donaldsc Posted August 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I just got a brochure in the mail that claims that Oceania is having a 4 category upgrade until Labor Day. I went on their site and I can't see where any of the cruises have such a large upgrade or a resulting reduction in price. Am I missing something or is this the kind of BS that cruise lines always do. I have never sailed on Oceania but I thought that with this upgrade it might be worth trying them. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honumaui Posted August 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Are you sure you went on Oceania's web site. I went in and it showed the sale right away..Four Cat upgrade on a list of cruises. Book between Aug 30-Sep 07. I e mailed my TA to book on the 30th. We did an Alaska cruise tour ( before covid) with them and it was great. Booked them again but cancelled because of covid . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBorn47 Posted August 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 28, 2022 We are the same as the OP. Experienced cruisers but never with Oceania. Saw the sail ad online & called. Weird that he knew who I was. Because we are long time NCL cruisers, he had our info. Anyway, we put a hold on a B4 cabin - the last available in that category. Prices looked good to me. If we are ever going to try Oceania, this is it. Deck 7 over the theater (noise from late night shows??) Now must look at the Riviera deck plan to see if that will be OK or if we should change to a higher level. 39 days in a long time to be in a cabin we don't like. Is there some additional sale starting tomorrow, the 30th? Will read this board to see what else I can learn. Any advice much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readytogo54321 Posted August 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 28, 2022 2 hours ago, BklynBorn47 said: We are the same as the OP. Experienced cruisers but never with Oceania. Saw the sail ad online & called. Weird that he knew who I was. Because we are long time NCL cruisers, he had our info. Anyway, we put a hold on a B4 cabin - the last available in that category. Prices looked good to me. If we are ever going to try Oceania, this is it. Deck 7 over the theater (noise from late night shows??) Now must look at the Riviera deck plan to see if that will be OK or if we should change to a higher level. 39 days in a long time to be in a cabin we don't like. Is there some additional sale starting tomorrow, the 30th? Will read this board to see what else I can learn. Any advice much appreciated. The sale info/prices will show up on the website on Aug. 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted August 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 28, 2022 This is an important distinction, it is UP to 4 categories, on SELECT cruises. It is not every cruise and every category. There is another thread discussing this further down the page. Give it a read 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_coach Posted August 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, ORV said: This is an important distinction, it is UP to 4 categories, on SELECT cruises. It is not every cruise and every category. There is another thread discussing this further down the page. Give it a read Where is this thread?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 28, 2022 8 hours ago, donaldsc said: I just got a brochure in the mail that claims that Oceania is having a 4 category upgrade until Labor Day. I went on their site and I can't see where any of the cruises have such a large upgrade or a resulting reduction in price. Am I missing something or is this the kind of BS that cruise lines always do. I have never sailed on Oceania but I thought that with this upgrade it might be worth trying them. DON There are selected cruises in the sale (60) https://www.oceaniacruises.com/special-offers/upgrade-sale/ as pointed out it is UP to Check the cabin categories that are in the sale by clicking on "view all offers" once you select the cruise it will show what cabins are allowed eg: G to A2 t depending on availability READ THE FINE PRINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 28, 2022 3 hours ago, BklynBorn47 said: We are the same as the OP. Experienced cruisers but never with Oceania. Saw the sail ad online & called. Weird that he knew who I was. Because we are long time NCL cruisers, he had our info. NCL Regent & Oceania are all part of NCLH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 28, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, pete_coach said: Where is this thread?? https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2875068-labor-day-sale/page/3/#comment-63829938 Your welcome 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthomas Posted August 28, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 28, 2022 we are all booked up for the next two years...only have Sept open...and the Alaska itin we are interested in is not on sale...will book it on Oct 19, that is 30 days before we sail in November, to get the perks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlover12 Posted August 28, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 28, 2022 I have the brochure too and one thing I noticed is that the upgrade to PH is only available on Riviera and Marina. On the "R" class ships the 4 category upgrade looks like it only goes up to Concierge Veranda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 28, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 28, 2022 53 minutes ago, sunlover12 said: I have the brochure too and one thing I noticed is that the upgrade to PH is only available on Riviera and Marina. On the "R" class ships the 4 category upgrade looks like it only goes up to Concierge Veranda. just a guess but a lot of pax will book PH on the R ships so maybe no availability on the cruises in the sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlover12 Posted August 28, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, LHT28 said: just a guess but a lot of pax will book PH on the R ships so maybe no availability on the cruises in the sale There is one cruise in the sale that we're considering. It's on an R ship and the website shows that there is availability in PH. In the brochure, it shows there are 30+ cruises in the sale on R ships and concierge veranda is the highest level you can upgrade to on these. Interesting.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janecambridge Posted August 28, 2022 #14 Share Posted August 28, 2022 9 hours ago, BklynBorn47 said: Deck 7 over the theater (noise from late night shows??) Now must look at the Riviera deck plan to see if that will be OK or if we should change to a higher level. 39 days in a long time to be in a cabin we don't like. im sure someone can help you out better than I with Oceania particularly, but we were over a theatre on Cunard. Didn’t think it would be problem as we were likely to be in a bar or in the theatre at showtime. But……. they rehearsed all afternoon too. It was exhausting every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBorn47 Posted August 28, 2022 #15 Share Posted August 28, 2022 57 minutes ago, janecambridge said: im sure someone can help you out better than I with Oceania particularly, but we were over a theatre on Cunard. Didn’t think it would be problem as we were likely to be in a bar or in the theatre at showtime. But……. they rehearsed all afternoon too. It was exhausting every day! Thank you. That's something to consider for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honumaui Posted August 29, 2022 #16 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Curious what labor day sale offer we will get tomorrow..TA is going to try booking at C1 fares for an upgrade to A2 on two cruises on the list. Both on the old R ships. Will let you know what cost they will book. Does anyone actually get a four cat upgrade ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mauibabes Posted August 29, 2022 #17 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Absolutely do. We were looking at a Baltic trip for next summer and it is a $600 pp savings going from B to A. It is definitely the time to try to pick up an A and try to slip into a PH on the cheap to try it out. The opportunity is there. Good Luck, Mauibabes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicalkerry2002 Posted August 29, 2022 #18 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Remember it is UP TO 4 categories...so a B4 would go to an A4, maybe. My TA tells me you go from a C2 to a B2, and that is what I'm hoping for. But, I am hearing the price goes up from what is posted before the sale, too, so what I am seeing for a C2 today, is not what it will be tomorrow. I'm hoping, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS&JW Posted August 29, 2022 #19 Share Posted August 29, 2022 How many categories you can go up is extremely variable. For my cruise I can only go up one category from my current cabin C--> B4. Very much depends upon each cruise and what cabin. Since my cruise has not gone up in price since I booked I'm not concerned about booking at a new, higher price. I did book on board so I would lose my onboard booking discount if I am able to move up. You really need to evaluate your situation to know if it is a good deal for you or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted August 30, 2022 #20 Share Posted August 30, 2022 My itin is literally the next sailing after the last itinerary included on the sale. Oh well. Sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted August 30, 2022 #21 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, PhD-iva said: My itin is literally the next sailing after the last itinerary included on the sale. Oh well. Sigh! Of course, my itin is mostly sold-out/waitlisted in most categories, so that’s another reason it’s not included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted August 30, 2022 #22 Share Posted August 30, 2022 11 hours ago, PhD-iva said: My itin is literally the next sailing after the last itinerary included on the sale. ... Wife and I are booked on the last itinerary of the sale. Which was on identical sale for the Memorial Day sale 2022 (when we upgraded). Same prices for the two sales. Currently the only "Wait List" cabins are the inside F and G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_coach Posted August 31, 2022 #23 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 5:57 PM, KS&JW said: How many categories you can go up is extremely variable. For my cruise I can only go up one category from my current cabin C--> B4. Very much depends upon each cruise and what cabin. Since my cruise has not gone up in price since I booked I'm not concerned about booking at a new, higher price. I did book on board so I would lose my onboard booking discount if I am able to move up. You really need to evaluate your situation to know if it is a good deal for you or not. I asked my agent and he just got back to me with this "The promotion lowers the cost of the currently booked category, so there is no actual upgrade." We got a $500 reduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 31, 2022 #24 Share Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, pete_coach said: I asked my agent and he just got back to me with this "The promotion lowers the cost of the currently booked category, so there is no actual upgrade." We got a $500 reduction. Did you ask to move up to a higher category?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthomas Posted August 31, 2022 #25 Share Posted August 31, 2022 was this a new booking? or your agent reduced your existing one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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