I reserved a Carnival Cruise for July of next year with a level 8 balcony stateroom and my travel agent talked me into not reserving a specific room and opting into a plan if there is a suite available they will upgrade me. What I want to know is if anyone has done this before and if it works?
2006-09-02 02:53:56 · 7 answers · asked by bornstni 1 in Travel ➔ Cruise Travel
I am travel agent and I would say it works at least 50% of the time. It is a great option to do... You don't need to know your room number ahead of time and if there is a chance to get a suite...
2006-09-02 03:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by Sam468 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is really no rhyme or reason to trying to figure out upgrades when you book a gty room. Sometimes you get the cat that you booked, other times you get a decent upgrade. Another thing to do is watch for price drops. For example I booked a cat 4 gty. I found out I was assigned a room at a 4c. I checked the prices and saw that they went down and the cat 6 gty was the same price now as the cat 4gty when I booked. I called my TA and they gave me a 6b. Moral of the story, keep an eye on the prices and use price changes to your advantage.
2006-09-03 05:10:04 · answer #2 · answered by Sportsterjohn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how full they are and during the summer they are pretty full with families who often want a suite to accommodate their kids. General speaking, suites do sell out way in advance so an upgrade is less likely to happened compared to getting an upgrade when you book a much lower deck. Good luck.
2006-09-03 17:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by lisamisc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've reserved on a guarantee twice and was upgraded from an inside cabin to an oceanview both times. the last time, though, we had to wait until their no-show list before we were assigned a cabin. it was very frustrating. after that, i'm not sure i will do it again.
2006-09-02 12:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by jenms2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been on 2 cruises and they upgraded us both times. We purchased a guarenteed ocean view and they upgraded us to balcony. It was pretty sweet!!!!!
2006-09-03 17:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
100%
2006-09-02 02:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you trust your travel agent?
I hope all of my clients trust me
2006-09-02 03:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by intriguedtravel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋