Mary Louise Posted January 1, 2018 #101 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Booked two guarantees one for inside for September and the other is balcony for June. No assignment yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted January 1, 2018 #102 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Booked two guarantees one for inside for September and the other is balcony for June. No assignment yet. My last GTY assignment did not come until less than 2 weeks before sail date. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2Mich Posted January 1, 2018 #103 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Have never booked a guarantee with RCI, but have booked several guarantee cabins on Carnival and one on Princess. First time on Carnival...booked an ocean view guarantee, ended up with an ocean view on lowest deck midship. Second time on Carnival...same booking, same result. Princess....booked an ocean view guarantee, was “upgraded”to a slightly larger ocean view cabin, near the bridge, which I didn’t like because we had to either have lights off or curtain closed at night because apparently was an interference to bridge operation. Cabin was a bit nicer than the standard ocean view. Last Carnival Cruise, had booked an ocean view guarantee, and was upgraded to an obstructed balcony. Now, as far as the obstruction, it was the broad side of a lifeboat, unless you stood up and craned your neck, there wasn’t much view. However, being that we didn’t pay a balcony room price, I couldn’t complain because we at least had some fresh air and a “view.” Our first RCI cruise, we booked a Family Promenade for the 5 of us. Upcoming cruise, we will not have the youngest with us, so we specifically booked an aft facing junior suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K L B Posted January 7, 2018 #104 Share Posted January 7, 2018 We booked a W guarantee on Allure of the Seas for March Break, and just had it assigned after the final payment deadline passed a couple of weeks ago. Fingers were crossed for a grand suite, but that's a tall order over March Break. We ended up with a jr. suite, 7626. I've very happy with the location! Now...we wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&J_Pgh Posted March 16, 2018 #105 Share Posted March 16, 2018 about how far out did you book these? Where is the option listed to see if they are even available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 16, 2018 #106 Share Posted March 16, 2018 about how far out did you book these? Where is the option listed to see if they are even available? No pattern on availability - though typically closer to sailing. You'll see them when you start the booking process - RCI has renamed them to say "We pick the room" instead of the previous GTY naming scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stockjock Posted March 16, 2018 Author #107 Share Posted March 16, 2018 about how far out did you book these? Where is the option listed to see if they are even available? I've had GUAR offered way in advance and also not long before sailing. In my case, they had 1-2 Spa Junior Suites offered, so I could pick, or a Spa Junior GUAR. I took the GUAR and did end up with an upgrade. But...I already knew that the worst I could do was a Spa Junior Suite, all of which are in favorable locations. So I knew I had nothing to lose with the GUAR Cat W option. There are times where there are great locations and really bad ones, so it can be a roll of the dice. Of course, most of the time they'll let you switch cabins if you don't like the assignment, as long as there's something open at the minimum category that you are guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 16, 2018 #108 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Of course, most of the time they'll let you switch cabins if you don't like the assignment, as long as there's something open at the minimum category that you are guaranteed. Normally, they will only let you switch (if at all) within the exact category assigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&J_Pgh Posted March 16, 2018 #109 Share Posted March 16, 2018 No pattern on availability - though typically closer to sailing. You'll see them when you start the booking process - RCI has renamed them to say "We pick the room" instead of the previous GTY naming scheme. so I have actually seen that and not realized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Louise Posted March 25, 2018 #110 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Hi, I am sailing in June and received my room assignment several days before final payment. Booked a 6D Guarantee and was slightly upgraded to a 5D. Forward but do have an extended balcony. I am happy with the assignment. Still waiting for my September cruise room assignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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