Can some please Clarify something for me!

[vicnmickey]

Ok, I have been reading these boards for a while. I have come across different threads that talk about people not having a gauranteed stateroom assignment. I am lost on this, because I thought when you made your ressie your stateroom was assigned to you. Can someone clarify this for me. Thank you!!

 

[Hygiene99]

ok sometimes u just get a Catagory garanteed , and not assigned a room like my brother inlaw booked on a promotion rate and the gave him a certian catagory , but not a room
get it. peter

 

[Señor Ferrari]

What is meant by "guarantee" is what is confusing you, I think. When most people make a reservation, they are assigned a specific stateroom, and it is what they will get. These are the people who do not have a guaranteed category.

"Guarantee", in cruise parlance, means that they are guaranteed to have at least that category of which they've purchased the guarantee, but may in fact end up with a better category. When you book the guarantee, you don't get a stateroom assignment, but will be assigned a room close to the sailing date. So, you're guaranteed to have that category, but you can't choose your room, and have to take what they give you. Basically, I think you get what's left after all the other bookings are made. On occasion, they'll sell all the rooms in one category, and you could get upgraded, but I'm not sure how often that happens. I think that guarantees are somewhat less expensive, but how much less probably varies from line to line and also depends on the sailing date.

I hope this was somewhat helpful....

 

[vicnmickey]

Thanks for the replies. I get it now, it just kinda of worried me a little bit. Thanks for your help.

 

[albiats]

The price is the same for a Guaranty category, there is no price break.

Here's an example of a GTY situation:

Let's say there are 100 cabins in category 8.
Let's say they get 110 requests for cabins in category 8.
Let's say they have 110 requests and it is 4 months before the cruise date.

They know that historically, several people that have booked cabins will have to cancel their booking before the 60 day final pay date, for a variety of reasons.

They accept reservations from all 110 people and from number 91 to 110 (20 reservations) they give them a 'category guaranty' and assure them they will at least have a category 8 cabin and perhaps better.

Just before the final payment date at 60 days before the cruise, 7 people have to cancel their reservation. Now they have a total of 103 reservations and only 100 cabins. They assign cabins to the reservations that are in the GTY status and they have 3 still in the GTY status. They have to upgrade the remaining 3 reservations to category 7, if they are available.

I was upgraded from a category 8 to a category 6 on our first cruise and I was in a category 8 GTY status and we were just lucky.

 

[Skeeter]

Are you telling me that my catagory 2 room could actually get upgraded to a catagory 1??????? OMG if that's so that would be AWESOME!!! But I am at least guaranteed one of the two Catagory 2 rooms right? They can't bump me down can they? I really want those two bedrooms.

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

Originally posted by Skeeter

Are you telling me that my catagory 2 room could actually get upgraded to a catagory 1?

No, I'm pretty sure they <i>don't</i> overbook Category 1's or 2's. They maintain waiting lists for those... and there are only two Category 1's and two Category 2's. <i>Highly</i> unlikely that you'll get upgraded.

They can't bump me down can they?

No, they won't bump you down.

 

[4nana]

albiats...
Great job explaining....thanx!

 

[doulasue]

DH and I booked a cat 11 gty room with Royal Caribbean, and got bumped up several Ctgys. We were thrilled, as we booked the room with gty hoping that that would be the outcome. However, we got the *worst* room in that ctgy, in my opinion. Right next to the elevators that the crew uses for luggage, room svc, big loud carts, etc.. basically, it was 3 inches away from the head of our bed, and very noisy at all hours. We were glad about the upgrade, but unless you are willing to risk a more undesirable room in the upgraded cty, ask for a regular assigned cabin.

 

[tpmorley]

I have the 7 day land/sea package and a stateroom in "GTY" status for cat 11. If I get lucky and get an upgrade, what about the resort portion of the trip? Does it get upgraded too?