Alegeeter Posted January 14, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Post your experiences with booking a Guarantee (GTY) rate. I've had generally positive experiences and am curious what other results us CCers have had. Perhaps this will help others decide if booking a GTY is right for them (though we know there is no rhyme or reason it is always good to know what outcomes have been). Ship.........GTY type....Cat. Assigned.......Room assigned Breakaway...IX...............IB................... .....5833 Initially we weren't thrilled with the assignment. Low floor, as far back as you could go, etc. But we ended up LOVING this room. We liked the extra space in the room, and how close we were to stairs/elevators (especially since the ship is so large). No complaints about movement or noise here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mizLORInj Posted January 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Balcony guaranty on Jewel got cabin 10008 (forward) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterboatingdotcom Posted January 14, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2015 We did it once on the Sky with friends of ours. We ended up with a far aft cabin in the same Cat, they ended up with a far bow cabin, same Cat. We wouldn't do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debk68 Posted January 14, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2015 We will generally do a guaranteed balcony. We have never had a "bad" balcony. Last summer we booked a guaranteed balcony on the Getaway and were upgraded to a Spa balcony. Which allowed us unlimited access to the spa, which we enjoyed, but probably wouldn't have paid an extra $200 pp for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryna123 Posted January 14, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Never cruised before but booked BX deck 9 and our docs said GTY for the longest time. Now have 9251 and 17 days to board! Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long Island Posted January 14, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Breakaway inside cabin IX ,guarantee ,assigned family stateroom #9451 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnino Posted January 14, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Jade BX next month. One BC, one BD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozen Posted January 14, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Going on Breakaway next month. Booked a balcony guarantee, ended up getting a mid-ship mini-suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJE Atlanta Posted January 14, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Friends sailing on the Breakaway CTN this weekend with us booked a MX Minisuite GTY and a couple days after booking got assigned a H9 Haven Spa Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantadiver Posted January 14, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ship: Sun Guarantee: OX Partially Obstructed Oceanview Porthole Window Assigned: OG Oceanview Porthole Window 4002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyndepet Posted January 14, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ship: POA Booked : BX - balcony Assigned: BF - forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa522 Posted January 14, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Friends sailing on the Breakaway CTN this weekend with us booked a MX Minisuite GTY and a couple days after booking got assigned a H9 Haven Spa Suite. WOW, that's awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonniboo1 Posted January 14, 2015 #13 Share Posted January 14, 2015 A member on our cruise critic group was traveling solo and booked an inside gty. She ended up in a handicapped inside which was probably the size of our suite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkgourmet Posted January 14, 2015 #14 Share Posted January 14, 2015 NCL Jade, Jan 2014, 21 day back to back. Last minute Inside gty reservations for both kegs. Inside cabins assigned for both legs. Yes, we had to switch cabins. MSC Divina Sept 2014, 7 day. Booked inside gty. Upgraded to large, sideways balcony with two TV's and oversized balcony. Celebrity Infinity December 2014, 16 day. Two cabins Booked OV (minimum required to get the free classic alcohol package). Both cabins upgraded to standard verandahs (balcony) still in requested midship location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dales wife Posted January 15, 2015 #15 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Ship...........................GTY type....Cat. Assigned.......Room assigned NCL Getaway..................BX................BD.......................9284 This was our first time doing a GTY. We are sailing on 1/31/15, just booked on 1/2/15, got cabin assignment right away. Do you think booking a GTY so close to sailing date makes a difference in the chances of getting those awesome upgrade cabin assignments I'm reading about? I do realize GTY's are a gamble. But has anyone had any experiences changing their GTY cabin assignment, if you were truly unhappy with it? (Please be nice, no need for lectures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk1972 Posted January 15, 2015 #16 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) We booked a GTY balcony (BX) on the Jewel. We were assigned a handicap-accessible balcony (B2) on Deck 9. Will enjoy the extra room. Edited January 15, 2015 by hawk1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCFG Posted January 15, 2015 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Booked our very first NCL cruise on the Breakaway with a GTY (BX) the second week in December. Sail date was December 28th, 2014. Super lucky to book a Spa Balcony on Deck 14 (Cabin 14100). It was so far removed from everything and VERY quiet. Nice room - only issue with crew members loudly talking in front of our door at 6:45am - but it was addressed and didn't happen again afterward. No noise from anywhere else. Pretty nice! It was a terrific room -in spite of a few misfires with poor cleaning on the embarkation day and a plumbing issue on Day 2, everything was fine after that. Our cabin was the only good thing about the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasinoCruzGirl Posted January 15, 2015 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2015 My son and his gf booked inside GTY on breakaway assigned inside deck 5 then prices fell upgraded for free to balcony GTY got cabin on deck 13 then prices fell again upgraded for free to a mini suite gty was assigned a great cabin on deck 10 mini suite right near elevators and stairs. All for the price of an inside GTY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivaMimi Posted January 15, 2015 #19 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Friends sailing on the Breakaway CTN this weekend with us booked a MX Minisuite GTY and a couple days after booking got assigned a H9 Haven Spa Suite. We just booked Jewel for 1/31 for a GTY MX mini-suite. I hope we are this lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emrose5739 Posted January 16, 2015 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Booked 2 mini suite guarantee and received 11010 and 11014 near stairs and elevators. Sailing this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkgourmet Posted January 16, 2015 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I do realize GTY's are a gamble. But has anyone had any experiences changing their GTY cabin assignment, if you were truly unhappy with it? (Please be nice, no need for lectures). NO. We have sailed 17+ cruises, and the HUFE majority were inside guarantee cabins. We assume we will get the worst cabin on the ship - after all, that IS exactly what we have paid for. If that is acceptable to us, we've done fine. If it's not acceptable, then we should not do guarantees. Typically, we just get a slightly better located inside cabin. BTW, we've NEVER had a bad cruise using this logic. And only once ended up with the lowest end cabin on our guarantee level (RCCL, which was our worst cruise, and we've never sailed again). T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford T Justiice Posted January 16, 2015 #22 Share Posted January 16, 2015 It would be great if folks replied using a standard reply with verbiage under the basic data; that way someone could look at this thread in the future and have historical data that may be relevant to them as to whether they roll the dice with a GTY: Ship.........Week/Period.....GTY type....Cat. Assigned.......Room assigned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkgourmet Posted January 16, 2015 #23 Share Posted January 16, 2015 It would be great if folks replied using a standard reply with verbiage under the basic data; that way someone could look at this thread in the future and have historical data that may be relevant to them as to whether they roll the dice with a GTY: Ship.........Week/Period.....GTY type....Cat. Assigned.......Room assigned Like I'm gonna remember all that stuff from 17+ cruises taken over a 20+ year period of time?!!? Hell, I don't even remember EXACTLY how many cruises we've taken, let alone the dates, cabin numbers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gra2172 Posted January 16, 2015 #24 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Our last cruise was a package deal on the Getaway. Packages are all IX. We got room 5633 aft, which was a fine room except for some engine noise on a rough sea day. Its also a lot of stairs to the buffet! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish1c Posted January 16, 2015 #25 Share Posted January 16, 2015 We always book GTY usually OV & have done so on multiple lines. Other than one time when we got a handicapped cabin where the bathroom leaked, we have always been happy enough with our cabin. It's usually the obstructed view or closer to the elevators & usually on a lower deck. We're not awake in the cabin much so we don't care. We'd rather spend money on excursions or at the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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