Suchacruiser

I guess GTY means that the ship sails full. The industry mantra is “GTY isn’t standby, like on a plane,” but they sure treat it like it is. Look, if 40 days out, I see a balcony cabin on a website that’s open, and I plunk down $2500 in full for cabin #1234, but there’s a GTY person for the balcony category who paid in full $1800, who do you think will get that cabin? Maybe, that GTY customer will get an upgrade to a bigger balcony cabin, or with my loyalty points, they upgrade me. Point is, the GTY customer doesn’t have the bottom line on their side. I wouldn’t book GTY for this reason.

Not everything uses a USB. People bring aboard medical machines like CPAPs and oxygen that need to be plugged and re-charged, and since most plugs are across the room, extension cords and extra plugs are needed. I bring a cordless extension cube with USB ports and I’ve never had a problem. I ask ahead for an extension cord from the cruise line, sometimes they’ll supply one and if not will let me know to bring my own. I keep a copy of the authorization with my embarkation docs, just in case.