Ever try a last minute upgrade?

[jimneda]

We sail very soon, I can see there are very few cabins left, but 6 suites are available.

Has anyone tried an upgrade in the last week before sailing, or even at the port or onboard?

If anyone has tips, tricks, or hints on this, or results you have experienced?

Let me know. We are still red card, so we won't get any help from our status.

Doing the single digit dance!

[riffatsea]

IF you pay more , you can always upgrade your cabin.

They won't give it to you for free!

There are no tricks. It never hurts to call and ask what it might cost? Who knows? They may give you a discount.

[jinglesmountjoy]

I'm curious as well. Can you do us a favour and post up if you decide to pursue it? If a discount is offered, I'm wondering how much would they offer vs. simply letting the cabin stay empty.

[js]

I booked my spa balcony directly with CCL. There are three of us in a cabin.

I plan on calling a week or so before if there are spa suites available and asking how much

it would cost to upgrade at a discount. If they laugh at me, I'm back to where I started so nothing lost on my end

 

Let us know how you make out and enjoy your cruise.

[jacmo24]

On our last cruise I had called a couple of weeks prior asking how much to upgrade to a grand suite. The overall price had dropped and I thought it might not be much to make that move. However there were no GS available for our number of guests.

 

The day before the cruise I got a call that someone had cancelled last minute and would I like to upgrade for $xxx to a GS. It was slightly less than what was on the website, but since the cruise price had dropped overall, it was a good deal for us to take the upsell.

 

I think because I'd called and shown interest that this is why I was called when there was a cancellation. They guy seemed to have record of my interest in a GS.

 

You're not going to get much, if anything off of the website price in an upsell call. But heck, it can't hurt to try!

[ATL_Miami_Cruiser]

We sail very soon, I can see there are very few cabins left, but 6 suites are available.

Has anyone tried an upgrade in the last week before sailing, or even at the port or onboard?

If anyone has tips, tricks, or hints on this, or results you have experienced?

Let me know. We are still red card, so we won't get any help from our status.

Doing the single digit dance!

 

Red cards get love too! All that matters is the color of money :) I've changed/upgraded my cabin one time while on board the Elation by going to guest services. The area of the ship I was in was much too quiet for my liking and I politely asked GS if there was anyway I could change cabins. To my surprise they moved me to a Balcony and let me choose any one that was available. It never hurts to ask.

Edited November 20, 2015 by ATL_Miami_Cruiser

[Jkodko]

Our last cruise we upgraded from balcony to aft suite because hubby really wanted to try a suite. It was about $500 more. You absolutely can upgrade if you're willing to pay.

[jimneda]

Called today, they said no special pricing, only full price upgrades available, at this time there are zero OV (in our cat) and approx 10 suites left on the ship