Rare Charlene1985 Posted December 9, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) We are booked in a Vista Suite and received an upgrade offer to a Signature Suite for 10 nights on Rotterdam for $999. We are going to pass (only booked the Vista vs Verandah as this will get us to the next mariner level with the extra 10 cruise credits) but normally would this be considered a good deal? I saw someone post a few days ago about their offer to go from Verandah to Neptune for $499. We would have jumped on that. Edited December 9, 2022 by Charlene1985 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendswithdave Posted December 9, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That does not sound like a good deal. We recently upgraded from Verandah to Neptune for $550 pp. If you have any interest, I recommend waiting. The deal will likely get better as your cruise approaches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WriterOnDeck Posted December 9, 2022 #3 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Upgrade offers can be all over the board. I received an offer of $2,500pp from a ocean view to a verandah on the 128-day world cruise on Zuiderdam. $20pp/day. Still simply personal preference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted December 9, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, WriterOnDeck said: Upgrade offers can be all over the board. I received an offer of $2,500pp from a ocean view to a verandah on the 128-day world cruise on Zuiderdam. $20pp/day. Still simply personal preference. That sounds like a good deal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highscar Posted December 9, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 9, 2022 GJust wondering. Could there ever be an up- grade offer for a solo cruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAKcruiser Posted December 9, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Sure but they charge you double. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 9, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Agree that it's not a great deal. Those vista "suites" should not be called suites because they are so small. Realize it's good for the OP under their personal circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 9, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 9, 2022 42 minutes ago, WriterOnDeck said: Upgrade offers can be all over the board. I received an offer of $2,500pp from a ocean view to a verandah on the 128-day world cruise on Zuiderdam. $20pp/day. Still simply personal preference. I think some offers are better than others so I'm not sure it's about preference. Yours sounds like a great deal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WriterOnDeck Posted December 9, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Florida_gal_50 said: I think some offers are better than others so I'm not sure it's about preference. Yours sounds like a great deal to me. I just meant that regardless as to the offer, personal preference comes into play. I have passed on some "great" deals because I had already spent all that the trip was worth to me at the time. This time, I took the deal, even though as a single I will pay double. Edited December 9, 2022 by WriterOnDeck 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAKcruiser Posted December 9, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2022 The signature suites and neptune suites on the pinnacle class ships are much more expensive than the rest of the fleet so I would expect their upgrade offers to cost more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olya1972 Posted December 9, 2022 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Four days before sailing ( Rotterdam, 10 days) I called HAL and was offered $1,198 per person to upgrade from VA Veranda to SA, Neptune Suit. The next day I called back- $599 per person ( now, it was three days before the cruise). At that same time they also were offering upgrade to Vista Suit for $199/ person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy&Frank Posted December 9, 2022 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2022 2 hours ago, WriterOnDeck said: Upgrade offers can be all over the board. I received an offer of $2,500pp from a ocean view to a verandah on the 128-day world cruise on Zuiderdam. $20pp/day. Still simply personal preference. I got the same offer. We passed on it 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted December 9, 2022 #13 Share Posted December 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Charlene1985 said: We are booked in a Vista Suite and received an upgrade offer to a Signature Suite for 10 nights on Rotterdam for $999. We are going to pass (only booked the Vista vs Verandah as this will get us to the next mariner level with the extra 10 cruise credits) but normally would this be considered a good deal? I saw someone post a few days ago about their offer to go from Verandah to Neptune for $499. We would have jumped on that. I recall that the previous offer to Neptune was "per person", but it was still a good deal. Your offer wouldn't really appeal to me for an additional $1k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Charlene1985 Posted December 10, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Thanks for the feedback. Glad we passed and didn’t miss a fantastic opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted December 10, 2022 #15 Share Posted December 10, 2022 17 hours ago, olya1972 said: Four days before sailing ( Rotterdam, 10 days) I called HAL and was offered $1,198 per person to upgrade from VA Veranda to SA, Neptune Suit. The next day I called back- $599 per person ( now, it was three days before the cruise). At that same time they also were offering upgrade to Vista Suit for $199/ person. Sounds like a misunderstanding as $599 times 2 people would be the $1198 first mentioned. Too much of a coincidence not to be. Besides, HAL always uses offers that end in $99. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmik1 Posted December 10, 2022 #16 Share Posted December 10, 2022 21 hours ago, Charlene1985 said: We are booked in a Vista Suite and received an upgrade offer to a Signature Suite for 10 nights on Rotterdam for $999. We are going to pass (only booked the Vista vs Verandah as this will get us to the next mariner level with the extra 10 cruise credits) but normally would this be considered a good deal? I saw someone post a few days ago about their offer to go from Verandah to Neptune for $499. We would have jumped on that. 21 hours ago, Charlene1985 said: We are booked in a Vista Suite and received an upgrade offer to a Signature Suite for 10 nights on Rotterdam for $999. We are going to pass (only booked the Vista vs Verandah as this will get us to the next mariner level with the extra 10 cruise credits) but normally would this be considered a good deal? I saw someone post a few days ago about their offer to go from Verandah to Neptune for $499. We would have jumped on that. That is not an upgrade offer,it is an upsell offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETELVE Posted December 10, 2022 #17 Share Posted December 10, 2022 19 hours ago, highscar said: GJust wondering. Could there ever be an up- grade offer for a solo cruiser. I received an upsell offer yesterday on the 1/4 Rotterdam from my obstructed outside to family outside or veranda. Veranda would have cost $800 single. I passed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 10, 2022 #18 Share Posted December 10, 2022 47 minutes ago, johnmik1 said: That is not an upgrade offer,it is an upsell offer. It is but when hal sends it out they call it an upgrade offer or at least they did the last time I saw one in March 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartgrove Posted December 10, 2022 #19 Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, Florida_gal_50 said: Agree that it's not a great deal. Those vista "suites" should not be called suites because they are so small. Realize it's good for the OP under their personal circumstances. Obviously a carryover in marketing from the S-class and R-class "Vista Suites" which are actually Verandah staterooms. We have sailed twice on Pinnacle-class ships in a "Vista Suite" because the VA vs A was only a few dollars more AND worth it to us for double Mariner points. Edited December 10, 2022 by Heartgrove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Charlene1985 Posted December 10, 2022 Author #20 Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 hours ago, johnmik1 said: That is not an upgrade offer,it is an upsell offer. The email is titled “Upgrade Offer”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmik1 Posted December 11, 2022 #21 Share Posted December 11, 2022 22 hours ago, Charlene1985 said: The email is titled “Upgrade Offer”. They might call it an upgrade but when they are trying to sell you something,it is an upsell and when they are giving you something ,it is an upgrade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 11, 2022 #22 Share Posted December 11, 2022 46 minutes ago, johnmik1 said: They might call it an upgrade but when they are trying to sell you something,it is an upsell and when they are giving you something ,it is an upgrade! It’s not might, it is. You corrected the person but they were not incorrect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted December 11, 2022 #23 Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, johnmik1 said: They might call it an upgrade but when they are trying to sell you something,it is an upsell and when they are giving you something ,it is an upgrade! That is the Cruise Critic convention, but the cruise lines call them Paid Upgrades and Complimentary Upgrades and as @Florida_gal_50pointed out, @Charlene1985was not wrong. Edited December 11, 2022 by crystalspin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbelshaw Posted December 11, 2022 #24 Share Posted December 11, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 11:16 AM, highscar said: GJust wondering. Could there ever be an up- grade offer for a solo cruiser. Yes. Received and accepted a $299 pp upgrade offer from Veranda to Neptune for this September's sailing to Alaska. Since I am two people when booking with HAL, I happily paid the $600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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