Should I take Upgrade?

[Karma_]

My wife and I are taking our first cruise for our 5 year anniversary. We booked an interior cabin on the Getaway. Our cruise is 12 days out and they are offering to upgrade to a balcony room for 312 for both of us. Do you think it is worth it? or worth holding out till 7 days out?

 

Thanks

[wizdiz]

My wife and I are taking our first cruise for our 5 year anniversary. We booked an interior cabin on the Getaway. Our cruise is 12 days out and they are offering to upgrade to a balcony room for 312 for both of us. Do you think it is worth it? or worth holding out till 7 days out?

 

Thanks

 

I'm on the same cruise and I keep checking and see most category of Balcony are sold out. I know the ship is almost full so you could end up not getting it.

[Cuizer2]

From an interior to a balcony for $312 total sounds like a good deal to me (if it is $312 per person then I would not take it). If you want to verify, take a look at current prices and see what the difference between a balcony and an interior is.

 

You can wait if you want, but you may find someone else took the offer and you lose out. If this is a special occasion, then you might want to make it even more special.

[takeadip]

My wife and I are taking our first cruise for our 5 year anniversary. We booked an interior cabin on the Getaway. Our cruise is 12 days out and they are offering to upgrade to a balcony room for 312 for both of us. Do you think it is worth it? or worth holding out till 7 days out?

 

Thanks

 

if going from an inside i would take it...its an extra $44/per day total...years from now you will not remember the extra $312...but you wont soon forget a cramped inside cabin that you live in for 7days...i say take the plunge.

Best,

Mark

[Automation]

If you can afford it, I definitely would. Especially for 12 day cruise.

[dcipjr]

My wife and I are taking our first cruise for our 5 year anniversary. We booked an interior cabin on the Getaway. Our cruise is 12 days out and they are offering to upgrade to a balcony room for 312 for both of us. Do you think it is worth it? or worth holding out till 7 days out?

 

Thanks

 

I would go for it, as long as that $312 covers both of you ($624 would be too much). Balconies are particularly useful on the bigger ships, as you know you've always got a quiet place to retreat to.

[Barb Nahoumi]

If the price is within your budget, by all means do it.

[Weluv2cruise2gether]

If $312 total, DO IT!!!! The extra space plus your own balcony to enjoy the view is well worth it!

[AnonomissX]

My wife and I are taking our first cruise for our 5 year anniversary. We booked an interior cabin on the Getaway. Our cruise is 12 days out and they are offering to upgrade to a balcony room for 312 for both of us. Do you think it is worth it? or worth holding out till 7 days out?

 

Thanks

 

The value is worth it in this case, I vote yes, and tell your wife I said so :D

[blackwing]

I would do it. Back in my younger days my wife and I would sail inside to save money, thinking we would never spend much time in the room. One time we splurged and got a balcony, and have never gone back.

 

I do get a bit claustrophobic, and just having the view of the outside, and being able to sit on your balcony.... well worth it.

 

For $312 (assuming it's for both of you and not per person), I think it's not a question for me. You will greatly appreciate the times you can sit out on the balcony and enjoy the breeze or read a book.

[Karma_]

Thanks so much for the advice. I called back to book it and found out we actually got dining package free as a second upgrade. So we ended up only paying 145 to upgrade from interior to balcony since we had already bought dining package for 200. Thanks for all the help!

[Linda the Book Lover]

Happy Anniversary and enjoy your balcony.

[Lady Anna & Sir Troy]

Fantastic news and congratulations!!

 

L.A.S.T.

[Mistizoom]

Great deal! I assume you are on the March 13 Getaway? If so, feel free to head on over to the roll call, we have a good number of people on it and will be having a Meet & Greet on the first sea day, http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2183280

[zqvol]

My wife and I are taking our first cruise for our 5 year anniversary. We booked an interior cabin on the Getaway. Our cruise is 12 days out and they are offering to upgrade to a balcony room for 312 for both of us. Do you think it is worth it? or worth holding out till 7 days out?

 

Thanks

 

 

If you want ti you need to take it. The idea of holding out is a joke. If you don't take ti they will offer it to someone else and they will take it.

[jwlthief]

I may sound snobbish here but I will only cruise in a balcony room.

 

One of my favorite parts of cruising is waking up to a new beautiful view outside your window.

[vince_g]

I may sound snobbish here but I will only cruise in a balcony room.

 

One of my favorite parts of cruising is waking up to a new beautiful view outside your window.

 

You are not being snobby. Balcony is the lowest category I will book. My first cruise was on Costa back in 1999 in a tiny little outside cabin with porthole. That cruise sold me on only booking balcony and above.

[optimusprime82]

Balcony > interior. If it's in your budget I always recommend getting a balcony.

[EleventyBangBang]

I'm in an Escape studio here in a month... Looking at it now, it looks like a "balcony guarantee" would only be 200 more, and a "mini suite guarantee" would only be 500 more than I've already paid. And that appears to be even though I'm solo.

 

1. Does that mean if I call the upsell number, I could upgrade? And 2. Should I?