Liberty Suite Perks - Worth $700 more?

[mitchpam]

If you are booked ES no downgrading is allowed.

 

Even if we cancel and re-book? I know there will be the fee, but we would still end up with a big savings... right? We are kinda waiting to see if there is a bonus this summer or not... if not, than we may just downgrade.... we'll see. I will be happy with the suite, but if we can save a few hundred bucks I can be just as happy in a balcony. :) Thanks for your help firefly

[Family Travel Story]

I know on some lines, that if you book a suite, you at least get priority seating for the shows. For example on NCL, our butler would escort us down to a reserved area. Is this true on Carnival?

 

The biggest problem with getting a suite for the first time, is that you get use to it, and then feel the need to keep booking them, such as we have done.

[elcuchio24]

For the owners suite, I would pay that. For an Ocean Suite, no. We got an upgrade to an ocean suite on Liberty but it was for far less $. Do it for the room, not for the perks, as there really aren't any.

[gooselover]

From what I understand, the ONLY perks you get with a Carnival suite is priority Embark & debarkation. PERIOD. Yes, the room is bigger, but on the Jr Suites, the balcony is the same size as a regular balcony room - 34 sq ft I believe. Now, when you go to an Ocean View, that balcony is about the same size as an aft extended balcony.

 

On RCL's Liberty of the Seas last fall, DH and I had a Jr. Suite. The room was heaven and the balcony, too. Priority Embark & Debark and double points on the Crown & Anchor, but that was it. But at least you got the double points! Carnival you get nothing..... And yes, once you have a suite, it is probably hard to go back to a balcony.

 

But back to a regular balcony we are and saving the $700. We got our balcony, tax everything - total of $1271 for the both of us. Can't beat that for a 7 day cruise in my opinion.

[mitchpam]

From what I understand, the ONLY perks you get with a Carnival suite is priority Embark & debarkation. PERIOD. Yes, the room is bigger, but on the Jr Suites, the balcony is the same size as a regular balcony room - 34 sq ft I believe. Now, when you go to an Ocean View, that balcony is about the same size as an aft extended balcony.

 

On RCL's Liberty of the Seas last fall, DH and I had a Jr. Suite. The room was heaven and the balcony, too. Priority Embark & Debark and double points on the Crown & Anchor, but that was it. But at least you got the double points! Carnival you get nothing..... And yes, once you have a suite, it is probably hard to go back to a balcony.

 

But back to a regular balcony we are and saving the $700. We got our balcony, tax everything - total of $1271 for the both of us. Can't beat that for a 7 day cruise in my opinion.

 

Sounds like good planning to me... I had too many stars in my eyes when I was planning our cruise, but *sometimes* you just gotta go for it and have that experience... drive the Jaguar instead of the Pinto, even if only for a day (or 7!). we'll see if we switch in a few weeks...