Rare curlybelle2 Posted October 29, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 29, 2021 We received an email regarding our Feb cruise. It said we have an upgrade given to us. We have been upgraded from a deluxe balcony to a premium deluxe balcony. What is the difference? We can't see any difference. Thanks, Kaye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ombud Posted October 29, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 29, 2021 You only have a few hours to get your old room back. So really loom it up. Maybe even on: https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/Royal-Princess-III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman48 Posted October 29, 2021 #3 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Within each cabin category, there are subcategories. Usually the distinctions have to do with the location of the cabin, rather than the features/dimensions of the cabin. Typically the closer to the mid ship, the higher the classification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinFinsUp Posted October 29, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, curlybelle2 said: We have been upgraded from a deluxe balcony to a premium deluxe balcony. What is the difference? Usually, the difference between these two categories is the size of the balcony. Premium has a bigger outside space. Hopefully you are ok with the location. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted October 29, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, curlybelle2 said: We received an email regarding our Feb cruise. It said we have an upgrade given to us. We have been upgraded from a deluxe balcony to a premium deluxe balcony. What is the difference? We can't see any difference. Thanks, Kaye You don't say what cabin or ship, but if it's a Royal class then the premium deluxe balcony might be one of the aft balconies, which look very nice. Large balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare curlybelle2 Posted October 29, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Not happy with this "upgrade". Been on hold for 45 minutes. It is on the Enchanted they moved us from L201 to D711. We prefer the forward because its close to the Princess Theater and food. kaye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted October 29, 2021 #7 Share Posted October 29, 2021 We got upgraded from a balcony to a minisuite for our 11/27 on Sky. Our PVP had put us in for it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted October 29, 2021 #8 Share Posted October 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, curlybelle2 said: Not happy with this "upgrade". Been on hold for 45 minutes. It is on the Enchanted they moved us from L201 to D711. We prefer the forward because its close to the Princess Theater and food. kaye That's a pretty radical change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare curlybelle2 Posted October 29, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Finally got through to Princess and a very nice man helped me. He filled out some paperwork to get the our room back.. it taking 72 hours to confirm. crossing our fingers! Kaye 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoWCS Posted October 29, 2021 #10 Share Posted October 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, curlybelle2 said: Finally got through to Princess and a very nice man helped me. He filled out some paperwork to get the our room back.. it taking 72 hours to confirm. crossing our fingers! Kaye Good luck Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted October 29, 2021 #11 Share Posted October 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, curlybelle2 said: Finally got through to Princess and a very nice man helped me. He filled out some paperwork to get the our room back.. it taking 72 hours to confirm. crossing our fingers! Kaye So they do the change in a heartbeat now it could take 72 hours to reverse it? Not sure I'd have accepted that. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marelaine Posted October 30, 2021 #12 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) We received an upgrade notice, too. We were moved from a balcony to a premium balcony. I checked the deck plan. Both locations are mid-aft. The premium is 40 sq ft larger. From the deck plan, it looks the extra space is on the balcony. We're happy. Edited October 30, 2021 by Marelaine 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted October 30, 2021 #13 Share Posted October 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, Marelaine said: We received an upgrade notice, too. We were moved from a balcony to a premium balcony. I checked the deck plan. Both locations are mid-aft. The premium is 40 sq ft larger. From the deck plan, it looks the extra space is on the balcony. We're happy. Good one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare curlybelle2 Posted October 30, 2021 Author #14 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Marelaine said: We received an upgrade notice, too. We were moved from a balcony to a premium balcony. I checked the deck plan. Both locations are mid-aft. The premium is 40 sq ft larger. From the deck plan, it looks the extra space is on the balcony. We're happy. I am glad your upgrade works for you. it looks like premium does have a bigger balcony. With us the location was important since we have mobility issues with our son. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted October 30, 2021 #15 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, curlybelle2 said: I am glad your upgrade works for you. it looks like premium does have a bigger balcony. With us the location was important since we have mobility issues with our son. Make sure the person helping marks it NO UPGRADE which is the best chance to not be moved again. It's not an iron-clad guarantee, especially with Princess blocking off cabins for potential Covid-19 quarantining if needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare curlybelle2 Posted October 30, 2021 Author #16 Share Posted October 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Steelers36 said: Make sure the person helping marks it NO UPGRADE which is the best chance to not be moved again. It's not an iron-clad guarantee, especially with Princess blocking off cabins for potential Covid-19 quarantining if needed. Good idea, I didn't think of that! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted October 30, 2021 #17 Share Posted October 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Steelers36 said: Make sure the person helping marks it NO UPGRADE which is the best chance to not be moved again. It's not an iron-clad guarantee, especially with Princess blocking off cabins for potential Covid-19 quarantining if needed. That's interesting. Is NO UPGRADE something that you can designate when you book? In our case we're fine with the upgrade our PVP got us. But the OP went from forward to aft and changed decks. Pretty radical based on their preferences and needs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Queen Posted October 30, 2021 #18 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Our booking was designated "No Upgrade" but they changed the stateroom anyway. Same cabin category but moved from port to starboard, roughly same area. I'm guessing it's due to closing off area for COVID quarantining. Minor change so didn't make an issue of it. But "No Upgrade" does not guarantee that you won't be moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted October 30, 2021 #19 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, cltnccruisers said: That's interesting. Is NO UPGRADE something that you can designate when you book? In our case we're fine with the upgrade our PVP got us. But the OP went from forward to aft and changed decks. Pretty radical based on their preferences and needs. Yes. Just ask because the default is open to upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwilk1129 Posted October 30, 2021 #20 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Got upgrade notice yesterday from category DW cabin E412 (obstructed but not&has big balcony) to a category DB cabin C517 (not obstructed and up 2 floors and small balcony). Not happy and tried to get E412 back but said was not possible that they needed E412 for possible isolation/quarantine cabin. Also noticed a new cabin listed on my Feb Regal cruise. We booked E410 (obstr but not&big balcony) they changed to E510 which has big lifeboat&lift obstruction and small balcony. Finally got on the online Chat and got moved to E411 which is same as E410 but on Starboard side. It was a stressful morning. Now if they can just get all my cruises onto Medallion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted October 30, 2021 #21 Share Posted October 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Steelers36 said: Yes. Just ask because the default is open to upgrades. I was thinking more is there a flag to check rather than having to engage a carbon based life form. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltnccruisers Posted October 30, 2021 #22 Share Posted October 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Ice Queen said: Our booking was designated "No Upgrade" but they changed the stateroom anyway. Same cabin category but moved from port to starboard, roughly same area. I'm guessing it's due to closing off area for COVID quarantining. Minor change so didn't make an issue of it. But "No Upgrade" does not guarantee that you won't be moved. I expect most changes like this are pretty minor and for the reason you mention. But the OPs was pretty significant. Forward to aft and several deck change. They had preferences and needs that got messed up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted October 30, 2021 #23 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, cltnccruisers said: I was thinking more is there a flag to check rather than having to engage a carbon based life form. 😀 To the very best of my knowledge, there's no flag to check. I've looked. I email my PVP and ask her to mark no upgrade. She always does that immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted October 30, 2021 #24 Share Posted October 30, 2021 4 hours ago, rwilk1129 said: Got upgrade notice yesterday from category DW cabin E412 (obstructed but not&has big balcony) to a category DB cabin C517 (not obstructed and up 2 floors and small balcony). Not happy and tried to get E412 back but said was not possible that they needed E412 for possible isolation/quarantine cabin. Also noticed a new cabin listed on my Feb Regal cruise. We booked E410 (obstr but not&big balcony) they changed to E510 which has big lifeboat&lift obstruction and small balcony. Finally got on the online Chat and got moved to E411 which is same as E410 but on Starboard side. It was a stressful morning. Now if they can just get all my cruises onto Medallion. I hope they leave all your cruises alone from here out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted October 31, 2021 #25 Share Posted October 31, 2021 3 hours ago, cltnccruisers said: I was thinking more is there a flag to check rather than having to engage a carbon based life form. 😀 1 hour ago, Sea Hag said: To the very best of my knowledge, there's no flag to check. I've looked. I email my PVP and ask her to mark no upgrade. She always does that immediately. Correct - there is no flag available to a guest to set. Has to be done in POLAR. I have accessed a number of agency booking sites that setup a booking in POLAR, and never seen the option. Have to have direct access to POLAR which means your TA or a Princess rep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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