Cruisers' Choice Awards! Yeah, that's always been my experience in the past, but I haven't done it since Covid, so wasn't sure if I missed a change. Check on the Royal Up website to determine if you are eligible for an upgrade. Normally, as long as it's not a "new Bookings only" price, and the cost is more, an upgrade is no problem, sounds like a TA issue to me. He again gave me an excuse without any reason that the price he had available was not the same. Back in October my boyfriend contacted our travel agent after seeing that the price of the cruise went down. I will keep looking :). Has anyone been successful in having a room upgraded after final payment to an equivalent Sale Price? Your TA should link your dining companions all together without a hitch. With one exception (more on that in a minute), cruise lines won't honor lower prices after final payment, and if you try to cancel and rebook, you'll almost certainly find that the cancellation penalty is greater than the savings. Hi! Regent Seven Seas Cruises were among the cruise lines to offer free upgrades as part of their Wave Season deals when the luxury line offered a two-category suite upgrade. Offers are based on two occupants per stateroom - only the first and second guest will be charged. Paid Upgrade after Final Payment? Not sure about the military as you have to provide proof. Will RCI not upgrade 13 days in advance of sailing? Started August 27, 2021, By Cruisers' Choice Awards! UPGRADE YOUR STATEROOM IN A FEW SIMPLE STEPS Introducing RoyalUp a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program. Check on the Royal Up website to determineif you are eligible for an upgrade. Apparently as long as you are upgrading to a higher category room after final payment then you are able to get a price drop. Not worth it. One more question - I'm just doing dummy bookings now and it's coming up "Special pricing - Senior citizen rate" - Because I put someone in my stateroom is over the age of 55 ( My Grandmother) - Does that deal apply to me too? Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! ?can't you go up the ranks to a manager at the agency?? $140 on one reservation and $300 more on the other reservation so both would be paid upgrades. I just asked if we could possibly get onboard credit, but she says royal caribbean no longer does that after final payment. CC Help Jenn 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Forum Assistance - Welcome to Cruise Critic, Announcement: Upgrade Your Horizon ~ Sponsored by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. I also told her that I wasn't expecting any money or credit to be refunded, but she wouldn't budge. I politely declined because it just seems like price gouging to me to expect me to pay close to $1000 more to upgrade when someone booking new only has to pay $88 more than the price of my current cabin category. Attempting to do another now if the right cabin is available. I upgraded from an interior to a balcony on Liberty a couple years ago where the price was less than the price I had paid. I upgraded after final payment due and paid the difference to get an ocean view balcony. Your link has been automatically embedded. Cruisers' Choice Awards! No need to wait for a TA to be open or wait for a TA to contact RCL on your behalf. Your travel agent will give you the new price and apply payments you have made towards the new stateroom. Our allocated rooms at the moment are on deck 11 front facing, which im not massively keen on so i think we would still be better off changing to the oceanview balcony guarantee. Enjoy your upgrade.We went from an inside to a balcony after final payment when we saw a great senior deal.Only 1 in the room has to be a senior.We got new tags at the pier.The Captain and his DW hope you have a fantastic cruise, Thank you very much for your post. He told me the price I was looking at was a military rate. Cruisingboyo, August 5, 2009 in Royal Caribbean International. If declined they will place you in a stateroom in a location that you yourself would not have selected at the time of booking if you choose to select your room location but if your bids have been declined they will put you in whatever stateroom is available incategory that you selected, but not in the same location that you had selected at the time of the booking. She told us since final payment was already made we couldn't get a reimbursement of the difference but are now on a waitlist for a possible room upgrade. I know that doesn't seem logical at all. Powered by Invision Community. :). Travel agents log into the same database as the PVP's so. I saw that yesterday on their website. I didn't get too worried yet as I thought maybe as a TA he had "reserved" somehow the rate over the weekend and just needed to make it final today. LauraS If you had booked directly with RCL, you could call them at 3 in the morning if you needed and have them make the necessary changes to your reservation. This was after final payment. Royal Caribbean calls its program "RoyalUp." The category of cabins included a Royal Suite, Owner's Suite (2-bedroom), Owner's Suite (1-bedroom), Grand Suite, Junior Suite, Ocean View Suite, or a slightly larger balcony cabin. 2 days ago we upped from an interior to an ocean view on Empress and paid the $30 difference, again after final payment. CC Help Jenn Yup many cruise lines will do price adjustment prior to final payment. You aren't cancelling your booking and just doing a stateroom upgrade, so unless you paid final balance then your balance would just be reduced. Keep watching the price, if it does not change and it is no longer listed in the next flyer (due Thursday afternoon), then you still may be able to get it. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. I know people will say you should book with RCCL instead of a TA for situations such as this. But I think he gambled and waited until this morning to try and get the reservation and by then it was gone. The most recent time was Saturday. Does this seem right? Powered by Invision Community. He said it would be and there would be no problems. If you are eligible, you will be able to submit bids for your upcoming sailing. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Forum Assistance - Welcome to Cruise Critic, Announcement: Upgrade Your Horizon ~ Sponsored by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. He called me about 30 minutes ago and let me know that he could not secure the upgrade because it was "too late for an upgrade". Powered by Invision Community. But, I had thought the same when he called me to tell me they were closed (it was 3PM ET at the time). As for the dining - since you booked one of the cruises yourself, use that one as your main reservation. *Please see all applicable Terms & Conditions for Promotions. Yep, never going with a TA again. I just saved $100 on a cruise I booked for November 2020. He first came back and told me it would be several hundred dollars more. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Paste as plain text instead, CC Help Jenn Do we have the option to upgrade to a grand suite and connecting balcony? The second time was not a "new booking only sale" and was for a guarantee. Don't have a clue about their checks and balances when that happens (apparently they are not so good I think someone else just reported getting a refund after final payment date) Anyway good for you, You will be able to leave a comment after signing in, By As we had booked late, the savings was several THOUSAND dollars. Presumably I'll have my cruise documents by then? Should you wish to change your room before your sail date, please call one of our customer service agents at 866-562-7625. When I called to go ahead and book it we found out it was a 'new booking' only price - but the agent talked to Resolutions and they let me have it. When I asked for help in the best way to book that cabin (solo), he didn't seem interested in booking it. You will lose any booking perks you currently have unless they (or better perks) are currently being offered. Is this really the case? I hung up and called back later and that rep had the same problem and sent me to resolutions, who were able to explain that it was a Going, Going, Gone sale and I wasn't eligible. No , once you have made final payments thats it . There was a balcony guarantee (X) available. The first time it was on Tuesday. The senior discount applies to everyone in the cabin. I think all your scenarios should have worked. Just gotta wait 3 weeks for the dosh now and control my excitement. On 7/22/2022 at 4:15 PM, D.Mckinnon said. Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! I'm glad I saw this topic. Before you, Across Royal Caribbean's fleet of cruise ships, there are some interesting and unique staterooms that are slightly, One of the new staterooms added to Oasis of the Seas during her 2019 amplification was the category 6N Ocean View room, Staying in an inside cabin on a cruise ship means you're probably saving lots of money compared to a balcony cabin (or, Royal Caribbean announced they are creating a new stateroom category, the Spa Stateroom that addsin-room amenities and, Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas has a lot of great stateroom choices to consider, and today we have a look at, Do you know about when you'd like to sail? Just thought I would come back andupdate for those asking. Carnival depends on what fare you got. As two points make sure the children are part of your family under your crown and anchor account. Well, the good thing is my dad understood. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I contacted him Saturday and he confirmed this time he could get that rate and would send an updated invoice/confirmation. However, ships are sailing full and the practice in general has been abandoned. L454S, that's how I understood it to work too but I specifically asked if she was unable to move me to a room that cost less even though I wasn't asking for a refund and she confirmed that was the case. Wow,this agent is sure a winner.and he comes from a award winning agency? My fault. He first came back and told me it would be several hundred dollars more. I did final payment back in August automatically at the 3 month mark. Your link has been automatically embedded. June 23, 2019 in Royal Caribbean Discussion. November 3, 2022 . We would have to check if there still is a price difference at this point, but are there any benefits after final payment has been made? Depending on the suite and cruise. But on the other hand, it is my vacation and if policies should allow this upgrade (paid, of course) than I should be able to get it. Either way, I'll take care of the rest of the needs (there aren't many) from here on out and if another opportunity comes up, I'll ask for a 3 way conference. His TA is telling him he cannot upgrade as final payment has been made. LauraS He again gave me an excuse without any reason that the price he had available was not the same. This is a blind stateroom upgrade bidding program, where close to your sail date you can let Royal Caribbean know how much you would be willing to pay if an upgrade situation presented itself. Royal Caribbean International Upgrade after Final Payment Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! Started June 21, 2021, By Finally, it's NEVER too late to upgrade as far as RCL is concerned. By For us it was a huge win-win as I didnt think we could take advantage of a price drop after final payment. royal caribbean upgrade room after final payment. Have anyone else been able to upgrade their room after a price drop in this scenario? As we come from Australia we spoil ourselves. Unfortunately, I got excited when he told me there would be no issues and we would be getting upgraded. Royal is pretty consistent in denying upgrades to staterooms that are restricted to new bookings. This morning there was another price drop and it's not listed on the GGG flyer so I thought I was all set. Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. Either way, Im happy for an upgraded room even if I dont get the refund. I almost booked the 3 cabins directly but thought with it being a family cruise (5 new cruisers) it might be better to use a TA. I noticed a higher category room (2I - boardwalk balcony) was cheaper than an interior we booked a month ago. Balance is reading 0.00 even though amount paid is more than package price. (Actually more than that, but only 3X have I contacted my travel agent to complete the upgrade). Thanks everyone! I checked yesterday, it was still showing available. Told when we were on board and met a few people that they did the same thing (around the same time we were looking) only had to pay the difference from Balcony to Suite. Yes, I'm 100% positive. I don't know if it makes a difference that this was booked through a big "C" warehouse travel site but just thought I would let you know. Hi all, We are due to sail on a back to back cruises on Oasis in November. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Royal Caribbean Blog. I paid the remainder of my October Navigator cruise off last week. Then I don't see why you should not be able to upgrade for the posted web price, unless Royal has very recently implemented some new policy. Clear editor. I asked why. Once your bid is accepted, your card will be charged immediately, and the upgrade amount paid is final and non-refundable. Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! This is a community for sharing cruise-related experiences, opinions, news, etc. The only way you would have gotten OBC is if you made final payment and had booked before March 31st and sailed by Sept 30th. There might have been something more I am not aware, but considering the excuses provided, I think it is the TA. With Royal Up, there is a suggested bid price for an upgrade, but there is no way to know how much to bid beyond that. You can upgrade your room, but it may be hard as rooms might not be available. 19952023, The Independent Traveler, Inc. Forum Assistance - Welcome to Cruise Critic, Announcement: Upgrade Your Horizon ~ Sponsored by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Thanks for the posts. Once again cruise critic helps out. Is that the new policy, and if so does anybody know when it changed? He called me about 30 minutes ago and let me know that he could not secure the upgrade because it was "too late for an upgrade". I hated sending him an email this morning to tell him it wasn't to be. Try and enjoy the cruise anyway. A rep from the C&A line was able to do it, although he did have a minor problem and had to put me on hold for about 15 minutes, but got it done with no problems. Nothing much after final payment date has passed. I'll give them a call when I have the money in my bank. Just like a Royal Caribbean adventure, the possibilities are endless. Our sail date is in 13 days. I'm not even going to ask for his assistance on that. Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. Any hidden fees for your own modem and router? Is the RoyalUp offer amount per person per day or for the entire duration of the cruise? You have confirmed that generally this should have been available. Are you about to book your first cruise and looking to save money by reserving the cheapest room available? You are right it's a bit of a lottery, you have to decide if the location and view of your cabin is worth the savings, as you have no say in these. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Royal Caribbean accepted my $4,200 upgrade bid for a downgraded cabin Michelle Couch-Friedman August 29, 2022 Royal Caribbean offered Stan Fernald and his wife the opportunity to bid on an upgraded cabin for their upcoming cruise. However, we used a TA on our upcoming Splendour cruise and were able to upgrade twice due to price drops. I was checking my credit card statements today and I indeed got a refund of $231 to my credit card from Royal Caribbean as was stated to me on the phone. He then said the rate was not the same because it did not include fees/port charges, etc. Thank you very much for your quick reply. A few weeks out some Suites came up anyway long story short we were told that we would have to cancel and rebook, not an issue but we would loose the total money and would then have to,pay for the suite in full. Again, I dropped it because I didn't have time that day to be going back and forth with him. My preferred way to upgrade a stateroom is to call a travel agent and have them price out the room upgrade choices and then make the switch. I have sent an email this morning. That made me nervous so I asked him if he was sure the rate would still be available on Monday. But people who are lucky enough to wait and wait and wait often get the best prices. For example, in one case I had booked a 7 day in an inside room and prices had dropped so far at one point that a balcony cabin would cost a total of $3 more. Display as a link instead, Most reps on the main line have no clue. I am in the same situation as the OP. This morning I checked, and sure enough, the guarantee was gone. I just looked at the link you provided, and it doesn't appear that its listed on the sales flyer- cruise isn't until November. When you make your bid, you can request that your payment be made with your FCC. Clear editor. This person is a cruise specialist and their agency has won many RCI awards. Royal Caribbean has introduced a new way to upgrade rooms with its Royal Up program. Of course I would have rather had the cash but having hundreds of dollars of OBC to cover gratuities and whatever else was nice. Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. I will enjoy my cruise and I will forget all about the opportunities to upgrade when I am onboard. What I'm asking is..I booked a Junior Suite on an upcoming cruise. Years ago this practice was more prevalent and you could get some decent discounts for these literally last-minute staterooms. Sounds like he's just LAZY!! Because of the popularity of cruising almost all our rooms are occupied. I didn't get too worried yet as I thought maybe as a TA he had "reserved" somehow the rate over the weekend and just needed to make it final today. As long as the cruise costs $0.01 more you can upgrade regardless of the sale or promotion going on (or so i've experienced) Your TA seems to be giving you the run around and obviously not interested in repeat customers! I have honestly never tried for an upgrade before but I read a lot of threads on here and I've never seen that rule. They were happy to make that switch for me. We sail on November 23rd. And now I don't have to worry that I would always want a balcony (I have never had one in my 13 previous cruises!). 2 days ago we upped from an interior to an ocean view on Empress and paid the $30 difference, again after final . And now I don't have to worry that I would always want a balcony (I have never had one in my 13 previous cruises!). There ARE good TA's out there, sorry your experience isn't so good. Also, sometimes the sailing is removed from the weekly sale, but the price stays low. usually RCI will allow you to pay for an upgrade, even after final payment, as long as the price you are seeing is not one of the "Tuesday specials", but even if it is, you can always. Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. Like what you see? Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! CC Help Jenn We are currently booked up for ocean view guarantee rooms, however we have noticed that ocean view balcony guaruntee rooms are now coming in at a lower price. Started June 21, 2021, By 4. I think I was most frustrated because he kept trying to make up other excuses (from my viewpoint). You will lose it since you are past final payment date. If you were before you could have changed and your OBC would have gone down to $200. 5280mom, September 17, 2017 in Royal Caribbean International. Another point, after final payment, if the suite is less than what you have booked (two cabins to one suite) you get NO refund, not even extra OBC. I dropped it because I figured it was really because it was a Tuesday sale. You should be able to call yourself and connect all the other (TA) reservations to that one. Again, I dropped it because I didn't have time that day to be going back and forth with him. The numbers for upgrading to a full suite, however, are all over the map. I will definitely do that. CC Help Jenn Bear in mind, Ocean View Balcony cabins on some ships include obstructed balconies, with a limited or partially blocked view. I do have a RoyalUp bid too! Ended up calling the C&A line instead and got it done. Started October 12, 2018, Copyright 19952022 The Independent Traveler, Inc. I'm sorry that it sounds like you've missed out some great opportunities regarding your cabin upgrade. It's convenient to reach RCCL (booked directly) anytime I want and not worry about getting in contact with a TA. Nope. The upgrade was made, but no refund. I upgraded from an interior to a balcony on Liberty a couple years ago where the price was less than the price I had paid. I went and checked and it doesn't look like I'm getting a refund. This is my first cruise I have booked with a travel agent, and of course the first time I needed something. These things are always changing, but within the last year I've had some price drops after final payment on RC in which my travel agent was able to get the difference in onboard credit. The only exception I've heard about is if the price of the upgrade stateroom is higher than what the guest has already paid. Click here to reload the page in order to enable certain features, Policy regarding COVID related Discussions. Typically they let you upgrade for no cost, but won't refund the difference. However, my final payment wasn't/isn't paid yet. I thought RCCL was open on weekends but maybe shorter hours. My cruise is in 36 days and I'm currently booked in an inside cabin but we're thinking some fresh air might be nice, so I've been keeping an eye out for price drops on balconies, but it seems like Royal Caribbean is determined to not give us one. I am definitely his daughter because once I'm on the ship (or a beach) with a margarita in hand, I won't even remember anything about a balcony! It is very unlikely to be able to change or upgrade your room onboard. Great prices for neighborhood balconies as well. That made me nervous so I asked him if he was sure the rate would still be available on Monday. Nothing changed, you got bad info. It was not, but I said that was fine, the cabin qualified for military. Sales flyer is here: http://www.creative.rccl.com/sales/royal/Multi_Dest/Special_Offers/rci_sales_event.pdf. Now that you booked a Royal Caribbean cruise, you might be wondering if there is an option to upgrade your stateroom to a larger, better or conveniently located room. Why he/she didn't want to book it for you is beyond me. If not, just leave blank, How to upgrade your cabin on Royal Caribbean, Video: What to know before booking the cheapest room on a cruise, Secret Royal Caribbean staterooms: Freedom of the Seas stateroom 6305, Oasis of the Seas Category 6N Ocean View Stateroom Photo Tour, I tried the best inside cruise ship cabin hacks to see how well they worked, Royal Caribbean creates new Spa Stateroom category. Thank Kathy. That was incorrect so I sent him a screen shot. I just wanted some advice to see if what he is telling me is true. Pasted as rich text. reney313, November 12, 2012 in Royal Caribbean International. Is that the new policy, and if so does anybody know when it changed? D.Mckinnon In other words, I'd check prices in a week and try for the upgrade again if the price is still low. Don't be surprised if that credit doesn't show up. Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard! Someone at Royal must have mistakenly hit the refund button. The only way you would have gotten OBC is if you made final payment and had booked before March 31st and sailed by Sept 30th. Today a sale price came out and I can get an Owners Suite for $4.00 cheaper. By You can upgrade anytime by paying the difference between what you have paid and the current price of the upgraded stateroom. Some extra perks would be nice but oh well. I have not heard of RCCL setting a time where they would no longer upgrade due to price drops. CC Help Jenn Display as a link instead, Here's what's happened so far: Last month there was a big price drop overnight, so I called up and asked to upgrade, but they were unable to match the price I found online. We went for a $200 discount on an undersold cruise recently and the best they could do was to cancel my current bookings (and extras) and for us to re-book a new cruise, was a pain in the butt. Make him do his job ;). Final payment had been made for an Ocean View cabin, prices went down so I asked my TA to see if I could get the price reduction$1100 reduction and we got a balcony, otherwise it would have been a $1300 decrease. awestover89, September 6, 2021 in Royal Caribbean International. The $25 onboard credit per cabin definitely was not worth this angst. I asked why. You may modify or cancel your offer up until 2 days prior to departure, provided that your offer has not already been accepted. Would appreciate guidance from the experts! I did find that email address earlier in a search. As long as the sailing hasn't "closed" (typically about 30 hours prior to sailing), you can purchase an upgrade. The second time was not a "new booking only sale" and was for a guarantee. . You can go to Guest Services to speak with them immediately upon boarding but I would not bet on this being an option at all. Its not that cabin per se, but that you are or were military. 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