Lovetravel101 Posted January 18, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I just received an up sell offer that seems eyerolling..... 289 per person from a BD balcony to a mini suite 7 days on the regal .....maybe I am expecting too much.....but that is almost the same price that they are selling it for on the website! I have never had an offer before and I thought they were meant to be a great deal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pbears Posted January 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Sometimes they are a great deal but that one doesn't sound like something I would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted January 18, 2019 #3 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Sometimes they seem to offer these kind of upsells that aren’t that great, but I’m guessing some folks are buying into it. Cruising is a business. Edited January 18, 2019 by neverbeenhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetravel101 Posted January 18, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I was excited , for a moment when I saw the email......because I have read about these great offers.... but after a bit of research...I’m almost insulted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted January 18, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Does not look good to me either. I would decline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted January 18, 2019 #6 Share Posted January 18, 2019 If it is almost the same as it is currently selling for then it is not in my opinion and good upsell. A good upsell is when you end up paying quite a bit less than the current price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnd crsr Posted January 18, 2019 #7 Share Posted January 18, 2019 It doesn't sound like a deal to me. I would turn it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted January 18, 2019 #8 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Is that $289 in US or Canadian dollars? If the latter that comes to $218 in US$ which only a bit higher than most recent seven-night upsells. If enough people ignore it you may get a lower second offer right before sailing (I did this summer on Island Princess in Alaska) but without knowing time and region of your cruise it is hard to say if there will be few takers--if a Caribbean cruise during the February/March peak there may be enough Princess newbies who bite. But even $31/pp/pd if converted to USD is admittedly no bargain and better spent on other amenities on your cruise than just a sofa, bathtub and second TV (and two glasses of "unpacking juice"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted January 18, 2019 #9 Share Posted January 18, 2019 That doesn't sound like a great deal but I did receive what I thought was a fabulous savings on my one and only upsell offer. I was booked in an obstructed OV room and got an offer to a premium balcony for a 10 night Alaska cruise for $249 pp. Yes, it was an additional $500 but we were able to pick our cabin out of the available balconies and the price was over $1000 less than what was available on the Princess website. It was probably such a great deal that we couldn't pass up because we got such a deal on our original cabin. We were very pleased as we wanted a balcony but it was too pricey when we booked. But, nearly $600 more for a balcony to a mini-suite (especially if not Club Class) for a 7 night sailing ... way too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted January 18, 2019 #10 Share Posted January 18, 2019 That's really good that you know what the mini-suites were selling for before this offer came in. Most people just get excited to see an upsell offer and never check to make sure they're getting a good deal. The upsells I've seen lately have NOT been good. The latest one was $2 less than it would've been had I paid for the mini on my own without the upsell. Some "deal"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 18, 2019 #11 Share Posted January 18, 2019 They are trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted January 18, 2019 #12 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Call back and see if you can negotiate a better deal, otherwise the mini suites on Royal Class ships are no great deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hllwdcruiser Posted January 19, 2019 #13 Share Posted January 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Lovetravel101 said: I was excited , for a moment when I saw the email......because I have read about these great offers.... but after a bit of research...I’m almost insulted. Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, also on the Regal. Not only was my "deal" the same fare as what they were currently selling for but when I checked the website the only minis available were on the higher decks directly beneath the Seawalk and Seaview bar. They would have had to pay me to switch my cabin aft balcony to one of those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted January 19, 2019 #14 Share Posted January 19, 2019 They will not "negotiate". The price is the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted January 19, 2019 #15 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, DrivesLikeMario said: They will not "negotiate". The price is the price. I did negotiate my last two upsells and got them. Of course you risk losing out to others who are willing to take an otherwise good deal. When i I book my cruise I make an upsell chart that I keep close by. That way I am ready to negotiate Edited January 19, 2019 by Mary229 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted January 19, 2019 #16 Share Posted January 19, 2019 4 hours ago, DrivesLikeMario said: That's really good that you know what the mini-suites were selling for before this offer came in. Most people just get excited to see an upsell offer and never check to make sure they're getting a good deal. The upsells I've seen lately have NOT been good. The latest one was $2 less than it would've been had I paid for the mini on my own without the upsell. Some "deal"! We almost always pick the cabin we want a year or more in advance and then mark it no upgrade but this past October we made a last minute (for us) reservation on the Crown Princess 10 day Christmas cruise. Since it was spur of the moment we decided to go with a balcony cabin (category BE) for $1229 per person to save money compared to the mini-suites we usually reserve. Less than 2 weeks later we received an upsell offer to a mini-suite for $129 p/p. We chose a category MB mini-suite that was being advertised on the website for $2,449. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzdrmr Posted January 19, 2019 #17 Share Posted January 19, 2019 We just received an upsell from an inside to a premium balcony for 169 pp. We jumped on it as we really wanted a balcony but got a great casino rate on a spur of the moment inside cabin for March. So excited about the offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted January 19, 2019 #18 Share Posted January 19, 2019 8 hours ago, cnd crsr said: It doesn't sound like a deal to me. I would turn it down. It’s a deal all right a BAD one. I would turn it down also. 👎 Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted January 19, 2019 #19 Share Posted January 19, 2019 15 hours ago, capriccio said: We almost always pick the cabin we want a year or more in advance and then mark it no upgrade but this past October we made a last minute (for us) reservation on the Crown Princess 10 day Christmas cruise. Since it was spur of the moment we decided to go with a balcony cabin (category BE) for $1229 per person to save money compared to the mini-suites we usually reserve. Less than 2 weeks later we received an upsell offer to a mini-suite for $129 p/p. We chose a category MB mini-suite that was being advertised on the website for $2,449. Now THAT'S a deal! Wish more were like that. Seems they are really targeting newbies or aloof people who won't compare prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted January 19, 2019 #20 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Not a deal that I'd take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted January 20, 2019 #21 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I’d roll my eyes, too, not worth that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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