Your Best Upsell

[whatawonderfulworld]

Just trying to get a feel of the price on upsells. In case I get the call. :D

 

 

What is your best upsell ( not the upgrades )

 

1) cruiseline/ship

2) sail date

3) days before sail date when contacted

4) price per person

5) from what category to the new category

6) did you take it

7) was it worth it

 

1 - NCL Dawn

2 - October 2006

3 - 5 or 6 days

4 - 300 (I think) total for 2

5 - AF to AC (right smack dab in front of the ship!!!!!!)

6 - YES

7 - YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

 

Ciao,

W A W W

[Welove2cruise2]

Just trying to get a feel of the price on upsells. In case I get the call. :D

 

 

What is your best upsell ( not the upgrades )

 

1) cruiseline/ship

2) sail date

3) days before sail date when contacted

4) price per person

5) from what category to the new category

6) did you take it

7) was it worth it

 

1) NCL Dawn

2) October 03

3) 10, then 4

4) Original price $400 more pp, final price $200 pp more

5) BD to AC

6) YES

7) YES YES YES

 

I know you didn't want upgrades, but in June 06 we had booked our usual EE obstructed view on the Majesty and noticed the prices had dropped dramatically on the owner's suites -- had to be a mistake, since the price for the OS was $400 pp LESS than the AB's -- called NCL and after a little bit of a run-around we ended up with 903 for I believe (though I could be wrong) $200 more -- SO worth it!

 

Unfortunately since that one upsell call in 03, we have not been visited by the upsell fairy...:(

[karen2cruz]

Just trying to get a feel of the price on upsells. In case I get the call. :D

 

 

What is your best upsell ( not the upgrades )

 

1) cruiseline/ship- NCL Dream

2) sail date-Oct 2005

3) days before sail date when contacted-3 weeks

4) price per person- $200

5) from what category to the new category-BA to AA

6) did you take it- absolutely

7) was it worth it- YES

 

Original offer was $500 per person but we said no and they finally offered $200

[jame_g]

When I said no to the AA uspsell price, they just moved on to the next person, lol.

[kamala]

What is your best upsell ( not the upgrades )

 

1) cruiseline/ship: Pearl

2) sail date: 9/16/07

3) days before sail date when contacted: 53

4) price per person: $2500 total plus $470pp to add passengers 4 & 5 (only had 3 originally)

5) from what category to the new category: A3 Courtyard Villa to A1 Garden Villa

6) did you take it - Yep

7) was it worth it - Will know for sure in a few weeks, but definitely think so already. Able to add two relatives to the sailing list and add many perks to what was already shaping up to be a great first cruise ever for 2 of 3 of us.

[Scootercruise]

1) cruiseline/ship

2) sail date

3) days before sail date when contacted

4) price per person

5) from what category to the new category

6) did you take it

7) was it worth it

 

 

1) Spirit

2) 9/2/07

3) 16 days

4) $100

5) D to BA

6) Yes

7) Yet to be determined, but a balcony is always better

[AuntieBarb]

Our best upsell was:

 

1) cruiseline/ship - NCL Dawn

2) sail date - 09/2004; 7 day

3) days before sail date when contacted - about 2 weeks prior

4) price per person - Offer was $800 total, there were 4 of us

5) from what category to the new category - Cat H Interior Stateroom to AB Penthouse

6) did you take it - Need you ask? YES!

7) was it worth it - YES, YES, YES, YES!

[odblnt]

Our best upsell was:

 

 

7) was it worth it - YES, YES, YES, YES!

 

Is that shouted in a "Meg Ryan - When Harry Met Sally" voice? :rolleyes:

[halos]

Does anyone know exactly how people are chosen for the upsell call??

Do they check and see what you paid for your existing cabin?? (Meaning, people who paid more $$ for their cabins are called first)

Or do they call by who booked earliest??

Or do they call first time cruisers with NCL?

Or do they call loyal NCL cruisers?

OR is it TOTALLY random?? (which seems bizarre in a way)

[jame_g]

Does anyone know exactly how people are chosen for the upsell call??

Do they check and see what you paid for your existing cabin?? (Meaning, people who paid more $$ for their cabins are called first)

Or do they call by who booked earliest??

Or do they call first time cruisers with NCL?

Or do they call loyal NCL cruisers?

OR is it TOTALLY random?? (which seems bizarre in a way)

 

Only NCL knows for sure, although others have made some guesses and assumptions in how NCL might be doing this.

[Harleycat]

Just trying to get a feel of the price on upsells. In case I get the call. :D

 

 

What is your best upsell ( not the upgrades )

 

1) cruiseline/ship

2) sail date

3) days before sail date when contacted

4) price per person

5) from what category to the new category

6) did you take it

7) was it worth it

 

1) NCL Dawn

2) 9/11/05

3) four days

4) $200 per person

5) booked an AG GTY for $849 PP, got assigned an AF, upsold to AC

6) Yes

7) YES!

[IHeartMickey]

1) cruiseline/ship - NCL Crown

2) sail date - 9/2/07

3) days before sail date when contacted - About two 1/2 weeks prior to sailing.

4) price per person - $50

5) from what category to the new category - Cat G to cat AD Deluxe Suite

6) did you take it - YES!

7) was it worth it - Sailing in 13 days, but how could a suite not be worth $100 more?!

[ma_t_gus]

bump...

[chrisbd1]

1) cruiseline/ship - NCL Jewel

2) sail date - 06/06

3) days before sail date when contacted - About two 1/2 weeks prior to sailing.

4) price per person - $150

5) from what category to the new category - BA to AF (Balcony to mini suite)

6) did you take it - YES!

7) was it worth it - Loved being Aft Portside on deck 11.

 

I'm hoping for another, just to get to deck 11.

[kekelele]

1) cruiseline/ship Norwegian Sun

2) sail date Aug 26 07

3) days before sail date when contacted 4 1/2 weeks

4) price per person $137.5 There were 4 of us total of $550

5) from what category to the new category AE to AA

6) did you take it HELL YEAH

7) was it worth it HELL YEAH

[earthfire]

Howdy.

Feedback from the other end of the spectrum.

 

We were offered the upsell from AF mini-suite to Penthouse on the same (11th) floor for $1,000 bucks more. The original price difference for the 12 day Northern Med. cruise was about three grand. Any additional person would have added another $900 each. It was two weeks before the sail date, and we couldn't find another person with that short of a notice.

 

As great as doubling of the space seemed & the lure of actual bedrooms, we chose not to take it, figuring that between absence due to shore excursions and also the concern that too nice a space would be a disincentive to leave the cabin. :)

 

The AF balcony mini-suite was just great.

[Leafpeeper]

Two years ago someone posted on CC that RCCL was offering free upgrades from balcony to junior suite on our ship. When my TA called, they were all gone. Fortunately, she called again after another TA had one on hold and released it. It was sure nice to get a suite for the price of a balcony.

[dadof2]

We have gotten some great deals on the Dawn and Jewel, last minute deals.

 

Never give up. We always book a cabin that we will be happy with and hope for the "call", which has happened many times.

 

Good Luck to all.

[Caroldoll]

My son and daughter-in-law were in a mini-suite on the Jewel and two days ago they were offered an upsell to a Courtyard Villa for $1400 for the entire cruise. This is a good value and was good for us as we had a Garden Villa and now we can be close to one another and have the same perks. Great price, I thought and I was very pleased. It could be that the cruise line knew we were traveling together and that is why they got it.

[strtdoc]

My wife and I were booked on the POH in November in an AE penthouse that we had gotten a great deal on. They called us yesterday offering an A3 courtyard villa for $1,000 more. We took them up on it, as we are still saving over $4,000 from what they are selling it for on the website right now. Plus, of course, we are getting to stay in the CV!

[2tnts]

Strtdco, what is your sail date in November? How many days before sailing was your call? Checking to if NCL has started making calls for the Pearl Nov 2nd sailing.

[katiel53]

Our only upsell.

 

May 2005

Norwegian Star to Alaska

5 of us traveling in 3 AG guarantees. We were upgraded to 3 AF's all in a row.

 

About 2 weeks before the cruise we got a call offering an upsell to a Garden Villa for the 5 of us. The price was $5,000 more. We said we'd pay $3k, but they said no, so we never got that upgrade. I still wouldn't pay $1k more a person even though I know we would have loved it.

 

I hope they decide to offer an upsell on the Pearl, but again we won't pay $1k a person.

[Coll101]

1) cruiseline/ship- NCL Jewel

2) sail date- December 21st

3) days before sail date when contacted-78

4) price per person- no charge

5) from what category to the new category-AF to AD

6) did you take it-YES!

7) was it worth it?- I'll let you know after the cruise!

 

My only concern abou this is that we are in a Romance Suite...(yeah, big concern!lol!) But, we are now on deck 10 while the rest of my family (including our 3 kids) are all on deck 11 in mini-suites.

Had anyone ever had a roll-away (or 2) placed in the Romance Suite?

 

BTW, we received the call from the casino department if that makes a difference....

[frequent cruiser jock]

1) cruiseline/ship- NCL Jewel

2) sail date- December 21st

3) days before sail date when contacted-78

4) price per person- no charge

5) from what category to the new category-AF to AD

6) did you take it-YES!

7) was it worth it?- I'll let you know after the cruise!

 

My only concern abou this is that we are in a Romance Suite...(yeah, big concern!lol!) But, we are now on deck 10 while the rest of my family (including our 3 kids) are all on deck 11 in mini-suites.

Had anyone ever had a roll-away (or 2) placed in the Romance Suite?

 

BTW, we received the call from the casino department if that makes a difference....

 

AD's are for 2 people only! You can not even book a 3rd person in it! There is NO space for a roll-away! The deck 11 Minis are just around the corner...so enjoy your wonderful Suite, by yourself!

[BarBug]

1) cruiseline/ship- NCL Jewel

2) sail date- December 21st

3) days before sail date when contacted-78

4) price per person- no charge

5) from what category to the new category-AF to AD

6) did you take it-YES!

7) was it worth it?- I'll let you know after the cruise!

 

My only concern abou this is that we are in a Romance Suite...(yeah, big concern!lol!) But, we are now on deck 10 while the rest of my family (including our 3 kids) are all on deck 11 in mini-suites.

Had anyone ever had a roll-away (or 2) placed in the Romance Suite?

 

BTW, we received the call from the casino department if that makes a difference....

 

 

Just wondered if you booked through the casino department?