indygirl76 Posted March 21, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I'm currently booked for a five night, non peak season, cruise in an inside cabin. Carnival sent me an email with that title, offering an upgrade to a balcony for $520. I had no intention of accepting the offer (I like either insides or suites, not really an "in between" girl), but that sounded really high for the given cruise. So I did a mock booking, and the same cabin they tried to send me this "special upgrade offer!" on? would have cost $510 more than what I initially paid. Thanks but no thanks, Carnival! 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Shoes2Go Posted March 21, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Last several have been like this offer. No thanks.😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottacruises Posted March 21, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I've heard the term upgrade troll and I believe it... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted March 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I got an upgrade email yesterday, also for a 5-night cruise. $340 to move from an interior w/walkway to a balcony. It would be $450 more if we had upgraded on our own. No, thank you, we are happy where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosts Posted March 22, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I got an upgrade from a Lido balcony to a Cloud 9spa balcony for $32. 4 night cruise. I took it because it was cheaper then buying spa passes for two people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiatripman Posted March 22, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Got upgrade from obstructed balcony to extended balcony on 5 day for $32.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeASUGirl Posted March 22, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 22, 2019 4 hours ago, frosts said: I got an upgrade from a Lido balcony to a Cloud 9spa balcony for $32. 4 night cruise. I took it because it was cheaper then buying spa passes for two people. That's a legitimate upgrade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeASUGirl Posted March 22, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 22, 2019 4 hours ago, ZoeyVictoria said: I got an upgrade email yesterday, also for a 5-night cruise. $340 to move from an interior w/walkway to a balcony. What's an "interior with walkway"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWolver672 Posted March 22, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Just to be clear, none of the above were upgrades. They were upsells. An upgrade is free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted March 22, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 22, 2019 4 hours ago, DukeASUGirl said: What's an "interior with walkway"? One of the best values on the ship, an interior 4J. The cabins on the very front of the ship, usually six across on Decks 6 through 10, have windows that look out onto a “walkway” or almost-secret deck. Nobody can see into your window during the day, at night you need to keep the curtains closed for privacy. The best part is that the door to the almost-secret deck is just a few feet from your cabin door, so you have paid a few dollars a day more for a window and easy access to a deck across the front of the ship that is almost always yours alone. There are usually a few more people out there on embarkation day sail away, after that only the people in those front cabins go out there. The cabins on the front corners are usually set up as partially handicapped accessible; they have two twin beds that do not convert into a king, but they are huge for an interior, about 220 square feet. The other four are the normal configuration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted March 22, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, RWolver672 said: Just to be clear, none of the above were upgrades. They were upsells. An upgrade is free. You are right, I should have used quotes around “upgrade”. I was referring to the subject line of the email, “ZoeyVictoria, you qualify for a stateroom upgrade.” Definitely not an upgrade, just Carnival presenting an upsell in a positive manner 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indygirl76 Posted March 22, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted March 22, 2019 14 hours ago, ZoeyVictoria said: I got an upgrade email yesterday, also for a 5-night cruise. $340 to move from an interior w/walkway to a balcony. It would be $450 more if we had upgraded on our own. No, thank you, we are happy where we are. Hey, at least yours involved a discount, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottacruises Posted March 22, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 22, 2019 7 hours ago, RWolver672 said: Just to be clear, none of the above were upgrades. They were upsells. An upgrade is free. So if I pay $2000 and upgrade my wardrobe I didn't really upgrade it? I upselled it? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinto18 Posted March 22, 2019 #14 Share Posted March 22, 2019 yes pet peeve...upgrade just means to improve or raise the standard..nothing to do with cost. We upgraded from a cove balcony to a spa balcony ( and yes we spent $200 to do it) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted March 22, 2019 #15 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 12:28 PM, indygirl76 said: I'm currently booked for a five night, non peak season, cruise in an inside cabin. Carnival sent me an email with that title, offering an upgrade to a balcony for $520. I had no intention of accepting the offer (I like either insides or suites, not really an "in between" girl), but that sounded really high for the given cruise. So I did a mock booking, and the same cabin they tried to send me this "special upgrade offer!" on? would have cost $510 more than what I initially paid. Thanks but no thanks, Carnival! 😂😂 Haha, yep...I have gotten plenty of these sweet 'upgrade' offers over the years. We always book balconies, so its always upsell to a Suite. Often for the same price as what it would have been if we had booked the Suite to begin with. I think they are hoping they rope in people who are just excited to see the offer and dont spend the time to look at the price or think it through... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indygirl76 Posted March 22, 2019 Author #16 Share Posted March 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, elcuchio24 said: Haha, yep...I have gotten plenty of these sweet 'upgrade' offers over the years. We always book balconies, so its always upsell to a Suite. Often for the same price as what it would have been if we had booked the Suite to begin with. I think they are hoping they rope in people who are just excited to see the offer and don't spend the time to look at the price or think it through... Re the part I bolded - I think so too. And the best/worst part is, it must be at least a little bit successful if they keep doing it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWolver672 Posted March 22, 2019 #17 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Lottacruises said: So if I pay $2000 and upgrade my wardrobe I didn't really upgrade it? I upselled it? There is a difference between cruising and buying clothes. The cruising industry will offer to move you to a better (sometimes) cabin for free which is an upgrade. They will also offer a better cabin (again sometimes) but you will have to pay extra for it. That is an upsell. They are selling you the better cabin. They use to offer upgrades a lot more than what they do now. And now a lot of the upsells aren't much less than what you would have paid for that cabin had you booked it originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted March 22, 2019 #18 Share Posted March 22, 2019 59 minutes ago, indygirl76 said: Re the part I bolded - I think so too. And the best/worst part is, it must be at least a little bit successful if they keep doing it! For sure. Do your do diligence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted March 22, 2019 #19 Share Posted March 22, 2019 This morning, I upgraded from a cove balcony to a lido deck balcony on the Dream for $36. I'm pretty happy about that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosts Posted March 22, 2019 #20 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Per everyone's suggestion, I ran the cabin I got for my upgrade/upsell and it would have cost me $260. 00 more than I paid. So it turned out to be a good deal for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted March 22, 2019 #21 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 12:28 PM, indygirl76 said: I'm currently booked for a five night, non peak season, cruise in an inside cabin. Carnival sent me an email with that title, offering an upgrade to a balcony for $520. I had no intention of accepting the offer (I like either insides or suites, not really an "in between" girl), but that sounded really high for the given cruise. So I did a mock booking, and the same cabin they tried to send me this "special upgrade offer!" on? would have cost $510 more than what I initially paid. Thanks but no thanks, Carnival! 😂😂 Not sure I understand the math and initial in reference to your pricing, but not important. I am stuck however on your inside or suite comment. I assume you have stayed in both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indygirl76 Posted March 22, 2019 Author #22 Share Posted March 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said: 1 - Not sure I understand the math and initial in reference to your pricing, but not important. 2 - I am stuck however on your inside or suite comment. I assume you have stayed in both? Couldn't figure out how to split the quote, whoops! 🙂 1 - They were offering me a "deal" for $520, which I could have called and booked myself for $510. Thanks, Carnival! Lol. The "sounded really high" was just based on typical upsell offers that people post they've received, plus the part where I'm sailing non-peak time, etc. 2 - Yep, I've stayed in both, as well as ocean view and balcony once each. I like different things about Inside vs Suite (obviously, haha), but don't find OV or balcony worth any extra spend over the inside when I'm sailing by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted March 22, 2019 #23 Share Posted March 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, indygirl76 said: Couldn't figure out how to split the quote, whoops! 🙂 1 - They were offering me a "deal" for $520, which I could have called and booked myself for $510. Thanks, Carnival! Lol. The "sounded really high" was just based on typical upsell offers that people post they've received, plus the part where I'm sailing non-peak time, etc. 2 - Yep, I've stayed in both, as well as ocean view and balcony once each. I like different things about Inside vs Suite (obviously, haha), but don't find OV or balcony worth any extra spend over the inside when I'm sailing by myself. Interesting on the rooms, can understand it especially if traveling alone. I am surprised that the price offered was more then you could get. I initially thought it was in comparison to what you COULD have gotten back when you booked not current. Huh, at any rate thanks for the reply. We have stayed in almost every type of room Carnival has except inside. Recommendation is when it can work, try a balcony for the right place sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djptcp Posted March 23, 2019 #24 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I recently received "You are eligible for an upgrade" email and I took it. We went from an obstructed balcony cabin on the Legend to an extended (unobstructed) balcony for only $64 total. We usually take these upsell offers, but never had one as inexpensive as this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottacruises Posted March 23, 2019 #25 Share Posted March 23, 2019 6 hours ago, RWolver672 said: There is a difference between cruising and buying clothes. The cruising industry will offer to move you to a better (sometimes) cabin for free which is an upgrade. They will also offer a better cabin (again sometimes) but you will have to pay extra for it. That is an upsell. They are selling you the better cabin. They use to offer upgrades a lot more than what they do now. And now a lot of the upsells aren't much less than what you would have paid for that cabin had you booked it originally. Thanks. So if I go to buy a shirt then for $40, and they offer me a presumably better one for $60.00 then that's NOT an upsell because it's clothing. Got it. So then that would be an upgrade I guess. So is the term "free upgrade" an oxymoron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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