Guaranteed or not?

[MikeHem510]

I am in a serious debate right now !?!??!?!?!

 

Whether to give up my assigned ocean view room for a guaranteed balcony on the Carnival Pride. Its about 200 bucks cheaper overall. But i have never done a guaranteed room

 

Have any of you all ever did a guaranteed and what was the outcome my girlfriend is platinum and i am gold if that matter???

 

I was looking at deck plans and doesnt look like there are many bad rooms they way the ship is laid out

[Taters]

We don't always book guarantee cabins, but have probably done it 6 or 7 times. We've nevr been disappointed or been given a room that was in a bad location.

[Bobkat26]

I would do it in a heartbeat. I too have done guaranteed and never been disapointed.

 

Good Luck!

Kathy

[ncovert]

I am in a serious debate right now !?!??!?!?!

 

Whether to give up my assigned ocean view room for a guaranteed balcony on the Carnival Pride. Its about 200 bucks cheaper overall. But i have never done a guaranteed room

 

Have any of you all ever did a guaranteed and what was the outcome my girlfriend is platinum and i am gold if that matter???

 

I was looking at deck plans and doesnt look like there are many bad rooms they way the ship is laid out

 

First cruise was a guaranteed balcony on Pride... loved the cruise and the room. Ended up in 8243 so aft Panorama. Never booked a guarantee since, but that is more because we love to go on and pick out a room, probably would have insisted doing this on our first cruise, but we did none of the booking (FIL gave it to us for as a wedding gift).

[nodogkisses]

I am in a serious debate right now !?!??!?!?!

 

Whether to give up my assigned ocean view room for a guaranteed balcony on the Carnival Pride. Its about 200 bucks cheaper overall. But i have never done a guaranteed room

 

Have any of you all ever did a guaranteed and what was the outcome my girlfriend is platinum and i am gold if that matter???

 

I was looking at deck plans and doesnt look like there are many bad rooms they way the ship is laid out

 

Any Pride balcony would be worth it over an oceanview room in my opinion. Sailing the Pride next month (31 days) and I just got my balcony room guarantee assignment today. Category 8K. Extended balcony, mid-ship, Panorama Deck. Not too shabby. I'm Platinum, too, but I don't think that has anything to do with the assignment at all.

 

In February, I sailed the Pride and got an 8D balcony guarantee--regular balcony, mid-ship, Empress Deck. Loved that room. Central to everything. This cruise was booked 9 days before sailing. I would not hesitate to do a Balcony Guarantee for $200 less than an Oceanview room. Do it.

 

I now think that the order in which the guarantees are booked does have something to do with the assignment, however. The closer to the sailing, the fewer rooms are left to assign. I think they do their assigning in increments. Seriously, I need to get a life if I have this much time to analyze Carnival's guarantee room assignments and write about it on CC.

Edited August 21, 2014 by nodogkisses

[cruisescouter]

I like doing the GTY rooms unless I am in a group situation.

[LovesCruising]

$200 less and a balcony - do it!

[mzloolue]

If the balcony is two hundred less, you must have one mighty special oceanview booked.

[elevario]

I like to gamble with a GTY stateroom. Last time I booked a inside cabin sleeping with the fish and got upgraded to a mid-ship balcony on the Golden Princess. Although it was a repo cruise I was happy. Doing another last minute repo on the Grand Princess and I am hopeful lightning strikes again for me. If not I still got a great deal.

 

 

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[Grannycb]

We are waiting for our cabin assignment on Pride. There are more balconies available than OV which make the balconies cheaper. Check out the locations of the remaining cabins and ask yourself if you would be happy any of them. We've had the obstructed balconies before and would be happy with one. Other cabins are in fairly good locations as far as we are concerned. The trick is to be pleased no matter what you get.

[golfadj]

Would do this in a heartbeat

[snc_cam]

I agree, do it. You go from a non-movable window to getting fresh air. And the balconies are high enough in the ships. Plus, you save $200 in the mix. Not even an after thought.

[MikeHem510]

ITS BOOKED!! For 120 less total!! Wish me luck

[stormynow]

Didn't think CCL would let anyone downgrade??

[Out to sea!]

Didn't think CCL would let anyone downgrade??

 

How is it a downgrade? Oceanview is class 6 and Balcony is class 8. It's an upgrade.

[Podna's]

ITS BOOKED!! For 120 less total!! Wish me luck

 

 

There ya go!! Would have done the same thing.

[SharkCruiser24]

Just beware this ship does have obstructed balconies, the 7As. Most of the time these are the balconies they give to guarantee rooms. These are located on deck 5, just above the French door rooms. Either way you're getting a balcony!!

 

 

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[stormynow]

How is it a downgrade? Oceanview is class 6 and Balcony is class 8. It's an upgrade.

Bad me. what I meant was didn't think CCL would give a refund. $120 less.

[windan]

We have a guarantee cabin for the Liberty sailing coming up next month and they just assigned our cabin. Category 8A forward starboard. Cabin 6225. Anyone know how that cabin is? I was secretly hoping for a better one, but I'm happy :)

 

 

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[mzloolue]

ITS BOOKED!! For 120 less total!! Wish me luck

 

It would be fun if, after your cruise, you come back to this thread and tell us what cabin you got and how you liked it.:)

[Out to sea!]

Bad me. what I meant was didn't think CCL would give a refund. $120 less.

 

Yes, they will give a refund as long as it is a category upgrade.