buying an upgrade onboard

[ciskadeg]

Did anyone buy an upgrade when they got onboard? Was it a better price then the offer you get 2 weeks prior to the cruise?

[Kamloops50]

If aviable you'll pay the same onboard as you pay ahead of time.

[DaveOKC]

19 hours ago, Kamloops50 said:

If aviable you'll pay the same onboard as you pay ahead of time.

Since the offer the OP mentioned is likely from a "paid upgrade" email, it very well may not be honored onboard.  These emails, at the two weeks out point, are generally very good deals and naturally go very fast.  IMO, if you get an upsell offer email you like, grab it quickly as the better cabins involved will go fast.  By the time you get onboard cabin selection likely will be limited.

[Tampa Girl]

20 hours ago, Kamloops50 said:

If aviable you'll pay the same onboard as you pay ahead of time.

 

 

Not always!  As soon as we boarded the 2018 Grand Asia in Seattle, we asked the front desk for an offer on a NS from a verandah.  They told us to wait until the ship had finished boarding in LA, which was the cruise's official "embarkation " point, 7 days later in LA.  At that time we were offered (and accepted) an offer for about half the published price.  Since we had already paid for a verandah, the actual discount for the NS was about 25 - 30% deduction.   We thought that it was well worth it for a 3-month cruise.  I think it just depends on the length of the cruise, the number of unsold cabins, and the class of the unsold cabins.  We are hoping for the same luck on the '24 WC - lol!

[HamOp]

23 minutes ago, Tampa Girl said:

 

 

Not always!  As soon as we boarded the 2018 Grand Asia in Seattle, we asked the front desk for an offer on a NS from a verandah.  They told us to wait until the ship had finished boarding in LA, which was the cruise's official "embarkation " point, 7 days later in LA.  At that time we were offered (and accepted) an offer for about half the published price.  Since we had already paid for a verandah, the actual discount for the NS was about 25 - 30% deduction.   We thought that it was well worth it for a 3-month cruise.  I think it just depends on the length of the cruise, the number of unsold cabins, and the class of the unsold cabins.  We are hoping for the same luck on the '24 WC - lol!

It never hurts to ask.  Worst they can say is "No".  Nice  upgrade!

[ciskadeg]

Thanks a lot for your comments. We now have a Spa inside and we will see if onboard there is a upgrade possible. We love the cabin we booked so an upgrade will be a bonus but it isn't worth to pay € 1400,00 euro's for it. 

[ciskadeg]

There are still a lot of veranda's available so we'll see if it's possible if we got a better deal i will let you know😀