Balcony upgrade call.... I think it's too much but maybe I'm cheap! LOL

[LCTXcruiser]

Hey ya'll,

 

I just got an upgrade call for our cruise this Sunday. We are currently booked in an interior with a walkway window.

 

They offered us the balcony on lido for $400.00. Seems a little steep for me... or am I being cheap? Be honest, I can take it;p.

 

Also, I always assumed the lido rooms would be loud. What's been your experience?

[SchoolNurseMom]

I wouldn't take it for that price either! LOL I might consider for $150 total or less. That would be my limit, but I'm cheap too!

[Doggielover68]

We once had a balcony on lido and it was amazing. It wasn't annoying at all. That being said, $400 is a lot of money and it would all depend on how much we already spent on the cruise, how much we plan on spending during, excursions, etc. If you think about it, some people pay $250+ just to rent a cabana for the day at places like half moon cay. So $400 isn't too bad for a balcony for a whole week if it's something you want and can afford :)

 

 

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[Cruiser_1977]

How much would it cost to upgrade without the offer? If $400 is less, I'd say go for it. What do you think would be fair?

 

I'm frugal and like to have comparisons. If I paid $300 for my int. and it would be an additional $400 for the balcony. However, the initial price for the balcony was $700 I'd say no or I'd have booked it in the first place. Yet, if I booked my int. at like $500 and the balcony was $1200 and now I could get the balcony for $900 (initial $500 plus $400), I'd see it as a savings of $300. I hope that makes sense. This also assumes you believe a balcony is worth $400.

[jkhammy]

Too expensive. You could do so much with that money. However, the Lido deck is our favourite. It has never been noisy for us. Cabins above and below and so convenient.

[LCTXcruiser]

How much would it cost to upgrade without the offer? If $400 is less, I'd say go for it. What do you think would be fair?

 

I'm frugal and like to have comparisons. If I paid $300 for my int. and it would be an additional $400 for the balcony. However, the initial price for the balcony was $700 I'd say no or I'd have booked it in the first place. Yet, if I booked my int. at like $500 and the balcony was $1200 and now I could get the balcony for $900 (initial $500 plus $400), I'd see it as a savings of $300. I hope that makes sense. This also assumes you believe a balcony is worth $400.

 

 

Its so funny you say that! As soon as I had the offer the first thing I did was try to do a mock booking with a balcony. Unfortunately the website shows them sold out so I can't get a price to compare. I guess I shouldn't sweat it too much. We're only in the room for about 20% of the time.

[Alaskan Joe]

Yes the Lido deck is great, well at least we love it. However, I'm not sure if its $400 great:confused:.

[Cruiser_1977]

Its so funny you say that! As soon as I had the offer the first thing I did was try to do a mock booking with a balcony. Unfortunately the website shows them sold out so I can't get a price to compare. I guess I shouldn't sweat it too much. We're only in the room for about 20% of the time.

 

I was able to find the cost below on a website I use sometimes... ;) Cost is per person. I think this is your sailing..

 

7 Night Western Caribbean Carnival Breeze

 

Departing from: Galveston, Texas

Ports of Call:

• Montego Bay, Jamaica •
  
• George Town, Grand Cayman •
  
• Cozumel, Mexico
  

Interior from $629 Oceanview from $914 Balcony from $1,079 Suite U?A

August 12, 2018 through–August 19, 2018

[bury me at sea]

Probably it's not a bad deal. Just depends on how much you want a balcony.

[serene56]

400? its like 50.00 per day to upgrade to a balcony.

what deck are you in in that obstructed view cabin? Doors are located to the side-- people slam those all day long

[CruzCrazy]

The 4J's like you're in are usually in high demand. We are in a 4J on our next cruise. We've been offered (via email) to move to a lido balcony (which we LOVE) for $414 additional (it's an 8-day cruise on the Horizon). We didn't bite (I checked, and we could have upgraded ourselves for about $520, so it wasn't a huge discount). I wouldn't accept the upsell unless it were $250 or less, but that's just me. I would say that we book a lido balcony about 85% of the time right from the get-go, but we decided to be a bit more budget conscious this time, at least when it comes to the cabin.

[Tom.Terrific]

If that's $200 per person for $400 total, I'll admit, I'd be tempted. But we spend time on our balcony. Maybe they can sweeten the pot and add $50 OBC?

[LCTXcruiser]

I was able to find the cost below on a website I use sometimes... ;) Cost is per person. I think this is your sailing..

 

7 Night Western Caribbean Carnival Breeze

 

Departing from: Galveston, Texas

Ports of Call:

• Montego Bay, Jamaica •
  
• George Town, Grand Cayman •
  
• Cozumel, Mexico
  

Interior from $629 Oceanview from $914 Balcony from $1,079 Suite U?A

August 12, 2018 through–August 19, 2018

 

 

It is. Thank you!!

[LCTXcruiser]

400? its like 50.00 per day to upgrade to a balcony.

what deck are you in in that obstructed view cabin? Doors are located to the side-- people slam those all day long

 

We're on the 7th deck. No obstruction as far as view goes. We've taken the 4j cabins quite a few times. You can usually hear the door slam during the day (which isn't a problem), but at night no one's out there (typically).

[ober134]

Not a fan of balcony cabins. I know some ppl won't cruise without a balcony.... we find we end up only spending small bits of time out there, preferring to be out and about. I would pocket the $400 and spend it elsewhere

[elcuchio24]

I once got an 'upgrade' offer from balcony to suite....when I added it up it was the same price as if I just went on that day and booked a Suite......THANKS FOR THE DEAL :D

[watermelonqueen99]

I wouldn't have taken it either. 1. $400 is too much and 2. We don't like regular balconies. The only balcony we'll pay extra for is a cove, and if we're being offered it as an upgrade, it has to be $200 or less.

[blarko]

$400 is way too much. That's not an upgrade, it's an upsell. I received a similar offer to go from an interior to a balcony, for $384. Carnival chose the room plus with the added cost, my cruise cost would've been the same as if I would've just booked a balcony from the start, but had I taken the upsell, I wasn't given a choice of room or room location. The cost of the upsell was more than the per person cost of the cruise for an interior room. I declined.

 

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[Mikew0805]

I sleep so much better in an inside cabin, so $400 to "upgrade" would not be worth it to me.

[LCTXcruiser]

Thanks all! I talked with my husband and we decided to decline. After research (and one of the posters giving the current pricing) we were able to determine this wasn't an upgrade.....but it was an upsell. Could have bought it from the beginning.

 

Would have been nice if it was an upgrade. 15 cruises with Carnival and we've never had an upgrade.

[Djptcp]

I think it's a great deal to go from an Interior to a Balcony for only $400. If you had booked a Balcony in the first place it would have cost you much more than $400 to do it. We love the balcony cabins and spend a fair amount of time on them. After 46 cruises, we don't go ashore that often anymore and prefer to lounge around on our balcony reading and relaxing on port days.

[LCTXcruiser]

I think it's a great deal to go from an Interior to a Balcony for only $400. If you had booked a Balcony in the first place it would have cost you much more than $400 to do it. We love the balcony cabins and spend a fair amount of time on them. After 46 cruises, we don't go ashore that often anymore and prefer to lounge around on our balcony reading and relaxing on port days.

 

OMG! After reading your signature line it looks like you live on the ship!! LOL! Lucky!!!

[RWolver672]

Thanks all! I talked with my husband and we decided to decline. After research (and one of the posters giving the current pricing) we were able to determine this wasn't an upgrade.....but it was an upsell. Could have bought it from the beginning.

 

Would have been nice if it was an upgrade. 15 cruises with Carnival and we've never had an upgrade.

 

Anything other than free is an upsell. An upgrade is at no cost to you.

[evandbob]

Not a fan of balcony cabins. I know some ppl won't cruise without a balcony.... we find we end up only spending small bits of time out there, preferring to be out and about. I would pocket the $400 and spend it elsewhere

 

 

When I book an inside, I prefer to be out and about also. But that's because I find an inside too confining.

 

But when I book a balcony, I spend more time in the cabin since I'm relaxing in my own private space watching the ocean glide by from the balcony.

[Cruisegirl6]

$400 (assuming two people are in the cabin) is a great price, I would of grabbed it! Better to be balcony than the interior and if you paid for balcony originally it would of cost you alot more money.