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On 3/27/2019 at 1:57 PM, jagoffee said:

Thanks.  Did you spend the $30 to add the Best Package?  

Enjoy your cruise.

Thanks. Yes, I just upgraded today. We got the go best package and a concierge class room for $40 more. I'm glad the prices came down. 

On 3/22/2019 at 8:37 PM, jagoffee said:

Thanks, upgrade from Better to Best for $30 total?  And not per day?

 

If it is only $30 total that would be a “no brained”.  You get an upgrade to Premium and Internet for two.

 

Looks  like the balconies are also GTY.

This is correct, because of price drop for $30 more total I can keep the same room but add $300 OBC and Internet.

I get that the suite is only a little more(plus gratuitues perk would be removed so add suite gratuities to price), but I don't feel like shelling out more money and only being able to drink at 1 bar. Maybe if move up was very cheap it would be worth considering. Perks of drink package for 2 and pre-paid gratuities is like a $1000 to $1100 value...

6 hours ago, FlorenceItaly said:

Did you upgrade?

No, I think we are going to keep a regular balcony room but see if we can upgrade to the "go best" option all 4 perks instead of the 2 we chose (drink package and gratuities), for about $30 more than our original booking. For the $30 we would get the internet and $300 obc. 

We didn't want to pay more for the suite and lose our drink package and pre-paid gratuities. Even though suite is only about $200 more we didn't want to have the added cost of the drink package and suite gratuities on top of that $200. We chose the original 2 perks to make it feel more all inclusive. Not have to spend as much on board except for random things here or there. 

Guessing if they don't sell out of the upper suites they can bump up people from the Sky Suites, and fill in the new vacancies with the guarantees...

6 hours ago, Tourist1292 said:

My upgrade from veranda to Concierge for my May cruise has negative cost. Depending on what price and original room class he paid for, a $200 upgrade is not impossible. A higher level balcony room with 2 perks before price drop can be more expensive than a suite at the price within 50 days of the cruise. At least it is the case for my May cruise to Alaska.

Pretty much the case. We might be on the same Alaska cruise, May 10 Solstice . Suite is currently $1499 pp.

I am currently booked through Priceline.com on a May cruise on Celebrity. Prices have come down and for $200 more than the price of my balcony room I can get a suite. The difference is my balcony room came with the drink package and gratuities included in the price. The suite currently dues not have this offer. If I upgrade to the suite by contacting Priceline do you think I will keep the 2 perks or would they be wiped away?