If having connecting or close rooms is a requirement, you may need to move out of the GTY category so you have more control. Royal Caribbean can assign the cabin anytime they wish. Audrey V. April 29, 2003. #7. We booked a GTY Junior Suite. Royal can assign GTY cabins to optimize muster station capacity so they can open a cabin for booking that would otherwise need. r/Cruise •. 388. 3. I'm assigned a 4D and tried to move to a 4D. June 6, 2016. Here is an example. However, the exact stateroom, number, and location of the stateroom on the ship will be allocated by us (at our discretion. . ROYAL SERVICE. You can even transform the space into a karaoke spot where you can bond while belting out your favorite hits. On a side note, I was offered Royal Up 70 days out and put in a bid. All dollar amounts listed above are in USD. I could see only 1 remaining but many spacious balcony. Nestled within the gardens of Central Park, Park View Balcony accommodations connect you with nature, serenity and each other. The booking is pretty much last minute and the cruise is in 2 and a half weeks. Method 1. . I would have thought these less desirable levels might have been reserved for last-minute purchasers. On 11/23/2021 at 3:17 PM, jlaw212 said: Any recent experience as to when RCI is assigning guarantee cabins. giannini3 • 1 yr. 0™. Not counting on an upgra. Is that true? This is a first so. 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. Experience Royal Caribbean's awe-inspiring cruise rooms and suites from balcony cabins to ocean-view staterooms. Posted January 24. Then when RC was assigning rooms last week all the standard ocean-view balcony rooms were booked. Suite GTY - What type of suite? ace1zoe2. Forums. Then, brush up on your salsa skills at Boleros or join the non-stop action at Casino Royale℠. Then it updated me to have a category code but still no room assignment. Royal Caribbean® elevates holidays to holi-yays at any time of year. They Cost Less. 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". Most recently on my upcoming September cruise. Just before final payment we got. In some rare cases, the assignment process has taken up to a day or two before the cruise sails, but these are rare. We've booked guaranty twice on RCCL & both rooms were assigned within a week of booking. Method 1. My bid was accepted a few days before sailing. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. I just did the barcode trick with my set sail pass and we’re on the same floor as the adventure ocean. July 5, 2010. Only paid for inside. It happens on occasion though most people can find out the cabin very early via the barcode. 1. Booked/rearranged about a year before. Expand. It did list a muster station though. Up to 5 guests. The. ) And today after making final payment I noticed on my invoice it says “stateroom obstructed: pending”. Understanding When Royal Caribbean Assigned GTY Cabins. Royal Caribbean International ;. They opened balconies to guarantee for $499 pp today!After check in if you have your sail pass…add to Apple wallet. Posted October 11. We did GTY for an ocean balcony for our November cruise on Harmony. We haven't been assigned a. Write a Review;. BrianB and Baked Alaska. In looking at the deck plans, the room is right above the casino. LOL. GTY just received room number. so they UPGRADED US TO A 1. NewsDoes RCCL ever assign a specific cabin number to a GTY cabin before the final payment? Thanks!24-hour room service for fueling up between thrills. Very unlikely neither C&A nor RCI rep can tell you anything if the cabin is not assigned. #4. Find information on amenities and available services. Got an email the day before the cruise saying 'sorry, your bid was not accepted'. Guarantee room assignment questions. What Does GTY Mean On Royal Caribbean: Is It Good! By Zoe Grace July 23, 2023 July 28, 2023 Zoe Grace July 23, 2023 July 28, 2023Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Other times, Royal Caribbean offers a general OV GTY booking. This is for a balcony, starting price. Recently returned from 3rd RCCL cruise, 1st with children, and whole family enjoyed it so much we are considering another quite soon. GTY booking showing room assignment when? Our cruise is 44 days away and I was able to do Online Check in yesterday. #56. 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. 8. Does it typically change prior to sailing or do we definitely keep that room? I have a somewhat similar question. 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. I got mine today and I sail in July onboard Symphony. m. However, one stateroom was not given a choice to select that other connecting room and until now it is still showing room as GTY. Gallery. Posted 2 hours ago. ago. That’s why Royal Caribbean began to develop a new approach years ago, and today, that’s Muster 2. -1. Posted June 22, 2005. Posted May 28. Learn about the ships size, staterooms, and public areas. 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. There are only 2 Central Park, and 9 boardwalk cabins showing as available right now, but a ton of ocean view cabins. Well that is not going to be the case on this. ft. first time was a jackpot as we booked a balcony gty & received a midship hump junior suite. 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. 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 ;)What gty category? I wonder if inside gty assignments might tend to be slower due to RoyalUp shuffling people to higher categories, freeing space in lower one. He said it would be $330 more. As for Royal Up, we got an email for our Independence room. We received our neighborhood balcony gty assignment for Harmony 12/5 over a week ago. Booking a guaranteed outside cabin will mean you won’t be. . There's 10 of us - family - and need 5 cabins. Royal Caribbean International; Cruise Critic Community. Learn about interior cabins, balcony rooms, cruise suites, and oceanview staterooms. The deck plans are great tools to understand the stateroom locations and get an idea of the cruise ship's layout. Closer to the middle of the ship on 10, 12, 13. 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. 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). Click the blue Add a Cruise button. My fiancee and I loved the ship and the cabin we had last year. Best LUXURY CRUISES. . Balcony: 52 sq. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & MingleBooked a GTY last night on Allure for her 11/11/12 sailing. Forums. 386. November 11, 2004. VA. Days later cabin. Cruisetour groups will receive the cruise points plus three additional points. We booked a Gty room and received the room number several days after booking. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Several-Eagle4141 • 1 hr. 1. Forum Jump. Decided to book a GTY cabin. 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. OCSC Mike. . 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 set sail on my first cruise on January 6th 2024, little over 5 months to go (174 days). That being said - I know the minimum room would be the Junior Suite. You likely will end up on Deck 6. Is that true? This is an 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. If you have an Apple device, add your set sail pass to your Apple wallet. Royal Caribbean. _99Hokie • 2 yr. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. I scanned our boarding pass and the last numbers were separated by a dash. Royal Caribbean International. . If a guest changes their reservation to a non-accessible room, they will be. I think I read somewhere that it can scan the bar coding to see the place number. Just booked this week for 2 weeks from now. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. More relevant: A couple months ago, we received a balcony gty assignment on Harmony 5 days before sailing. Forum Jump. In some rare cases, the assignment process has taken up to a day or two before the cruise sails, but these are rare. However, one stateroom was not given a choice to select that other connecting room. I have been looking at the stateroom availability via RCCL website and it looks like JS staterooms (most suites) are filling up fast. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. We literally did not get our room assignment until 3 days before cruise. We also have bids in place with RoyalUP for GS/GS2/OS. Are you looking forward. Once a stateroom has been assigned, your rate is no longer GTY but the rate for that stateroom. There are only 2 Central Park, and 9 boardwalk cabins showing as available right now, but a ton of ocean view cabins. Quote. 1 minute ago, irishgal432 said: IF you have a set sail pass, there is a button to add it to your apple wallet. The OP already has the cabin number, but until that is official, RCI is unlikely to. Final payment was Tuesday. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. 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. Using a camera, "read it" and you will get the numbers for the bar code. to 10 p. Once you. 5 hours ago, RCCL Fan said: I booked my first ever GTY reservation and my first ever non balcony/suite stateroom. By RG-IE October 31, 2022 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. 2 months later. Our cruise is in June. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. Same might go for categories with fewer cabins, such as perhaps perhaps JS gty. 2023. 9% sure the cabin assignment will be official sometime in the next 18 days. I just did the barcode trick with my set sail pass and we’re on the same floor as the adventure ocean. Member Cruise Reviews. Forums. Ended up getting the Superior Ocean View with Balcony. 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). Balcony: 80 sq. In my emailed invoice it also lists it as simply GTY. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony. High, I usually pick my cabin but this zeit we got a great rate for a suite category guarantee. Scan the bar code with a QR scanner from another device and that should also show you the numbers. $353 more for choosing the cabin vs. Though we can detect an unofficial cabin number in the barcode, we still do not have an official cabin assignment. 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. If I had not spent 3 hours on hold today I would call back and ask but thats. If I look at it, it still says GTY, but it's got the deck and muster station. Forum Jump. Adventure ocean is at the very forward and our room is very aft. 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. On 6/24/2022 at 7:48 AM, HeWhoWaits said: Including a reprice even though the GTY rate is less than you paid. I understand how GTY works and I'm not complaining but I'd be lying to say I don't hate the cabin location. . Stateroom indicate. We were on flight to Europe when we received assignment. 😞 It's mid-ship, which would be perfect, but I'm concerned about noise coming up from the casino. 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. Has anybody seen their cabin number change after the barcode. Royal Caribbean International is increasing the required, non-refundable deposits for suites for all bookings reserved on or after June 1, 2023. Luck of the draw as to when they get assigned. 7k. Royal Caribbean International. Cap off each date night with an incredible show at the Main Theater, followed by live piano and a pint of your favorite brew at Schooner Bar. Mine showed my deck and muster for months and I didn't officially get my room assigned until a week out. . To the OP, always good to do a little research on the ship before rolling the dice on a GTY. Best LUXURY CRUISES. Forum Jump. Posted May 23, 2018. 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. I noticed that we had not receive our cabin assignment yet. I’m in the same boat (no pun intended). We were made to select for one stateroom a room with connecting room and was charged quite a premium for it. suites) or upgrade. New Jersey. A. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Radiance balcony categories pricing may not necessarily match the order, but they are (low to high): 5D, 4D, 3D, 2D, 1D, 4B, 3B, 2B, 1B There is also CB (connecting balcony), and S4 & SB - spa balconies (which are highest). 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. However, we didn’t get the the deck of the cabin until T -49; it was on the eDocs. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people availa. Thanks. I have not been assigned a cabin; the booking on RC website still says GTY. We were just issued our GTY Balcony cabin on the Radiance of the Seas and it’s a category 3D. Reviews. The gty assignment for our sailing this month came at about 4 weeks out. I booked a balcony guarantee cabin for my June sailing on the Wonder. 1 hour ago, Jyllie63 said: I called today to try and move my GTY cabin assignment. What's new. GTY cabins are great for bargain hunters because they’re typically a lot lower than an assigned stateroom. We like the placement of this room and it’s location however my only question/ concern is noise from AO. EDIT: My bad, you haven't even checked in yet. 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. They could even make you wait until you get to port to check in, though that is uncommon. 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 thought it was strange that on our new. The official room assignments seem up come out randomness however we've got our last 2 about 2 weeks out. You may still have enough time to get your assignment beforehand. 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). 68. New York. Got the email today that documents were ready, but no cabin assignment yet. For those that have booked a GTY in the past , have you ever waited this. 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. . 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. But it is your current assignment. They did offer us a. We are on the independence 5 night on 20th oct. NOTE: If you see "GTY" instead of numbers, you truly haven't been assigned yet. Guarantee room. Royal Caribbean International ;. Before Royal Up, this scheme (moving within the same exact category after GTY assignment) was routine and "official" assignments came earlier. . Our cruise remains in June. This is our first guarantee cabin on RC. We are not concerned though; 99. GTY and the child's premium on the first two guests is $258. But don’t worry, the experience will still shall tremendous, and you’ll save money. Informed of muster station with barcode 45 day previous to embarkation. This means you may book a stateroom of a guaranteed category type (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony or Suite) on your chosen ship and cruise. We are not concerned though; 99. Saw a good deal on a balcony guarantee and grabbed it. When did you receive your. Posted June 21, 2022. 10. Categories. Does it typically change prior to sailing or do we definitely keep that room?Royal Caribbean International ;. We booked an ocean view with balcony GTY with the rate of a D5 category, earlier this year; and we were assigned to a D3 accessible, which is a kind of upgrade, three days after booking. Paris, Missouri. co. 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. 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. 10017802 • 08/16/2010 *All Royal Recognition Gifts are delivered at turndown on second evening & may not be doubled in quantity,Curious to hear about early cabin assignments with gty balconies! Just booked symphony for January 2024 balcony gty for 4. The deck plans are great tools to understand the stateroom locations and get an idea of the cruise ship's layout. I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare words. After looking at the confirmation its just reads, GTY for the stateroom. Radiance of the Seas' staterooms are an alluring escape from the non-stop action on our cruise ship. Put a bar code reader app on your smart phone (they're free) and read the bar code. When it happens with standard bookings after assignment but prior to check in, the docs and luggage tags are changed and resent to reflect the new stateroom. Fast forward to this week and we got our room assignments which were Central Park View - which is what we expected so that's. July 3, 2011. They issued an eDocs 2 on our reservation and the room assignment was on our reservation along with the luggage tag. 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. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. Grandeur of the Seas' staterooms offer a relaxing escape from the non-stop action. If you scan the barcode on your SetSail pass it may reveal your assigned room. Does anyone know when Royal Carribean usually assigns your GTY interior room? Is it around 30 days out or do they wait right up to the last minute? It can literally be at any time. 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. You will notice that it will say your Deck and GTY as stateroom number. Hi, We just booked a guaranteed state room on Jewel OTS for next year. Royal Caribbean® elevates holidays to holi-yays any time of year. On our last one, we had balcony guarantee. Walk me off the ledge. Hello, I know people are very interested in getting their room assignment when they have purchased a guaranteed type of room. 1 Quote PPPJJ-GCVAB Members 1. I do everything the same again except plug in C&A number and it's now cheaper ($655 vs $680). However, it is half of a connecting room and pretty far down, close to the dining room. Electronic_City6481 • 1 yr. 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. Method 2. phoenix1181 and TwoTravelin may be aware of a recent Royal Caribbean policy change about those general OV GTY bookings; in the past, passengers who have booked a general OV GTY have being assigned to all three types of OV cabins. Traveled in room 11549, forward interior 179 sq ft room. e. Our cruise is in Junes. . 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. Ahoy, Looking for knowledge from anyone who might have experienced similar. Balcony GTY to a low balcony category on the Radiance . 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. Going on Oasis out of Miami in December. New Jersey. Logo Store; Find Your Roll Call; Meet & MingleGTY's - when offered - typically are specified by general category such as Neighborhood (which would include both Central Park and Boardwalk) and Oceanview, which is all outside facing staterooms. Though we can detect an unofficial cabin number in the barcode, we still do not have an official cabin assignment. That is still very far off, cruise is October 19. We had this information on the cruise when booked a GTY grade cabin at 30 days before sailing. GTY Cabin logic. 2023 cruise, using a TA. I do hope. Posted December 3, 2019. Forums. If you look at the bottom underneath the barcode…you will see your room number. I've not seen where there was a generic GTY category offered to include all balconies. Loyal to Royal. jpg. (Caribbean 2022-2023 winter/November thru April) Radiance OTS operates Western Caribbean itineraries out of New Orleans and Galveston TX. 1. Hi, I usually pick mysterious cabin but this time ourselves got a great rate forward a suite category guarantee. Pretty hard to switch to a better cabin, if they don’t exist. On Explorer of the Seas®, the adventure continues after hours. Gty balcony only worked out about £100 each extra when we booked. 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. LocationFresno, CA. Otherwise it will show -GTY still. Another benefit of booking a guaranteed stateroom is the possibility of getting an upgrade. If you don't have access to the set sail pass yet, then you probably haven't had your cabin assigned yet. so they UPGRADED US TO A 1-BEDROOM. THE main change that signals a GTY room number is the issuance of a muster station, even if the room number still states GTY. A few weeks after booking we were assigned Deck 12 near the front of the ship. I had a guarantee boardwalk for Oasis Dec. 20220407_122208. m. Numbers will now appear under your bar code. Try the above after you do, 45 days out. We were on flight to Europe when we received assignment. We have 3 inside GTYs in our group for the Grandeur sailing (my friends' cabins) and RCI said that they could wait until "4 days before sailing" to assign the cabin numbers. The GTY price is usually a bit less than the JS. Royal Caribbean International ;. The Recipient must select a Qualified Sailing and can complete the booking on the Website, or by calling a Casino Royale Representative at 1-888-561-2234, Monday - Friday 8 a. Here is a link to where I first saw the "Bar Code Trick" mentioned to find your GTY room assignment. Loaded with adrenaline-amping thrills and maxed-out ways to make new memories, Harmony of the Seas® is your ticket to the boldest family vacation ever. On the 30th of January we booked a boardwalk balcony View guarantee cabin on wonder of the Seas for the August 14th sailing out of Barcelona checking on cruise planner today I see they have assigned me a cabin number it also appears to be not a boardwalk View cabin but a Central Park View cabin which in my mind is a bit of an. I am not crazy about those cabins, and my SO is definitely not pleased. Posted October 2, 2021. None of this gets me any closer but I like information so some questions. When we got our room assignment, I called Royal and switched. Only 12% of the cabins on Royal Caribbean's oldest vessel, the 1996-built Grandeur of the Seas, are balcony cabins. Finished check are this morning furthermore now have a top assigned when I check my sea pass though not room number. Everything stills says GTY. They can, they have (according to forum posters), but it is very rare. For our sailing (very soon) many people from our roll call here in other groups had XB and majority got nice assignments. October 28, 2010. Learn about interior cabins, balcony rooms, cruise suites, and oceanview staterooms. #2. . GTY just received room number. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. They did a GTY ocean view and the room is a 2N oceanview on 3rd floor. Final payment was Tuesday. ©2010 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. When you open up the pass in the wallet there is a barcode will have numbers at the bottom and the last four digits are the room number. I got my assignment 6 days before sailing. I did the same thing. You can get your room assignment anytime between when you book and when you arrive at the pier. Cruise docs were updated 30 days out with the cabin assignment also. You need to call to make the change, and if you are booked with a travel agent, the agent needs to call RC. 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. It could happen very soon (uncommon), a few weeks before sailing (pretty common) or the week of sailing. I sail on December 16 and still haven't been assigned in the cruise planner my room. We cruise in 40 days! I usually book a yr or so in advance. Cruise Rooms. 1 person on my cruise has 6 rooms all booked at the same time all gty and yesterday 2 of the 6 got assignments. suite by. Posted November 1, 2022. There is no notification when it occurs, you just. ROYAL SERVICE. That number is your room cabin.