Rare crusinthrough Posted August 27, 2022 #276 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Is it $10 pp per day or $20 pp per day to upgrade to Aqua class? or is the cost determined by A1 or A2? I paid $20 pp to upgrade to A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted August 27, 2022 #277 Share Posted August 27, 2022 2 hours ago, wrk2cruise said: Things change. Regular bookings made after June 2022 the Cruise only rate is not available on Aqua Class or Retreat. This is when they eliminated the Elevate and Indulge packages as well. Of course comp'ed BCC bookings are a different animal and I believe rarely include perks. unless this changes I will never book Aqua again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStarStateCruiser Posted August 27, 2022 #278 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, gold1953 said: unless this changes I will never book Aqua again I believe aqua can still be booked as no perks via a TA or over the phone. They just aren't published on the public site. Possibly through BCC as well. Edited August 27, 2022 by NorthStarStateCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2cruisemore Posted August 27, 2022 #279 Share Posted August 27, 2022 3 hours ago, crusinthrough said: Is it $10 pp per day or $20 pp per day to upgrade to Aqua class? or is the cost determined by A1 or A2? I paid $20 pp to upgrade to A1 It may depend on the Blue Chip offer you received, the availability on the departure date AND the X person you speak to on the phone. When I first booked the free cruise for October, I was told that my offer didn't include that upgrade. When I changed our reservation to January, I asked for it and they charged me $10/day/pp to upgrade to AQ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserchuck Posted August 27, 2022 #280 Share Posted August 27, 2022 4 hours ago, crusinthrough said: Is it $10 pp per day or $20 pp per day to upgrade to Aqua class? or is the cost determined by A1 or A2? I paid $20 pp to upgrade to A1 For my cruise, the upgrade was $10 pp per day, for an A2 category. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted August 27, 2022 #281 Share Posted August 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, luv2cruisemore said: It may depend on the Blue Chip offer you received, the availability on the departure date AND the X person you speak to on the phone. When I first booked the free cruise for October, I was told that my offer didn't include that upgrade. When I changed our reservation to January, I asked for it and they charged me $10/day/pp to upgrade to AQ. I was given the choice to upgrade for $20 a night. I did not take it but changed my mind 2 weeks later. Called back and was told that the blue chip quota of aqua class cabins was used up. He suggested I call back in a month to see if they released any more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeandRon Posted August 28, 2022 #282 Share Posted August 28, 2022 This afternoon we booked Nov 26, 7 night with an A1 Sunset Veranda and Dec 3, 8 night A1 with the bigger angled balcony. I specifically asked the lady for any perks she could add under the promotion. She apologized that none were available but offered to waive the AQUA upgrade charges. That saved us $300. She only charged us $579 taxes/charges for the 15 night B2B. I thanked her to the point of it being funny for both of us. We'll gladly pay grats and drinks beyond the 2 hour Elite ones. This is cheaper than buying groceries for two weeks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired888 Posted August 28, 2022 #283 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Our offer was for $140 per person for Aqua, for March 2023 dates. We gladly paid the extra $280. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStarStateCruiser Posted August 28, 2022 #284 Share Posted August 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Retired888 said: Our offer was for $140 per person for Aqua, for March 2023 dates. We gladly paid the extra $280. What's your biggest pull for aqua? It's not adding up for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserchuck Posted August 28, 2022 #285 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 hour ago, NorthStarStateCruiser said: What's your biggest pull for aqua? It's not adding up for me. For me, eating in Blu vs. the MDR is worth far more than the up charge. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted August 28, 2022 #286 Share Posted August 28, 2022 6 hours ago, cruiserchuck said: For me, eating in Blu vs. the MDR is worth far more than the up charge. I would agree! We love eating in Blu and dislike the MDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fly and Sail Posted August 28, 2022 #287 Share Posted August 28, 2022 7 hours ago, cruiserchuck said: For me, eating in Blu vs. the MDR is worth far more than the up charge. Especially on Solstice & Millennium Class ships. On Edge Class I don't mind the MDR as it's much smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeandRon Posted August 28, 2022 #288 Share Posted August 28, 2022 The healthier options and portion size, or that perception 🙂 in Blu and being able to go to the Persian Garden anytime for the warm tile loungers or the front relaxation room are worth it to us. The yoga mat in the cabin, while a nice thought, just ain't gonna happen for us! LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahags Posted August 28, 2022 #289 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I've just booked the offer and happily upgraded to Aqua. Has anyone asked if an upgrade to Retreat is available? I'm about to all them back and ask, but the wait times are LONG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserchuck Posted August 28, 2022 #290 Share Posted August 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, seahags said: I've just booked the offer and happily upgraded to Aqua. Has anyone asked if an upgrade to Retreat is available? I'm about to all them back and ask, but the wait times are LONG!! I asked about an upgrade to the Retreat, and was told it was not available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertaCruisers Posted August 28, 2022 #291 Share Posted August 28, 2022 51 minutes ago, seahags said: I've just booked the offer and happily upgraded to Aqua. Has anyone asked if an upgrade to Retreat is available? I'm about to all them back and ask, but the wait times are LONG!! I asked about Retreat and it wasn’t an upgrade I could get. All they could do was offer a casino price, which was a 40% discount from what I could book at otherwise, but it did include all perks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fly and Sail Posted August 28, 2022 #292 Share Posted August 28, 2022 2 hours ago, seahags said: I've just booked the offer and happily upgraded to Aqua. Has anyone asked if an upgrade to Retreat is available? I'm about to all them back and ask, but the wait times are LONG!! Unless you're a high roller at the Casino no but you can book a Casino offer of a deep discount (30-50% off) for suites which can be rather reasonable. Sometimes MoveUp is available or you could always try and upgrade on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted August 29, 2022 #293 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) On 8/27/2022 at 1:36 PM, luv2cruisemore said: It may depend on the Blue Chip offer you received, the availability on the departure date AND the X person you speak to on the phone. When I first booked the free cruise for October, I was told that my offer didn't include that upgrade. When I changed our reservation to January, I asked for it and they charged me $10/day/pp to upgrade to AQ. On 8/27/2022 at 1:50 PM, cruiserchuck said: For my cruise, the upgrade was $10 pp per day, for an A2 category. Thank you, my cruise is in March. I'm going to call tomorrow and ask about the $10 a day price. Edited August 29, 2022 by crusinthrough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted August 29, 2022 #294 Share Posted August 29, 2022 7 hours ago, crusinthrough said: Thank you, my cruise is in March. I'm going to call tomorrow and ask about the $10 a day price. good luck. There are limited cabins allotted for up grade on each sailing,. Sold out on mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted August 31, 2022 #295 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 5:53 AM, gold1953 said: good luck. There are limited cabins allotted for up grade on each sailing,. Sold out on mine I called and was advised it's $10 pp per day to move up from the category on your offer. My offer was a regular balcony. AQ is 2 categories up so $20. The rep also did the math on a regular casino offer AQ vs this offer AQ with added extra (premium drink package, premium wiFI and tips) and the two prices were the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fly and Sail Posted August 31, 2022 #296 Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 hours ago, crusinthrough said: The rep also did the math on a regular casino offer AQ vs this offer AQ with added extra (premium drink package, premium wiFI and tips) and the two prices were the same. Are you traveling with multiple pax? I guess if you really need to buy premium drinks/wifi and tips for two passengers that adds up fast. When I'm on casino offers I take advantage of my $300 MGM onboard credit and the Elite Wifi Discount and book a Premium Non Alc package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted August 31, 2022 #297 Share Posted August 31, 2022 I called Blue Chip this morning inquiring about upgrading to Aqua Class. I spoke with the most helpful representative, Angie. She was great! She answered all of my questions and was patient with my requests. Angie said the cost to upgrade to AquaClass was $140pp for the week. Unfortunately, BCC had no availability right now for the upgrade offer. She told me she would call me back Friday if any availability opened up. There are lots of Aqua class cabins available on my sailing, so we will see. In the meantime, she was able to upgrade me to a large slant balcony cabin for no charge. She also got me a 15% blue chip discount on the drink packages. It was cheaper than booking the discounted rate on Celebrity's cruiseplanner. Is upgrading to AquaClass worth it for Blu vs MDR? Is BLU a crowded venue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted August 31, 2022 #298 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 5:53 AM, gold1953 said: good luck. There are limited cabins allotted for up grade on each sailing,. Sold out on mine Try again. The BCC rep I spoke with said they sometimes replenish the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold1953 Posted August 31, 2022 #299 Share Posted August 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, AnnaNicole said: Try again. The BCC rep I spoke with said they sometimes replenish the offer. yes, I was told to try again in a month or 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaNicole Posted August 31, 2022 #300 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, gold1953 said: yes, I was told to try again in a month or 2 The representative told me she will call me on Friday and let me know if the offer is replenished. Possibly you could call and ask a rep to add you to a waitlist for the offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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