Did anyone else book GTY, and if so, would you mind sharing your final cabin assignment? If you got an e-mail about bidding for Royal Up, did RCCL contact you, and did you get your bid? Last year we booked a GTY Ocean Balcony on the Harmony. The cruise I just booked this past Monday for Oct 2024, room was assigned last night. 2. Once you login to the RC website just select "View Boarding Pass" if you completed your checkin process. ago. 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. 388. 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. Even if you are assigned a room, it is not certain to be your "final" room assignment. Royal Caribbean International ;. 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. There are stories of people winning Royal Ups after already being on board the ship, so you still have a chance on the Royal Up until the last minute unless you cancel. ft. 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. Being informed of your cabin means there are no surprises when you board the cruise ship. 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). The app showed the same but added Muster station. First question, does the available rooms listed, the actual available rooms onboard? So. ago. Instead Celebrity Equinox will be redeployed to Cape Canaveral and will not be replaced by any other Celebrity cruise ship. . A. GTY can be assigned as far as months or as close as days. Well that is not going to be the case on this trip. 5. Royal Caribbean International ; Guarantee Room Category - Cruise Planner 11/1/22 Behind the Scenes Update. Very quiet and secluded. Quote. When I scanned the barcode, the last four numbers (all of the numbers after the dash) were 8323. 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. Limited-Time Cruise Deals. All good now. Royal Caribbean International. WAAAYTOOO. Author. ago. Not sure what is the policy on Princess. Cruise docs were updated 30 days out with the cabin assignment also. . 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. GTY room assigned & then re-assigned by RCL. 6k. 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. Very happy not only with the savings every time but also the cabin location. Balcony Size: 172 sq ft. However, it is half of a connecting room and pretty far down, close to the dining room. Most people get the category they booked ie 11b, 6b etc and if Disney has. It does sometimes take till a few days before. It could happen very soon (uncommon), a few weeks before sailing (pretty common) or the week of sailing. I've done 2 gty rooms now and both were great. October 28, 2010. Room assignments are determined after your reservation has been completed and paid in full. 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. It did list a muster station though. 😂. I have been patiently awaiting our room assignment dreaming of sitting on my balcony watching the waves and looking for the little flying fishes. There are two times where this will happen. 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. So, sit tight as we will take a deep dive into it. Method 2. com The GTY room was finally assigned end of November (so roughly 3 weeks out). We just got assigned our room number (14 days from sailing). One tip off is that when you see a muster station,. Another option is to put that room back into the gty pool and see what comes out the second time. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. But, there’s a vacant room 3 doors down in the same 3V category. #1. Royal Caribbean Discussion. to 10 p. But it makes sense that they may delay this until closer to the sailing date. My question is, on average when do room assignments happen? Earliest? To latest? Anyone not have a room assignment as they walked up? I am on the allure on 4/30 and like most. To the OP, always good to do a little research on the ship before rolling the dice on a GTY. burghfan • 1 min. However, most of the time it is just a regular ocean view balcony room. So I scanned the bar code and last 4 digits were 7. I saw a couple of threads where people mentioned that they were able to scan a printout of their Set Sail. Many will argue that you should just accept the room assignment for that is part of the contract. Thanks for your guidance and information on your experience. 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. In recent years, the guarantee staterooms aren't assigned until the upgrade bids are processed. LOL. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. I know that GTY cabins are not given "final" assignments until two weeks before sailing. Get to know our fleet, including the Oasis-Class and Royal Amplified ships. 2 months later. 12 hours ago, Toby said: What I found strange is doing some mock bookings and see GTY staterooms MORE expensive then Choose Your Own. Hi, I usually pick my cabin but this time we got a great rate to adenine suite category guarantee. March 6, 2013. 2020 so I will post our room assignment closer to our travel date, even if it is the day before or day of. If we select the concierge guarantee, I’m a bit worried that we will get an obstructed view and be on a lower deck. Booking a guaranteed outside cabin will mean you won’t be. My bid was accepted a few days before sailing. As of late I have mostly heard about gty assignments happening close to the sailing. Beds. 1. Find ampere Cruise. Joined Mar 4, 2015. BrianB and Baked Alaska. ft. Several-Eagle4141 • 1 hr. GTY = when a certain percentage of rooms within a category are booked, the category goes GTY. And I am sure other factors like maybe rank, type of room and back side stuff royal has. If you view your set sail pass - the barcode usually has your room at the end - use a qr scanner to id it. ME booked two rooms in a Gty Neighborhood Balcony also I've come obsessively checking since a room submission ever for. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. I have been looking at the stateroom availability via RCCL website and it looks like JS staterooms (most suites) are filling up fast. The gty assignment for our sailing this month came at about 4 weeks out. For starters, there is an eye-popping number of cabins available on many Royal Caribbean ships. Leaderboard. 1k. 41. We tried to book the 2BR Aquatheater suite and were offered a guarantee for it. Forums. First cruise I went on they picked my room I got a guaranteed balcony somewhere on the 7th floor and it was great. Common? We're going on a med cruise on Symphony of the seas in April and choose a gty balcony cabin. We have booked a W-Deluxe/Suite Guarantee room for a Harmony 2/25/17 sailing. If you use Apple devices, adding your setsail pass to your wallet should also reveal the numbers. 20220407_122208. I recently booked my first guarantee room rate. If I had not spent 3 hours on hold today I would call back and ask but thats. Up to 5 guests. But it also has some implications and a drawback in some cases. We loved it. room, without success, and went back to gty status hoping for better luck the second time around. to 5:30 p. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. I had a guarantee boardwalk for Oasis Dec. We had a GTY for Jewel Artic/Fjords cruise this past June. GTY Cabin Room Assignment. So we just got our room via the bar code trick and we are as aft as can be for a regular balcony. . Another bonus of booking a guaranteed cabin is that you still get to enjoy all of the perks for that class. For example, we are looking at and interior room. We were made to select for one stateroom a room with connecting room and was charged quite a premium for it. If that is you, Great! If that is someone else, you would move into their room assignment. ago. By Curt From Canada February 22, 2020 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. Posted February 24. I prefer of first baby they assign us, and not really like. We've sailed with Royal Caribbean 4 times and did a Guarantee for three of those. September 19, 2022. But last night, I gets another email with a new room assigned to us (and I never asked theirs to reassign us). I scanned our boarding pass and the last numbers were separated by a dash. Final payment was Tuesday. Posted September 24, 2022. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. I know its been said and asked. I scanned the barcode with a scanner app on my tablet and there the room assignment was, last 5 digits. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Members; 179I have GTY cabin on the Freedom for the next summer. Pittsburgh, PA. This was a successful bid. I'm assigned a 4D and tried to move to a 4D. 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. Of course somebody else would end up in that vacated cabin; it happened to be assigned to party B via the gty process. Also, booked the same class cabin (GTY) on a 10-day Eastern Caribbean leaving Baltimore 3/3/15 and was just assigned my cabin #. LocationPittsburgh, PA. Is that true? This is a first so. Posted April 9, 2018. Find Explorer of the Seas' deck plans. Hi All! Since we decided to order with Royal I have not spent much time on the DCL thread. New Jersey. GTY cabin assignment. Open the app, click on show set sail pass and then click on add set sail pass to apple wallet and it shows with a bar code, the last 4 digits are the assigned cabin to the reservation. I used to be a cruise agent so I know a little bit about what can and can't be done. 1 minute ago, irishgal432 said: IF you have a set sail pass, there is a button to add it to your apple wallet. Occasionally do mock bookings to see if any cabins in your exact category become available. . I have Android. If you win a RoyalUp bid, that. . 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. Others. in Royal Caribbean Discussion. We just booked a last minute (sails in 3 weeks) cruise. There had to be available cabins of the same category. If you look at the bottom underneath the barcode…you will see your room number. We cruise fairly regularly but have not taken the guarantee option till now. In my opinion it was worth it because my family (wife and kids) would be in the same place. Hi Everyone. The booking is pretty much last minute and the cruise is in 2 and a half weeks. I was wondering how long it is before they assign numbers? Do they wait until after final payment? Thanks for your help! :D Lady_GIf you can then you can scan the bar code on the set sail pass and the last couple numbers of that should tell you your room assignment. Electronic_City6481 • 1 yr. 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. After looking at the confirmation its just reads, GTY for the stateroom. We booked GTY within final payment window, about six weeks out and got room allocated within 48 hours, three days ago. That price difference was insanely huge enough that I said, bye bye balcony. ”. News. After a few days of barcode showing "-GTY" it is now showing a cabin number, and I'm really happy with the location. SandiLynn. I called and they said it can be right up to cruise date before assigned. 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). 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. Gillian WV. In looking at the deck plans, the room is right above the casino. You may not know, but I'm just curious for future. LocationCanada. Forums. GTY Cabin Room Assignment. April 16, 2016. 1k. when was the earliest your cabin was assigned? motheroftwocats814. 3 minutes ago, RoyalC said: 1 hour ago, NotPayinExtra said: 6MonthsHere6MonthsThere. Mine showed my deck and muster for months and I didn't officially get my room assigned until a week out. Just booked this week for 2 weeks from now. Reviews. 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. 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. #7. . Royal Caribbean International ; Moving within a Cabin Cat. ' underThis makes sense. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call;Go to topic listing. Posted July 24. Royal Caribbean International. That is still very far off, cruise is October 19. Posted June 25, 2022. 1. 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. 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. I agree with @SpeedNoodles, I would bid on a higher category room instead of similar room type. THE main change that signals a GTY room number is the issuance of a muster station, even if the room number still states GTY. Once you fully check in you can continually check the app for earlier times and change your time while retaining the existing passenger information. In the best scenario, they will upgrade you to a higher category. Then look down in the barcode and you will see a long number with a dash then a 4- or 5-digit number. This is still a very small sample set, but it continues to tell a consistent story (see the three inflection points). jpg. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people availa. That means you don't have an assignment yet. Period. Audrey V. Last cruise in September, we were assigned about 1 month prior. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. By mandyleighflies, April 17, 2022 in Royal Caribbean International. 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. All Activity; Home ; Royal Caribbean ; Royal Caribbean Discussion ; Allure room 10134? we let RCL assign us a room . We waited 24 days for one assignment. We are now 22 days from sailing. Fast forward to this week and we got our room assignments which were Central Park View - which is what we expected so that's fine. 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). 1. 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. ft. Cabin assignment has not been made yet and still showing GTY. But it varies greatly depending on how full the ship is. So much so that we got impulsive and went to next cruise. Booked Suite GTY in May 2022 for an October 2023 sailing on Brilliance, which has since been changed to Enchantment. I’d figure it was 1 month ahead. Royal Suites have a king-sized bed, and a private bathroom with tub, double sink, and bidet. Royal Caribbean International ; GTY Staterooms Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. EST and Saturday - Sunday 9 a. Method 2. I’ve seen some stories about early cabin assignment, is. Hello, We have sailed three times on Anthem and have always done GTY rooms and our rooms have all been fine. I checked and there are no non-connected 2D rooms. " Method 1. Online still says Gty bu. Royal Caribbean Discussion ; Room Assignment - GTY Room Assignment - GTY. The deck plans are great tools to understand the stateroom locations and get an idea of the cruise ship's layout. Quote. One Pullman bed in staterooms with up to 5 guests. It simply means that you will get at least the cabin type assigned if not better. As a seemingly fellow "prepare as much as possible before leaving" type, I also get a bit anxious without my own luggage tags printed and personally secured before I leave home. On our last one, we had balcony guarantee. TLCTracy. What time would you get to the port if still not assigned? I’m thinking earlier is better, perhaps better options. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Using a camera, "read it" and you will get the numbers for the bar code. Posted July 19, 2022. We literally got this room for the price of a GTD inside cabin. That’s interesting about the upgrade bids because I had forgotten about them but that makes sense. Edited June 27, 2016 by clarea. I book a lot of GTY cabins. #25. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. Cruise lines know that everyone who books a particular date will. We received our assignment early on and were very happy with the one we got. Royal Caribbean states a guarantee room assignment is made at some point between 5-30 days before sailing. Only paid for inside. This isn’t the past. #20. Fun and memorable cruise. kristina. . But last evening, I got others email with a new chamber attributed to us (and I never asked themselves in reassign us). This is our GTY on Anthem, originally under stateroom it said GTY but 6166 was in the barcode, now the room has been assigned accordingly. Posted January 26, 2022. My cruise in November they gave me my room assignment months before the cruise, and they gave me an aft facing 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. The real risk is giving up the chance to pick. Very unlikely neither C&A nor RCI rep can tell you anything if the cabin is not assigned. Find a Cruise. Can anyone tell me how that books so I can see, I initially chose GTY side and then your wouldnt let me chang. 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. 104. But I hadn't looked into how the beds would be situated until now. This would have been $1,300 pp if we had picked out our cabin so we saved $600 on our cruise. Location-Michigan. #5. We are on Dec 31st and just got our assignment this week. Balcony: 52 sq. What should we do about our luggage tags, which still show our old stateroom? Also, I have heard t. We are now 22 days from sailing. Will a GTY cabin assignment change after assigned? We are sailing in 5 days on Wonder of the Seas and booked GTY interior. However, one stateroom was not given a choice to select that other connecting room and until now it is still showing room as GTY. We booked GTY balcony, but assigned spacious balcony. You can still win your royal up bid for the balcony even though you have your GTY room assignment. See more posts like this in r/royalcaribbean. The odds of getting connected rooms when doing a guarantee booking are not high. If you booked ocean view balcony guarantee you will not get a boardwalk or Central Park balcony. Folks will come up with innovative ideas (like the OP) to get back to that. That number is your room cabin. Of course your room number can change. June 6, 2016. There was a thread sometime ago where it happened to someone. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. Royal. In my email confirmation, in the app, and on RC website, it lists room category simply as GTY. Our cruise is not until Jan. Well. 33. 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. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. 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. . e. Assume the worst. The savings was about $650 by booking a GTY instead of an assigned room. Currently about 2 weeks out to a 12 night cruise booked back in November 2018 and no room assigned yet. 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. Royal Caribbean can assign the cabin anytime they wish. 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. r/Cruise •. 11 hours ago, cruisinfanatic said: I know Z is a guaranty, but what is Category ZI. Royal Caribbean Blog. 15 hours ago, Atlantix2000 said:. 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. Yes, however GTY simply means you are guaranteed at least a balcony cabin. Different ships. Stateroom: 182 sq. Try the above after you do, 45 days out. Can anyone help me understand category definitions. You Can Explore New Areas. Ok. 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. I'm happy with the highe. Read More. Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) For the first time - I booked a GTY Suite on the Oasis of the Seas. 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. The cabins for the verandah are on the 9th deck close to the front. Here is a link to where I first saw the "Bar Code Trick" mentioned to find your GTY room assignment. Members. 1. 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. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. @RG-IE, if it is possible to move, it will have to be within the exact. I had just GTY until the "90 days before your sailing date". I will say, this was an experiment for. 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. I know it is a gamble when you book GTY and I thought we would be happy with any balcony they gave us. Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) First time to try Princess and we booked a guarantee BF balcony on Coral. 713. Read barcode and room 11549 appeared. Our assignment as it is, is #2029, deck two, M category (three lower categories, Q & N). 30. Guarantee Cab. . March 6, 2013. Posted September 22, 2017.