Fantasy GTY 5E room assignments

[ktate82]

Due to a change in the school schedule, we just changed our 5A western Caribbean for a 5E GTY room eastern Caribbean on the Fantasy for the 4 of us. I was wondering what some of the past room assignments have been. Is there a deck with these rooms that tends to fill last? DH was a little nervous about booking an aft balcony, but considering the money saved, he wanted to try it. Also, do all of them have the pull down bunk? We had looked at doing an ocean view, but the only ones open I read only had the sofa and murphy bed. Thanks!

 

[jahber]

When we booked a 5E GTY we were "upgraded" to a 4E (not really an upgrade, in my opinion, but at least we still had a bigger verandah). It's actually pretty common to be upgraded, as there are very few 5Es available. So, really, it's impossible to say which rooms you're more likely to be assigned. It could be anything from a 5E up!

 

[Quellman]

We were just assigned 8682 on the second leg of our back to back cruise. It's 2 doors down from 8188, which we have on the first leg. In 8682, is a handicap room with a different layout even. It has a single bath, and is a roll-in shower. However, the balcony in this room, is likely bigger than some of the concierge rooms. I haven't been on it yet, but based on pictures I'm not sure we will leave our stateroom except for the muster drill and Castaway Cay.

I don't know if there is documented areas that fill up first, but there are certain 5e rooms, that I noticed, which appear to fill up more quickly.
8188 and 9674 are non-connecting rooms. Decks 8 and 9 tend to be popular since they sandwiched between other decks. Deck 10 can be reported to suffer from additional noise from cabanas above. Then you will see those on deck 7 and 6 that are not rooms 7194 and 6192 (those rooms often have had reports in the past about the ships flag being obstructive while in port). Of course handicap rooms are generally available on all decks just by virtue of need.

So in summary left over rooms are likely to be:
Handicap rooms, 7194 and 6192, deck 10.

 

[ktate82]

When we booked a 5E GTY we were "upgraded" to a 4E (not really an upgrade, in my opinion, but at least we still had a bigger verandah). It's actually pretty common to be upgraded, as there are very few 5Es available. So, really, it's impossible to say which rooms you're more likely to be assigned. It could be anything from a 5E up!

Why would you say that isn't an "upgrade"?

 

[ktate82]

We were just assigned 8682 on the second leg of our back to back cruise. It's 2 doors down from 8188, which we have on the first leg. In 8682, is a handicap room with a different layout even. It has a single bath, and is a roll-in shower. However, the balcony in this room, is likely bigger than some of the concierge rooms. I haven't been on it yet, but based on pictures I'm not sure we will leave our stateroom except for the muster drill and Castaway Cay.

I don't know if there is documented areas that fill up first, but there are certain 5e rooms, that I noticed, which appear to fill up more quickly.
8188 and 9674 are non-connecting rooms. Decks 8 and 9 tend to be popular since they sandwiched between other decks. Deck 10 can be reported to suffer from additional noise from cabanas above. Then you will see those on deck 7 and 6 that are not rooms 7194 and 6192 (those rooms often have had reports in the past about the ships flag being obstructive while in port). Of course handicap rooms are generally available on all decks just by virtue of need.

So in summary left over rooms are likely to be:
Handicap rooms, 7194 and 6192, deck 10.

Thanks so much for your answer! I know there is a chance we won't get a 5E at all, but figured no matter what, we will have a veranda.

 

[jahber]

Why would you say that isn't an "upgrade"?

For one thing, we really wanted the extra-large verandah and possibly slightly larger room, and we wanted to be aft. I didn't realize at the time that a 5E GTY was in such high demand, or I would have requested not be upgraded (it's not a guarantee, but worth trying). The second reason I wasnt thrilled was the location of the 4E. It was right next to the kids' clubs (with noisy drunk parents picking up their kids at midnight) and Pepe's door was on the other side of our wall.
Now, generally, I might be willing to book that 4 again IF I knew what I was getting into. But given that what I *really* wanted was that big aft verandah, it wasn't really an upgrade for us.

 

[ktate82]

For one thing, we really wanted the extra-large verandah and possibly slightly larger room, and we wanted to be aft. I didn't realize at the time that a 5E GTY was in such high demand, or I would have requested not be upgraded (it's not a guarantee, but worth trying). The second reason I wasnt thrilled was the location of the 4E. It was right next to the kids' clubs (with noisy drunk parents picking up their kids at midnight) and Pepe's door was on the other side of our wall.
Now, generally, I might be willing to book that 4 again IF I knew what I was getting into. But given that what I *really* wanted was that big aft verandah, it wasn't really an upgrade for us.

So what happens if you book a 5E like this and get the "upgrade" to the 4E next to a noisy spot? Can you request to be moved? Can you "refuse" the upgrade?

 

[jahber]

So what happens if you book a 5E like this and get the "upgrade" to the 4E next to a noisy spot? Can you request to be moved? Can you "refuse" the upgrade?

You could certainly try. With a GTY, there are no guarantees except that you'll be in a 5E or higher. There have been people who have requested a move successfully, but if the ship is pretty full, there may not be many options available. It's something I didn't realize when I booked. But now that I know, I still would book the 5E GTY and take my chances requesting no upgrade.
I wanted to add: unlike the restricted *GT rates, a GTY is a full fare rate, so you CAN try to make changes if another room is available. But if they actually booked out all those 5Es and no one canceled, there aren't going to be any to move you to (unless they are willing to uproot someone who chose a specific 5E). If that makes sense.

 

[tinkerone]

We were just assigned 8682 on the second leg of our back to back cruise. It's 2 doors down from 8188, which we have on the first leg. In 8682, is a handicap room with a different layout even. It has a single bath, and is a roll-in shower. However, the balcony in this room, is likely bigger than some of the concierge rooms. I haven't been on it yet, but based on pictures I'm not sure we will leave our stateroom except for the muster drill and Castaway Cay.

I don't know if there is documented areas that fill up first, but there are certain 5e rooms, that I noticed, which appear to fill up more quickly.
8188 and 9674 are non-connecting rooms. Decks 8 and 9 tend to be popular since they sandwiched between other decks. Deck 10 can be reported to suffer from additional noise from cabanas above. Then you will see those on deck 7 and 6 that are not rooms 7194 and 6192 (those rooms often have had reports in the past about the ships flag being obstructive while in port). Of course handicap rooms are generally available on all decks just by virtue of need.

So in summary left over rooms are likely to be:
Handicap rooms, 7194 and 6192, deck 10.

we once had that cabin and it was amazing! the one thing we had an issue with was when we went out on to the deck in the morning it would be covered in soot so have a towel handy to give the table and chairs a quick wipe. our stateroom host cleaned up the rest when he did the room. the deck has two lounge chairs as well as the little table and sitting chairs.
enjoy!

 

[disny_luvr]

We were just assigned 8682 on the second leg of our back to back cruise. It's 2 doors down from 8188, which we have on the first leg. In 8682, is a handicap room with a different layout even. It has a single bath, and is a roll-in shower. However, the balcony in this room, is likely bigger than some of the concierge rooms. I haven't been on it yet, but based on pictures I'm not sure we will leave our stateroom except for the muster drill and Castaway Cay.

I don't know if there is documented areas that fill up first, but there are certain 5e rooms, that I noticed, which appear to fill up more quickly.
8188 and 9674 are non-connecting rooms. Decks 8 and 9 tend to be popular since they sandwiched between other decks. Deck 10 can be reported to suffer from additional noise from cabanas above. Then you will see those on deck 7 and 6 that are not rooms 7194 and 6192 (those rooms often have had reports in the past about the ships flag being obstructive while in port). Of course handicap rooms are generally available on all decks just by virtue of need.

So in summary left over rooms are likely to be:
Handicap rooms, 7194 and 6192, deck 10.

We just sailed in SR 8188 and LOVED it!

 

[princessnicchia]

The suspense of the GTY is killing me!

 

[ktate82]

The suspense of the GTY is killing me!

I know! I check it everyday to see if it has been assigned..... I think the site is mocking me.