elbodans Posted November 20, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I fully understand that based on how I booked, this may not be possible. So if the answer here is "you can't do that" I totally get it. I booked a last minute 10-day sailing on the Divina. I paid for a guarantee balcony. I've since received a bid opportunity to upgrade, which I am not going to do because I am solo and to bid you have to pay the double occupancy rate. Note that I did NOT pay a 100% single supplement, as MSC has dropped that and in fact that's the reason I booked this sailing. Thank you, MSC, for making it more reasonable to cruise solo! I have since been assigned a cabin and it is all the way forward on deck 9 so it has one of those metal balconies. Will I die if I have to have a metal balcony? No. I'll be totally fine. However if there is a way for me to pay a reasonable amount for a "regular" glass balcony--so a cabin a bit less forward--I'm happy to do that. Is there a way to do that and if so, how would I go about that? I booked direct with MSC, not with a TA. I'm just not going to bid to pay significantly more to MAYBE get a better balcony. I was already auto upgraded from Bella to a Fantastica balcony, but I'm 100% certain this Fantastica balcony has a metal balcony; I checked on a bunch of cruise map sites. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1962 Posted November 20, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Based on my experience, the only way to guarantee a better location is to call MSC and see what the price will be for a different cabin location. You will likely be locked into the rate structure you originally booked, not any current promotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted November 20, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) I do not believe you can change the cabin assigned, but always worth a call if you have the time. About your last paragraph - the “metal” balconies could be considered “Fantastica Obstructed Balcony.” The Divina is a beautiful ship, we have sailed on her several times, actually met someone in the Steakhouse who was sailing solo and said she was having a wonderful time. The Atrium is a lovely place to enjoy music and meet people and relax before and after dinner. Edited November 20, 2022 by cellfree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted November 20, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Doesn’t hurt to phone MSC and ask. We upgraded our room on our upcoming cruise on Divina from obstructed view balcony to a premium however we booked Fantastica so we had chosen our first room. When I noticed an aft balcony became available I wanted it so I used that as my “1 free Fantastica change” It was $275 less than our original room which they honored. It was before final payment though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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