islandgals Posted December 26, 2008 #1 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi Folks, This is our second cruise with Carnival and we just got an upgrade to a suite, wondering what to expect. We heard that the balcony is 2x as large and there is a whirlpool tub. Anyone have any more info? Thanks Islandgals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernCaribbean Posted December 26, 2008 #2 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi Folks, This is our second cruise with Carnival and we just got an upgrade to a suite, wondering what to expect. We heard that the balcony is 2x as large and there is a whirlpool tub. Anyone have any more info? Thanks Islandgals Which suite?? Cat 11, 12, Deluxe Penthouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAVI360 Posted December 26, 2008 #3 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi Folks, This is our second cruise with Carnival and we just got an upgrade to a suite, wondering what to expect. We heard that the balcony is 2x as large and there is a whirlpool tub. Anyone have any more info? Thanks Islandgals wow......when are you leaving???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgals Posted December 26, 2008 Author #4 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Cat 11 and we leave Jan 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schultz Posted December 26, 2008 #5 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Were you booked as a balc guar or did you have a specific room booked previously? Did you have to pay any more for the upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abram797 Posted December 26, 2008 #6 Share Posted December 26, 2008 How interesting. We got a call from Carnival today as well offering to upgrade to a suite for the Jan. 24 sailing. We decided not to do it as we are travelling with another couple and have rooms side by side. Must be they are trying to get rid of a few suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzman Posted December 27, 2008 #7 Share Posted December 27, 2008 The cat 11's are nice, balconies are generally about 85 sq ft and there is indeed a bathroom with dbl sinks and a whirlpool tub, and a separate dressing area. Enjoy! Oh, forgot to mention; priority boarding also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misguidedangel Posted December 27, 2008 #8 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I booked a guarantee with the free cruise I won and paid to get a balcony cb. I was hoping to get upgraded to a suite, but no dice....UGH, and I've been on five cruises so far!!! I had a Cat 11 suite on the Conquest. The Conquest is the same class as the Liberty, thus, the suites are the same. The suite is a good size. It has a dressing area with a vanity desk and a closet with shelves opposite the vanity desk. There is a pocket door to close it off and then the door to the bathroom. The bathroom is positively huge. We had three people in there and it was cozy. It does have a whirlpool tub and a large vanity. There is also another double closet beside the bed for more storage. The balcony is an extra 50% larger, so three chairs+side table can easily be accommodated on the balcony. If you only have two chairs and you need a third ask the room steward if they can get another, or if you want a lounger, see if they can get you one if you don't have one... Enjoy the suite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veryhotred Posted December 27, 2008 #9 Share Posted December 27, 2008 wow, congrats!! can you all tell me how you get upgrades???..lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskin80 Posted December 27, 2008 #10 Share Posted December 27, 2008 The last time we sailed the Liberty we had a Cat 11 and just loved it. The extra space you have in the room is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnice8 Posted December 31, 2008 #11 Share Posted December 31, 2008 what is the typical cost to upgrade to suite on empress level on liberty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5waldos Posted December 31, 2008 #12 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm curious as to the process- CC calls you and say You're a Winner? Do you check on the website and discover you have been upgraded? I have figured out that nobody really seems to know what one can do to get a free upgrade, but I am just curious about the mechanics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCF Posted January 1, 2009 #13 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I may be way wrong on this, but it is my understanding that getting upgraded to a Cat 11 or 12 on any Carnival ship is about as rare as teeth in chickens! The way it was explained to me is that Carnival ships across the fleet have fewer "suite" cabins than all the other lines so they tend to sell out completely and quickly, and, they always have 'wait lists'. Therefore, they don't upgrade to suites because they are always sold out. If this is true, we may be seeing a reduction in people prepared to pay and/or able to pay the higher prices for suites. By upgrading they free up the lower priced cabins which are easier to sell. It all comes down to the nasty economy hitting the cruise industry as hard as it is other businesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnice8 Posted January 1, 2009 #14 Share Posted January 1, 2009 the OP didn't say..... but with mine, they called me and it wasn't a FREE upgrade, it was a lower priced upsell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehpride Posted January 1, 2009 #15 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We got an upsell call. Said no because it wasn't worth 600 dollars for us. If it'd been less I might have jumped on it. I think it's because we had 3 in a cabin. Probably want to free up a 3 cabin to sell at a higher price. All that's left for my cruise is suites so they must be having some trouble moving them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KULPN Posted January 1, 2009 #16 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We got an upsell call. Said no because it wasn't worth 600 dollars for us. If it'd been less I might have jumped on it. I think it's because we had 3 in a cabin. Probably want to free up a 3 cabin to sell at a higher price. All that's left for my cruise is suites so they must be having some trouble moving them. On our Liberty cruise on 11/29/08 my SIL got an upsell to Penthouse Suite from Veranda Balcony. I spent some time in it & although it was very, very nice, I'd not consider spending the $600 she did to sleep & bathe in a bigger room. To each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehpride Posted January 1, 2009 #17 Share Posted January 1, 2009 On our Liberty cruise on 11/29/08 my SIL got an upsell to Penthouse Suite from Veranda Balcony. I spent some time in it & although it was very, very nice, I'd not consider spending the $600 she did to sleep & bathe in a bigger room. To each his own. That's what we thought. We don't spend hardly any time in our cabin as it is so it's not worth it for us for some extra room and priority embarkation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyMom44 Posted January 1, 2009 #18 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We received the same call. It was an upsell. We told the them to forget it. We had better things to do with my $$. The casino calls!:rolleyes: But what I did do is go online later, see who did go for the upsell, and found myself a cabin on deck 7 midship so I switched cabins. We were book far aft on deck 8 right under the lido deck. The new cabin will be a little quieter (I hope) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorebilly Posted January 1, 2009 #19 Share Posted January 1, 2009 ;)We got the the upsale call as well but I told him no because there are no sea days, when I mentioned this, the price to upgrade dropped again, I said I needed to discuss with hubby and call him back. When I called back a few days later, the price was even lower and we went for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javajoni Posted January 2, 2009 #20 Share Posted January 2, 2009 My sweetie and I just upgraded from a balcony on the Lido deck to a Cat. 11 suite on the Empress deck for $100 pp. We had a balcony on the Lido on our last cruise and loved the convenience. Do you think this was a good trade-off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fam Vaca Posted January 2, 2009 #21 Share Posted January 2, 2009 How can you tell what cabins are open? I'm pretty new here. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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