Cabin Upgrade - 9 Months Before Cruise

We just received a free upgrade from an MF to an MB mini-suite, 9 months before the cruise. Is this common? Any ideas on why? I always thought this happened closer to final payment or the cruise date.

We are booked on the Royal in December. There seem to be a normal number of cabins available.

Since there are nine months left, I guess I am hoping we get upgraded again to a full suite :).

We just received a free upgrade from an MF to an MB mini-suite, 9 months before the cruise. Is this common? Any ideas on why? I always thought this happened closer to final payment or the cruise date.

 

We are booked on the Royal in December. There seem to be a normal number of cabins available.

 

Since there are nine months left, I guess I am hoping we get upgraded again to a full suite :).

Yes common at all times after booking.

Just a location upgrade.

We just received a free upgrade from an MF to an MB mini-suite, 9 months before the cruise. Is this common? Any ideas on why? I always thought this happened closer to final payment or the cruise date.

 

We are booked on the Royal in December. There seem to be a normal number of cabins available.

 

Since there are nine months left, I guess I am hoping we get upgraded again to a full suite :).

Wow! Lucky you. We are also booked on the Royal in December (20th) and I would love to hear of an an upgrade now!

We got an upgrade from a balcony to a mud ship mini suite for our Dec 1, 2017 cruise. We got the upgrade notice mid January. :)

I wouldn't care when I got an upgrade. I would just be happy I received one. Who knows you may receive another one. Good Luck. 🍀

Tony

I have received an upgrade as soon as the same day that the cruise was booked.

It is all in the computer formulas they use to determine how to sell the most cabins.

We just received a free upgrade from an MF to an MB mini-suite, 9 months before the cruise. Is this common? Any ideas on why? I always thought this happened closer to final payment or the cruise date.

 

We are booked on the Royal in December. There seem to be a normal number of cabins available.

 

Since there are nine months left, I guess I am hoping we get upgraded again to a full suite :).

It could be that a family booked and they needed that particular cabin so the family could be together.

As for the full suite - you have a better chance of winning the lottery.

We recently received an upgrade from B1 Balcony to MB Mini 12 months before sailing.

I have a hunch that it was to help insure that we follow thru with Final as our Deposit was only $1.00

p/p booked on a whim , on the One Day Cyber Sale last November .

I'd turn it down if I were you.

I would be very careful in regards to an "upgrade." In many cases the individual thinks that they are getting a "higher'" class and although the cabin have have a "higher" listing, in many cases it is in a more undesirable location (just under the deck), or an odd shaped room. Before one accepts, they should look at the change very closely.

We got an upgrade from a balcony to a mud ship mini suite for our Dec 1, 2017 cruise. We got the upgrade notice mid January. :)

Why would you consider a change to a mud ship to be an upgrade? :confused:

I would be very careful in regards to an "upgrade." In many cases the individual thinks that they are getting a "higher'" class and although the cabin have have a "higher" listing, in many cases it is in a more undesirable location (just under the deck), or an odd shaped room. Before one accepts, they should look at the change very closely.

I thought about that too. It seems like a reasonable location. Under the Seawalk, but it is on Caribe (C401), so not a big privacy or light issue for us.

I guess these lower cabins under the Seawalk might be considered 'bad' like the ones higher up. This might reduce demand. Perhaps the computer program said: low demand on Caribe, let's move some elites to them...

Why would you consider a change to a mud ship to be an upgrade? :confused:

Why not? :confused:

Our best automagic upgrade was from an IC to a B2. Huge upgrade of category.

Our best automagic upgrade was from an IC to a B2. Huge upgrade of category.

That kind of Hocus Pocus is awesome!

Happy Cruising!!!

Mark