surfjock27 Posted August 5, 2021 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I am hoping someone knows the answer to this.. We are cruising 10/16/21 on Mardi Gras and final payment is past. I did not book under Early Saver because there was an awesome $500 OBC promotion going at the time. I now see that my cruise fare is considerably lower, by around $400. I called to get the OBC for the price difference as I had with every other cruise and found out that because it is not Early Saver, I cannot get the fare difference. I own it, I didn't book ES. Now, there are cabins in higher categories that are around the price that we originally paid. Will Carnival grant the change to a higher cabin, or will they shoot it down because of ES? Thanks in advance friends! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeydad1972 Posted August 5, 2021 #2 Share Posted August 5, 2021 They will let you change rooms within your category for free. They typically will allow you to upgrade if available for the cost difference to a higher category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted August 5, 2021 #3 Share Posted August 5, 2021 It depends. Was the $500 obc part of the fare? If you upgrade to another category, you might lose the $500 obc if it's part of the fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjock27 Posted August 5, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, firefly333 said: It depends. Was the $500 obc part of the fare? If you upgrade to another category, you might lose the $500 obc if it's part of the fare. Yes, the new fare is the same deal as the deal that I booked under. I guess it is worth trying. I am trying to go from a regular balcony to an extended, as the extended is the same price I originally paid for the regular balcony. Edited August 5, 2021 by surfjock27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted August 5, 2021 #5 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I have always been able to upgrade for free. I think they will allow almost anything that makes them more money. I have even switched boats with an upgrade. However, I am assuming that you will lose the $500 OBC if the new deal doesn't have that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted August 6, 2021 #6 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Plan on losing the OBC unless the promotion is still going on with the new price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsSweetie Posted August 6, 2021 #7 Share Posted August 6, 2021 45 minutes ago, surfjock27 said: Yes, the new fare is the same deal as the deal that I booked under. I guess it is worth trying. I am trying to go from a regular balcony to an extended, as the extended is the same price I originally paid for the regular balcony. If you decide to call and upgrade please give us an update as to your outcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjock27 Posted August 6, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted August 6, 2021 43 minutes ago, ScottsSweetie said: If you decide to call and upgrade please give us an update as to your outcome! I was able to go from a regular balcony on 10 to a Preferred View Extended on 14 (forward). It cost me nothing out of pocket and I was able to keep my $500 OBC under the same sale as the one I originally booked, as that sale is still going on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsSweetie Posted August 6, 2021 #9 Share Posted August 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, surfjock27 said: I was able to go from a regular balcony on 10 to a Preferred View Extended on 14 (forward). It cost me nothing out of pocket and I was able to keep my $500 OBC under the same sale as the one I originally booked, as that sale is still going on. Congrats to you! Happy sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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