easyboy Posted September 1, 2016 #26 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Was pleasantly surprised yesterday to receive an email re: upgrade offer from Deluxe Balcony to Mini-Suite. Always the skeptic, I checked out the location of the cabin before accepting. Regal Princess and New England, we're ready! Anyone else have the same luck recently? We are on its Oct 1 sailing. Haven't received any upsell email yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted September 1, 2016 #27 Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) Out of 7 cruises (so far) we have had 2 upgrades and 2 upsell offers. One upgrade (our first cruise) we were moved from a poor balcony to a great balcony. The second upgrade we were moved from a forward inside cabin on Crown Princess to a Caribe deck HC balcony cabin. An amazing upgrade. We declined the first upsell even though it was only something like $100 pp to change from a balcony to a mini as we wanted to keep C752. The aft-facing balcony was something we had booked on purpose and didn't want to lose it. the other upsell we took. We moved from an inside to a window mini. I won't count on any more upgrades or upsell offers but one never knows... :D Edited September 1, 2016 by Thrak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted September 1, 2016 #28 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Friends got an upgrade offer today for a Diamond Princess 25-day Beijing-Sydney cruise departing late Oct - Inside to Balcony for $750pp. I'm sure hoping to get one for our cruise on emerald in Nov :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt58203 Posted September 1, 2016 #29 Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) We are on its Oct 1 sailing. Haven't received any upsell email yet. Princess website currently shows October 1 as completely sold out so maybe they are in the upsell process. We're on Oct 8 sailing & haven't received any upsell offers either. We are perfectly fine with our IA inside that we booked 14 months out, but there are a few balcony's available. Although this happened with another cruiseline (Holland America)....back in December 2014 I booked an inside sideways cabin (I believe it was their 2nd highest cat. inside) for an Alaska Cruise/Tour departing June 2015. In January, the price had dropped $300 each. In February it dropped another $50 each. Within 10 days or so of the cruise I received an upsell offer and snagged a vista suite for $349 each. So, for two dollars less than I originally paid for an inside, I got their highest category vista suite mid-ship. Edited September 1, 2016 by jt58203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior Princess Posted September 1, 2016 #30 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Out of 7 cruises (so far) we have had 2 upgrades and 2 upsell offers. One upgrade (our first cruise) we were moved from a poor balcony to a great balcony. The second upgrade we were moved from a forward inside cabin on Crown Princess to a Caribe deck HC balcony cabin. An amazing upgrade. We declined the first upsell even though it was only something like $100 pp to change from a balcony to a mini as we wanted to keep C752. The aft-facing balcony was something we had booked on purpose and didn't want to lose it. the other upsell we took. We moved from an inside to a window mini. I won't count on any more upgrades or upsell offers but one never knows... :D We have never been offered an upgrade yet our daughter has been offered 1 upgrade a couple of years ago and 1 upsell last week, as we are cruising with them next year it remains to be seen if we are offered the same, we have been upgraded with P&O twice (almost ELITE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kir royale Posted September 1, 2016 #31 Share Posted September 1, 2016 We received a call from our agent today Upgrade from 2 oceanview to the family suite free of charge. Happy bunnies thanks Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpj39 Posted September 1, 2016 #32 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Was pleasantly surprised yesterday to receive an email re: upgrade offer from Deluxe Balcony to Mini-Suite. Always the skeptic, I checked out the location of the cabin before accepting. Regal Princess and New England, we're ready! Anyone else have the same luck recently? I got an email for upsell from my guarantee obstructed balcony BY to mini suite $149 per person. Since I am sole occupant it was 200% . 1st I was not going to take it, but giving it some thought I did take the upsell to mid ship Carib deck. Who knows when my guarantee cabin would be assigned, I hate not knowing my cabin location I never reserve a guarantee cabin . The price was right and nothing was available on Emerald deck. I like being on the Lower decks I am doing a B2B , this leg is only 5 days Canada & New England. Next leg is 10 days Caribbean NY to Fla obstructed balcony aft It will all work as long as there is no bad Atlantic weather in Oct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted September 2, 2016 #33 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Love hearing the upsell offers! We are booked in a BY guarantee on the Regal Christmas cruise. I will let you know where we land. If we land in a BY I will still be happy because we got a great deal on the cruise. Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlenascruising Posted September 2, 2016 #34 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) I got an upsell e-mail offer today but the phone was busy & all i could do was leave a message. Probs a good thing because i dont know what to do. Owners suite for $629 pp. Its a lot of money (& who know if its still available) but the aft location to me is so tempting. it would be a terrific surprise for my husband but again i was just able to leave a message & maybe thats a good thing. What do people think? forgot to say its the Royal Princess 10 day cruise. Edited September 2, 2016 by Marlenascruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpj39 Posted September 2, 2016 #35 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I got an upsell e-mail offer today but the phone was busy & all i could do was leave a message. Probs a good thing because i dont know what to do. Owners suite for $629 pp. Its a lot of money (& who know if its still available) but the aft location to me is so tempting. it would be a terrific surprise for my husband but again i was just able to leave a message & maybe thats a good thing. What do people think? forgot to say its the Royal Princess 10 day cruise. Don't worry someone will call you back I left a message and princess called me back at 8pm EDT, the nite I left the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlenascruising Posted September 2, 2016 #36 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) Don't worry someone will call you backI left a message and princess called me back at 8pm EDT, the nite I left the message. Thanks but forgot to say it was forwarded from TA so original e-mail was sent yesterday. Would you take the offer??? lol i already talked myself into taking the offer if they call. There were 2 kind of suites offered, but if the owner's suite is still available then yeah I have to :D Edited September 2, 2016 by Marlenascruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpj39 Posted September 2, 2016 #37 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I got an upsell e-mail offer today but the phone was busy & all i could do was leave a message. Probs a good thing because i dont know what to do. Owners suite for $629 pp. Its a lot of money (& who know if its still available) but the aft location to me is so tempting. it would be a terrific surprise for my husband but again i was just able to leave a message & maybe thats a good thing. What do people think? forgot to say its the Royal Princess 10 day cruise. Don't worry someone will call you back I left a message and princess called me back at 8pm EDT, the nite I left the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted September 3, 2016 #38 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Ron, Maybe i am missing something but how did you already get upsells for your 3 2017 cruises? It is not usually done until about 14 - 30 days out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted September 3, 2016 #39 Share Posted September 3, 2016 We turned down an upsell offer and still received a nice upgrade--albeit not as nice as the offer would have been. We were offered the upgrade from a Cat. BF guarantee to a suite. We ended up getting an accessible Cat. BB. Second leg of our b2b we ended up receiving a Cat. B2 on the Caribe Deck for our BF guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron the Rev Posted September 3, 2016 #40 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Ron, Maybe i am missing something but how did you already get upsells for your 3 2017 cruises? It is not usually done until about 14 - 30 days out. That did concern me a bit. I just hope that it was not a "fishing line" and that the final pricing of the suites will come down to, or lower than, the net upsell price .Time will tell if it was just a marketing ploy.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted September 3, 2016 #41 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Ron, Please jeep us informed. Never happened here before. Always right before sailings when cabins are not filling up. I do love my suites when i can get them. Where are you in the UK? My husband and i got married in Ipswich, Suffolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted October 13, 2016 #42 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Cabin assigned! For our Regal Christmas cruise we booked a BY obstructed balcony guarantee at a fantastic price. Today we were assigned a deluxe balcony, mid-aft, Marina deck(M617). We are close to the stairs(which we love to take), launderette, and are thrilled to have a couch. I also love the idea of being just one floor up to the Outrigger Bar. I may pack some ear plugs in case the Horizon is a problem. Marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallistaSkye Posted October 13, 2016 #43 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Cabin assigned! For our Regal Christmas cruise we booked a BY obstructed balcony guarantee at a fantastic price. Today we were assigned a deluxe balcony, mid-aft, Marina deck(M617). We are close to the stairs(which we love to take), launderette, and are thrilled to have a couch. I also love the idea of being just one floor up to the Outrigger Bar. I may pack some ear plugs in case the Horizon is a problem. Marie Yay! Congrats, that sounds like a really nice room! Good call on the earplugs though. But that's so cool you got such a nice location too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted October 13, 2016 #44 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Love that fairy!! Never met her, but always excited to hear when others have!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxstaff Posted October 13, 2016 #45 Share Posted October 13, 2016 We have never been offered an upgrade yet our daughter has been offered 1 upgrade a couple of years ago and 1 upsell last week, as we are cruising with them next year it remains to be seen if we are offered the same, we have been upgraded with P&O twice (almost ELITE) We have just got our cabin assignment for xmas and still in an inside but upgraded 4 levels.:) We're keeping our fingers crossed for you for Norway but you can drink your wine and enjoy the views in ours if not.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorenceItaly Posted October 14, 2016 #46 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Sorry, double post. Marie Edited October 14, 2016 by FlorenceItaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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