PelicanBill Posted May 24, 2019 #51 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Friends of ours with us on Anthem in June booked Balcony Gty. It was assigned a short time after booking - 4 months ahead - deck 10 next to the fwd elevators. Great cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmmjclarke Posted May 24, 2019 #52 Share Posted May 24, 2019 We booked a JS Guarantee on the Explorer in January - sailing out of Southampton on May 31st. We just got a cabin assigned - Deck 7 aft with obstructed view. Don't think we will try the guarantee route again even though it saved several hundred dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 24, 2019 #53 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Welcome to CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishnurse Posted May 25, 2019 #54 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Deck 11, mid ship. I couldn't be happier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted May 25, 2019 #55 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) On 5/24/2019 at 2:38 PM, dmmjclarke said: We booked a JS Guarantee on the Explorer in January - sailing out of Southampton on May 31st. We just got a cabin assigned - Deck 7 aft with obstructed view. Don't think we will try the guarantee route again even though it saved several hundred dollars. I have heard you can try to move to a different cabin within the same 'category'. I can tell you we had an aft cabin on Mariner and it was slightly obstructed (and we chose the cabin since it was the very end of the aft section), but being on the aft, made up for it....so maybe don't fret about it, either. Edited May 25, 2019 by Paulette3028 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegraminator Posted May 25, 2019 #56 Share Posted May 25, 2019 My daughter just decided to join us on the June 2nd sailing on the Allure so she booked this past Friday May 24th . She chose balcony guarantee and was given her cabin assignment today May 25th . She was given cabin 6714 which is directly across the hall from the back of Johnny Rockets . We think this is a good selection , of course we haven't sailed yet. I did post a question about the noise level there and every one who answered said they experienced zero problems . Fingers crossed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted May 25, 2019 #57 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Got 12302 on the August 29th Anthem sail. Not too far from the CL which I'm hoping to take advantage as a D+, unless RCL changes the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted May 25, 2019 #58 Share Posted May 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, nelblu said: Got 12302 on the August 29th Anthem sail. Not too far from the CL which I'm hoping to take advantage as a D+, unless RCL changes the rules. We are sailing with you on Anthem....it will be nice to meet, if we can....we are in 8572. I did not realize that we could use the CL as D+, which we are also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjtt Posted May 26, 2019 #59 Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) We are on Anthem in August and have not received our cabin number yet. I keep checking daily. Edited May 26, 2019 by jjtt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted May 26, 2019 #60 Share Posted May 26, 2019 7 hours ago, jjtt said: We are on Anthem in August and have not received our cabin number yet. I keep checking daily. When I made final payment last week, I asked the agent when will the cabin be assigned. He told me that it was already assigned. I went back to the cruise planner and I could not see the cabin number. I curiously, clicked on the "view more details" and lo and behold the cabin # showed up. Did you follow up with RCL or try clicking on the line that I mentioned. Ps. Have a good cruise, I know I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjtt Posted May 26, 2019 #61 Share Posted May 26, 2019 7 hours ago, nelblu said: When I made final payment last week, I asked the agent when will the cabin be assigned. He told me that it was already assigned. I went back to the cruise planner and I could not see the cabin number. I curiously, clicked on the "view more details" and lo and behold the cabin # showed up. Did you follow up with RCL or try clicking on the line that I mentioned. Ps. Have a good cruise, I know I will. No, I did not. Thanks nelblu for that advice. I will go check now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjtt Posted May 26, 2019 #62 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Just checked and it says it is being modified. By the way, there are many more cabins in all categories available. Maybe that's why its not assigned yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmmjclarke Posted May 27, 2019 #63 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 6:02 PM, Paulette3028 said: I have heard you can try to move to a different cabin within the same 'category'. I can tell you we had an aft cabin on Mariner and it was slightly obstructed (and we chose the cabin since it was the very end of the aft section), but being on the aft, made up for it....so maybe don't fret about it, either. Thanks Paulette3028, we did call to see if there was any other available and there weren't. I have been on the aft on the Navigator and enjoyed it - although deck 9 - and I am sure we will be fine. That being said, the day before we got assigned the guarantee cabin, I tore my MCL and was praying to the booking gods that we did not get an aft cabin. Tried the Royal Up to see if we could upgrade, but the cruise is completely sold out and leaving Friday from Southampton. On the bright side - cruising is better than working for 9 days. And Biker19 - thank you for the welcome! 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted June 5, 2019 #64 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 5/26/2019 at 1:27 PM, jjtt said: Just checked and it says it is being modified. By the way, there are many more cabins in all categories available. Maybe that's why its not assigned yet. We are on this sailing. Give RCI a call and ask for your cabin number. Our online account seapass only shows the muster station and the "more details" shows balcony GTY. I called RCI and they told me the cabin number. I asked if the assignment is final and she said yes. It's a D2 on deck 11 mid-aft area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george35 Posted June 5, 2019 #65 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On the HARMONY in Sept on a B/B & just got cabin10132, my wife & I are both in our 80s & we are a long way from any elevators & not looking forward to the long walks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjtt Posted June 5, 2019 #66 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, AnnaNicole said: We are on this sailing. Give RCI a call and ask for your cabin number. Our online account seapass only shows the muster station and the "more details" shows balcony GTY. I called RCI and they told me the cabin number. I asked if the assignment is final and she said yes. It's a D2 on deck 11 mid-aft area. I booked with a TA and called them this past weekend. I was told RCI has not assigned us a cabin yet. There still are many more cabins available. If we don't receive it by this weekend I will call them again. Thanks! I don't know if it is better to wait or try and get one now? See you on board. Edited June 5, 2019 by jjtt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livylotte Posted June 6, 2019 #67 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Booked a balcony guarantee on Navigator. We were assigned centre hump on deck 8. 8616 or 8618 I can't remember which one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depplep Posted June 6, 2019 #68 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Booked a balcony guarantee on Mariner and got 8346 assigned two weeks out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted June 6, 2019 #69 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, jjtt said: I booked with a TA and called them this past weekend. I was told RCI has not assigned us a cabin yet. There still are many more cabins available. If we don't receive it by this weekend I will call them again. Thanks! I don't know if it is better to wait or try and get one now? See you on board. I booked with a TA, but RCI told me my cabin number when I called. Balcony cabins on this sailing only show availability for 3 or 4 passengers, so that may be why some balcony GTYs have been assigned. My booking online does not show the cabin assignment nor does my setsail pass. Edited June 6, 2019 by AnnaNicole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted June 6, 2019 #70 Share Posted June 6, 2019 18 hours ago, george35 said: On the HARMONY in Sept on a B/B & just got cabin10132, my wife & I are both in our 80s & we are a long way from any elevators & not looking forward to the long walks. Ask your TA to call and change it to an available cabin in a more convenient location in the same category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar1068 Posted June 6, 2019 #71 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I booked an interior cabin on the Anthem for a cruise on May23 (last week basically), back in January. Kept watching prices drop..decided to "take the chance" on a balcony guarantee as the price for those went lower than what I booked the interior for. We were assigned 6552 about 30 days out...no other "upgrades" were available I was told...but we were VERY happy with that cabin....we were forward of the lifeboats, so NOT an obstructed view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted June 6, 2019 #72 Share Posted June 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, AnnaNicole said: I booked with a TA, but RCI told me my cabin number when I called. Quite unusual for RCI to talk to you when booked via TA and also to tell you a cabin # for a GTY booking when it doesn't show elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted June 6, 2019 #73 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Quite unusual for RCI to talk to you when booked via TA and also to tell you a cabin # for a GTY booking when it doesn't show elsewhere. Really? I said "Can I give you my reservation number? I have a couple of questions about my reservation." She said "Yes. I see, this is a group booking." I asked my cabin number - she told me. I asked if it would be changed or if it was a final assignment - she said it is final. I told her my pre-paid gratuities perk does not show anywhere online - she told me to call my TA and ask for an invoice. I thanked her and hung up. She was super helpful and friendly. (She did ask me a few verification questions about the reservation - name, ship/date, traveling companion name.) Edited June 6, 2019 by AnnaNicole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted June 6, 2019 #74 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 minute ago, AnnaNicole said: Really? Yes, usually the default as soon as they see it's a TA booking is to tell you to talk to them for most issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjtt Posted June 6, 2019 #75 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Well... I called my TA a couple hours ago. Again, they tell me our cabin has not been assigned yet. Oh well, we will wait patiently until it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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