I didn't like my assignment because it was a connecting room. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. Join. GTY cabins are great for bargain hunters because they’re typically a lot lower than an assigned stateroom. Guarantee Room Assignment. . I recently booked my first guarantee room rate. 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. e. The numbers after the dash represent your cabin. Of course, getting your assignment 120 days out is also very rare. It simply means that you will get at least the cabin type assigned if not better. This isn’t the past. first time was a jackpot as we booked a balcony gty & received a midship hump junior suite. The line is known for operating the world's biggest cruise vessels — ships so big that some have nearly 3,000 cabins each. we got our room assignment a couple of weeks ago and they were really close together, but I noticed. Find ampere Cruise. to 10 p. Cruise Tips, Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. In looking at the deck plans, the room is right above the casino. 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. Before Royal Up, this scheme (moving within the same exact category after GTY assignment) was routine and "official" assignments came earlier. You scan the barcode in the app and it will spit back numbers. Royal Caribbean Discussion. We're on Oasis on 8/12 in a WS GTY, and have not received a room assignment yet. A. Balcony: 52 sq. Royal Caribbean International ;. This type of cabin is alright as long as one is not concerned as to the. Sky Class Exclusives. Find information on amenities and available services. 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. But it varies greatly depending on how full the ship is. January 6: checked in, room showing balcony GTY January 12: put in bids (after two reminder emails from RCCL!) January 20: the OS and GS1br/2br showed expired, JS showed pending January 24: received the balcony GTY room assignment - 11th floor - category 5D January 27: officially awarded the JSHigh, I usually pick my cabin but this zeit we got a great rate for a suite category guarantee. I scanned the barcode with a scanner app on my tablet and there the room assignment was, last 5 digits. I'm assigned a 4D and tried to move to a 4D. Using the “Key” for a GTY room. With this selection, you are guaranteed to receive a Balcony stateroom, which could be in any Balcony category (excluding suites), anywhere on the ship. . Favorite Cruise Memories. RCIfan1912. The only way I've seen getting room # earlier is when you actually purchase a specific room (i. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Posted October 14, 2019. I did get mine the present day and i sail in july onboard symphony. We are now 22 days from sailing. For example, your scope can be assigned immediately, a few days before the sailing date, or during check-in. As for the Royal up bid, the room number in my SetSail Pass automatically updated to the new room. But Set Sail pass now says deck 7 GTY muster C16. My question is at what. So, I was able to call and move a few cabins down the hall to a non-connecting room in the same category. EST, or by contacting a professional Travel Advisor or Independent Casino Representative. . The last six digits are supposedly the deck & room number. We received our assignment early on and were very happy with the one we got. They have just told me that GTY cabin cannot be change after the as. Reviews. 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. 4k. Once you login to the RC website just select "View Boarding Pass" if you completed your checkin process. Of course your room number can change. But if under pool deck and an upgrade, they got moved to at least a Jr Suite. You can still win your royal up bid for the balcony even though you have your GTY room assignment. ) And today after making final payment I noticed on my invoice it says “stateroom obstructed: pending”. 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. They could even make you wait until you get to port to check in, though that is uncommon. We've sailed with Royal Caribbean 4 times and did a Guarantee for three of those. On 4/9/2018 at 6:20 AM, mirrorkat said: Hi, I'm a fairly new cruiser. At the very top of the sail pass directly under my name is says "Sea Class". If having connecting or close rooms is a requirement, you may need to move out of the GTY category so you have more control. I had a GTY on my Feb 6 cruise and they assigned it 4 weeks before the cruise and 2 days before they canceled the cruise. January 2, 2014. 1. suites) or upgrade. Up to 5 guests. Our usual junior suite was $2044 per person, the GTY oceanview was $399 per person. 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. We waited 24 days for one assignment. I will say, this was an experiment for. " Method 1. I know some cruisers might not show up, but don’t want to wait until last minute. LOL. Our assignment as it is, is #2029, deck two, M category (three lower categories, Q & N). My documents became available yesterday, still showing GTY. It could be all the way to the day of sailing before your stateroom is assigned. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion) and. 30. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Have never been put on deck 6 with the obstructed views. It does sometimes take till a few days before. 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. If you booked with a travel agent, you have to go through your travel agent to contact Royal Caribbean to upgrade you. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. Reviews. . I've never stayed this high before (deck 11) so that will be new anyway!Royal Caribbean. When we got our room assignment, I called Royal and switched. We are not concerned though; 99. . Hi, We just booked a guaranteed state room on Jewel OTS for next year. Connecticut. It may show a room assignment there. Meet & Mingle Photos. Thanks. 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. Posted January 24. #1. This turns out to be an inside (connecting) promenade view cabin. Try the above after you do, 45 days out. In recent years, the guarantee staterooms aren't assigned until the upgrade bids are processed. Ahoy, Looking for knowledge from anyone who might have experienced similar. mylisa - we had the same thing happen to us on our May Mariner cruise. I don't know if it was there sooner, but it could not have been too much earlier because I was in and out of the reservation. I’m in the same boat (no pun intended). Occupancy. That's what I heard. Is that true? This is a first so. • 22 days ago. Adventure ocean is at the very forward and our room is very aft. We ended up in an oversize balcony they considered obstructed. I understand how GTY works and I'm not complaining but I'd be lying to say I don't hate the cabin location. EST and Saturday - Sunday 9 a. So I scanned the bar code and last 4 digits were 7. At least with prime verandah we will know where. So 33 days out for Mariner. Im 5 days from my sail date and still no cabin assignment. Some ships have a lot of interiors low and towards the front/back. TLCTracy. We have a guaranteed ocean view balcony. I'm happy with the higher deck but have never had a connecting room and have heard mixed reviews about noise. 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. 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. Is that true? This is an first so. All three times, once the room was assigned, it wasn't changed. Many, many people are celebrating something on the ship. com The GTY room was finally assigned end of November (so roughly 3 weeks out). 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). Method 1. I have Android. I have been looking at the stateroom availability via RCCL website and it looks like JS staterooms (most suites) are filling up fast. The official room assignments seem to come out randomly however we've got our last 2 about 2 weeks out. We usually pick our room but this time we opted for the Balcony Guarantee. We booked a cruise for late March, just the wife and I. Most people get the category they booked ie 11b, 6b etc and if Disney has. Pre-covid, once for Royal, I was assigned a cabin the day after booking a balcony guarantee for a cruise about five months away. I’ve seen some stories about early cabin assignment, is. The other assignment came within 4 hours. The prices for GTY bookings are the same as if you select a room. #25. 41. This is my second and last time sailing with Royal Caribbean. 9k. 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. Ports of Call Photos. Did the "Apple Wallet Trick" and we love where they put us! But since it hasnt been officially assigned we could still be moved. 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". . Reactions: holula. 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 sales representatives are incompetent and their management is nonexistent. 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. 3. If you have an Apple device, add your set sail pass to your Apple wallet. Silly question to OP but did you check Royal's UK site? It shows more staterooms than the US site. 12 hours ago, Toby said: What I found strange is doing some mock bookings and see GTY staterooms MORE expensive then Choose Your Own. Other times, Royal Caribbean offers a general OV GTY booking. Room assignments may be determined at any time after your reservation has been completed and paid in full up to the day of sailing. I did the same thing. 1k. Royal Caribbean ; Royal Caribbean Discussion ; GTY Stateroom Assignment Question GTY Stateroom Assignment Question. 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. Little. 2020 so I will post our room assignment closer to our travel date, even if it is the day before or day of. I know its been said and asked. . Others. Booked a Guaranteed Neighborhood Balcony Stateroom about a week ago and today received the stateroom assignment. Limited-Time Cruise Deals. I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare words. I booked a D8 GTY and that's what I got and it was assigned 5 days prior to boarding. 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 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. Hello. Electronic_City6481 • 1 yr. 365. 20220407_122208. April 16, 2016. 11 hours ago, cruisinfanatic said: I know Z is a guaranty, but what is Category ZI. Share. 1 / 4. ' underThis makes sense. Royal Caribbean Discussion. ROYAL SUITE CLASS. Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) For the first time - I booked a GTY Suite on the Oasis of the Seas. VA. Forum Jump. otten DIS Veteran. The fourth booking, RCCL Rhapsody of the Seas, May 2013 we booked Z GTY inside cabin for May 2013. and start time booking GTY cabin. Posted May 28. Since you got a GTY for the 1st time, if you booked from the US and aren't aware, you can ask to switch to any available cabin in the same exact category. It was only $58 more than booking an Oceanview Large Balcony - so I couldn't resist. 1. It can be the perfect choice for some people, but you need to know the difference between an unassigned room and an assigned room. 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. Unless they put me in the engine room, based on my cost, I trust the judgment of RCCL. 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). Hi, I usually pick my cabin but this time we got a great rate to adenine suite category guarantee. 4. 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). However, most of the time it is just a regular ocean view balcony room. I had just GTY until the "90 days before your sailing date". We have a Outside GTY cabin booked and the boarding pass still shows "Deck: Reprint" and "Stateroom: GTY", however the Muster station is already assigned, as D02, which is Studio B, I belief. That price difference was insanely huge enough that I said, bye bye balcony. Royal Caribbean can assign the cabin anytime they wish. Second cruise let them pick and I got a balcony on the 7th floor, it was the last room before the control room all the way on the front of the ship, you could feel the boat rocking so much more than anywhere else. From our experience having booked GTY cabins severally, we know the ins and outs and all the. MEI travel agents will be talking with Royal Caribbean tomorrow regarding the itinerary questions. 1. Though we can detect an unofficial cabin number in the barcode, we still do not have an official cabin assignment. Under the circumstance that all reservations are. One double sofa bed in staterooms with up to 4 and 5 guests. LocationNSW Australia. Stateroom: 182 sq. End of Story. I could see only 1 remaining but many spacious balcony. 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. I know it varies based on the ship, space, bookings and RCI in all their inconsistentcies. A "Guaranteed" (GTY) booking is the same this as letting "Royal Caribbean allocate" your room. Two twin beds that convert to Royal King, bALrdwalk view balcony, sitting area, and a private bathroom. Forum Jump. In my email confirmation, in the app, and on RC website, it lists room category simply as GTY. We booked GTY within final payment window, about six weeks out and got room allocated within 48 hours, three days ago. Each lifeboat has a specific number of seats and the cabins that use that lifeboat can't exceed its capacity on an aggregate basis. Fun and memorable cruise. But why did they imply the movement resulted in a “quick” gty assignment for party B? Royal could theoretically have held that cabin (or any other) and released the assignment just before the cruise. There you can see all the numbers on the bar code with the last 4 or 5 digits being your room number. In my opinion it was worth it because my family (wife and kids) would be in the same place. Some cruise ships offer special cabin categories that entitle those staying in the room to certain benefits. Wow, that's interesting. More relevant: A couple months ago, we received a balcony gty assignment on Harmony 5 days before sailing. , tried to talk them into changing it to a specific L cat. We just got our room assignments today although we are 7 months out. 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. Considering you have about 2 more weeks there is still plenty of time to reprint when your room gets assigned. The gty assignment for our sailing this month came at about 4 weeks out. Posted June 30. November 28, 2022. We reserved about 10 day ago on the Philharmonic for an emerging sailing. Our cruise is not until Jan. A Guarantee Stateroom or Cabin is an unassigned room on a ship. On 6/30/2023 at 7:14 AM, AshleyDillo said: Download a barcode scanner app on your cell phone. We tried to book the 2BR Aquatheater suite and were offered a guarantee for it. 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. 2. Try the above after you do, 45 days out. Hi All! Since we decided to order with Royal I have not spent much time on the DCL thread. On our last one, we had balcony guarantee. On our next two early November cruises, we are currently pending (with all other bids expired) on a promenade view for $10 pp and an ocean view balcony for $60 pp. We just booked for a 10/31 cruise to Bermuda with outside gty' date=' and the cabin was assigned within hours after I paid. I think I read somewhere that you can scan the bar code the see the room number. BrianB and Baked Alaska. 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. 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. Unseren cruise is included June. Assuming they are oversold by only your unit (which is unlikely), here is how that would resolve -- they will take the highest bid from the JS's and move them up. Royal Caribbean International ; Guarantee Room Assignment Please Read: COVID-related Discussion. They assigned us to deck 13 which from my research can. I’m on the Allure in 13 days. . Is it possible that it will not be assigned prior to showing up on the ship? This is only my second time doing a Guarenteed, last time was on princess and we got upgrade from a balcony to mini-suite, very nice. Sometimes these are far forward or aft, or the deck below the pool deck where you'll hear deck noise from above. Beds. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. GTY Cabin logic. This would have been $1,300 pp if we had picked out our cabin so we saved $600 on our cruise. ME did notice that they have a thread to keep track of GTY assignments, though, and was wondering if wee shoud do ready on this board?We be not picky aber did want a guaranteed oceanic view room. On my last cruise, I was happy with my interior, until I got ready to board and saw they had upgraded me to a balcony. We chose interior for safety reasons (two young boys), but noticed we were assigned a central park view balcony. 5. 9. Booking Scam. . uk. Our friends also booked GTY (but balcony) and got a D1 (deck 8). 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. 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. Cabin assignment has not been made yet and still showing GTY. There are only 2 Central Park, and 9 boardwalk cabins showing as available right now, but a ton of ocean view cabins. 33. Forums. To the OP, always good to do a little research on the ship before rolling the dice on a GTY. You need to call to make the change, and if you are booked with a travel agent, the agent needs to call RC. ×. They issued an eDocs 2 on our reservation and the room assignment was on our reservation along with the luggage tag. So we just got our room via the bar code trick and we are as aft as can be for a regular balcony. Royal Caribbean Discussion. We booked GTY balcony, but assigned spacious balcony. At the 45 day mark, when I went to do check in, my room number was there. If find it exciting finding out. We just returned from a September sailing. We haven't been assigned a. 1 person on my cruise has 6 rooms all booked at the same time all gty and yesterday 2 of the 6 got assignments. Booked/rearranged about a year before. IIRC, it was two days before sailing. 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. Only paid for inside. Royal Caribbean Discussion ; Room Assignment - GTY Room Assignment - GTY. Posted July 19, 2022. Quantum class ships also have cabins that a lot of people don't like. Guests sent an invitation who are in an accessible room may bid on upgrades. Occasionally, you don't have one at check-in, even with the barcode trick. In the worst case, the ship will guarantee the category that you have booked your cabin in. We should know more tomorrow. I thought it was strange that on our new. Then it updated me to have a category code. we saw the bar code and saw our room was 10134. My husband and I just got a complimentary upgrade to the js gty for our cruise on the Allure of The Seas that is leaving on Sunday. This is the first time I have ever done a gty room since we are taking a short (cheap) cruise this month. What should we do about our luggage tags, which still show our old stateroom? Also, I have heard t. Some time ago RCI renamed the GTYs, I assume to make it more obvious: Z -> ZI (I inside) Y -> YO (O for ocean view) X -> XB (B for ocean view balcony) and XN (N for neighborhood balcony on O class). Stateroom: 182 sq. If that is you, Great! If that is someone else, you would move into their room assignment. At times we may offer you the option of making a ‘Guarantee’ (GTY) booking. Just want to be able to print baggage tags. The actual cabin will not be assigned until after booking (often a few weeks or days before departure). RCCL Fan. 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. Went on Anthem last month and enjoyed it enough to book my family for Harmony in March 2019. Chair hogs were out in full force. If that would ruin your cruise then consider paying more to pick your cabin now. Otherwise it will show -GTY still. We have a gty booked for Oct 28. #1. 2. Posted May 23, 2018. Quote. Folks will come up with innovative ideas (like the OP) to get back to that. We were made to select for one stateroom a room with connecting room and was charged quite a premium for it. As of late I have mostly heard about gty assignments happening close to the sailing. 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 Discussion Royal Caribbean. Put a bar code reader app on your smart phone (they're free) and read the bar code. Ok. 1. 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. Balcony: 52 sq. You’ll get an ocean view balcony. They fla. I set sail on my first cruise on January 6th 2024, little over 5 months to go (174 days). Royal Caribbean My Time Dining:: This is a dining concept that allows guests flexibility with evening dining in the main dining room. 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.