But then it goes on to further explain the room and what is included: ' Two twin beds that convert to Royal King, bALrdwalk view balcony, sitting area, and a private bathroom. W -> WS (S for suite)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). 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. My documents became available yesterday, still showing GTY. A Guarantee Stateroom or Cabin on a cruise is actually a room assigned by category at the time of booking. In recent years, the guarantee staterooms aren't assigned until the upgrade bids are processed. Hope this helps. #15. :eek: Final payments have been paid for a week now. Hi, I usually pick my cabin but this time we got a great rate to adenine suite category guarantee. . If I were to book that room straight up, it was just a hair under $2300, so in essence I saved almost $400 by doing the guaranteeGuaranteed means that you are guaranteed a balcony. We are scheduled to sail July 10 on Adventure. You will notice that it will say your Deck and GTY as stateroom number. We cruise in 40 days! I usually book a yr or so in advance. In my emailed invoice it also lists it as simply GTY. #1. Post COVID Shutdown GTY Room Assignments - Limited capacity sailings Post COVID Shutdown GTY Room Assignments - Limited capacity sailings By adclay33 June 23, 2021 in Royal Caribbean DiscussionYou would eventually get assigned a room of the category you booked but might win a Royal Up to a better category. That’s interesting about the upgrade bids because I had forgotten about them but that makes sense. Last year we booked a GTY Ocean Balcony on the Harmony. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. As I said earlier, my room was assigned a week after booking and I do nor sail until April next year, final payment not yet made either. Pittsburgh, PA. If a stateroom is available for a complimentary upgrade, and it meets your upgrade preferences, we will notify you at your email address on file to communicate the upgraded stateroom details. RoyalUp bids have a minimum and maximum bid. 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. You may not know, but I'm just curious for future. That is still very far off, cruise is October 19. They could even make you wait until you get to port to check in, though that is uncommon. GTY booking showing room assignment when? Our cruise is 44 days away and I was able to do Online Check in yesterday. October 28, 2010. Method 2. first time was a jackpot as we booked a balcony gty & received a midship hump junior suite. Just call the TA and her correct the oversights, have a great anniversary and a great cruise. However, there's a small chance something weird could happen because Royal handles the Guarantees and a different company runs the Royal up program. There you can see all the numbers on the bar code with the last 4 or 5 digits being your room number. This is the first time I have ever done a gty room since we are taking a short (cheap) cruise this month. Currently about 2 weeks out to a 12 night cruise booked back in November 2018 and no room assigned yet. Method 1. EDIT: My bad, you haven't even checked in yet. 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 ;)Hi. All good now. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. It’s our first «GTY Ocean View » with them so we do not know what to expect. However, most of the time it is just a regular ocean view balcony room. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. My experience it was not good. On 6/24/2022 at 7:48 AM, HeWhoWaits said: Including a reprice even though the GTY rate is less than you paid. However, they will only be upgraded if an accessible room in the bid category becomes available. Balcony GTY to a low balcony category on the Radiance . We were on flight to Europe when we received assignment. I got mine today and I sail in July onboard Symphony. As far as the "Kids Sail Free" promo goes, it's not valid for these dates. Members. Just booked this week for 2 weeks from now. You will notice that it will say your Deck and GTY as stateroom number. When do ME find out what suite/cabin we are getting? Is it when I what check-in, which are in April? Some one told me is when I construct my final payment. Posted December 21, 2022. I was wondering if. Royal Caribbean International ;. You can even connect rooms allowing you to stay together with extended family. Thanks. Our cruise is in Junes. You Can Explore New Areas. Every day and night reveal a new delight with exclusive DINE. To the OP, always good to do a little research on the ship before rolling the dice on a GTY. 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. They assigned us to deck 13 which from my research can. r/royalcaribbean. March 6, 2013. That’s why Royal Caribbean began to develop a new approach years ago, and today, that’s Muster 2. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. We found this out when the GTY price for our May Ovation cruise became $202 per person lower than what we paid. Haven't done Royal Caribbean since 2004. January 2, 2014. e. I haven't seen any clues about stateroom assignment until today. 3. However if you do a GTY enough you will eventually get the worse balcony on the ship. Posted February 9, 2022. We did bid for the fun of it, but it was one of the rooms where there were very few (a panoramic room) and we bid low. Balcony cabins: 1,796 (65%). That number is your room cabin. After looking at the confirmation its just reads, GTY for the stateroom. See more posts like this in r/royalcaribbean. Deck - 12. ”. Unless they put me in the engine room, based on my cost, I trust the judgment of RCCL. The prices for GTY bookings are the same as if you select a room. . The GTY price is usually a bit less than the JS. This isn’t the past. Adventure ocean is at the very forward and our room is very aft. By RG-IE October 31, 2022 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. Freedom of the Seas' staterooms are an enchanting escape from the non-stop action. I haven't seen any clues about stateroom assignment until today. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. Posted November 16, 2019. 713. By BikerBear50, Thursday at 10:32 PM. Two twin beds that convert to Royal King, bALrdwalk view balcony, sitting area, and a private bathroom. We like the placement of this room and it’s location however my only question/ concern is noise from AO. The gty assignment for our sailing this month came at about 4 weeks out. . The numbers after the dash represent your cabin. If 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. Posted November 25, 2021. When do I find out what suite/cabin we are getting? Is it while I do check-in, which lives in April? Some one told me its when I make mine finals payment. Reviews. Edited August 15, 2022 by gavvyApril 1, 2005. We received notification of our room assignment in September. However, when I look at the reservation I can't tell if I choose inside or ocean view and it doesn't include a "description" on the receipt. Of course somebody else would end up in that vacated cabin; it happened to be assigned to party B via the gty process. Guarantee staterooms are cheaper cabin options offered by Royal Caribbean (and most other cruise lines) in exchange for allowing them to assign your stateroom closer to the sail date. 27. The boat is sold out and I’m still GTY. None of this gets me any closer but I like information so some questions. 1. And I am sure other factors like maybe rank, type of room and back side stuff royal has. Click Continue. The official room assignments seem up come out randomness however we've got our last 2 about 2 weeks out. New York. If you have an Apple device, add your set sail pass to your Apple wallet. This is worse than waiting for gifts on Christmas. First time cruiser. so they UPGRADED US TO A 1-BEDROOM. Just booked a GTY Ocean Balcony on the Allure for May 26 sailing 2 weeks ago. ft. I recently booked my first guarantee room rate. Never had a promenade view (New experience always a cool thing) that's why I love a gty. Posted January 24. 1 hour ago, Jyllie63 said: I called today to try and move my GTY cabin assignment. The savings was enough for me to give it a shot. We've sailed with Royal Caribbean 4 times and did a Guarantee for three of those. Posted June 21, 2022. Saw a good deal on a balcony guarantee and grabbed it. My fiancee and I loved the ship and the cabin we had last year. You scan the barcode in the app and it will spit back numbers. 104. Finished check are this morning furthermore now have a top assigned when I check my sea pass though not room number. Posted July 19, 2022. 1. Royal Recognition Gifts. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. Royal Recognition Gifts. SEASONAL CRUISES. . Ahoy, Looking for knowledge from anyone who might have experienced similar. #9. GTY Cabin Room. Pretty hard to switch to a better cabin, if they don’t exist. We found this out when the GTY price for our May Ovation cruise became $202 per person lower than what we paid. I saw a couple of threads where people mentioned that they were abl. It’s the grade of cabin you’re guaranteed, not the cabin itself. We also have bids in place with RoyalUP for GS/GS2/OS. 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. #1. I have a balcony GTY booked for an. suites) or upgrade. The real risk is giving up the chance to pick. A. Up to 5 guests. The deck plans are great tools to understand the stateroom locations and get an idea of the cruise ship's layout. Very unlikely neither C&A nor RCI rep can tell you anything if the cabin is not assigned. darrenlet31 • 1 yr. Is that right? On is a first so. Posted October 11. Our cruise remains in June. Royal Caribbean International ;. I'm also curious about this. The Jan 9 cruise gave us a room # within a day; still waiting on the Jan 14 cruise. Find information on amenities and available services. (Caribbean 2022-2023 winter/November thru April) Radiance OTS operates Western Caribbean itineraries out of New Orleans and Galveston TX. That being said - I know the minimum room would be the Junior Suite. That's what I heard. All dollar amounts listed above are in USD. #25. 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". . The official room. ago. I am not crazy about those cabins, and my SO is definitely not pleased. If that is you, Great! If that is someone else, you would move into their room assignment. So, with a GTY rate, you’re effectively getting the leftovers. The Royal Q&A states that there is no definitive timeframe when your cabin actually gets assigned. We've booked guaranty twice on RCCL & both rooms were assigned within a week of booking. Dinner at Coastal Kitchen, based on availability*. Guarantee room. com. Of course, there is also the potential to score one of the higher tiered cabins in that particular category. On a side note, I was offered Royal Up 70 days out and put in a bid. Of course your room number can change. . Once a stateroom has been assigned, your rate is no longer GTY but the rate for that stateroom. 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. This would have been $1,300 pp if we had picked out our cabin so we saved $600 on our cruise. Sailing from vibrant Miami, Freedom of the Seas is your key to the ultimate getaway. Greenfield, Indiana. Redefining the cruising experience one room at a time. I tried that before I got my assignment and it was accurate, at least for me. Posted June 28, 2021. I make notice that they have a thread to keeping track of GTY. Look titles only By: Search Advanced search…mook1525. Surprisingly, I think their guarantee room was already assigned. Guarantee Cab. Posted October 30, 2022. . Good Morning!! We are booked in Suite GTY (JS) on our upcoming sailing on Adventure OTS. It does sometimes take till a few days before. I could see only 1 remaining but many spacious balcony. If that would ruin your cruise then consider paying more to pick your cabin now. Just curious, to those who have done this before, as to when we will be told what room we were assigned. Since wealth decided to buy with Royal IODIN have not spent much time the the DCL thread. To the OP, always good to do a little research on the ship before rolling the dice on a GTY. We should know more tomorrow. We just got our room assignments today although we are 7 months out. HanFamily, We’re in the same predicament, 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 up,but I went to U. 42. 4. jpg. On 6/24/2022 at 7:48 AM, HeWhoWaits said: Including a reprice even though the GTY rate is less than you paid. All three times, once the room was assigned, it wasn't changed. Days later cabin. suite by. 68. They Cost Less. Sometimes these are far forward or aft, or the deck below the pool deck where you'll hear deck noise from above. ) And today after making final payment I noticed on my invoice it says “stateroom obstructed: pending”. In my email confirmation, in the app, and on RC website, it lists room category simply as GTY. ' underThis makes sense. I did the same thing. If having connecting or close rooms is a requirement, you may need to move out of the GTY category so you have more control. And I am sure other factors like maybe rank, type of room and back side stuff royal has. Geoff P. Seems pretty random. True, but the luggage tags won't automatically update with a change of stateroom. In some rare cases, the assignment process has taken up to a day or two before the cruise sails, but these are rare. This has been a sold out cruise for some time and I was very surprised to have my cabin assigned that early. I noticed that we had not receive our cabin assignment yet. 1 minute ago, irishgal432 said: IF you have a set sail pass, there is a button to add it to your apple wallet. It's like the people that book non-refundable and then get upset when they can't change their date and/or ship 😇 without a penalty. Categories. this was outstanding information. 10. 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. 1. Last cruise in September, we were assigned about 1 month prior. We like the placement of this room and it’s location however my only question/ concern is noise from AO. Royal Caribbean International ;. We chose interior for safety reasons (two young boys), but noticed we were assigned a central park view balcony. That or above would be okay. The category of cabins included a Royal Suite, Owner’s Suite (2-bedroom), Owner’s Suite (1-bedroom), Grand Suite, Junior Suite, Ocean View Suite, or a slightly larger balcony cabin. Here is a link to where I first saw the "Bar Code Trick" mentioned to find your GTY room assignment. For those that have booked a GTY in the past , have you ever waited this. Posted June 28, 2021. bigsluger25 • 1 yr. 5. Royal Caribbean International. 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. We were just issued our GTY Balcony cabin on the Radiance of the Seas and it’s a category 3D. Favorite Cruise Memories. Sky Class Exclusives. So we've kind of been assigned our room. Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) For the first time - I booked a GTY Suite on the Oasis of the Seas. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. But it is your current assignment. It says we are on Deck 10, muster station B13, suite class. When we got our room assignment, I called Royal and switched. r/royalcaribbean on Reddit: When are to assigned a room? 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. 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. There is no notification when it occurs, you. S. I saw a couple of threads where people mentioned that they were able to scan a printout of their Set Sail pass or Boarding pass and the room assignment was there before getting official notification. Forums. Sometimes. Should you wish to change your room before your sail date, please call one of our customer service agents at 866-562-7625. The last numbers after the dash will be the room number if one is associated. If you booked ocean view balcony guarantee you will not get a boardwalk or Central Park balcony. If you use Apple devices, adding your setsail pass to your wallet should also reveal the numbers. If you scan the barcode on your SetSail pass it may reveal your assigned room. 😂. I have been looking at the stateroom availability via RCCL website and it looks like JS staterooms (most suites) are filling up fast. (I’ve never done this before. This is for a balcony, starting price. Find Your Roll Call; Meet & Mingle; GuidelinesBooked a somewhat last minute cruise (October) to Canada/NE on Voyager. 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). We've booked guaranty twice on RCCL & both rooms were assigned within a week of booking. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. WAAAYTOOO. . It can happen at any point leading up your actual sail date. . Well that is not going to be the case on this. 2. When I look at our cr. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. uk. Someone may cancel, so a balcony may become available by then. In both cases, the guarantee was a great price and I got what I was promised so I was satisfied. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. I reserved a GTY Room earlier in the month for a May sailing. ROYAL SUITE CLASS. Someone on my September cruise pointed it out to us and it worked for everyone on the thread. The OP already has the cabin number, but until that is official, RCI is unlikely to. There’s also the possibility of an upgrade. Try the above after you do, 45 days out. In other words, when you book your cruise vacation, you will not have the exact room assignment until later on, as you won't get to choose your. Others. I could see only 1 remaining but many spacious balcony. We cruise 11/28 - still no cabin assignment. Neesa , fireclan and Yesiamthere6. Once you select a guaranteed cabin, you are securing at least the lowest level room in that category. Ports of Call Photos. Page 1 of 3. After a few days of barcode showing "-GTY" it is now showing a cabin number, and I'm really happy with the location. July 3, 2011. We have always paid less with a GTY than with choosing our own room. Using a camera, "read it" and you will get the numbers for the bar code. ago. LOL. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & MinglePromenade balcony is like having a reserved seat to people watch, which you can get for free near pretty much any elevator area. GTY cabins are great for bargain hunters because they’re typically a lot lower than an assigned stateroom. In the RCL App take your boarding pass and save it in the iPhone wallet. 1 / 4. Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) You should be able to reprint your set sail pass and luggage tags anytime until approximately 24 hours before your sailing time. Balcony: 52 sq. Method 2. 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. Booked an Allure Nov 2023 balcony GTY the same time and that one is still pending an. 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. ago. 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. 20220407_122208. with a huge 69 days until sailing, I am hoping to get my assignment at some point. As for Royal Up, we got an email for our Independence room. A few weeks after booking we were assigned Deck 12 near the front of the ship. GTY assignments have been coming so late that there’s very little inventory left to move to. ago. April 29, 2003. @SmoothJ24 There are a lot of factors to determine if a GTY is worth it. Otherwise it will show -GTY still. We booked a guarantee D balcony, and ended up in a D on deck 7 which was an adjoining room. The official room assignments seem to come out randomly however we've got our last 2 about 2 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. 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. Well I don't have an iPhone. Link to post Share on. Mine showed my deck and muster for months. If you look at the bottom underneath the barcode…you will see your room number. , LJay0301 and asquared17. Method 1. We didn’t get the actual cabin assignment until T -30. GTY cabins are assigned to the discretion of Royal Caribbean at any time up until you check include at the port. I was wondering if your cruise has to be paid in full before they assign your gty stateroom. If anyone is hesitant to let RC pick your room by booking a “Guaranteed” room (GTY) read this! We saved over $1000 (3 people) by booking a guaranteed ocean-view balcony room. So we just got our room via the bar code trick and we are as aft as can be for a regular balcony. 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. Once your cabin assignment becomes official, you can see if any cabins in that exact category in a location you prefer are available. Quote. 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. In looking at the deck plans, the room is right above the casino. Ships’ registry: The Bahamas. . VA. 2023. Mine showed my deck and muster for months and I didn't officially get my room assigned until a week out. Ships’ registry: The Bahamas. It literally tells you they can assign you anywhere on the ship in that category as a minimum. Once a stateroom has been assigned, your rate is no longer GTY but the rate for that stateroom. Well we have been allocated our room, we have been placed in a 2 bed suite (TS Cat). Folks will come up with innovative ideas (like the OP) to get back to that. We received our neighborhood balcony gty assignment for Harmony 12/5 over a week ago. Curious to hear about early cabin assignments with gty balconies! Just booked symphony for January 2024 balcony gty for 4. kristina. In the best scenario, they will upgrade you to a higher category. ROYAL SERVICE. Wow, that's interesting. Quote. Assume the worst. One double sofa bed in staterooms with up to 4 and 5 guests.