GTY and upgrades

[my2kids]

what does GTY mean? Do you know exactly how much you have to pay if offered an upgrade? we have a cat9 booked next yr and just curious.thanks

 

[1PrincessMomma1]

GTY means you are guaranteed a room in at least the catagory you booked however you are placed wherever they want to place you. If they upgrade you there is no cost to you.

 

[DisneyMommy1022]

GTY means you are guaranteed a room in at least the catagory you booked however you are placed wherever they want to place you. If they upgrade you there is no cost to you.

What if you have selected a room do you still have a chance for an upgrade or is it better to go with a GTY room and hope of the best?

 

[mmouse37]

what does GTY mean? Do you know exactly how much you have to pay if offered an upgrade? we have a cat9 booked next yr and just curious.thanks

If you a Cat 9 GTY booked it means that DCL has the option to place you in whatever Cat 9 they want to put you in. If they cannot put you in a Cat 9 then they will upgrade you to another higher category (never lower) and there would be no cost to you.

If you called DCL and "asked" for an upgrade DCL would assume you are willing to pay for that upgrade....but when DCL upgrades you on their own there is no cost to you.

They really do not upgrade out of the kindness in their hearts....they upgrade based on their inventory requirements at any given time. There is really no rhyme or reason or set pattern....it does not matter if you booked your cruise early or last minute, are a return cruiser or first timer, had a TA book it or booked on your own, paid off cruise early or at the due date, had 1 stateroom booked or many, booked onboard or from home, etc.....none of those things matter in regards to DCL upgrading a cabin. Believe me, if there was a secret formula, the people on this board would have figured it out already!!! LOL!!!

The only "sure" upgrade right now (this may change after the Magic drydock) is if you book 4 people in a Cat 12 then you will at least be upgraded to a Cat 11 since the Cat 12's only hold 3 people. This is the only category that DCL allows you to sometimes book more people than a cabin can accommodate. Again, this may change after the Magic's drydock or with the new ships. There is rumor that DCL is outfitting the Cat 12's to now hold 4 people....that would eliminate any "automatic" upgrade from that category. We will have to wait and see what happens!!

Hope this helps somewhat