Margaretealexander Posted September 4, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Curious to know if the upgrade fairy has hit anyone and you were upgraded without bidding or paying more? If yes, what was your upgrade from and to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted September 4, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Yes. Our first time on MSC was a Mediterranean cruise in April 2019. We booked an aft balcony deck 11 and the night before our cruise we were in Rome and I opened my reservation on the MSC site and noticed they moved us to a room on deck 15. I was upset because I had taken so much time choosing the room we originally had and I had already printed out my luggage tags with the original room #. I called MSC and the very nice rep explained to me that we were given a complimentary upgrade to a balcony in the Yacht Club and we would have free drinks and many other benefits. We felt like we hit the lottery lol. It was fantastic So fast forward to this year we are sailing on the same ship again (Divina) on 11/14th. I again chose an aft balcony and I looked back on our original reservation from 2019 and realized I chose the exact same room again. So I’m hoping it’s a lucky # for us and we’ll get another upgrade lol😉 Edited September 4, 2021 by styles27 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisichka Posted September 5, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 5, 2021 49 minutes ago, styles27 said: Yes. Our first time on MSC was a Mediterranean cruise in April 2019. We booked an aft balcony deck 11 and the night before our cruise we were in Rome and I opened my reservation on the MSC site and noticed they moved us to a room on deck 15. I was upset because I had taken so much time choosing the room we originally had and I had already printed out my luggage tags with the original room #. I called MSC and the very nice rep explained to me that we were given a complimentary upgrade to a balcony in the Yacht Club and we would have free drinks and many other benefits. We felt like we hit the lottery lol. It was fantastic So fast forward to this year we are sailing on the same ship again (Divina) on 11/14th. I again chose an aft balcony and I looked back on our original reservation from 2019 and realized I chose the exact same room again. So I’m hoping it’s a lucky # for us and we’ll get another upgrade lol😉 I have an aft facing cabin on deck 11 as well. Here’s to hoping! pS: what cabin is so good you chose it twice? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted September 5, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Lisichka said: I have an aft facing cabin on deck 11 as well. Here’s to hoping! pS: what cabin is so good you chose it twice? Nice! When are you cruising? We have 11270 Our first cruise I searched on YouTube for “MSC Divina aft cabins” and that room happened to have a nice video showing the whole room and balcony. I had read on here that some aft balconies are shallow and I wanted to be sure we had a nice big balcony. This time I chose it for the #. My birth month 11 and my favorite # 27 Just so weird that out of all the rooms I could have chosen I chose the same one twice. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniseatnycs Posted September 6, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 6, 2021 With MSC we nearly always book an inside and to date have always had a free upgrade to oceanview. Didn't think it was going to happen on our September 14th sailing but it came this morning. Not expecting it next time September 22nd) as we are YC inside lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretealexander Posted September 7, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted September 7, 2021 12 hours ago, deniseatnycs said: With MSC we nearly always book an inside and to date have always had a free upgrade to oceanview. Didn't think it was going to happen on our September 14th sailing but it came this morning. Not expecting it next time September 22nd) as we are YC inside lol Would love to hear if they upgrade your YC interior to a balcony or if they just send you a chance to bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniseatnycs Posted September 7, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 7, 2021 22 hours ago, Margaretealexander said: Would love to hear if they upgrade your YC interior to a balcony or if they just send you a chance to bid. upgrade bid came a while back tempted but didn't bother in the end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver0311 Posted September 8, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 8, 2021 same here. YC Interior (9/25 Mera) and got the email to upgrade, going to pass since I'm traveling solo and don't want to pay the upgrade fee. I can only hope that they get over booked with upgrades to YC interiors, but I doubt it based on the reports on ship capacities being so low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MarkusToe Posted September 8, 2021 #9 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Booked SD3 2BR suite, MSC cancelled. Downgrade is not allowed by german law without penalty. Got upgrade to YCP .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealynx Posted September 9, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 9, 2021 On a two night Amsterdam - Hamburg - Amsterdam cruise I booked an inside and got a balcony cabin. Great surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikoffclan Posted September 10, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 10, 2021 My first MSC cruise was on Seaside May 2018. Had an inside guarantee and was upgraded to a balcony. Score!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom01 Posted September 12, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 3:21 AM, styles27 said: Nice! When are you cruising? We have 11270 Our first cruise I searched on YouTube for “MSC Divina aft cabins” and that room happened to have a nice video showing the whole room and balcony. I had read on here that some aft balconies are shallow and I wanted to be sure we had a nice big balcony. This time I chose it for the #. My birth month 11 and my favorite # 27 Just so weird that out of all the rooms I could have chosen I chose the same one twice. 😉 Lol, my birthday date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phissy Posted September 12, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) We were sailing YC Deluxe suite on Meraviglia. Deck 15. 4 cabins down from RS. First day of sailing, noticed RS door open and asst.butler finishing up inside. Asked if I could take pics before guests check in. Butler mentioned it would not be occupied for cruise. Asked if we were interested. YES. Concierge called and got OK to give it to us. What a great week. Mediterranean . Edited September 12, 2021 by phissy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare alyssamma Posted September 12, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 12, 2021 26 minutes ago, phissy said: We were sailing YC Deluxe suite on Meraviglia. Deck 15. 4 cabins down from RS. First day of sailing, noticed RS door open and asst.butler finishing up inside. Asked if I could take pics before guests check in. Butler mentioned it would not be occupied for cruise. Asked if we were interested. YES. Concierge called and got OK to give it to us. What a great week. Mediterranean . WOW! They gave it to you as in you didn't pay anything for it? If so, that's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phissy Posted September 12, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, alyssamma said: WOW! They gave it to you as in you didn't pay anything for it? If so, that's amazing. They offered it to us for $100. I asked, per day? “ no, total”. Of course, we agreed. We gave Butler a very nice tip😉 Edited September 12, 2021 by phissy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare alyssamma Posted September 12, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, phissy said: They offered it to us for $100. I asked, per day? “ no, total”. Of course, we agreed. We gave Butler a very nice tip😉 Insane...congrats, sure you enjoyed it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelleherdl Posted September 12, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Why stop at asking if an upgrade is possible? If you can swing it with your schedule ask if you can stay on the ship, and for how little. Revenue and staff tips are real considerations. Turn that 4 or 3 day into a 7 day. With just the minor inconvenience of the turnaround COVID test and maybe some port fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted September 12, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 12, 2021 5 hours ago, phissy said: We were sailing YC Deluxe suite on Meraviglia. Deck 15. 4 cabins down from RS. First day of sailing, noticed RS door open and asst.butler finishing up inside. Asked if I could take pics before guests check in. Butler mentioned it would not be occupied for cruise. Asked if we were interested. YES. Concierge called and got OK to give it to us. What a great week. Mediterranean . WOW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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