Breezers Posted August 4, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I am trying to remember and figure out the best way to redeem my visa credit card points and have several questions. I was thinking of booking a junior suite on a 7 night cruise to Alaska. I was considering using the 75,000 points for the upgrade from a balcony to a junior suite. Would I be able to book the junior suite I want from the beginning, or must I book the balcony then call to upgrade? If I can book the junior suite, I would assume when I call to have my certificate applied, would credit me accordingly? What balcony category would I pay to get the upgrade? Do I need my certificate "in hand" before the booking? If anyone advise could advise me of the specifics, I would appreciate it. I searched through many of the past posts, but am still not sure of the upgrade with a specific cabin in mind that I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 4, 2013 #2 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I am trying to remember and figure out the best way to redeem my visa credit card points and have several questions. I was thinking of booking a junior suite on a 7 night cruise to Alaska. I was considering using the 75,000 points for the upgrade from a balcony to a junior suite. Would I be able to book the junior suite I want from the beginning, or must I book the balcony then call to upgrade? If I can book the junior suite, I would assume when I call to have my certificate applied, would credit me accordingly? What balcony category would I pay to get the upgrade? Do I need my certificate "in hand" before the booking? If anyone advise could advise me of the specifics, I would appreciate it. I searched through many of the past posts, but am still not sure of the upgrade with a specific cabin in mind that I want. Book the stateroom you ultimately want first. You can apply the points redemption later. They will credit you with the difference between the balcony stateroom and the Junior Suite. What I don't know is which category of balcony stateroom they will use for their price point. However, you can call the redemptions people at 888-305-4626 and ask them exactly how they compute the credit. I don't know what ship you are on, but when we took Rhapsody last year, the difference between a balcony stateroom and a JS was not all that much, maybe $250pp. So check your prices and don't short change yourself. If you cannot get $750 credit as a minimum from 75K points, then don't do the upgrade, use the points for reduction in cruise fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezers Posted August 4, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Still trying to clarify... So, say you book a balcony room that costs $3600 for 2 people. The junior suite costs $6000. If you booked the balcony and used the visa points to upgrade to the balcony, you would only pay $3600. However, if you book the junior suite, then apply the visa points certificate, would have the difference deducted from your bill for a total cost of $4600 ($6000-3600 = $2400 difference; this amt. deducted from original cost of junior suite at $6000)? It seems like the $1000 would be a pretty big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 4, 2013 #4 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Still trying to clarify...So, say you book a balcony room that costs $3600 for 2 people. The junior suite costs $6000. If you booked the balcony and used the visa points to upgrade to the balcony, you would only pay $3600. However, if you book the junior suite, then apply the visa points certificate, would have the difference deducted from your bill for a total cost of $4600 ($6000-3600 = $2400 difference; this amt. deducted from original cost of junior suite at $6000)? It seems like the $1000 would be a pretty big difference. No, you missing the fact that the 75K redemption is limited to $1200 for the redemption you are considering, no matter what the difference is between a balcony and JS. It also does not matter whether you book a balcony first or JS first, the amount of credit from the 75K points will be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezers Posted August 4, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Ah-ha. That makes sense. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezers Posted August 4, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Plus it seems I can't do math, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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