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What's does "run of house" mean on the Disney cruise?
I was looking at the Military Rates sailings on the Disney Cruise Line web site, and "run of house" was listed under the "category" column for two of the 12-night Northern European cruises in June. Anyone know what "run of house" means? Given the rate that was listed with it, I'm thinking it's a deck chair and a blanket.
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From what I was able to find, "Run of the House" pretty much means you are booking into the cheapest possible rate/room, but there is a (possibly good) chance that you could be upgraded.
I am gathering that means that you would be guaranteed a room based on what is available but haven't heard that term before on the Cruise Ship.
If you book a stateroom, and it comes up with a guarantee status for a category your guaranteed that category or better just at the time your booking a specific stateroom number isn't available but you'll have a room for your cruise.
Ex. Cat 12 GTY means you'll have a Cat 12 room or could be upgraded to a category that has rooms available such as 11, 10 or 9 as examples.
I had a friend who was a Category 6 GTY and was upgraded to a Category 5 stateroom.
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It means your room assignment and category is at the cruise line's discretion, so it could be anything from Cat 12 on up. Consider it a "GTY" with no guaranteed minimum category, or a Cat 12 GTY. If it was a regular hotel, you wouldn't even know what room you get until check-in time, similar idea with theater tickets - you're surprised at the Will Call window. I figure DCL will let you know your room assignment in advance, as it makes it easier to get your luggage delivered to your stateroom.
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Think of it as the cruise version of "You get what you get and you don't get upset." (The rule in my son's Kindergarten class!) Like others said, it basically means you get whatever stateroom is still available as it gets closer to your cruise. Similar to a guarantee, you may know what stateroom you have by the time your documents arrive, you may not.
Think of it as the cruise version of "You get what you get and you don't get upset." (The rule in my son's Kindergarten class!) Like others said, it basically means you get whatever stateroom is still available as it gets closer to your cruise. Similar to a guarantee, you may know what stateroom you have by the time your documents arrive, you may not.
Hee! Off topic, but DS' rule is "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit." I think yours rhymes better, though! I tell you, it's come in handy when I've subbed in there...
It looks like Disney has a number of open staterooms on the June Baltic cruises. I see ads for discounted rooms, kids sail free, etc. all over the place, inlcuding my AOL homepage. I checked with my TA and none of the discounts will work for us since I don't want to lose our veranda or the tours and Palo dinner I already booked. We would have to rebook our cruise and start over.
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Thanks for the replies, everyone! I kinda figured it was like GTY. For $99 per night each, I could totally live w/ a cat. 12. Heck, for that price, I'd've been okay w/ the deck chair and blanket!
I'd love to find a way to go, but with everything going on in our lives at the moment, not to mention having to board 4 dogs for 2 weeks, I just don't think it'll work. Still, I can dream...
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(The rule in my son's Kindergarten class!) Like others said, it basically means you get whatever stateroom is still available as it gets closer to your cruise. Similar to a guarantee, you may know what stateroom you have by the time your documents arrive, you may not.
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