a requirement, you may need to move out of the GTY category so you have more control. We cruise fairly regularly but have not taken the guarantee option till now. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Ports of Call Photos. We loved it. Luck of the draw as to when they get assigned. We've had previous experience with adjoining rooms, and found them noisy, so I checked the RCI website and found a D on. 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. 1. For example, your room may be assigned immediately, an few days ahead who sailing date, or in check-in. Is so truth? This is a first so. 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. They did a GTY ocean view and the room is a 2N oceanview on 3rd floor. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. So it's a minor upgrade, not quite a suite, but we did get a little bit above the "minimum guaranteed". GTY Cabin Room Assignment. Limited-Time Cruise Deals. August 21, 2002. Method 2. My only issue with it is that it has an adjoining room door. I got mine today and I sail in July onboard Symphony. Only 17 days until we sail and we are still waiting for our inside gty assignment and our ocean view gty assignment. It was only $58 more than booking an Oceanview Large Balcony - so I couldn't resist. Method 2. 30. burghfan • 1 min. Dinner at Coastal Kitchen, based on availability*. You can still win your royal up bid for the balcony even though you have your GTY room assignment. I'm anxiously waiting for our own bar code to become available to to use this trick for our August Alaska cruise. Find ampere Cruise. . Favorite Cruise Memories. Put a bar code reader app on your smart phone (they're free) and read the bar code. It was a $4k difference between guaranteed and selection. Occupancy. Expand. 3. 365. . Cesar has been very helpful and courteous. Havin'fun. LocationChicago. 1. March 6, 2013. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. If your eDocs are ready you may get a hint as to where you are by reading through them. Guarantee room assignment questions. We are on Dec 31st and just got our assignment this week. Then it updated me to have a category code. You likely will end up on Deck 6. We booked a GTY because it was almost $300 cheaper. We upgraded from a interior to balcony guarantee a couple weeks ago and are awaiting our room assignment. Has anyone here ever had their initial GTY assignment changed by RCCL without having to ask? The last time I bought a GTY it was on Princess and I went from an inside to an obstructed balcony, with 3 or 4 re-assignments in between. By MillbrookMom, April 16 in Royal Caribbean International. DCL will assign you to a room in your selected category (or higher) later. Cruise docs were updated 30 days out with the cabin assignment also. Royal Caribbean Discussion. We booked our cruise as an inside GTY, and were thrilled to be upgraded to a Promenade View (deck 6). Quote. Join. If you view your set sail pass - the barcode usually has your room at the end - use a qr scanner to id it. The living room includes a queen-size sofa bed, and baby grand piano. #1. We were just issued our GTY Balcony cabin on the Radiance of the Seas and it’s a category 3D. Just call the TA and her correct the oversights, have a great anniversary and a great cruise. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. Share More sharing options. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. I just got my guarantee cabin assignment for a cruise April 20, 2020 on Ovation of the Seas. 3. 1. Posted January 23. With that being said, does anyone know if there is some sort of algorithm they use to assign rooms. Our assignment as it is, is #2029, deck two, M category (three lower categories, Q & N). The booking is pretty much last minute and the cruise is in 2 and a half weeks. 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. suites) or upgrade. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. It does sometimes take till a few days before. LocationCanada. So, I was able to call and move a few cabins down the hall to a non-connecting room in the same category. This would have been $1,300 pp if we had picked out our cabin so we saved $600 on our cruise. This was a successful bid. We are on the March 6'th sailing and just got our room assignment - 13158 (2D) which is a connecting room. We were on flight to Europe when we received assignment. I was happy. -GTY so looks like no assignment yet Link to comment Share on other sites. TIA!! Feels great to be back!!Curious to hear about early cabin assignments with gty balconies! Just booked symphony for January 2024 balcony gty for 4. Posted February 9, 2020. Traveled in room 11549, forward interior 179 sq ft room. ME booked two rooms in a Gty Neighborhood Balcony also I've come obsessively checking since a room submission ever for. LocationWaterford, Ireland. Posted May 23, 2018. Posted December 21, 2022. Surprisingly, I think their guarantee room was already assigned. We are now 22 days from sailing. It is like gambling. Ok. #2. Posted June 28, 2021. Guarantee Cab. First time cruiser. Days later cabin. We got our room assigned about a week ago. 2. This is our first guarantee cabin on RC. First is when you book a particular category on a ship and all of the room numbers have been assigned. Though we can detect an unofficial cabin number in the barcode, we still do not have an official cabin assignment. By RG-IE October 31, 2022 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. 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. Royal Caribbean International ; Guarantee Room Assignment Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. Method 1. Mine showed my deck and muster for months and I didn't officially get my room assigned until a week out. . We're on Oasis on 8/12 in a WS GTY, and have not received a room assignment yet. I only hit review and don't add to apple wallet. 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. Some cruise ships offer special cabin categories that entitle those staying in the room to certain benefits. Royal Caribbean Discussion ; Room Assignment - GTY Room Assignment - GTY. Some ships have a lot of interiors low and towards the front/back. Many, many people are celebrating something on the ship. 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. Forums. The poor Windjammer bananas are now being used as chair-saving devices. Posted November 1, 2022. 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. 6k. We have booked a W-Deluxe/Suite Guarantee room for a Harmony 2/25/17 sailing. I didn't like my assignment because it was a connecting room. Royal Caribbean Blog. 1. That's what I heard. 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. Royal Caribbean calls its program “RoyalUp. Hello. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. GTY Cabin logic. . Forums. 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). But it is your current assignment. Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to this forum and cruising. . Currently about 2 weeks out to a 12 night cruise booked back in November 2018 and no room assigned yet. However, one stateroom was not given a choice to select that other connecting room and until now it is still showing room as GTY. Followers 2. Posted January 24. I’m in the same boat (no pun intended). EDIT: My bad, you haven't even checked in yet. . Well. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people availa. 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. Posted May 25, 2022. Share. So I scanned the bar code and last 4 digits were 7. Reviews. #21. I prefer of first baby they assign us, and not really like. If ever one pops up that you like better, promptly call and ask to swap (call your travel agent if you used one or Royal if you booked direct). The actual cabin will not be assigned until after booking (often a few weeks or days before departure). m. I was assigned a room few weeks ago once my sail on Young 26. I did get mine the present day and i sail in july onboard symphony. 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. Folks will come up with innovative ideas (like the OP) to get back to that. #1. first time was a jackpot as we booked a balcony gty & received a midship hump junior suite. Posted August 15, 2017. We haven't been assigned a. If you use Apple devices, adding your setsail pass to your wallet should also reveal the numbers. There was a thread sometime ago where it happened to someone. . The last numbers after the dash will be the room number if one is associated. If you don't have access to the set sail pass yet, then you probably haven't had your cabin assigned yet. to 10 p. 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. As of late I have mostly heard about gty assignments happening close to the sailing. 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. That being said - I know the minimum room would be the Junior Suite. I use two devices, pull up the code on my iPad then scan with my phone. You can get your room assignment anytime between when you book and when you arrive at the pier. 33. ft. Posted November 1, 2022. I know it is a gamble when you book GTY and I thought we would be happy with any balcony they gave us. Before Covid I was able to move my balcony room after it was assigned to me to be able to be closer to some friends. EST, or by contacting a professional Travel Advisor or Independent Casino Representative. January 2, 2014. Also you can "add to apple wallet" and click review and it will show your assignment if done as well. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & MingleI have a GTY reservation on the Oasis (Oceanview Guarenteed). Knowing what a GTY cabin is will help make your cabin decision easier and your trip all it should be. We have booked a GTY balcony a few times. If the room is assigned these numbers will be at the end -####. Today, 58 days out, Royal Caribbean website still says Balcony #GTY under "view more details" and the SetSail pass says Deck Reprint, Stateroom GTY, Muster station E01. this was outstanding information. They can, they have (according to forum posters), but it is very rare. Our cabin was spot on in that sector and deck of the ship. Hi, I usually pick my cabin but this frist we obtained a great evaluate for a suite category guarantee. 1 minute ago, irishgal432 said: IF you have a set sail pass, there is a button to add it to your apple wallet. bigsluger25 • 1 yr. In some cases it is MUCH cheaper. Method 2. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Not assigned and GTY category is SOLD OUT!. In my email confirmation, in the app, and on RC website, it lists room category simply as GTY. There’s also the possibility of an upgrade. They issued an eDocs 2 on our reservation and the room assignment was on our reservation along with the luggage tag. Pretty hard to switch to a better cabin, if they don’t exist. kristina. Royal Caribbean International ;. 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. We just returned from a September sailing. Promenade balcony is like having a reserved seat to people watch, which you can get for free near pretty much any elevator area. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. #56. We asked if there were any OV cabins with 2 pullmans in the area of the room we had and loved. teddy. Read barcode and room 11549 appeared. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. Canada. #9. You’ll get an ocean view balcony. 117. None of this gets me any closer but I like information so some questions. Unseren cruise is included June. 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". It does have a connecting door though. We received our assignment early on and were very happy with the one we got. With all the craziness going on with COVID-19 the prices for my cruise dropped in May and I used it to upgrade my stateroom to a Guarantee Balcony. I was able to book a 7-day Balcony GTY on FOTS for $1,100 pp all in (taxes, etc) for 3 adults in a room (oldest is 15 so now an adult according to RCI). As for the Royal up bid, the room number in my SetSail Pass automatically updated to the new room. Royal Caribbean International ; Moving within a Cabin Cat. Talk about shocking! Cruise isn't until January 2020 so honestly didn't expect anything before the new year. Cruise Wonderland. Booked a Guaranteed Neighborhood Balcony Stateroom about a week ago and today received the stateroom assignment. See more posts like this in r/royalcaribbean. I'm happy with the highe. Booked a GTY last night on Allure for her 11/11/12 sailing. On the bottom of the sail pass there is a barcode. 6. I'm assigned a 4D and tried to move to a 4D. 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. Ahoy, Looking for knowledge from anyone who might have experienced similar. New Jersey. m. 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. I will say, this was an experiment for. Royal Caribbean Discussion. #12. 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. Final payment was Tuesday. Find information on amenities and available services. otten DIS Veteran. In the RCL App take your boarding pass and save it in the iPhone wallet. Pittsburgh, PA. 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. 1k. Royal Caribbean International ; Using the “Key” for a GTY room Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. Those benefits extend to individuals that book the lower guaranteed rate for those cabins as well. We are doing that on a Grandeur OTS December cruise. On a side note, I was offered Royal Up 70 days out and put in a bid. Vision class ships (Vision, Grandeur, Rhapsody, Enchantment) have the muster stations outside on deck 5. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Location-Michigan. Posted May 23, 2018. The gty assignment for our sailing this month came at about 4 weeks out. 41. We chose interior for safety reasons (two young boys), but noticed we were assigned a central park view balcony. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. That makes zero sense to me. More relevant: A couple months ago, we received a balcony gty assignment on Harmony 5 days before sailing. The fourth booking, RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas, May 2013 we booked Z GTY inside cabin for May 2013. Hi Everyone. Royal Caribbean My Time Dining:: This is a dining concept that allows guests flexibility with evening dining in the main dining room. The Royal Caribbean Group has decided to cancel the entire 2024-2025 South America cruise season which was to run from December 2024 through March of 2025. 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. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. Once you. . I understand how GTY works and I'm not complaining but I'd be lying to say I don't hate the cabin location. 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. By BikerBear50, Thursday at 10:32 PM. That price difference was insanely huge enough that I said, bye bye balcony. So, sit tight as we will take a deep dive into it. I wouldn't expect your room to be changed by Royal. A. 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. 1. I booked a D8 GTY and that's what I got and it was assigned 5 days prior to boarding. 2nd was a balcony gty & we got a midship d1 or d2. Posted September 15. I did the same thing. Royal can assign GTY cabins to optimize muster station capacity so they can open a cabin for booking that would otherwise need to stay closed. when was the earliest your cabin was assigned? motheroftwocats814. I know people are very interested in getting their room assignment when they have purchased a guaranteed type of room. I know that GTY cabins are not given "final" assignments until two weeks before sailing. 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. For starters, there is an eye-popping number of cabins available on many Royal Caribbean ships. By mandyleighflies, April 17, 2022 in Royal Caribbean International. they may have assigned it but not updated it on the site. #7. Haven't done Royal Caribbean since 2004. Forum Jump. 3 minutes ago, RoyalC said: 1 hour ago, NotPayinExtra said: 6MonthsHere6MonthsThere. Booked/rearranged about a year before. On our last one, we had balcony guarantee.