triplemom3 Posted August 9, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Horizon Sept 25 sailing - Took advantage of an guaranteed Oceanview casino offer, but wondering if anyone has any experience on how far in advance the cabin number is assigned? Currently says TBA on my luggage tags, but wondering if that ever changes online and if so, is it enough time to upgrade. I have this horrible fear of my husband and I being assigned bunk beds, lol…..seriously thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted August 9, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I don't think there are any bunk bed oceanview cabins. The bunk bed cabins are usually all interiors, or portholes. Guarantee cabins can be assigned any time up to and including during check-in at the pier. Typically they're assigned around the time you complete online check-in however. So I'd say it should be assigned in about a month. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted August 9, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 9, 2022 good question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theckenlady Posted August 9, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Ours was assigned 6 weeks out. We have three others booked so I hope its that early again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar1068 Posted August 9, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 9, 2022 We had a GTY balcony on Magic last November assigned over 2 months out!! I was very surprised. We had done a few prior to that that were more like 2-4 weeks from cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsglow Posted August 9, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 9, 2022 GTY cabins are typically assigned somewhere around a month before you sail although that can range very widely literally from to a few days after one books right up until sailing. And on most ships, OVs are the 'safest' possible category as there is very little difference between the cabins. All the OVs are on Deck #1 or #2 and are all pretty equivalent. Any 'bunk bed' cabin would be classified as an Interior (even if it had a porthole) so you won't be assigned to it. No need for worry. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostsoulcruiser Posted August 9, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 9, 2022 3 hours ago, triplemom3 said: Horizon Sept 25 sailing - Took advantage of an guaranteed Oceanview casino offer, but wondering if anyone has any experience on how far in advance the cabin number is assigned? Currently says TBA on my luggage tags, but wondering if that ever changes online and if so, is it enough time to upgrade. I have this horrible fear of my husband and I being assigned bunk beds, lol…..seriously thanks! My experience with the guarantee cabin category is similar to others already posted which is about 1 month before hearing about the cabin assignment. My only addition is that casino offers are typically good rates so maybe not expect any great deal on an upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemjam Posted August 9, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I have had them assigned two months out, and I have had them assigned two weeks out. Just depends on a lot of factors. I will say the few times we have done it (don't do it very often because I am afraid I will end up in a room I hate), we have been very happy with the room we were given. It was a room we would have likely picked ourselves. We have even been upgrade to a different class of room (inside to ocean view). For the price we paid when we did these less expensive trips, we were quite happy with the choice. Don't think you need to worry about bunk beds 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted August 9, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, wemjam said: I have had them assigned two months out, and I have had them assigned two weeks out. Just depends on a lot of factors. I will say the few times we have done it (don't do it very often because I am afraid I will end up in a room I hate), we have been very happy with the room we were given. It was a room we would have likely picked ourselves. We have even been upgrade to a different class of room (inside to ocean view). For the price we paid when we did these less expensive trips, we were quite happy with the choice. Don't think you need to worry about bunk beds 😉 I agree - I've done guarantee rates a few times and only once has it not worked out in my favor. But that one time was a last minute cruise where the cruise was leaving in like 4 days so they gave me basically what was left. Other than that, all the rooms have been on good decks in good locations and I paid less than if I had picked those rooms myself. So I am a fan of GTY bookings, at least for Carnival with casino rates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wennfred Posted August 9, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) I book GTY all the time, once I scored a Mini Suite from a CAT 1A, anyways to answer your questions, a few weeks until cruise day or not even until you get to the cruise terminal. Usually when I dont see anything until cruise day its a great upgrade. I don't book cruises for cabins, so wherever I end up its fine with me, I can sleep on the basketball court and even when I score a free balcony, I might go out there once. Fred Edited August 9, 2022 by Wennfred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgttami Posted August 9, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 9, 2022 The earliest I was ever assigned a GTY was about an hour after I booked and the cruise was several months away. It was good all around since I booked a Balcony Gty. and ended up with a Suite. Another time it was about a month before the cruise . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted August 9, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Sometime before boarding is the only correct answer. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knagl Posted August 9, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Mine was a unique situation, but I had a balcony guarantee booked on a sailing, and then Carnival switched which ship we'd be on after we booked. Once the ship change-over was completed, my guarantee room was assigned at that time -- roughly nine months prior to sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplemom3 Posted August 11, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Thank you everyone! Much appreciative of the input! I will keep you posted how it all turns out😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abravomother Posted October 13, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 13, 2022 How did your trip turn out? When did you end up getting assigned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rass2008 Posted October 13, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Following - we have a Balcony GTY on Nov 5th and still don't have assignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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