me_plus_3 Posted March 31, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hi all! I am booked on the Carnival Dream in a regular balcony cabin. My cruise is paid in full. After researching more, I think I might prefer a cove balcony to a regular balcony. Has anyone ever "downgraded" cabins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcj89 Posted March 31, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I was able to "downgrade" from a lido balcony to an empress balcony but it wasn't easy. I was told they normally won't do it, but I was able to plead with a supervisor who was able to make the change. I was surprised they don't normally do that, especially since each cabin was the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcruiser Posted March 31, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Its hard to do, but not impossible. You'll probably need to speak to a supv. as noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujibee Posted March 31, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hi all! I am booked on the Carnival Dream in a regular balcony cabin. My cruise is paid in full. After researching more, I think I might prefer a cove balcony to a regular balcony. Has anyone ever "downgraded" cabins? Can't give any info on downgrading but we had the cove balcony on the dream in January. LOVED IT!! Weather was perfect. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2excursion Posted April 1, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 1, 2014 You say that you are paid in full. Does that mean that you are passed final payment? And are you booked with the Early Saver rate. If the answer to both of those questions is no, then you definitely can downgrade. The reason is that you can cancel & get a full refund, then rebook with whatever available room you want. It's easier for them to just simply downgrade you. But if you are Early Saver, no downgrading is allowed & the deposit is nonrefundable. And if it's passed final payment, you cannot get any full refunds. They would have to bend/break rules for you to downgrade, but you can always ask. Cove balconies are awesome, much better than those deck 6 balconies, which are partially obstructed by the deck 5 lanai sticking out. But some of the cove balconies are right below the noisy galley/kitchen, so choose wisely. Then again, your deck 6 balcony could be above a noisy deck 5 spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me_plus_3 Posted April 1, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'm not sure what you mean by passed final payment. I know that if I try to cancel online it shows a penalty of $1000. We are on deck 8 currently if that makes a difference. I'll call today. The worst they can tell me is no. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitality08 Posted April 1, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'm not sure what you mean by passed final payment. I know that if I try to cancel online it shows a penalty of $1000. We are on deck 8 currently if that makes a difference. I'll call today. The worst they can tell me is no. Sent from my iPhone using Forums If it's showing a penalty then you are probably past final payment (the date in which the cruise must be paid). Did you book an early saver rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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