adclay33 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Hello! With sailings starting to resume, just wondering with your 2021 reservations which type of GTY room did you book and where you ended up? As many ships are sailing with limited capacity, I wanted to see if anyone scored a minor upgrade, or a more desirable room location. Also for those participating in RoyalUp for 2021 cruises, did you find it easier to successfully win a bid? I am sailing Allure on Sept 5 and still impatiently wondering what my GTY assignment will be AshleyDillo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 @adclay33 welcome to the message boards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Welcome to the boards. I don't have an answer for you, just wanted to say welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 We have a Balcony Guarantee for our sept 4 sailing on Adventure. We checked in the other day and are waiting on our room assignment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 3 hours ago, adclay33 said: I am sailing Allure on Sept 5 and still impatiently wondering what my GTY assignment will be I will be on that Sept 5 Allure sailing as well. Can't help you with your GTY survey as we've booked specific rooms in all upcoming sailings, but just wanted to welcome you to the message boards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adclay33 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Thanks everyone for the kind welcomes! I am so excited to get back to cruising, as I am sure many of you are! WAAAYTOOO, BrianB, teddy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adclay33 Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Not sure if it helps anyone, but as a point of reference, 31 days out for Allure and still no room assignment. However, we did bid on multiple rooms via RoyalUp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atricks Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, adclay33 said: Not sure if it helps anyone, but as a point of reference, 31 days out for Allure and still no room assignment. However, we did bid on multiple rooms via RoyalUp. With all the rule changes and testing, the likelihood of actually snagging a RoyalUP room because of a last minute cancel is way higher than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJ Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 We are set to sail on 8/28 on Adventure and still show GTY. I haven’t heard anything about our Royal Up bids either but would just like to know before we get to the pier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3l51 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Boarding 8/22 and still showing GTY WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryresangel Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Please let us know what you get. I am interested to know the answer to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetraElise Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 4 hours ago, SarahJ said: We are set to sail on 8/28 on Adventure and still show GTY. I haven’t heard anything about our Royal Up bids either but would just like to know before we get to the pier! 8/21 AOS sailings started getting their Royal up bids accepted today — so imagine the sailing on the 28th will in a week. It did seem as if gty did not get any acceptances today, but they didn’t assign all the available cabins, so there is still a possibility. I’m not hearing of any gty assignments yet either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 I'm in the same boat, not the Allure, but the same situation I have a GTY for a balcony room on the Symphony for Oct 16. I also went ahead a bid the minimum on a Royal Up for the extra large balcony room. I'm 59 days out and don't suspect I will know until maybe a week out or so?? Hoping with reduced capacity that we will score a nice room. Either way, we are just looking forward to being aboard a cruise ship again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 2:07 PM, adclay33 said: Hello! With sailings starting to resume, just wondering with your 2021 reservations which type of GTY room did you book and where you ended up? As many ships are sailing with limited capacity, I wanted to see if anyone scored a minor upgrade, or a more desirable room location. Also for those participating in RoyalUp for 2021 cruises, did you find it easier to successfully win a bid? I am sailing Allure on Sept 5 and still impatiently wondering what my GTY assignment will be In the past I've done multiple GTY rooms for both balconies and even suites and from my experience there is no set time for when Royal assigns GTY rooms. I've had GTY rooms assigned in the past as early as 2 months out or as late as 2 weeks before a cruise. I think once they process the RoyalUP request then they will process the GTY rooms. With ships sailing at reduced capacity I think your chances of scoring a great GTY room are good and if you don't like the room or the floor they assign you just pick up the phone and call Royal they will change it to another room within the same category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Just checked right now and looks like my GTY became official as I have been assigned a balcony room on deck 11 for my October 16 cruise on the Symphony. Seems quick but I’m not complaining teddy and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Me waiting for GTY assignment and Royal Up results..... Neesa and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 I do have a Royal Up that’s still pending but at least it’s nice to know that if I don’t get it, I’m happy with my balcony room. Deck 11 seems good also. Never been on Symphony so we’ll see SpeedNoodles, Neesa and teddy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabkitty Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 6/23/2021 at 1:07 PM, adclay33 said: Hello! With sailings starting to resume, just wondering with your 2021 reservations which type of GTY room did you book and where you ended up? As many ships are sailing with limited capacity, I wanted to see if anyone scored a minor upgrade, or a more desirable room location. Also for those participating in RoyalUp for 2021 cruises, did you find it easier to successfully win a bid? I am sailing Allure on Sept 5 and still impatiently wondering what my GTY assignment will be Heading out on 8/22 and mine still shows GTY. Also, I bid super low on some of the Royal Up upgrades and all of them were unsuccessful. Hoping to see something soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, CJS2766 said: I do have a Royal Up that’s still pending but at least it’s nice to know that if I don’t get it, I’m happy with my balcony room. Exactly how we feel. CJS2766 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, crabkitty said: Heading out on 8/22 and mine still shows GTY. Also, I bid super low on some of the Royal Up upgrades and all of them were unsuccessful. Hoping to see something soon! It makes no sense how Royal does things at times You cruise before we do yet I just received my cabin assignment and I also bid the minimum on the next size room and it shows pending. Hope we get lucky. teddy and crabkitty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabkitty Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 So, I lied. We were upgraded to a Junior Suite today, for our 8/22 sailing. We bid the lowest possible amount on the Junior Suite, and got the upgrade! Will be the first time that either of us have been in something other than an interior room. SpeedNoodles, KristiZ, AshleyDillo and 7 others 5 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrznTxn Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 We sailed out of Nassau on 8/7 and we also minimum bid for a Jr Suite for grins. Two days before we left we received the email that we won the bid. Larger room and a lot more storage space although we packed very lightly for the flight and did not use half the space. Was a great preview for our October cruise where we actually have a Jr Suite booked. Now I'll have to contend with trying to upgrade on all our future cruises. WAAAYTOOO, Neesa, cruisellama and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3l51 Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 11 hours ago, crabkitty said: So, I lied. We were upgraded to a Junior Suite today, for our 8/22 sailing. We bid the lowest possible amount on the Junior Suite, and got the upgrade! Will be the first time that either of us have been in something other than an interior room. Awesome! Yesterday morning our GTY interior stateroom was assigned (only 3 days out from sailing), In what I would consider a “not ideal” location— right next to the card room directly under the arcade .... seriously!?!?!? Fast forward 2 hours when our royal up bid was accepted for $20– one happy camper here! teddy, WAAAYTOOO and crabkitty 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabkitty Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 5 hours ago, Ch3l51 said: Awesome! Yesterday morning our GTY interior stateroom was assigned (only 3 days out from sailing), In what I would consider a “not ideal” location— right next to the card room directly under the arcade .... seriously!?!?!? Fast forward 2 hours when our royal up bid was accepted for $20– one happy camper here! Oh good! So glad you got the Royal Up!! $20 is worth it, no matter what you got! cruisellama and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Neesa and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adclay33 Posted August 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Same @teddy. 16 days to go for Allure and still GTY on the interior. Here's to hoping a bid comes in! We went for the following, all at the min bid. teddy, Neesa and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Wow, your Royal Up minimum bids are much cheaper than mine were on the Symphony for this Oct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adclay33 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 To my surprise, got our cabin assignment today, interior, deck 12, so no upgrade from my GTY (interior guarantee, which of course is fine!), and assigned 12 days from sailing on Allure. Now to wait and see what happens with our RoyalUp bids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Sailing Allure 10/24/2021, first post ever after reading many. Thanks for the great discussions. Booked a GTY balcony XB category back in May, 61 days out and no assignment activity as of yet. Interesting how much it can vary, but it has me thinking of reasons. I think booking price has an impact on priority of assignment and Royal Up offers. I booked awhile ago and would love a Royal Up opportunity, but would like a room assignment first. Does anyone else think that by paying more up front leads to quicker room assignment and increased offers to Royal Up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocptca Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, adclay33 said: To my surprise, got our cabin assignment today, interior, deck 12, so no upgrade from my GTY (interior guarantee, which of course is fine!), and assigned 12 days from sailing on Allure. Now to wait and see what happens with our RoyalUp bids! I’m also on the 9/5 AOS, I have a GTY for OV Balcony, so far, crickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocptca Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, cocptca said: I’m also on the 9/5 AOS, I have a GTY for OV Balcony, so far, crickets. Just received mine, 14th deck. Now I need to look at what’s above us, never been in AOS, just glad we’re not low and obstructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 @KentNope, I don't think it matters as RoyalUp is a third party vendor. I also don't think when you book(early, close-in etc) or where (interior, balcony, suite etc) you book has anything to do with when they assign rooms. I do think capacity and inventory determines when rooms are assigned. Maybe even C&A status might have something to do with it. RCG algorithms seem to be all over the place. My guess is they try to sell all the higher cabin categories first, then if bookings are slim and/or close to capacity they start assigning rooms. I would hope they would offer some of the better cabins to those who practice loyalty and then randomly assign the rest. teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 11 days till our Adventure sailing….no gty assignment or Royal Up results. I know not to expect anything till much closer, but I can dream …. Neesa and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adclay33 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Last night I noticed 3 of my 4 RoyalUp bids were showing as expired, with only my minimum bid neighborhood balcony listing still showing as pending (hoping for this upgrade!). 10 days to go on Allure! Also, when doing a ghost booking, there still appears to be a ton of Boardwalk balcony rooms available to book. Pattycruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDuncan Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Does anyone know if your status affects your chances of getting an upgrade? We are Diamond Plus and I was curious if it would help at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJS2766 Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, EvilDuncan said: Does anyone know if your status affects your chances of getting an upgrade? We are Diamond Plus and I was curious if it would help at all. I've heard/been told that status does not matter, it's availability. Then again, nobody really knows how Royal does things at times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamehameah Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Harmony OTS of 2 September... still no cabin. And when I try the Royal Up... I get this message: " Please ensure your sailing is within the next 30 daysPlease ensure there are no errors in the information you entered" WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 We got our gty cabin assignment yesterday for Ovation, 29 days out from sailing. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 36 minutes ago, Kamehameah said: Harmony OTS of 2 September... still no cabin. And when I try the Royal Up... I get this message: " Please ensure your sailing is within the next 30 daysPlease ensure there are no errors in the information you entered" I’d guess there are no Royal Up opportunities available. We are sailing September 3rd and still have no cabin assignment. A lot can happen between now and then, so we’re not concerned. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted August 27, 2021 Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 Our Balcony Guarantee assignment for our 9/3 Adventure sailing showed up today...Balcony cabin #6568 Grand Suite bid is expired, Junior Suite bid is still pending. We did our Royal Up bids on July 7th. It's possible we could get a Junior Suite upgrade, but if not, we are content with the cabin we've been assigned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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