What's The Earliest You've Received An Upgrade/Upsell Call?

[NewAddict]

I think we had one about a week before a cruise before, and another one about a month before a cruise. But wondering if they make those calls even sooner.

[luv2trvlnow]

We received an upsell call for our upcoming cruise on April 29 at the end of February. So that was 2 months before the sail date.

[crusinpsychRN]

Never got one.

[kyboymom]

I booked my Cruise in December and got an email regarding an upgrade in February..then another upgrade email about 3 weeks after that as well. We sail in May.

[easyboy]

10 days.

[the_lovely_voyage]

7 weeks before sailing

 

 

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[joltfreek]

Have one booked for April 29th as well, and have yet to get a call about it.

[stargate fan]

I think we had one about a week before a cruise before, and another one about a month before a cruise. But wondering if they make those calls even sooner.

 

We've never received an upgrade/upsell call in 21 Carnival cruises.

[Shipbound]

This April will be my 35th cruise with CCL and I only got two calls about an upgrade which were the night before the sail date. I consider an upgrade going from an inside cabin to an outside cabin.

 

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[larronry]

Mine was 2 days. I took it and enjoyed the junior suite (from ocean view)

[sk8rmomof3]

Just curious.....if/when they do call, is it a really good deal for the upgrade? We booked inner rooms only because I'd rather save my money and spend it another way. HOWEVER if the price is right and too good to pass up, I may be able to be persuaded into a better room........

[amyjoy202697]

Just curious.....if/when they do call, is it a really good deal for the upgrade? We booked inner rooms only because I'd rather save my money and spend it another way. HOWEVER if the price is right and too good to pass up, I may be able to be persuaded into a better room........

 

 

Totally agree!

[farmfresh]

Not always a good thing...we took the "upgrade" and the room noise was HORRIBLE!!! Wish I had stayed put and saved the $25. Lesson learned for me. (It was 3 weeks before)

 

 

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[Speedy55]

Has anyone received the call that booked through a travel agent?

 

 

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[riclop]

Never!!!

[Jdfireman]

47 Carnival Cruise and Never got a call

[NewAddict]

Wow, for so many of you with many cruises, I guess the calls must really be random.

 

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[RWolver672]

Has anyone received the call that booked through a travel agent?

 

 

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Wow, for so many of you with many cruises, I guess the calls must really be random.

 

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It doesn't matter who you booked through. We have gotten one upgrade (free) when booked through a travel agent. Six balcony cabins on the Empress deck upgraded to the Panorama Deck.

 

As for the amount of cruises, it's based on supply and demand. If they have empty balcony cabins or suites that are sitting empty and aren't selling, yet people want insides on the Riviera Deck, they will offer the balcony cabins or suites (lately all at upsell rather than free upgrades) in order to free up the cheaper cabins. They do this in order to sell as many cabins as possible.

 

From what I've read on here lately, the price offered for an upsell hasn't been that great of a deal. It's usually what you would have paid for that cabin originally.

 

We always book on the Panorama Deck. That being a higher cost area, we probably never will get upgraded or offered an upsell. They know that people that book up there do it because that's where they want to be.

[cfmoore76]

I am going on my first cruise this coming Monday -- got a call yesterday. Wanted me to pay $360 to go from a porthole cabin to a balcony. I didn't feel that was a steal so I said no. Seemed quite a bit to me.

[easyboy]

I am going on my first cruise this coming Monday -- got a call yesterday. Wanted me to pay $360 to go from a porthole cabin to a balcony. I didn't feel that was a steal so I said no. Seemed quite a bit to me.

Would take a pass as well.