lukeduke07 Posted September 9, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 9, 2014 So I've been on 7 previous carnival cruises and got my first upgrade/Upsell call for our 9/13 liberty sailing. They offered to move me from a lido balcony to a grand suite for $965. I declined. They then offered me an ocean suite for $650 and I declined that as well. Didn't seem worth it to me at all! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaded Lady Posted September 9, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Bummer! I've been cruising since 1990 and I'm still waiting for a call from the upgrade/Upsell fairy... When it finally comes I hope it's a better deal than they offered you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted September 9, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 9, 2014 nope, wouldn't do that either. I could pay for a whole cruise for that. for two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
092306 Posted September 9, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I would have turned it down too. Enjoy your great lido balcony! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ncovert Posted September 9, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 9, 2014 So I've been on 7 previous carnival cruises and got my first upgrade/Upsell call for our 9/13 liberty sailing. They offered to move me from a lido balcony to a grand suite for $965. I declined. They then offered me an ocean suite for $650 and I declined that as well. Didn't seem worth it to me at all! Sent from my iPad using Forums Good for you... that pesky upsell fairy has some wild ideas some time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted September 9, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 9, 2014 So I've been on 7 previous carnival cruises and got my first upgrade/Upsell call for our 9/13 liberty sailing. They offered to move me from a lido balcony to a grand suite for $965. I declined. They then offered me an ocean suite for $650 and I declined that as well. Didn't seem worth it to me at all! Sent from my iPad using Forums I've been on 35 Carnival cruises... Never gotten the call..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise-Crazy Posted September 9, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I've never been offered a good deal.... Always had to call the upgrade fairy myself and thee them what I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted September 9, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) Been sailing on Carnival for 20 years with twice as many cruises. We have received ONE upsell call. It was for an Ocean Suite, but the cost to upgrade was MORE than the total we had already paid. We declined. Stupid to pay that much money when the main reason why we had selected that cruise to start with was because it was cheap! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Edited September 9, 2014 by Tapi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinboro cruiser Posted September 9, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I wouldn't have taken the deal either. Lido balconies are great. I could find a lot to do with a thousand dollars. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahjo Posted September 9, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Boy that sucks. I would have turned it down also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderCruiser Posted September 9, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 9, 2014 We've received the call on our last two trips. The first offer from balcony to suite for less than $250 total(offer started about $500) and I took it. The next cruise was more in line in your offer and I did not accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted September 10, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Not a good deal IMO. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAOk1945 Posted September 10, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I agree that upsells are expensive but sometimes if it's a special occasion, they can be nice. We've cruised with Carnival four times and we accepted an upsell once because it was our anniversary. Happy cruising everyone. It's a great way to travel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunkie103 Posted September 10, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I've had a few upsell calls but they were usually on cruises I purposely booked at the last minute because they were cheap. I would never spend another $950 just to upgrade. One time I said I could go on another cruise for what they were asking for the upgrade and the caller got really snippy......good-bye!:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjjs Posted September 10, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I received an upgrade call for my Miracle sailing. They wanted me to pay an extra $960 for an upgrade to an ocean suite for 2 passengers. Thing was, we were already booked in cabin 8234, one of the ones with the gigantic bowling alley balcony. I asked the Carnival rep if they'd pay almost a grand for 15 extra square feet. She laughed and said "point well taken." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccruisequeen Posted September 10, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I got an upsale for $20 total from inside to OV. Unfortunately the only ones available were on lower decks and further aft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty22 Posted September 10, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I got the call yesterday to upgrade to Ocean Suite from Balcony for $510. If there were more than two of us in room I might have considered. Did not take bait. This was for 5 night on Triumph departing Galveston on October 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted September 10, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Agree, not that good of deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelkel2 Posted September 10, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 10, 2014 No, that's not a good deal! I don't blame you for passing that up! That's a lot of money you can spend having a good time on your vacation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper49 Posted September 10, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 10, 2014 We got the upsell call on our last two cruises. One for $700 to go from extended aft to GS on a 7 day Liberty cruise.We did not take it altho it was a pretty good deal as it would of cost us $2100 more. Probably the only chance we will ever have for a GS !! We booked our 2015 cruise while on board with what we "saved" by not taking the upsell! We had a 4 day Sensation cruise the next week...got another upsell call....owners suite for "only" $350 more per day...NO WAY !! And the rep was very pushy on that one.."chance of a lifetime" etc. etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted September 10, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Interesting thread. Never received one either. I wonder what you all think would have been a price that you would have jumped on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_Mac Posted September 10, 2014 #22 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I get called on every cruise, but they haven't offered me a deal I couldn't refuse yet. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiRodney Posted September 10, 2014 #23 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Got the offer yesterday to go from Balcony to Ocean Suite on Nov Conquest sailing and took it for 390. Last years offer when we we on the Valor was 700, did not take that one. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tncap Posted September 16, 2014 #24 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) I've gotten the call on two of my past four cruises. I think they wanted $350/pp to upgrade to an OS on the first one. Declined that. Called three days before departure on my last one and wanted $175/pp for an OS or $225/pp for a grand suite. Took the GS and was very happy with it. Edited September 16, 2014 by tncap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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