I'm so confused .so when I made my reservation, I was assigned cabin 8598 on the Magic. Am I understanding that this may not be the cabin we actually get? Could they move me into another room within the same category (4E) or possibly upgrade me? Sorry so confused!!!
If that's the cabin you were assigned then that should be the cabin you get unless DCL needs to move you. The folks that are posting on this thread booked "GTY" which means they are guaranteed at least the category that they booked but they could be upgraded. When booking GTY you are not assigned a cabin number until 45-60 days before you sail. HTH
TOTALLY HELPS!!! THANK YOU!!!
Now…help me understand why someone would book GTY? Why wouldn't you want to choose a room? Is it cheaper to book this way or is it just more fun or does everyone book with fingers crossed to get an upgrade? And speaking of upgrade….does anyone ever get an upgrade on a cruise ship? I'm super excited for the room we have, but hey, I'd never look a gift horse in the mouth either
In some cases it is cheaper - there is some argument that booking first day may be technically cheaper, but it depends on the sailing and many other factors. Ultimately if you are getting close to sail date, it is most likely going to be cheaper to wait for a *GT rate. The GTY rate does not appear unless there are very few rooms if any in that category to book, and is a different beast. Its not cheaper, its just a rate that appears when the ship is filling up and Disney wants to keep some flexibility when assigning rooms to fill the ship.(or such is my understanding!)
TOTALLY HELPS!!! THANK YOU!!!
Now help me understand why someone would book GTY? Why wouldn't you want to choose a room? Is it cheaper to book this way or is it just more fun or does everyone book with fingers crossed to get an upgrade? And speaking of upgrade .does anyone ever get an upgrade on a cruise ship? I'm super excited for the room we have, but hey, I'd never look a gift horse in the mouth either
Been assigned our room today and got what I have hoped for ... 5E ... Larger balcony on the aft of the ship on Deck 8 ! Couldn't be happier !!!Was booked on 5D since January this year for our Fantasy cruise on 01/04/14.
Checked today and 5E was becoming available but only on GTY. Decided to take a gamble as some of the 5E have those huge balconies and if we are upgraded we will have what we were expecting anyway ... Bursting to see what's in store for us !
I booked our first Disney cruise as a belated birthday present for my son. We're sailing a short 3 day cruise on the Dream. Booked a 07A GTY & received our assingment today of 9016, which is a 05A.
We have no experience sailing on Disney. Thoughts about this location?
I booked our first Disney cruise as a belated birthday present for my son. We're sailing a short 3 day cruise on the Dream. Booked a 07A GTY & received our assingment today of 9016, which is a 05A.
We have no experience sailing on Disney. Thoughts about this location?
Which sailing are you on? I'm on the 12/5 Dream with a friend and we are still waiting on ours. I'm hoping it will be some time today!
5A's are nice and I've stayed in 9010 on the Dream with my DH & DS and it was very quiet up there (forward).
Heather
We got our cabin a little after I posted today so the wait is finally over!!
Heather