RADGIRL80 Posted September 22, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hi, My husband and I are sailing on the Norwegian Getaway in early November. We booked a mini suite guarantee and got assigned a mid ship one on deck 9 right above la cucina. The B6 balconies (large but forward) are currently priced $140 more total. We use our balconies a TON on sea days. We prefer the quiet of our balcony to the public decks. I'm not even sure it would be allowed to pay extra to go from our mini suite to a balcony since it's not technically an upgrade. Anyone have experience with this? I don't want to lose our current perks: $100 OBC, beverage package, and 4 meal SDP. Another option is to try and upsell to the haven at under 30 days. But I'm not willing to pay more than $1,500 total to do that. If I risk waiting, the B6 will most likely be gone by then. What would you do? Stay put, try for a B6 (not sure this is even possible), or try for a haven suite at under 30 days? Thanks in advance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishguy1970 Posted September 22, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hi, My husband and I are sailing on the Norwegian Getaway in early November. We booked a mini suite guarantee and got assigned a mid ship one on deck 9 right above la cucina. The B6 balconies (large but forward) are currently priced $140 more total. We use our balconies a TON on sea days. We prefer the quiet of our balcony to the public decks. I'm not even sure it would be allowed to pay extra to go from our mini suite to a balcony since it's not technically an upgrade. Anyone have experience with this? I don't want to lose our current perks: $100 OBC, beverage package, and 4 meal SDP. Another option is to try and upsell to the haven at under 30 days. But I'm not willing to pay more than $1,500 total to do that. If I risk waiting, the B6 will most likely be gone by then. What would you do? Stay put, try for a B6 (not sure this is even possible), or try for a haven suite at under 30 days? Thanks in advance!! I would try for the HAven suite. If you rebook you will lose your perks and get the new ones available at least that is been my experience. For instance right now we are Balcony mid ship and we sail un 39 days, there are tons of suites available not to mention mini suites we are waiting to upsell naybe even get free upgrade...if that becomes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted September 22, 2016 #3 Share Posted September 22, 2016 If you like the cabin you currently are in, I would wait and try for the Haven suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lov2sun Posted September 22, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 22, 2016 You might not have the option of the "traditional upsell" as it has been reported for Getaway cruises after Oct 29th, NCL is testing out the bidding system for higher category cabins. I am sailing end of Nov and still to receive this email invitation, but it has been reported that several have, including those who originally booked inside cabins. I am in a mini guarantee booked in January, so not sure what the criteria is for being "invited to bid"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcwingwalker Posted September 22, 2016 #5 Share Posted September 22, 2016 You might not have the option of the "traditional upsell" as it has been reported for Getaway cruises after Oct 29th, NCL is testing out the bidding system for higher category cabins. I am sailing end of Nov and still to receive this email invitation, but it has been reported that several have, including those who originally booked inside cabins. I am in a mini guarantee booked in January, so not sure what the criteria is for being "invited to bid"? Good Lord! What's next maybe auctions at the dock for the Haven. I've done a suite once and IMO the way the pricing is going it's not a win for the passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted September 23, 2016 #6 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Choose what suits your need. The haven suite is already out since it doesn't fit your budget. B6 is the best bet having a large balcony that you will make use of the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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