2 cruises a year Posted August 4, 2021 #26 Share Posted August 4, 2021 20 hours ago, Syracusefan44 said: I did not ask Princess to please let me pay more for a stateroom. My wife and I were in an obstructed balcony with steel instead of glass which would prevent us from seeing anything when sitting in a chair outside. I decided to reach out out to Princess so my wife and I would have a more enjoyable cruise in a better balcony stateroom. In my opinion Princess offered me a great deal paying them $159 more per person or $1379 for a mini suite that is currently being sold for $1899. Sorry but I am not willing to wait for Princess will send me an email from Princess offering me a FREE upgrade (which has not happened in the past 20 years) when I can pay a few dollars for a much better stateroom. While I understand your logic, you 100% made caribill`s point! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted August 4, 2021 #27 Share Posted August 4, 2021 We got an upsell offer about 6 weeks out for our upcoming Alaska cruise. It was $199 each to go from a standard balcony to a minisuite. I didn't go for it. The offer said to reply to the email and my card on file would be charged. There were minis open on that sailing that I wouldn't have liked as well as our balcony. I know I could probably - emphasis on "probably" - have gotten it changed if we were assigned one that I didn't like, but it just wasn't worth the hassle. If they'd sent me a list to choose from, I might have been more likely to go for it. The offer came from the generic reservations email address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhermes Posted August 4, 2021 #28 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Sea Hag said: We got an upsell offer about 6 weeks out for our upcoming Alaska cruise. It was $199 each to go from a standard balcony to a minisuite. I didn't go for it. The offer said to reply to the email and my card on file would be charged. There were minis open on that sailing that I wouldn't have liked as well as our balcony. I know I could probably - emphasis on "probably" - have gotten it changed if we were assigned one that I didn't like, but it just wasn't worth the hassle. If they'd sent me a list to choose from, I might have been more likely to go for it. The offer came from the generic reservations email address. They DID send me a list of mini suites to choose from when we accepted the upgrade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted August 4, 2021 #29 Share Posted August 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, jbhermes said: They DID send me a list of mini suites to choose from when we accepted the upgrade. That's nice. Wish they'd done that with me. I would have been interested to see what they were offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 4, 2021 #30 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Sea Hag said: We got an upsell offer about 6 weeks out for our upcoming Alaska cruise. It was $199 each to go from a standard balcony to a minisuite. I didn't go for it. The offer said to reply to the email and my card on file would be charged. There were minis open on that sailing that I wouldn't have liked as well as our balcony. I know I could probably - emphasis on "probably" - have gotten it changed if we were assigned one that I didn't like, but it just wasn't worth the hassle. If they'd sent me a list to choose from, I might have been more likely to go for it. The offer came from the generic reservations email address. Every time in the past when I have gotten an email for an upsell I have called and requested the specific cabin I wanted. Has something changed ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syracusefan44 Posted August 4, 2021 Author #31 Share Posted August 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sea Hag said: That's nice. Wish they'd done that with me. I would have been interested to see what they were offering. I sent an email to UpgradeOffer@princesscruises.com. Within a few minutes they replied with a list of available staterooms along with the price to upgrade. I inquired about mini suites since I want to upgrade from an obstructed balcony which had steel instead of glass. They asked me to select three staterooms but I was only interested in two particular mini suites and they accommodated my request. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutuwahineLV Posted August 4, 2021 #32 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Morning y'all, after reading this thread last night, I dashed off an inquiry to Princess about upgrade avail for our 8/15 sailing. Got a reply by 8:15 this morning, with a list of mini suites avail (I was in an obstructed balc on deck 8 ) the price was $199 pp, which we found acceptable. there was a list of about 2 dozen rooms avail. I replied with my 3 choices, and have now been moved to deck 15! with one of the bigger balconies too! (less than 60 min from start to finish this morning) Thanks for the info y'all. I'm a happy camper today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCcruisecrazy Posted August 4, 2021 #33 Share Posted August 4, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 7:13 PM, Syracusefan44 said: They replied to me with a list of mini suites and we took the same offer to upgrade from an obstructed balcony to a mini suite. It’s our first time in a mini suite!! Thanks again. Once you go Mini-suite it's tough to go back down! 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted August 4, 2021 #34 Share Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, USCcruisecrazy said: Once you go Mini-suite it's tough to go back down! 🙂 Actually we went from a suite back to a regular balcony cabin then to an inside. The last one was 15 days on a transatlantic cruise. I'd rather be sailing on a ship than staying home. The difference in price between an inside and a balcony was a lot more than we were willing to pay on that cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadburysmom Posted September 4, 2021 #35 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Great info and thank you for providing the upgrade request email info... Question: If you booked through a travel agent, do you have to have your travel agent email the request on your behalf or can you email Princess directly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis Posted September 4, 2021 #36 Share Posted September 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, cadburysmom said: Great info and thank you for providing the upgrade request email info... Question: If you booked through a travel agent, do you have to have your travel agent email the request on your behalf or can you email Princess directly? We just did that for the Sky in the Caribbean.....our travel agent negotiated on our behalf. We are happy with the outcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadburysmom Posted September 4, 2021 #37 Share Posted September 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, chrysalis said: We just did that for the Sky in the Caribbean.....our travel agent negotiated on our behalf. We are happy with the outcome Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted September 4, 2021 #38 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Once Princess is sailing at full capacity, there will be much pax disappointment when upsells become less readily available. Book what you want from the get-go is the point Edited September 4, 2021 by pms4104 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senga Posted September 6, 2021 #39 Share Posted September 6, 2021 After COVID, we’ll never book an inside again. Can’t imagine being stuck without outdoor space. On 8/4/2021 at 5:43 PM, geoherb said: Actually we went from a suite back to a regular balcony cabin then to an inside. The last one was 15 days on a transatlantic cruise. I'd rather be sailing on a ship than staying home. The difference in price between an inside and a balcony was a lot more than we were willing to pay on that cruise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakemurraykid Posted September 22, 2021 #40 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Could someone please give me the email address to write to regarding an upgrade or upsell. I am now in a club mini and like those, but this is a special cruise for me. I am taking my son because I lost my husband the latter part of 2019. This will be the first cruise I've taken since he passed. I really appreciate getting the email address. Hopefully I'll get lucky.😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ombud Posted September 22, 2021 #41 Share Posted September 22, 2021 25 minutes ago, lakemurraykid said: Could someone please give me the email address to write to regarding an upgrade or upsell. I am now in a club mini and like those, but this is a special cruise for me. I am taking my son because I lost my husband the latter part of 2019. This will be the first cruise I've taken since he passed. I really appreciate getting the email address. Hopefully I'll get lucky.😊 On 8/4/2021 at 9:20 AM, Syracusefan44 said: I sent an email to UpgradeOffer@princesscruises.com Doesn't hurt to ask but it really depends on space available and whether they think they could sell the higher category stateroom at closer to full price by final payment date. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted September 22, 2021 #42 Share Posted September 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, lakemurraykid said: Could someone please give me the email address to write to regarding an upgrade or upsell. I am now in a club mini and like those, but this is a special cruise for me. I am taking my son because I lost my husband the latter part of 2019. This will be the first cruise I've taken since he passed. I really appreciate getting the email address. Hopefully I'll get lucky.😊 Review previous posts in this thread to find that email address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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