Would you do it?

[slugger44]

We are already booked in a Royal Suite on the Solstice. Just received an offer to upgrade to a Penthouse Suite for minimum bid of $500.00 pp. What would the advantages be to upgrading? Looks like all suites are sold out for our sailing.

[morpheusofthesea]

8 minutes ago, slugger44 said:

We are already booked in a Royal Suite on the Solstice. Just received an offer to upgrade to a Penthouse Suite for minimum bid of $500.00 pp. What would the advantages be to upgrading? Looks like all suites are sold out for our sailing.

Yes, if only for the larger balcony. 

[the penguins]

7 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

Yes, if only for the larger balcony. 

A $1000 for a larger balcony? For that price I would want to take it home 🤣

[Sox Fan Cruiser]

I would do it!  But that’s a personal choice and what people could afford. I would love to try a penthouse. But be careful. You would get spoiled. I tried a Sky suite “once” and can’t go back!  🤪

[sunpsyche]

I would do it in a heartbeat!

[canderson]

It's probably what I'd call a 'backfill' bid, designed to assure that if the current 'owners' have to cancel for any reason, X will be able to fill it and garner the additional revenue.

 

We had the same opportunity to bid from our RS on Reflection but the PS was booked well over a year ago.

[chemmo]

We are regular RS and PH cruisers on S class.
 

Perks the same for both suites. We have received excellent service in both suite categories. 
 

The S PH is quite simply a decadence of light and space…The bathroom is big enough to host a party in.
 

However, in terms of amenities it really doesn’t practically inside offer much more than the RS…
 

Both have separate shower and jacuzzi bath in the main bathroom.
Second shower in PH, RS only has WC and sink.

The PH dining area and wet bar are more spacious but the RS dining area is not lacking space.

The PH balcony is a lot bigger than the RS balcony. We particularly enjoy the covered area.
 

If you are cruising with others (family/friends) then the PH is a great venue for hosting sail aways etc.

 

If you are cruising with children or third/fourth adult the second bathroom and additional space make the PH a much better option.

 

OP…If you fancy trying go for it…

[Cruise a holic]

The $500 pp might be a starting bid- so perhaps others might bid much more.  The Royal suite is great.  So depending upon your budget if you want the experience do it.

[Georgia_Peaches]

We are on Solstice in March in a RS. I’d probably throw in the bid just to see but having been in the RS several times, I’m perfectly happy there. Now if it was a PH on one of the smaller ships that face aft, it would be a no brainer. 
 

btw, was the $500 an opening bid?  If so, what was the bid range or high end bid? (Do they offer a range like NCL?)

[NutsAboutGolf]

I enjoy a balcony no matter what but greatly prefer a large balcony when there are things to see besides open ocean.

[slugger44]

Thank you everyone, we just put in a bid.

[chemmo]

4 minutes ago, slugger44 said:

Thank you everyone, we just put in a bid.

Sincere best wishes.  
 

However, if your bid is not successful look out for cruises as they become available…We have frequently booked PH suites only to see RS as expensive a month or two later…

 

The additional beauty of booking early is then you do know you have the upgraded room and can research and plan…part of the pleasure of a cruise…

 

Once again sincere best wishes for your cruise, be it RS or PH…

[slugger44]

Thank you for the tip Chemmo.

[D C]

You were already way beyond our budget by booking a suite to begin with. 😄

[chemmo]

7 hours ago, slugger44 said:

Thank you for the tip Chemmo.

We presently have the Silhouette PH booked for March. We booked it shortly after it opened. Both PH suites went quickly as did two of the RS. RSs then increased in price to just below what we had paid for the PH. No RS left now CS have increased in price.