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[ferrazalves]

Hi,

I was changing (again) our ressie....as we now invited and therefore included our niece - now it will be 4 people traveling together: 2 adults (me, DH) and 2 children ( DD and Dniece) - we decided to downgrade our stateroom.
We'd previously a Verandah stateroom cat 4C at Disney Fantasy. We'd our stateroom number assigned and its location (midship). After including our niece it made sense to downgrade a bit, once there will be other expense to take in account for. So we moved our ressie to a 8C (Family Ocean View) still get the view but no verandah for us this time

But there was no option for choosing the stateroom number at the website. We got a # GTY. We checked 8C and it is at either deck 7 or 8, and it is a large room that can accommodate 4 persons. I tried to call but they informed me that if I want to choose the stateroom I'd need to return to a Verandah cat.

Will we know our stateroom only at check in? What the risk of following up with a GTY ressie? If it is risky I'll pay the extra 700$ and return to my previous choice. But, money wise,this amount will help us to deal with the extras involved in adding another child.

[MrsM]

The GTY means it's a "guarantee stateroom" - they guarantee that you'll get a stateroom that's at least an 8C but they can't tell you at this time exactly which room that will be. I've seen the stateroom numbers assigned well before the final payment date or sometimes not until closer to sailing. I've also had cruisers that were actually assigned a higher category than what they've booked - so you may actually get a verandah stateroom but there's no way to know for sure until they assign your stateroom. The Disney system usually still shows the category you've booked so when they assign your stateroom you'll be able to check the deck plan to see what category the assigned room would normally be.

If the location of the stateroom (mid-ship, near an elevator, etc) is really important to you, you'll have to decide whether you're willing to pay that extra price to be able to choose your location. With the GTY, you may get a higher category but it may be all the way forward or aft.

[ferrazalves]

Originally Posted by MrsM

The GTY means it's a "guarantee stateroom" - they guarantee that you'll get a stateroom that's at least an 8C but they can't tell you at this time exactly which room that will be. I've seen the stateroom numbers assigned well before the final payment date or sometimes not until closer to sailing. I've also had cruisers that were actually assigned a higher category than what they've booked - so you may actually get a verandah stateroom but there's no way to know for sure until they assign your stateroom. The Disney system usually still shows the category you've booked so when they assign your stateroom you'll be able to check the deck plan to see what category the assigned room would normally be.

If the location of the stateroom (mid-ship, near an elevator, etc) is really important to you, you'll have to decide whether you're willing to pay that extra price to be able to choose your location. With the GTY, you may get a higher category but it may be all the way forward or aft.

Thanks!!! I think I'll take a chance....I was worried about not knowing at all before arriving in the port. We prefer midship, but we've also had staterooms locate in other positions - not sure if it was Aft or Forward and they're very good.

[MBUS]

We had an inside cabin booked on the Sept 12 NYC/Canada cruise. It's for our 20th anniversary, just DH and I. We've cruised with DCL before and knew we wouldn't mind an inside cabin. Then a couple weeks ago I noticed GTY cabins available on the earlier Sept cruises. I called MrsM (our TA Keri) and we canceled our inside cabin and waited a few days for the GTY cabins to open up. We were able to get a Veranda GTY for $100 less than the inside stateroom we had previously booked!

So excited! And grateful to Keri for the help.

Beth

[ferrazalves]

Originally Posted by MBUS

We had an inside cabin booked on the Sept 12 NYC/Canada cruise. It's for our 20th anniversary, just DH and I. We've cruised with DCL before and knew we wouldn't mind an inside cabin. Then a couple weeks ago I noticed GTY cabins available on the earlier Sept cruises. I called MrsM (our TA Keri) and we canceled our inside cabin and waited a few days for the GTY cabins to open up. We were able to get a Veranda GTY for $100 less than the inside stateroom we had previously booked!

So excited! And grateful to Keri for the help.

Beth

thanks!!!! We will take the risk!

[Douvres Family]

Originally Posted by MrsM

The GTY means it's a "guarantee stateroom" - they guarantee that you'll get a stateroom that's at least an 8C but they can't tell you at this time exactly which room that will be. I've seen the stateroom numbers assigned well before the final payment date or sometimes not until closer to sailing. I've also had cruisers that were actually assigned a higher category than what they've booked - so you may actually get a verandah stateroom but there's no way to know for sure until they assign your stateroom. The Disney system usually still shows the category you've booked so when they assign your stateroom you'll be able to check the deck plan to see what category the assigned room would normally be.

If the location of the stateroom (mid-ship, near an elevator, etc) is really important to you, you'll have to decide whether you're willing to pay that extra price to be able to choose your location. With the GTY, you may get a higher category but it may be all the way forward or aft.

Keri, my SIL may be joining us on our cruise on to the Bahams oh Feb 17th. May I refer her to you?

We booked our cruise while still on our last one and got $100 onboard credit and a very good rate, so we will keep our reservations as they are.

BTW...I also booked GTY (1st time...normally I choose our room). I like the category we picked (5C), but also heard of a few friends that they got upgraded. If it happens it will be a nice surprise.