tom5178 Posted November 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Wow, never happened before, but Celebrity just called me to say that they had a few suites open up on our cruise leaving this Sat. We were in a concierge class 2 #1403 which is almost totally aft and has a bigger balcony if anyone wants to try to snag it. WE were offered Aqua class SUITE for just $250 PP more! I was ecstatic! We had AQ regular cabin booked last year for the Mediterranean but then at the last minute snagged a suite guarantee which ended us in completely aft sky suite it was great but we did not get to try AQ on that cruise, now we get to try AQ in the new suites! We are beyond happy! thanks Celebrity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted November 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Congratulations❗️Hope the upgrade fairy visits me someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop-JohnB Posted November 10, 2014 #3 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Hi TOM5178, Congratulations... Enjoy And how cool that it is an Aqua Suite (soon to be a thing of the past :( ) Oh well if you like Aqua / Blu, it is good to know you can book it on future cruises for considerably less than this "fancy upgrade" via Aqua Class (albeit without the bigger cabin & butler) Cheers! Edited November 10, 2014 by Sloop-JohnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena7seas Posted November 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Congratulations....what a great surprise for you!! Have a fabulous time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyfssw Posted November 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted November 10, 2014 It is such a great surprise when the upgrade fairy pays a visit to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted November 10, 2014 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2014 It is such a great surprise when the upgrade fairy pays a visit to you. I wouldn't know. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbmrt Posted November 10, 2014 #7 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I don't think they'll ask people to leave if you get there earlier than requested in your phone or text. Hope not anyway, because we like to get there early to take in the "cruise" ambiance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdpapillion Posted November 10, 2014 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Wow, never happened before, but Celebrity just called me to say that they had a few suites open up on our cruise leaving this Sat. We were in a concierge class 2 #1403 which is almost totally aft and has a bigger balcony if anyone wants to try to snag it. WE were offered Aqua class SUITE for just $250 PP more! I was ecstatic! We had AQ regular cabin booked last year for the Mediterranean but then at the last minute snagged a suite guarantee which ended us in completely aft sky suite it was great but we did not get to try AQ on that cruise, now we get to try AQ in the new suites! We are beyond happy! thanks Celebrity! That's super! We will see you on board. We upgraded for almost nil from Sky suite to AQ Suite back before 90 day. Wish they would have called us to go up to Signature Suite. I bet that's how you got the deal. Somebody in AQ Suite got that call. :mad: Darn! Still so excited no matter where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riandei Posted November 10, 2014 #9 Share Posted November 10, 2014 congrats ... always nice to hear the fairy is alive and well we were upgraded on Azamara and were so surprised ... we didn't realize till we checked our luggage tags in rome enjoy your cruise and new cabin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prada Cowboy Posted November 11, 2014 #10 Share Posted November 11, 2014 There was 1 single AQ available since yesterday and the Celebrity Suite is gone! The 1 and only Signature Suite is still available and super cheap with only $2500 a person! We did pay over $2500 more for it! :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobie33 Posted November 11, 2014 #11 Share Posted November 11, 2014 In my book "upgrade" is something the cruise line do you for FREE, if they charge you, no fairy is involve :( we book ocean view cabin GTY on reflection and got a balcony cabin at the back of the ship free. sailing 6/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom5178 Posted November 11, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted November 11, 2014 In my book "upgrade" is something the cruise line do you for FREE, if they charge you, no fairy is involve :( we book ocean view cabin GTY on reflection and got a balcony cabin at the back of the ship free. sailing 6/12. Well I agree, a "true" upgrade would be for free, however, I had been pricing the suites since final payment looking for deals, the closest I got was a regular sky suite that would have cost $450 PP vs the $250 PP we got today and we would have lost our free drinks, and on board credit. Today's upgrade kept all of our perks. We are very happy with it even if we did have to pay a bit. In our opinion, we are getting the best of both worlds, AQ and a suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mparis184 Posted November 11, 2014 #13 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Congratulations. I never even get calls with offers to upgrade with for an additional charge. After 33 cruises I am still waiting. Bon Voyage, Marion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted November 11, 2014 #14 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Well I agree, a "true" upgrade would be for free, however, I had been pricing the suites since final payment looking for deals, the closest I got was a regular sky suite that would have cost $450 PP vs the $250 PP we got today and we would have lost our free drinks, and on board credit. Today's upgrade kept all of our perks. We are very happy with it even if we did have to pay a bit. In our opinion, we are getting the best of both worlds, AQ and a suite. Don't let anybody burst your bubble. Enjoy your upgrade, whether from the fairy or not. Sounds like a great deal to me. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phxazzcruisers Posted November 11, 2014 #15 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Congratulations. You will love the Aqua Class Suite. On our last cruise on Reflection we were in Aqua Class and had the Rudest neighbors who left their door open on the lock and their family banged the door all night long. In standard Aqua you share the wall with your neighbor. We were lucky that someone in the Aqua Suite did not show up for the cruise and we were moved to the much nicer Aqua Class Suite. Enjoy it !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom5178 Posted November 11, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Congratulations. You will love the Aqua Class Suite. On our last cruise on Reflection we were in Aqua Class and had the Rudest neighbors who left their door open on the lock and their family banged the door all night long. In standard Aqua you share the wall with your neighbor. We were lucky that someone in the Aqua Suite did not show up for the cruise and we were moved to the much nicer Aqua Class Suite. Enjoy it !!!!! Now that is a true upgrade! thanks all for the good wishes! just 5 sleeps left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packyourpixiedust Posted November 12, 2014 #17 Share Posted November 12, 2014 ENJOY!!!!!!!! I love having a butler on Celebrity. My favorite thing is having breakfast each day on the balcony. The AQ suites have that great breakfast menu too! ENJOY!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prada Cowboy Posted November 12, 2014 #18 Share Posted November 12, 2014 :mad:2 more days at home....and no upgrade so far!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom5178 Posted November 12, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Right now they are showing 1 sky suite available and inside cabins. This same cruise the week after ours is a steal with suites starting at 1100. 3 more sleeps for us as we are flying to FLL on Sat morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packyourpixiedust Posted November 12, 2014 #20 Share Posted November 12, 2014 :mad:2 more days at home....and no upgrade so far!!! Call and see if anything is available, you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising maniac Posted November 12, 2014 #21 Share Posted November 12, 2014 About 15 years ago, we got a true free upgrade on another cruise line that starts with "C". We didn't know until we got to the port to check in. I argued with them to put us back into the cabin I had booked, but it was already reassigned. The "upgraded cabin" was right under the Lido deck on the buffet end. Worse cruise of my life- didn't sleep for 8 nights due to chairs scraping and cleaning crews banging all night. :mad: We were upgraded on a 10 day Hawaiian Celebrity cruise about 8 years ago from Veranda to Concierge. The only perk we really appreciated was the extra points on our Captain's Club account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinManiac Posted November 12, 2014 #22 Share Posted November 12, 2014 We took a cruise with my parents many years ago on HAL. We got to the port and realized that my parents stateroom number was not what we booked (standard balcony.) It was suppose to be next to us. :( We argued with the check-in employee that they had to put my parents back next to us. We were told that there were no other staterooms. Well, when we got up to the stateroom floor (thankfully, they were on the same deck, only a few doors down) we realized that my parents had been upgraded to a Suite! We all enjoyed that Suite and the perks all week long. :) BTW - I like your CC name. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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