emoorehead Posted January 16, 2022 #1 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I just got a visit from the upgrade fairy for my Jan 31 sailing on the Sunshine. Moving from an interior on deck 2 up to a balcony on deck 8 for a total of $170. I jumped right on that. 😎😎😎 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwcruiselover Posted January 16, 2022 #2 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Great upgrade for a fabulous price. Congrats! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted January 16, 2022 #3 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Good for you! Please give them my booking numbers and tell them to call me 24/7. Never had an upsell offer in 15 years. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoorehead Posted January 16, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted January 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, mondello said: Good for you! Please give them my booking numbers and tell them to call me 24/7. Never had an upsell offer in 15 years. Go into your booking and check your to do list in the cruise manager. That's where I found mine. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellusionz Posted January 16, 2022 #5 Share Posted January 16, 2022 How soon before a cruise departs do they usually call about upgrade offers/show up on the website? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoorehead Posted January 16, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Ellusionz said: How soon before a cruise departs do they usually call about upgrade offers/show up on the website? We are sailing 2 weeks from tomorrow. They didn't call me. I opened my cruise manager to look at my to-do list and it said there was an upgrade available for me. I don't know how long it was sitting there before I saw it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof3cruisers Posted January 16, 2022 #7 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ellusionz said: How soon before a cruise departs do they usually call about upgrade offers/show up on the website? I don’t sail until Feb 28th and got an offer about a week ago. Sadly, I already had a balcony so it was $500 for the grand suite. Nope. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted January 16, 2022 #8 Share Posted January 16, 2022 They're busy scrambling to fill cabins, I wouldn't expect this number of recent upsell offers to continue longer than the spate of cancellation from Covid/Omicron. I'm sure this new method of tucking the offer into To-Do lists is easier than calling endlessly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clginal Posted January 17, 2022 #9 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I sail at the end of Feb & got an email a few days ago. I didn't take because I already have balcony, it was for Ocean Suite for just under $600.....but, the cabins are over a canopy. No thanks...I like to see mostly water, not this huge white roof. I did not receive a call......came through email......and I see it on my account. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted January 17, 2022 #10 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, emoorehead said: I just got a visit from the upgrade fairy for my Jan 31 sailing on the Sunshine. Moving from an interior on deck 2 up to a balcony on deck 8 for a total of $170. I jumped right on that. 😎😎😎 I've read on here where some folks were being moved from deck two for free to higher decks. As deck two was supposedly converted to the covid floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo4Life Posted January 17, 2022 #11 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Great deal for you, have a great cruise! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted January 17, 2022 #12 Share Posted January 17, 2022 What is the area code they call from? I usually don’t answer out of state, but don’t want to miss a good upgrade…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoorehead Posted January 17, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, BasicSailor said: I've read on here where some folks were being moved from deck two for free to higher decks. As deck two was supposedly converted to the covid floor. My original booking was for deck one and they moved me to deck 2 for free stating that the cabin I had originally booked was going to be unavailable at the time of my sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted January 17, 2022 #14 Share Posted January 17, 2022 7 hours ago, kona_wahine said: What is the area code they call from? I usually don’t answer out of state, but don’t want to miss a good upgrade…. Area Code 305, usually. Note that 786 covers the same area (Miami) as an overlay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keywest1 Posted January 17, 2022 #15 Share Posted January 17, 2022 For our 2-20-22 Magic cruise, we initially booked a deluxe ocean view cabin on deck 2 for ~$1400. We got a price drop of ~400 a couple of months ago, so ~$1000 for two including taxes, port fees and gratuities. Went into booking one morning and we had been upgraded to a Deck 8 forward balcony free of charge. Got the upgrade offer last week for $624 total for Grand suite which included taxes, port fees, and extra grats for suite, so $1624 all in for two, which is around $200 pp more than our original deluxe OV. Checked price for Grand Suite on mock booking, and we are paying half the price of a new booking. Can't imagine us ever getting a price like that again, so we grabbed it. Now if we can manage not to test positive and not have our cruise cancelled.....⛱️ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelkel2 Posted January 17, 2022 #16 Share Posted January 17, 2022 People getting moved off deck 2, I can’t help to think that’s so they can set up a covid quarantine area. Nice upgrade though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted January 17, 2022 #17 Share Posted January 17, 2022 We had an L-shaped balcony on Freedom for this Sunday's sailing. I always keep an eye out for empty cabins. Saw the aft wrap next to my L-shape open up. Have always wanted to sail in one. Called my pvp, and upsold for $300 - a bargain on top of the low price I had paid for my L-shaped. Someone grabbed my former cabin within a few hours. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoorehead Posted January 17, 2022 Author #18 Share Posted January 17, 2022 51 minutes ago, keywest1 said: For our 2-20-22 Magic cruise, we initially booked a deluxe ocean view cabin on deck 2 for ~$1400. We got a price drop of ~400 a couple of months ago, so ~$1000 for two including taxes, port fees and gratuities. Went into booking one morning and we had been upgraded to a Deck 8 forward balcony free o Now if we can manage not to test positive and not have our cruise cancelled.....⛱️ Exactly!!! This last 2 weeks is very unnerving. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoorehead Posted January 17, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted January 17, 2022 32 minutes ago, kelkel2 said: People getting moved off deck 2, I can’t help to think that’s so they can set up a covid quarantine area. Nice upgrade though! They moved us off of deck one up to deck two. I got an email that said my cabin assignment had been changed because the cabin I booked on deck one would "not be in service" at the time of my sailing. Then I got the upgrade offer later. I think they are using Deck 1 as the quarantine area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan58 Posted January 17, 2022 #20 Share Posted January 17, 2022 My neighbor got a "Free" email offer from Carnival. He jumped on a "Suite" deal for some ridiculous price sailing in February 2022. Nice!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellusionz Posted January 19, 2022 #21 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) On 1/17/2022 at 8:02 AM, jetsfan58 said: My neighbor got a "Free" email offer from Carnival. He jumped on a "Suite" deal for some ridiculous price sailing in February 2022. Nice!!! I did this one also, was $150pp plus the fees. Includes drinks on us in the casino. Edited January 19, 2022 by Ellusionz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figdu Posted January 20, 2022 #22 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 9:23 PM, kona_wahine said: What is the area code they call from? I usually don’t answer out of state, but don’t want to miss a good upgrade…. The phone number is 305-599-2600. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSea Posted January 20, 2022 #23 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/17/2022 at 6:27 AM, keywest1 said: For our 2-20-22 Magic cruise, we initially booked a deluxe ocean view cabin on deck 2 for ~$1400. We got a price drop of ~400 a couple of months ago, so ~$1000 for two including taxes, port fees and gratuities. Went into booking one morning and we had been upgraded to a Deck 8 forward balcony free of charge. Got the upgrade offer last week for $624 total for Grand suite which included taxes, port fees, and extra grats for suite, so $1624 all in for two, which is around $200 pp more than our original deluxe OV. Checked price for Grand Suite on mock booking, and we are paying half the price of a new booking. Can't imagine us ever getting a price like that again, so we grabbed it. Now if we can manage not to test positive and not have our cruise cancelled.....⛱️ is the deluxe OV the scenic OV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keywest1 Posted January 20, 2022 #24 Share Posted January 20, 2022 6 hours ago, DrSea said: is the deluxe OV the scenic OV? No, I believe the scenic OV are the cabins at the very front with the window nearly the size of the wall. The deluxe OV is just a bit bigger with a 2nd washroom with tub and sink in addition to the full BR. Those scenic OV's look awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingguy007 Posted January 20, 2022 #25 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 3:30 PM, emoorehead said: We are sailing 2 weeks from tomorrow. They didn't call me. I opened my cruise manager to look at my to-do list and it said there was an upgrade available for me. I don't know how long it was sitting there before I saw it. So this is usually only available after final payment? Or is it anytime? I've been checking and haven't seen anything but I still have two weeks or so to make final payment. I figured I'd wait to see if there were any upgrades but if they don't initiate these offers until after final payment then it's for naught. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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