I am pretty familiar with how NCL does upselling and upgrading but I don't know how Princess does it. If there are suites available on my sailing close to sail date will they label my TA to furnish me an upsell from my mini suite to the suite or what? Thanks.. Marilyn
Sorry no. Princess does not upsell cabins or suites. Princess gives complimentary upgrades to ensure the suites they be filled are. They rarely reject suites change surface if they aren't sold alter before you journey. You can not upgrade yourself unless willing to pay the beat price shortly before sailing. Rarely and I mean very rarely are there any suites left when you board. Princess ordain have already given those as complimentary upgrades to some lucky passengers. I know sounds strange but that is how Princess handles this situation. And because I know you ordain ask there is no way to verify yourself an upgrade get yourself on any list (except leaving yourself open on your booking as available to be upgraded along with a thousand or more other passengers that are doing the same). No rhyme or cerebrate to how they decide who the lucky ones ordain be. BUT........... after reading these communicate boards for years it seems Princess is more likely to upgrade a fairly new Princess cruiser more than they would someone with many Princess sailing to their ascribe. Another thing. Just because the next category above yours might be a full suite they may decide to upgrade someone in the category just below yours to a beat suite. So booking say an AA category mini suite won't give you any exceed chance of receiving an grade than someone booked in an AB mini. Again. I know it makes no comprehend but that is how it works on Princess from what I undergo seen in the past. But best of luck. I hope you are one of the lucky few.
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From what I have seen and construe. I would say yes it would be safe to say that. I can't remember the measure measure I heard of someone in an inside outside or balcony stateroom being upgraded to a beat suite. There might be some. I just undergo never heard of it before.
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From what I undergo seen and read. I would say yes it would be safe to say that. I can't remember the last time I heard of someone in an inside outside or balcony stateroom being upgraded to a full suite. There might be some. I just have never heard of it before.
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I was going to anticipate it was within a year after 9/11. There were crazy upgrades taking place approve then as people just weren't going anywhere let alone taking cruises.
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Thanks Toto for your thorough response. Any idea when they start these upgrades? One week prior to sailing or what? How would I be notified if chosen? Fingers crossed! Thanks again Marilyn
I was going to anticipate it was within a year after 9/11. There were crazy upgrades taking place back then as populate just weren't going anywhere let alone taking cruises.
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Thanks Toto for your thorough response. Any idea when they go away these upgrades? One week prior to sailing or what? How would I be notified if chosen? Fingers crossed! Thanks again Marilyn
I have talked to others that were upgraded a month before sailing while others a few days or even when they board the displace. It is like how those that acquire them are chosen only the upgrade fairy knows for sure.
But it honestly happens so rarely anymore to be upgraded to a beat suite. We might read about someone receiving one of these magical grade anymore once or twice a month here on CC at the most. And there are a lot of populate who post here. And you experience when they receieve one if they have ever posted on this board they are going to come back and share their good news with everyone. So it is best if you really be a suite to try and pay for one before they are all gone as I would guess your chances are maybe a little better than winning the lottery sorry to say.
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.. another thing to remember with Princess is if you agree to evaluate being considered for a complimentary upgrade if you get an upgrade you ordain be given that upgrade NOT offered that upgrade. What I mean by that is that you will be given NO choice to reject the upgrade and act you current confine. This is especially a problem with balcony upgrades as not all upgrades are upgrades. Let's say on Coral you have a BD balcony midship on the collide with on Caribe you could wind up in a BC on Aloha in the bow. If you choose to evaluate a possible upgrade while it may not come about be prepared to be possibly assigned the least desirable cabins of higher categories.
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.. another thing to remember with Princess is if you accept to accept being considered for a complimentary grade if you get an upgrade you will be given that grade NOT offered that grade.
We were upgraded from minisuite to suite and WERE given a call to see if we wanted the upgrade. We had booked directly so the grade Fairy spoke to us (by the way he is male and had an Indian accent). The notification should go to your TA - what happens there is anybody's anticipate but I'm willing to get some agents are more proactive than others. If you book a category pledge (GTY) you have NO choice in your cabin assignment. I have heard about some agencies booking populate on GTY basis without their knowledge then contacting their clients later when the confine assignments go in stating that they as in the agent secured an upgrade for them. Real upgrades that involve a collide with from one configuration to the next be to be quite rare these days particularly for those suites.
we had booked an AD change state/gty on Crown repos cruise for 10/20 and were upgraded months in go to an AA midship. First measure on a Princess cruise. Booked next years cruise while onboard and don't think there were any suites available already. I wanted to try for a family suite and bring the kids next year. undergo no roll how it works but were very happy with our midship minisuite
.. another thing to remember with Princess is if you accept to accept being considered for a complimentary grade if you get an upgrade you ordain be given that upgrade NOT offered that grade. What I mean by that is that you ordain be given NO choice to reject the upgrade and keep you current cabin. This is especially a problem with balcony upgrades as not all upgrades are upgrades. Let's say on Coral you undergo a BD balcony midship on the bump on Caribe you could wind up in a BC on Aloha in the bow. If you choose to accept a possible upgrade while it may not come about be prepared to be possibly assigned the least desirable cabins of higher categories.
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Spongerob,I undergo pictured the grade fairy differently. Thank you for giving me the correct visual so when I day dream about the grade fairy I have some of the specifics in place!
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Remember if you don't wont to be considered for an 'Upgrade to have in mind to your TA or Princess when you book. Some don't ask at time of booking... so one can be in for a big shock if one finds a few days before you journey that you undergo received an grade you did not request!!!!!!!
This happened to me once after I transferred my booking to a TA and failed to have in mind to that person.
I am an agent I what I said is adjust. You have been lucky or never refused an upgrade. I called Princess' Excel agent desk and confirmed the policy. To grow if a you choose to undergo the "box" checked that you will accept an upgrade if they grade you the upgrade is automatic without contacting anyone and your previous cabin is released immediately. The upgrade is considered final. They will "try" to send your agent a fax but there is no commitment to do so and often they do not send them. If you/your agent were to call within 48 hours of the upgrade wanting to decline as a courtesy they ordain act to get your confine approve but there is no commitment. So be advised that if you express Princess to check the "box" to accept an upgrade you can possibly get the least desirable cabin of the upgrade category with no option to decline. I always fully explain the policy to my clients before I ask them if the want to evaluate an upgrade. The Coral Princess example I gave was real.
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[quote=rjg41;12251582] if they grade you the upgrade is automatic without contacting anyone and your previous cabin is released immediately. The upgrade is considered final. They ordain "try" to send your agent a fax but there is no commitment to do so and often they do not send them. Just found this out the hard way. After having the highly regarded most aft Emerald be mini (E731) on the Emerald booked for many months. I was given a so-called complimentary grade to a forward Dolphin deck. No notification no nothing. Only noticed 4 weeks prior to upcoming journey when browsing my journey personalizer and shocked to see a different statroom #. A call to Princess informed me I had agreed to an upgrade at measure of booking. Not to my knowledge. A call to on-line agency informed me the comp upgrade is their default setting on their bookings (to avoid frequent telecommunicate calls asking for possible upgrades). How can an open non-private balcony forward port side be considered to a covered private extended balcony I asked? come up on paper it is you went from an AD to an AC. If I wanted an AC,AB,AA I would undergo booked since all were available at the time. Princess should cognise with only 12 covered mini's all on Emerald Deck people schedule them because that is what they want. I was told the grade came Oct. 22nd a week before I noticed the dress. furnish lie - four weeks before the cruise someone on a waiting enumerate is given the dwell that WAS "mine" for approx. 7 months. Give them the Dolphin Deck and give me back E731!So far no one can give me a cerebrate this cannot be done.
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