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March 10th, 2013, 07:08 AM
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Junior Suite Guarantee Obsession
Started with a guaranteed inside (no room number allocated), then swapped it for a balcony guarantee (no room number allocated), then swapped it up for a junior suite guarantee. Now I'm checking my online reservation every hour as I'm dying to know what cabin we'll end up with!
My wife thinks this is great fun and wonders why we've never booked a guarantee before! I hope we know soon as I don't think I can stand another 2 months of this! 
Any ideas when RCI usually allocate rooms?
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March 10th, 2013, 07:24 AM
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Each reservation is handled separately. It can be up to the time of boarding but that is very rare. Usually it is within 24-48 hours after booking. If it hasn't been assigned within 4 days you can always call and ask.
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March 10th, 2013, 07:44 AM
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Extreme?
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Originally Posted by cruisnseas
Each reservation is handled separately. It can be up to the time of boarding but that is very rare. Usually it is within 24-48 hours after booking. If it hasn't been assigned within 4 days you can always call and ask.
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Extreme can be the ship maybe overbooked?
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March 10th, 2013, 08:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Texlahoma
Started with a guaranteed inside (no room number allocated), then swapped it for a balcony guarantee (no room number allocated), then swapped it up for a junior suite guarantee. Now I'm checking my online reservation every hour as I'm dying to know what cabin we'll end up with!
My wife thinks this is great fun and wonders why we've never booked a guarantee before! I hope we know soon as I don't think I can stand another 2 months of this!
Any ideas when RCI usually allocate rooms? |
I love this game too
When I have booked gty I normally get a cabin assigned within hours.
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I have to tell a funny story about gty:
A few years ago we were going on the Brilliance.
On the roll call was, among others, 2 friends and a couple from Philadelphia.
I was living in Spain at the time and my TA was in Germany.
A Monday the they all booked 2 suite gty. category cabins. (they used RCCL USA)
The Thursday I booked a suite gty.
The Friday we all got Grand Suites allocated next to each others!!
There might be a perfect explanation to this, a coincidence, but I thought it was so funny.....like RCCL knew....What is the chance of us getting a same category cabins next to each others....There must have been more than those 3 GS suites available as gty..??
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March 10th, 2013, 08:14 AM
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Sorry, double post.
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March 10th, 2013, 08:46 AM
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Not a fan of guarantees, but only because I like specific cabin locations.
The one time we booked a guarantee, we got our cabin assignment about 2.5 months out from the cruise - almost a year after we booked.
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March 10th, 2013, 09:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I-Cruiser
I love this game too
When I have booked gty I normally get a cabin assigned within hours.
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I have to tell a funny story about gty:
A few years ago we were going on the Brilliance.
On the roll call was, among others, 2 friends and a couple from Philadelphia.
I was living in Spain at the time and my TA was in Germany.
A Monday the they all booked 2 suite gty. category cabins. (they used RCCL USA)
The Thursday I booked a suite gty.
The Friday we all got Grand Suites allocated next to each others!!
There might be a perfect explanation to this, a coincidence, but I thought it was so funny.....like RCCL knew....What is the chance of us getting a same category cabins next to each others....There must have been more than those 3 GS suites available as gty..?? |
Very good! Just to stretch the coincidences a little further, I see you have Alesund as your location. That's one of the ports we'll be visiting on this cruise!
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Oceana 08/2004 Golden Princess 07/2005 Legend of the Seas 05/2006 Navigator of the Seas 05/2007 Norwegian Jade 05/2008
Norwegian Jade 05/2009
Independence of the Seas 05/2010
Grand Princess 08/2010
Independence of the Seas 05/2011
Arcadia 12/2011
Independence of the Seas 02/2012
Independence of the Seas 05/2013
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March 10th, 2013, 10:03 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Texlahoma
Very good! Just to stretch the coincidences a little further, I see you have Alesund as your location. That's one of the ports we'll be visiting on this cruise!
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March 10th, 2013, 10:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by campingman
Extreme can be the ship maybe overbooked?
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Sure could be. Royal (and all cruise lines) often overbook their ships with guarantees as a way to ensure they sail full. Airlines do it, too. But two months out it is unlikely to already be overbooked. That usually occurs when guarantees are sold last minute.
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My information comes from my experience working with the cruise line in the past in many capacities including loyalty, resolutions and the Executive offices as well as my personal experiences while cruising. While I can't help with specific concerns as I no longer work there, I can help direct you to where you need to go.
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