ekatiel Posted January 23, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 23, 2016 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 are now 22 days from sailing. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people available on the ship at all. Still no room #. I have the dream that maybe it means we'll be upgraded somehow, but probably not!! Maybe they'll just stick us in a cupboard under the stairs somewhere :rolleyes:. Just wondering what the latest anyone's waited for a GTY room assignment is :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 23, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 23, 2016 We've been assigned as late as a couple of days before the cruise. You may not know until you arrive at the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekatiel Posted January 23, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted January 23, 2016 We've been assigned as late as a couple of days before the cruise. You may not know until you arrive at the pier. Thanks for the info. The suspense is killing me this time for some reason! I even had a crazy dream that we got on board and our room was HUGE-- there was only one catch-- there was no shower :eek:. We were told to use the public shower facilities next door. My mind comes up with the weirdest stuff!! I'm SURE we'll have a shower, but probably not a huge room!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 23, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Thanks for the info. The suspense is killing me this time for some reason! I even had a crazy dream that we got on board and our room was HUGE-- there was only one catch-- there was no shower :eek:. We were told to use the public shower facilities next door. My mind comes up with the weirdest stuff!! I'm SURE we'll have a shower, but probably not a huge room!! Don't worry, there are only a few staterooms without toilet and shower facilities.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH8 Posted January 23, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I have 12 days left and still no assignment. I booked a week ago and the ship has been sold out since Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted January 23, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Thanks for the info. The suspense is killing me this time for some reason! I even had a crazy dream that we got on board and our room was HUGE-- there was only one catch-- there was no shower :eek:. We were told to use the public shower facilities next door. My mind comes up with the weirdest stuff!! I'm SURE we'll have a shower, but probably not a huge room!! The room size will be the minimum stated for the guarantee category range - and could be larger. A few years ago we did a suite guarantee with a JS as the minimum stateroom and were assigned a GS 5 days before sailing. And it had a very nice bathroom! ;) Just saying it can happen....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Babe Posted January 23, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I have booked several guarantee's and always received assignment within 24 hours. I have always received really good cabins too. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camlott Posted January 23, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Don't worry, there are only a few staterooms without toilet and shower facilities.;) My first cruise we did have our own toilet, but showers were dormitory style. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 23, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 23, 2016 My first cruise we did have our own toilet, but showers were dormitory style. :eek:I remember those days! There was also a separate room to blowdry your hair and if you tried to do it in your cabin, you'd blow a fuse and a large block of cabins would lose electricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtulipe Posted January 23, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) I have 12 days left and still no assignment.I booked a week ago and the ship has been sold out since Monday. You're fortunate with a possible suspense for a maximum of 19 days. :D We booked a OV gty for Brilliance's Oct. 17th TA a week and a half ago on Anthem. Earlier this week there were no longer any OVs showing available. This is the most ahead we've ever booked a cruise and I can see it now, not only nine months of not knowing which is our cabin but not even being certain of the category. :rolleyes: I also know of three other couples on our cruise who are exactly in the same situation with their booking. The really good thing with our situation is there is around 50 balcony cabins currently showing available. :) Once we booked a inside gty on X about 4 months prior and 3 days before the cruise we were assigned a high category balcony which was great since it was a 14 night port intensive Caribbean circuit. Our experience with guarantees, we've done twenty of these, is that waiting a long time for your cabin assignment typically results in a best upgrade. Edited January 23, 2016 by robtulipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hancogran Posted January 24, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Booked a guarantee cabin for Oasis about five weeks ago and we are sailing this Saturday, the 30th. I got our cabin assignment this past Wednesday (20th) so that's about 10 days prior to sailing. I was starting to panic since we've never booked a guarantee before and checked two or three times a day to see if a cabin had been assigned. We're happy with it. :) Oasis has been sold out (except for a few suites) for a few weeks now so I couldn't figure out why it was taking so long. Edited January 24, 2016 by hancogran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DragonOfTheSeas Posted January 24, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We booked a GTY balcony for our Brilliance TA in 2014. We did not get our assignment until 2 weeks before sailing. but, when we did it was a hump balcony. We are sure someone had that cabin and cancelled --or had C and A status and were upgraded. We were very happy. . . . so I think later assignments are often a good thing. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazaria Posted January 24, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We got our cabin allocation within 24 hours of paying our deposit (this week) - Balcony GTY and ended up with a Superior Balcony. Pretty happy with that. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy5000 Posted January 24, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 24, 2016 What's a hump balcony? Sent from my HTC6535LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 24, 2016 #15 Share Posted January 24, 2016 What's a hump balcony? A stateroom on the part of the ship that sticks out on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtulipe Posted January 24, 2016 #16 Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Booked a guarantee cabin for Oasis about five weeks ago and we are sailing this Saturday, the 30th. I got our cabin assignment this past Wednesday (20th) so that's about 10 days prior to sailing. I was starting to panic since we've never booked a guarantee before and checked two or three times a day to see if a cabin had been assigned. We're happy with it. :) Oasis has been sold out (except for a few suites) for a few weeks now so I couldn't figure out why it was taking so long. Simple answer might be that RCI were waiting for the best or right booking cancellation to assign your cabin from. :D Edited January 24, 2016 by robtulipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted January 24, 2016 #17 Share Posted January 24, 2016 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 are now 22 days from sailing. I thought surely they would have assigned our room by now, as for several days there have been no rooms for 4 people available on the ship at all. Still no room #. I have the dream that maybe it means we'll be upgraded somehow, but probably not!! Maybe they'll just stick us in a cupboard under the stairs somewhere :rolleyes:. Just wondering what the latest anyone's waited for a GTY room assignment is :).Two days before the cruise for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staygulf Posted January 24, 2016 #18 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Booked a guarantee balcony on Ovation for 22 April. Cabin was assigned a few days ago (3 days before sailing). Deck 9, so pretty pleased with that. Thought I would have to wait until just before sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekatiel Posted January 24, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks for the positive responses, guys! I am secretly hoping that the lack of room assignment at this point is a good thing. Of course, we'll be happy with any ocean view (since we originally booked an interior and were only able to upgrade because of a temporary price drop). Since we are the second sailing after dry dock on Liberty, I'm wondering if we might get really lucky and score one of the new panoramic ocean views. I'm not sure if they pre-sold those for our sailing or not, since they may not have been sure if they'd be finished in time. That would be a really cool upgrade!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirp Posted January 24, 2016 #20 Share Posted January 24, 2016 At the dock for a carnival cruise. But I think I booked it a week before sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted January 25, 2016 #21 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Get my ocean GTY room assigned about 2 weeks ago for Oasis this coming Sat. I am happy to get upgrade to ocean balcony. It maybe last minute cancellation because all sold out room few weeks ago and now it is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekatiel Posted January 25, 2016 Author #22 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Got our room assignment today. No fabulous upgrade, but we did get a nice, solid, mid-ship ocean view, so I can't complain. 20 days until we sail!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 25, 2016 #23 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Got our room assignment today. No fabulous upgrade, but we did get a nice, solid, mid-ship ocean view, so I can't complain. 20 days until we sail!! Good to hear. If you want updated luggage tags, contact whoever booked your cruise and ask for your cruise docs to be re-issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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