rpcv77 Posted June 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 13, 2015 On board the Crown waiting to depart. We had booked an obstructed OV, and were fine with that. At check in, we were told we were in a Caribe balcony. I was sure there was some sort of mistake. Nope, we were upgraded at the last minute apparently. Hope our luggage (which had the old cabin #) and my coffee card catches up with us soon. We are beyond thrilled and still in shock. This is a great way to start a cruise. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRPro Posted June 13, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Fabulous--enjoy that big balcony and have a wonderful cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted June 13, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 13, 2015 So cool!! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted June 13, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Awesome upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrockwitt Posted June 13, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 13, 2015 WOW..what a way to start a cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carole_T Posted June 13, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Love to hear it! Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasbo49 Posted June 13, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 13, 2015 That's a cool sailaway present. I don't know where your Caribe cabin is, but we had a Caribe balcony up front (C226) on the May 30 sailing and never felt any problem with ship movement. In fact we kind of like to feel it a bit. Enjoy your cruise. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg3 Posted June 13, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Congrats on the big win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reader0108598 Posted June 13, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 13, 2015 On board the Crown waiting to depart. We had booked an obstructed OV, and were fine with that. At check in, we were told we were in a Caribe balcony. I was sure there was some sort of mistake. Nope, we were upgraded at the last minute apparently. Hope our luggage (which had the old cabin #) and my coffee card catches up with us soon. We are beyond thrilled and still in shock. This is a great way to start a cruise.! Enjoy!!!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellycruzer Posted June 13, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Congrats - you'll love it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleRose23 Posted June 13, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Ha!!! I keep telling my DH that the upgrade fairy exists. Congrats on the awesome upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted June 13, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 13, 2015 WTG. Have a great cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted June 13, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 13, 2015 How fantastic! Especially for Alaska!! You'll love it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted June 14, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Congratulations, it does happen....just not often enough.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted June 14, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Congratulations! If your luggage doesn't turn up soon, you might want to take a walk by your old cabin. Enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted June 14, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 14, 2015 What a great surprise and a fantastic way to begin a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 14, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Great upgrade, it was most likely done last week. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted June 14, 2015 #18 Share Posted June 14, 2015 How wonderful. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd crsr Posted June 14, 2015 #19 Share Posted June 14, 2015 What a pleasant surprise! Enjoy Alaska from your balcony:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GweninTX Posted June 14, 2015 #20 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Hope she visits us on the Crown in July! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted June 14, 2015 #21 Share Posted June 14, 2015 We all rejoice with you. Fantastic way to start a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baatman Posted June 14, 2015 #22 Share Posted June 14, 2015 On board the Crown waiting to depart. We had booked an obstructed OV, and were fine with that. At check in, we were told we were in a Caribe balcony. I was sure there was some sort of mistake. Nope, we were upgraded at the last minute apparently. Hope our luggage (which had the old cabin #) and my coffee card catches up with us soon. We are beyond thrilled and still in shock. This is a great way to start a cruise.! Congrats! It certainly is a nice way to start a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpcv77 Posted June 15, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thank you all. Weather has been perfect, so we have taken good advantage of balcony. Just about to dock in Juneau and sailing in for hours this morning was magical. We have pieced together the fate of previous occupant of our cabin(people next door are her friends). Sadly, she became too ill to travel and cancelled less than 48 hours before departure. We have no idea why we were chosen for upgrade, but can't stop smiling. Luggage caught up with us quickly. It's all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videolady Posted February 21, 2016 #24 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Is it typical for a cruise lines to ask you if you want to get a complimentary upgrade at the time of booking? I'm a first time cruiser and I wasn't sure if I should say yes. We currently have a balcony room booked mid ship. We chose this option because of the potential for motion sickness. We were asked if we would want to get upgraded to a mini-suite, if one should become available. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpcv77 Posted February 21, 2016 Author #25 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Is it typical for a cruise lines to ask you if you want to get a complimentary upgrade at the time of booking? I'm a first time cruiser and I wasn't sure if I should say yes. We currently have a balcony room booked mid ship. We chose this option because of the potential for motion sickness. We were asked if we would want to get upgraded to a mini-suite, if one should become available. Any thoughts? I am not nearly as experienced as many here. My understanding is as follows. If you absolutely do not want to move, have your TA Mark your reservation "no upgrade". If you will only want an upgrade to a higher category (not within your current category) have reservation marked meta upgrade only. Even with all of this, I have heard of cases where Princess still moved folks to places they did not want to be, though folks were sometimes able to go back to their original cabin. We marked meta upgrade only, and did not find out about our good fortune until we were checking in at the pier. We were so surprised, that we thought it was a mistake. At present it seems that free upgrades are becoming increasingly rare. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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