Upgrade Bid thoughts....

[boang1971]

Sailing on Escape in June and just received an upgrade bid offer (first for us-so I apologize for the questions) We are booked in a balcony room (myself, husband and 15 year old son) Our offers are mini suites and havens (not bidding on haven) Is it worth the “risk” to not know what/where my cabin will be to bid on a mini suite? ($25:$400 pp? Am I better off to call the upbid number?

 

Thanks for your help!!

[BirdTravels]

The upsell desk was closed and replaced with the automated system. You can always call and pay the difference in price for a better room, and pick your room.

 

The balcony and MiniSuite room size is nearly identical. The extra space all goes to the bathroom. If you want a full size shower and bigger sink, bid on the mini. If the bathroom doesn’t matter. Stay where you are. We like the bigger bathroom and always book a mini.

[boang1971]

The upsell desk was closed and replaced with the automated system. You can always call and pay the difference in price for a better room, and pick your room.

 

The balcony and MiniSuite room size is nearly identical. The extra space all goes to the bathroom. If you want a full size shower and bigger sink, bid on the mini. If the bathroom doesn’t matter. Stay where you are. We like the bigger bathroom and always book a mini.

 

We have a room with angled balcony....I am thinking that I am risking loosing that extra room on the balcony and spending more...maybe I will be better to stick with what I have!

[Shynook11]

What is your sailing date? we are on the Escape on 6/10

[TVLady3]

We have a room with angled balcony....I am thinking that I am risking loosing that extra room on the balcony and spending more...maybe I will be better to stick with what I have!

We to are cruising in June and we also have an angled balcony. We got the same bidding notice with the same upgrade cabins. I am not bidding on that mini suite. I would rather keep my balcony that can even fit a lounger on it then a larger bathroom. I have been in many angled balcony's and thats the only type I choose.

[xitappers2bx]

I think this is one of those things you have to decide if the risk is worth it. This year we booked a balcony (two rooms side by side) with my parents, for a pretty good price, and thought about doing the bidding to a mini suite, but we wanted to be next door to each other. The day after final payment was due a ton of mini suites were available, and we were able to move from the balcony to a mini suite for $100 total and it cost my parents $0 to upgrade.

 

I guess the moral of the story is you have to decide what you want... I would check and see how much it would be to pick your own mini suite that has a balcony you like in a location you like and see what the price difference is. This is only my second cruise on NCL, and we've only cruised in mini suites, so I have no point of reference to compare a balcony to a mini suite, but we loved the mini suite last summer on the Epic and there was a stupid amount of storage that my teenager managed to fill up.

[TSUmom]

We are on the Getaway in a few weeks. I have an aft balcony right now. I thought about a mini suite but I don't want to give up my large aft balcony. I did put bids in for an aft PH but they are very low. I too had to decide if I wanted to risk losing my aft for something possibly less desirable and I am still considering withdrawing my bid.

[kayhil3]

I had an angled balcony on the breakaway and bid on a mini suite and got it. To my surprise I was given a mini with large (huge) balcony.