My first upsell!

[cfr70]

Just got my first e mail from Carnival saying "You qualify for a stateroom upgrade!" for my Liberty cruise. 

 

I had aft cabin with the long balcony #6450, and for months was weighing whether or not to change that since it doesn't have a sofa. (I know it sounds like a small thing, but I love having a sofa.) And I got the cabin as a casino rate...(solo with all tax/fees was just $680 total) and didn't want to chance losing that rate if I made any changes so I just left it. I haven't sailed in a balcony since 2001 so i'm not even sure if i'll make much use of that long balcony either. 

 

So just now, I got the e mail asking if i'd like to upgrade for $38 and it even gave me a choice of cabins on the deck plans to pick either on Verandah or Panaorama decks. There was a pretty good choice on each and I went with Verandah #8346 which is right next to middle elevators, 1 flight under Lido and 3 flights down right into casino. (2 of my favorite places) And I get my sofa! :)

 

After reading so many posts of people getting upgrade e mails and calls and feeling left out, I finally got mine and very happy with the choice. It comes out to $9.50/day for the upgrade and definitely lower than I would've paid for making changes. Let the long balcony go to someone who would make definite use of it. 

 

 

[crusing48/51]

Congratulations, sounds like a good deal. Enjoy your cruise, and the sofa.😀

[cfr70]

1 hour ago, crusing48/51 said:

Congratulations, sounds like a good deal. Enjoy your cruise, and the sofa.😀

 

Thanks. I've been on cloud 9 ever since taking the upgrade! 

 

For those of you who did upgrades, did all your Fun Shop orders automatically go to the new cabin? I have water, vodka/club sodas and a cake ordered and hope it doesn't accidentally go to the old cabin. 

 

 

[Sillyjilly]

9 minutes ago, cfr70 said:

 

Thanks. I've been on cloud 9 ever since taking the upgrade! 

 

For those of you who did upgrades, did all your Fun Shop orders automatically go to the new cabin? I have water, vodka/club sodas and a cake ordered and hope it doesn't accidentally go to the old cabin. 

 

 

 

It should show on your online reservation. Mine was changed on my paperwork, but I haven't taken the cruise yet. Leaving Saturday!

[cfr70]

9 minutes ago, Sillyjilly said:

 

It should show on your online reservation. Mine was changed on my paperwork, but I haven't taken the cruise yet. Leaving Saturday!

 

I just looked under "My Orders" in my online booking and only my Faster to the Fun is showing up. None of my Fun Shops orders are showing anymore and I recall they did before I took the upgrade. I have my e mails of all orders printed out just in case with the order numbers on them. 

Should I be worried or does it just take a while before they'll show up again in my account? 

[Sillyjilly]

1 minute ago, cfr70 said:

 

I just looked under "My Orders" in my online booking and only my Faster to the Fun is showing up. None of my Fun Shops orders are showing anymore and I recall they did before I took the upgrade. I have my e mails of all orders printed out just in case with the order numbers on them. 

Should I be worried or does it just take a while before they'll show up again in my account? 

when does your cruise leave?

 

[cfr70]

1 minute ago, Sillyjilly said:

when does your cruise leave?

 

 

1/27/19. If it doesn't show up by morning I guess i'll give them a call. I also have $50 in Cruise Cash purchased that's not showing anymore either. 

[cfr70]

29 minutes ago, Sillyjilly said:

when does your cruise leave?

 

 

1/27/19. If it doesn't show up by morning I guess i'll give them a call. I also have $50 in Cruise Cash purchased that's not showing anymore either. 

 

EDIT: They're all showing now. I logged out and back in my account and all my orders were displaying again in my Cruise Manager. Whew. 

[riclop]

Good for you.

[bakersdozen12]

Holy cow, I would never have given 6450 up! We sailed in the same room on the Conquest and to this day, it’s probably my favorite room. Yes, no sofa, but you have a lounge chair on your balcony. Who wants to sit on a sofa inside when you can be lounging outside?! And having two windows is awesome. Loved the extra sunlight. 

 

Oh well, I suspect you just made whomever is getting that room extremely happy. 😊

[Sillyjilly]

35 minutes ago, bakersdozen12 said:

Holy cow, I would never have given 6450 up! We sailed in the same room on the Conquest and to this day, it’s probably my favorite room. Yes, no sofa, but you have a lounge chair on your balcony. Who wants to sit on a sofa inside when you can be lounging outside?! And having two windows is awesome. Loved the extra sunlight. 

 

Oh well, I suspect you just made whomever is getting that room extremely happy. 😊

 

Different strokes for different folks.

[jasmine_cruise_yeah]

I also got one today and was pretty excited! It's on the Magic in May. We were offered to move from a deck 7 balcony to a deck 9 balcony for $32. I liked the price but I wasn't crazy about the room choices so I think I'll pass on this one. 

[cfr70]

15 hours ago, bakersdozen12 said:

Holy cow, I would never have given 6450 up! We sailed in the same room on the Conquest and to this day, it’s probably my favorite room. Yes, no sofa, but you have a lounge chair on your balcony. Who wants to sit on a sofa inside when you can be lounging outside?! And having two windows is awesome. Loved the extra sunlight. 

 

Oh well, I suspect you just made whomever is getting that room extremely happy. 😊

 

That's exactly the way I look at it too. I hope someone else is jumping up and down for snagging 6450 now. I was initially exited for getting it myself when I first booked, but the more time went on, the more I began to miss the sofa and the way it's laid out, the bed takes up almost all cabin space. And knowing me, I probably won't even be out on that balcony all that much. So let someone who will use it a lot get it. :)

I also love the location of the new cabin. It's perfect being right under Lido buffet and just 3 flights down dumps me right into the casino. 

[cfr70]

14 hours ago, jasmine_cruise_yeah said:

I also got one today and was pretty excited! It's on the Magic in May. We were offered to move from a deck 7 balcony to a deck 9 balcony for $32. I liked the price but I wasn't crazy about the room choices so I think I'll pass on this one. 

 

I had no idea these upgrades (or upsells rather) gave you a choice of cabins you could pick from. I thought they just had 1 specific cabin to offer you and that's it. It's really nice to look at the deck plan, see all the available cabins being offered and be able to pick the one you want if you accept.

I almost went for the Panorama deck, but felt that was way too far up for me.