should I book a guarantee? help!

[bluesea4me]

OK, I'm wanting to book a cruise. We've only sailed once and it was an oceanview. I like knowing if there are tons of waves that the rocking may be heavy, but we are still upside right. :rolleyes:

 

I want to hear the good, bad, and ugly of this choice. Will the chance of having a loud dance club above or below me be less than not? :confused:

 

Thanks for your input!

[scchasgal]

The pros are cheaper price and chance of getting higher category than you paid for.

 

The cons you could get what you paid for and be in the worse cabin and location for that category.

[firefly333]

I would book one in a NY minute. I love them. I love the excitement of not knowing what cabin. Its like waiting for your birthday or xmas.

[jtwitch]

I'm having a lot of fun and anticipation with my GTY.

 

I booked a balcony GTY for $100pp less than the cheapest balcony.

 

I'm logging in every day, and watching the balconies on deck 6 disappear... I'm in hopes of getting deck 7, (or maybe 10 or 11!!)

 

Right now, there's ONE balcony left on deck 6... and I still don't have my assignment. At the point, I figure there's a pretty good chance of getting a nicer cabin than the cheapest in the category.

 

But... at the end of the day... I realized that I might get the cheapest in the category... but booking the GTY allowed me to get a balcony instead of an OV.

 

It's really all a matter of perspective, I guess. I'm viewing whatever I get assigned as better than an OV.

 

But someone who books a GTY expecting to get bumped to an Aft-view or Premium Vista may be disappointed when they don't get that.

 

I can't control what I get... But I can control my expectations!

[Candie]

Is there a certain time before sailing that they typically assign a cabin? Or, is it any time until check in? It is sort of exciting!

[Crusing from Colorado]

Is there a certain time before sailing that they typically assign a cabin? Or, is it any time until check in? It is sort of exciting!

 

My last cruise was an Alaskan cruise. We had a balcony guarantee, didn't have a cabin assigned until we checked in before boarding the ship. Received a suite, which was a very pleasant surprise!