Recent guarantee cabin experience

[Notaworryintheworld]

Hello! Wondering what peoples experience has been lately with guarantee cabins and when they are assigned. Anxiously awaiting my cruise on serenade that leaves in 3 weeks. I know it could be assigned at any point but just curious if it’s been more common to be assigned at the very last minute lately?
 

Also, Royal up doesn’t appear available for my sailing. Not sure why. 

 

Have only done a guarantee once before and it was assigned very quickly after booking but that may have just been lucky?

 

Thanks! 

[Biker19]

Just now, Notaworryintheworld said:

Have only done a guarantee once before and it was assigned very quickly after booking but that may have just been lucky?

Even before the COVID shutdown, GTY assignments have been coming fairly close to sailing.

[Merion_Mom]

1 hour ago, Notaworryintheworld said:

Hello! Wondering what peoples experience has been lately with guarantee cabins and when they are assigned. Anxiously awaiting my cruise on serenade that leaves in 3 weeks. I know it could be assigned at any point but just curious if it’s been more common to be assigned at the very last minute lately?
 

Also, Royal up doesn’t appear available for my sailing. Not sure why. 

 

Have only done a guarantee once before and it was assigned very quickly after booking but that may have just been lucky?

 

Thanks! 

 

Did you try this link?  https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade

[CaroleC]

44 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

Did you try this link?  https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade

I’ve just used the link to check for upgrades on my upcoming Anthem cruise. Is it usual for the slider to start at £0? Whenever I’ve received RoyalUp emails, there’s always been a minimum bid figure.

[Notaworryintheworld]

1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

Did you try this link?  https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade

Yep and it says to enter a valid name and number. But I copied straight from my reservation number. I saw somewhere else that others on my sailing couldn’t either. 

[HicksRA]

14 minutes ago, Notaworryintheworld said:

Yep and it says to enter a valid name and number. But I copied straight from my reservation number. I saw somewhere else that others on my sailing couldn’t either. 

Same thing happened on my last cruise. 

[Twolittleboys]

My cruise is about 8 days out and so far no cabin assigned.

[Notaworryintheworld]

47 minutes ago, HicksRA said:

Same thing happened on my last cruise. 

Weird! I wonder why. Oh well. 

[BeagleAgility]

Just a little trick.  If you have a scan code on your documents - scan it using something like QR Reader.  Your room number will be a part of that code.

[CaroleC]

17 minutes ago, BeagleAgility said:

Just a little trick.  If you have a scan code on your documents - scan it using something like QR Reader.  Your room number will be a part of that code.

I was intrigued about this so I downloaded a (free) QR Reader app. Yes it works! My cabin number, which I already knew, showed up in the text on the app. What a neat trick 😁

[Biker19]

4 hours ago, CaroleC said:

Is it usual for the slider to start at £0?

Yes, but you have to move it just slightly to the right to bid on the min.

[CaroleC]

1 hour ago, Biker19 said:

Yes, but you have to move it just slightly to the right to bid on the min.

So different then than the RoyalUp emails where they tell you what the minimum bid figure is?

[Biker19]

Just now, CaroleC said:

So different then than the RoyalUp emails where they tell you what the minimum bid figure is?

No, the mins are the same - just the way that slider they use works.