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28 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

Summer sailings are excluded form KSF and as stated 4p cabins aren't as plentiful as 2p cabins or even 3p cabins as a fact. I have yet to see a GTY for a 4p cabins, doesn't mean they don't exist but is there a need for a 4p GTY? I doubt it as those cabins are being sold at a premium price. 

Perhaps rare, but they do exist, our recent sailing was a GTY 4-PAX Balcony on Symphony booked 4 months ahead. Maybe we got lucky.

From the replies so far, it seems that might be the case. 

9 minutes ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

Is there really that much of a difference in price that you just wouldn’t choose you own cabin?  I have not booked a GTY and most likely never will as I do not want forward on any ship and seems to me GTY rooms typically end up being in more undesirable areas (well, at least from what I have seen on these posts).

 I am happy you have found your new vacation mode!  Cruising is definitely the way to go!

Sadly yes, if it were in the ball park it would be booked already.

$4k for GTY (2 PAX) - should similar rate apply and we get KSF = no brainer.

$9.4k for choose your cabin (4 PAX) = As this is an unplanned (so far) trip, we were hoping to grab a real last minute bargain. 

Ahoy, 

Looking for knowledge from anyone who might have experienced similar.

Recently returned from 3rd RCCL cruise, 1st with children, and whole family enjoyed it so much we are considering another quite soon. In fact we’re ready to book immediately if we can get the right deal. Cruising will be the main family vacation for the foreseeable methinks.

The sailing we are considering has GTY Balconies available to book for 2 pax, however not for 4 berth which we would need (mainly for budget to take advantage of the “kids sail free” but also due to some other considerations). 4 berth cabins have only recently become available, which may have something to do with why GTY not possible for 4 pax.

My question, as sailing date gets closer (2 months at time of posting) what is the likelihood of GTY fare for 4 berth becoming available?

Fully appreciate supply and demand thing, there are 50+ cabins available to book at time of posting (yes I counted), but I feel we are being penalised somewhat, if 2 pax can get a GTY then why not 4? If that 50+ was lower it would make more sense to me..
 

Has anyone got experience of GTY fares being released closer to the sail date? Greatly appreciate any guidance.