Guaranteed balcony is it worth it? Worse can happen..

[newlu]

Hello,

 

Never booked a guaranteed balcony room before, its cheaper, but is it worth it? What is the worse that can happen? Obstructed view..

 

For sure we get a balcony right? Do they upgrade sometimes..

 

Would love any imput.. Its $400 cheaper, but not sure..

 

thanks

newlu

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, newlu said:

What is the worse that can happen?

Get a call asking you to accept a downgrade.

Edited January 24, 2020 by Biker19

[ValerieJo]

We've done it twice and not been disappointed.  

[Merion_Mom]

9 minutes ago, newlu said:

Hello,

 

Never booked a guaranteed balcony room before, its cheaper, but is it worth it? What is the worse that can happen? Obstructed view..

 

For sure we get a balcony right? Do they upgrade sometimes..

 

Would love any imput.. Its $400 cheaper, but not sure..

 

thanks

newlu

 

The ship matters.

 

Which ship?

[Clarea]

10 minutes ago, newlu said:

Hello,

 

Never booked a guaranteed balcony room before, its cheaper, but is it worth it? What is the worse that can happen? Obstructed view..

 

For sure we get a balcony right? Do they upgrade sometimes..

 

Would love any imput.. Its $400 cheaper, but not sure..

 

thanks

newlu

 

I'd have no problem doing a guarantee on a Voyager/Freedom class ship.  However, on a Quantum class ship, there are many obstructed view balconies.

[h20skibum]

Just look for the worst balcony cabin on the ship.  If you wouldn't mind getting that one assigned, then go for it.

[neverbeenhere]

Use the $ 400 savings for Spa, Specialty dining, or gambling.

[taglovestocruise]

30 minutes ago, newlu said:

Hello,

 

Never booked a guaranteed balcony room before, its cheaper, but is it worth it? What is the worse that can happen? Obstructed view..

 

For sure we get a balcony right? Do they upgrade sometimes..

 

Would love any imput.. Its $400 cheaper, but not sure..

 

thanks

newlu

$400 is a pretty good discount, not worth it on Quantum Class.  Once you actually receive a cabin number you can change to any other available cabin on any deck in the same category. Lately cabins have been assigned later and later to put a stop to people changing cabins.   Rule of thumb, you must be happy getting the worst cabin in your category. 

[newlu]

thanks! It would be on the Freedom of the Seas.  I think we will go for it!

 

thanks again!!

[voyager70]

3 minutes ago, newlu said:

thanks! It would be on the Freedom of the Seas.  I think we will go for it!

 

thanks again!!

 

Good call.  I've had balconies in various locations on Freedom class ships and have never had a bad one.

 

[Another_Critic]

19 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said:

Use the $ 400 savings for Spa, Specialty dining, or gambling.

 

I'd use it for a deposit on my next cruise!

[Merion_Mom]

22 minutes ago, newlu said:

thanks! It would be on the Freedom of the Seas.  I think we will go for it!

 

thanks again!!

 

I would be ok taking a balcony guarantee on the Freedom.  Good luck!

[punkinbits92]

We did this on our upcoming cruise and are very happy with the balcony cabin assigned to us.

[kruzerci]

1 hour ago, newlu said:

thanks! It would be on the Freedom of the Seas.  I think we will go for it!

 

thanks again!!

 

I would go for it. There are more desirable balconies, but no bad balconies on Freedom class ships! 

[RCLcruiser2012]

It's a great deal!  BUT  I'd be concerned of the what if you get stuck below the galley, or loud music, etc....  Like someone else stated you have to be comfortable getting the worst location just in case.  But if noise doesn't bother or location then go for it!

[Clarea]

2 hours ago, newlu said:

thanks! It would be on the Freedom of the Seas.  I think we will go for it!

 

thanks again!!

 

I'd have no problem doing a balcony guarantee on Freedom.

[Grabthars Hammer]

I saw two categories of guarantees left on Quantum Class:

Guaranteed Obstructed Balcony and Guaranteed Balcony. Does the latter mean that you'd either get asked to downgrade to an obstructed balcony with possible credit or if not, will get assigned a balcony that's not obstructed?

[HBE4]

3 hours ago, newlu said:

thanks! It would be on the Freedom of the Seas.  I think we will go for it!

 

thanks again!!

 

I did a balcony guarantee on her sister ship Liberty several years ago. Great location on the Forward upper deck - deck 9, I believe - very quiet location. The only slightly negative was it was a connecting room but my neighbors were mostly quiet except for one or two occasions.

[BNL1213]

I did a balcony guarantee on Freedom this past summer and was very pleased with our location, deck 6 mid ship.  It was perfect!

[Arzeena]

22 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

I would be ok taking a balcony guarantee on the Freedom.  Good luck!

Did a Balcony GTY on Grandeur for Feb. We got a balcony on deck 7. Seems to be a good location, between Centrum and Aft. It is a connected cabin.

Should I have concerns?

[newlu]

thanks for all your comments, its done, booked guaranteed balcony!

 

newlu

[Clarea]

4 hours ago, newlu said:

thanks for all your comments, its done, booked guaranteed balcony!

 

newlu

 

 

Good luck, please let us know how it turns out.

[John&LaLa]

6 hours ago, Arzeena said:

Did a Balcony GTY on Grandeur for Feb. We got a balcony on deck 7. Seems to be a good location, between Centrum and Aft. It is a connected cabin.

Should I have concerns?

 

Two reasons we won't do guaranteed. 

 

Under pool/Windjammer deck. So Deck 7 is fine

Possibility of getting a connecting cabin. Bingo

 

In my opinion

 

[bizeemom4]

I took a chance last week and booked a guaranteed balcony on a last minute cruise next month on the Vision. We received our cabin assignment - deck 7, mid-ship, not connecting. It looks like we are under the shops. I think it's a 1B. So I am super happy with that! 

 

I have booked a guarantee on Carnival's Magic and received a cove balcony that smelled so strongly of sewage that I couldn't sit outside. To me, that's the worst that could happen.

Edited January 26, 2020 by bizeemom4

[nyyhoneybee]

Debating it for the Rhapsody, it's a nice savings per person