gailecn Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Hi! I booked a guarantee balcony room on Independence, but on my cruise planner and my invoices from Royal it only says "#GTY" -- nothing about it being a balcony or XB. Is that normal? Am I overlooking it somewhere? I think I'm just nervous that we'll get slotted into an interior, and I'll have nothing to show that we paid for a balcony. (Unlikely, but still...it makes this planner a bit paranoid!) Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, gailecn said: Hi! I booked a guarantee balcony room on Independence, but on my cruise planner and my invoices from Royal it only says "#GTY" -- nothing about it being a balcony or XB. Is that normal? Am I overlooking it somewhere? I think I'm just nervous that we'll get slotted into an interior, and I'll have nothing to show that we paid for a balcony. (Unlikely, but still...it makes this planner a bit paranoid!) Thanks! I thought mine had showed Inside above my #GTY. I got my assignment way before expected, so I can't confirm anymore. gailecn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailecn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 It's so strange. This is all it shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Strange. My category was on my invoice. I did use MEI as my travel agent, so maybe it's just their invoices that show it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Pretty sure it states the room category on any booking when you book GTY...I have booked this multiple times and it listed it I am sure. I would confirm with the company/site you booked through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Are you looking on your cruise invoice or in the My Cruises section when logged in? The invoice should display it. When logged in in the My Cruises section it just says GTY for all cabin types. Invoices will show something like this: gailecn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Mine said that until yesterday and now we have a cabin assignment. We leave in 2 weeks. We’ve never done guaranteed and won’t do it again. We ended up with a cabin at the back, with obstructed view. Not Happy. gailecn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof4crazytocruise Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 mine just said GTY and I got my guaranteed balcony. gailecn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, Jill said: Mine said that until yesterday and now we have a cabin assignment. We leave in 2 weeks. We’ve never done guaranteed and won’t do it again. We ended up with a cabin at the back, with obstructed view. Not Happy. With a GTY you can call and change rooms if they have any available. If you don't like your room location, see if you can change it. Maybe yes. maybe no. Rene Desmarais and Jill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I’ll call MEI. That’s who I booked through. (First time too! Lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I booked a Oceanview balcony room GTY and all it has on RCCL's website is GTY. My invoice states ocean view balcony guaranteed. Hoski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Jill said: Mine said that until yesterday and now we have a cabin assignment. We leave in 2 weeks. We’ve never done guaranteed and won’t do it again. We ended up with a cabin at the back, with obstructed view. Not Happy. AFT? You might really like it!! A lot of folks on these boards choose those staterooms because of the excellent views (obstructed may not be as obstructed AFT). Good luck and have a great time!! Jill and Hoski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoski Posted October 13, 2019 Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 Our invoice says the category but cruise planner says the same as yours until we got assigned. We would love to get assigned an aft balcony. Our favorite cabins. Got hooked on them years ago and now we always try to book them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal to Royal Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 We just returned from a September sailing. I had just GTY until the "90 days before your sailing date". Then it updated me to have a category code but still no room assignment. Got my room assignment about a month before the sailing. gailecn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailecn Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thanks, everyone! It doesn't say anything about the category on the invoice either, just GTY. I booked direct on the website. I'll probably give them a call just to ease my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingfish Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I called yesterday because the suspense was killing me! hahaha an they told me that until they had sold enough balconys we would not get assigned.. but within 3 days of sailing we would get out room. Today I looked and it says Deck 6??? But mine does say GTY Balcony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V241984 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Gailecn, finally did you get your balcony stateroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackL Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 10/14/2019 at 10:13 AM, gailecn said: Thanks, everyone! It doesn't say anything about the category on the invoice either, just GTY. I booked direct on the website. I'll probably give them a call just to ease my mind. I am experiencing exactly the same thing! I’ll be curious if you get an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gailecn Posted March 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Yes! I ended up calling about a price drop soon after and asked to make sure it was a balcony. It is! Just got the cabin number a couple weeks ago, and it's definitely a balcony. (Although the cruise is scheduled to leave March 30, so it looks like we won't be going now. Sigh.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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