Arzeena Posted August 20, 2019 #101 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/18/2019 at 1:04 PM, Arzeena said: Booked on Friday. Sailing in 2 weeks. Categories available to book: Inside GTY, Neighborhood Balcony (one cabin showing) and XB. Booked XB. Received Upsell offer today for JS and above. Will not bid. No cabin assignment yet. UPDATE: Cabin was just assigned. 4D Balcony, Deck 7, near the elevators. Very pleased with the assignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 20, 2019 #102 Share Posted August 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, Arzeena said: UPDATE: Cabin was just assigned. 4D Balcony, Deck 7, near the elevators. Very pleased with the assignment. Congrats. Great location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 23, 2019 #103 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Just got mine ..... 150 days out exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilgrin72 Posted August 23, 2019 #104 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) On 8/18/2019 at 1:39 PM, Biker19 said: GTY assignments are per cabin and any link is unlikely to be a consideration - with GTY assignments coming much later, getting cabins next to each other becomes much less likely due to lack of inventory. You were 100% correct. I still haven't received my assignment yet (balcony 4D GTY) but my mother (interior GTY) did. As mentioned, my brothers' cabins are all the way FWD on deck 6 (2nd and 3rd cabins in from the front.) They put my mother on deck 8 in the very last interior all the way AFT. Literally couldn't be farther away if they tried. 😂 My only concern is that she's 75 and arthritic and that's a long walk to the mid-ship elevators. Gotta be 400-500 feet from her cabin to the nearest elevator, which isn't ideal for someone who doesn't get around all that well and goes back and forth from the cabin fairly regularly. ETA : Over 250 days out - pretty early to get an assignment from what I've seen.... Edited August 23, 2019 by Evilgrin72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 23, 2019 #105 Share Posted August 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, Evilgrin72 said: My only concern is that she's 75 and arthritic and that's a long walk to the mid-ship elevators. Gotta be 400-500 feet from her cabin to the nearest elevator, which isn't ideal for someone who doesn't get around all that well and goes back and forth from the cabin fairly regularly. Start looking for other cabins to move to or upgrade possibilities. We were in the same boat (had a pretty bad 4V inside assigned 30 days out on a Z GTY booking) but moved to a mid ship 2T Promenade, free (price dropped). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilgrin72 Posted August 23, 2019 #106 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: Start looking for other cabins to move to or upgrade possibilities. We were in the same boat (had a pretty bad 4V inside assigned 30 days out on a Z GTY booking) but moved to a mid ship 2T Promenade, free (price dropped). She called the TA and was told that there were no cabins available to move her to within the same category, but that she could upgrade to an OV for $500, which she rejected immediately. They advised to keep checking over time to "see if anything opens up." So, I guess I'll be doing weekly mock bookings for the next 8 months because she has no computer. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilgrin72 Posted August 23, 2019 #107 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: Start looking for other cabins to move to or upgrade possibilities. We were in the same boat (had a pretty bad 4V inside assigned 30 days out on a Z GTY booking) but moved to a mid ship 2T Promenade, free (price dropped). 250+ days out and the ship shows about 8 inside staterooms available and all balconies 100% sold out. Do this many people really book this far in advance these days? It's not even a holiday week or anything - not Spring Break, kids are still in school. In fact, we booked it because the rates were low. I guess a lot of others had the same idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 23, 2019 #108 Share Posted August 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Evilgrin72 said: So, I guess I'll be doing weekly mock bookings for the next 8 months because she has no computer. Go the RCI UK site and bookmark the page which shows inventory for that sailing - just check that daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted August 23, 2019 #109 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I like to get mine assigned right after muster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilgrin72 Posted August 23, 2019 #110 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Biker19 said: Go the RCI UK site and bookmark the page which shows inventory for that sailing - just check that daily. Great tip - thanks for all your helpful advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deseo1578 Posted August 25, 2019 #111 Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 8/14/2019 at 6:19 PM, Bases5 said: I booked a guarantee thru a TA and it was fully refundable. It was a group rate they had and I'm sure that made a difference. I just booked a guarantee and it is refundable. It was not from TA, I purchased directly from royal caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 25, 2019 #112 Share Posted August 25, 2019 7 hours ago, Deseo1578 said: I just booked a guarantee and it is refundable. It was not from TA, I purchased directly from royal caribbean. When did you book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 25, 2019 #113 Share Posted August 25, 2019 7 hours ago, Deseo1578 said: I just booked a guarantee and it is refundable. It was not from TA, I purchased directly from royal caribbean. You may want to check on that. Since they’ve rolled out the Non refundable deposit program I’ve not seen a refundable guarantee. see item #8 http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/LTYA_News/17056800_Nonrefundable_FAQ_News.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullwi Posted August 25, 2019 #114 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I have three inside guarantee cabins on Freedom 10/27. I have checked in for two of them (son discovered passport expired 😮, luckily plenty of time). the set sail pass shows no cabin number, deck says “reprint” and one has muster station B15 and one has C08. When I call they say cabin not assigned yet, but think must have a tentative assignment since lists muster stations. Is there any way of determining possible location based on muster stations? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 25, 2019 #115 Share Posted August 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: You may want to check on that. Since they’ve rolled out the Non refundable deposit program I’ve not seen a refundable guarantee. see item #8 http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/LTYA_News/17056800_Nonrefundable_FAQ_News.pdf So I was curious so I did some more checking and you can in fact book a guarantee at a refundable rate. Royal has put the restrictions on W/WS, X/XB, XN, Y/YO, and Z/ZI but there are not the same restrictions if they are offering a specific category guarantee such as a D8 guarantee. You (at least TA’s can) can even book a W/WS, X/XB, XN, Y/YO, and Z/ZI, with a refundable rate however you will pay the standard rate (no BOGO50) so it is ridiculously expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 25, 2019 #116 Share Posted August 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: ... You (at least TA’s can) can even book a W/WS, X/XB, XN, Y/YO, and Z/ZI, with a refundable rate however you will pay the standard rate (no BOGO50) so it is ridiculously expensive. First time I've heard that people can actually book at the fake base rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 25, 2019 #117 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Just now, Host Clarea said: First time I've heard that people can actually book at the fake base rate. Through a TA you can, I don’t think it’s possible through the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 25, 2019 #118 Share Posted August 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: First time I've heard that people can actually book at the fake base rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deseo1578 Posted August 25, 2019 #119 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said: You may want to check on that. Since they’ve rolled out the Non refundable deposit program I’ve not seen a refundable guarantee. see item #8 http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/LTYA_News/17056800_Nonrefundable_FAQ_News.pdf Well , doing a mock booking still shows as refundable deposit as you can see bellow. And I did called in and asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTCruiser76 Posted August 25, 2019 #120 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) Room just assigned: J4 -Junior Suite - 1244 Deck 10 14 days out. Do you normally get an email letting you know that your room as been assigned, because I just looked at the App and noticed it was now populated. Edited August 25, 2019 by CTCruiser76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 25, 2019 #121 Share Posted August 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, CTCruiser76 said: Room just assigned: J4 -Junior Suite - 1244 Deck 10 14 days out. Do you normally get an email letting you know that your room as been assigned, because I just looked at the App and noticed it was now populated. No, it's not normal to get an email when the stateroom is assigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shofer Posted August 26, 2019 #122 Share Posted August 26, 2019 We have a 4D GTY that is still 175 days out. Does this mean we get that or better? Don't think we would be doing any "bidding" for a higher category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 26, 2019 #123 Share Posted August 26, 2019 59 minutes ago, shofer said: We have a 4D GTY that is still 175 days out. Does this mean we get that or better? Don't think we would be doing any "bidding" for a higher category. Yes that means that you will get a 4D or better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whyrlygig Posted August 26, 2019 #124 Share Posted August 26, 2019 17 days out we finally got our assignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla103 Posted September 10, 2019 #125 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Got ours 30 days out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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