Anyone get upgraded after booking SPH room? - The DIS Discussion Forums

pppiglet · 10-04-2009, 05:08 PM

Just wondering if you pick one of these rooms if you still have a chance of an upgrade.

Thanks

kcashner · 10-04-2009, 05:42 PM

Unless you have it noted on your reservation that you do not wish to be upgraded, you have a chance.

lbgraves · 10-04-2009, 06:29 PM

Most people do not want to be upgraded from a SPH and I think that DCL realizes that some work hard to book one of them with tracking availability to snag one. You could be upgraded from a SPH / cat 10 to a cat 9...which many would consider a downgrade in location since the SPHs used to be cat 8s. This probably lessens the chance since that means DCL would probably upgrade those rooms to at least a cat 6 since cat 7s don't sleep 4 like the SPHs do. Anything is possible though.

pppiglet · 10-04-2009, 10:06 PM

So since there are 3 of us, we could have a chance at a cat 7 then. That would be cool!

Cmbar · 10-04-2009, 11:15 PM

Would someone be willing to explain the SPH rooms to me. How do you book them? Online? With DCL direct? How do you know which ones they are?

Thanks for any help!

kcashner · 10-04-2009, 11:18 PM

SPH is secret port hole. These rooms used to be called cat 8, but were re-categorized as cat 10 because the views are partially obstructed. SO, you pay for a cat 10, but you get a full sized window. The room numbers are in the "sticky"...sorry, I don't remember them.

jilljill · 10-04-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmbar

Would someone be willing to explain the SPH rooms to me. How do you book them? Online? With DCL direct? How do you know which ones they are?

Thanks for any help!

The SPH cabins are reclassified cat. 8 cabins, they are now cat. 10's. You can book them just as you would any other cabin. They are 5020, 5022, 5024, 5520, 5522, and 5524 on both the Magic and the Wonder. The 20's are the least obstructed. 22 & 24 are connecting cabins.

Anal Annie · 10-05-2009, 10:50 AM

My DH just asked me that the other day after we booked 5020 for our Med cruise. I told him I didn't think so. If someone ever HAS had an upgrade from a SPH I'd like to hear about it too!!

We had 5520 on our back-to-backs last summer on the Wonder...here's a couple pics below. As an "obstructed view" for the price of an INSIDE room it was a fantastic deal. It's a great value. That's why we booked one again for the Med. Unfortunately I doubt we'll ever get an upgrade again as long as we book these rooms.

This was our view while still docked at Port Canaveral

This was our view at Castaway Cay

This is where they are from the outside of the ship...just above those lifeboat canisters.
They are in that recessed area just to the left of that porthole over the 'D'. (That porthole starts the new Cat 9A's.)

(And Lisa's right - some of us work very hard at getting these rooms!! She knows what a panic I was in last Monday trying to get one!

)

pppiglet · 10-05-2009, 08:51 PM

Thanks for posting the pictures. That's the one we have booked for the MR cruise.

The last cruise we booked the secret verandah room and we were upgraded to a cat 4 on deck 8. So I guess anything is possible.

Anal Annie · 10-05-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pppiglet

Thanks for posting the pictures. That's the one we have booked for the MR cruise.

The last cruise we booked the secret verandah room and we were upgraded to a cat 4 on deck 8. So I guess anything is possible.

Oh Wow! That's great to know! What great luck! I priced one of those SV rooms for our Med cruise, along with a couple of other options. Just COULDN'T justify the price difference since the 10 night Med has 7 ports in 7 days!! It was WELL OVER $2,000 more. I figured that difference could be about 5-6 days worth of excursions or flights for a couple of us...

Timon · 10-06-2009, 10:12 AM

We are cruising on 10/24/09 and two of my fellow shipmates who were booked in a SPH got upgraded to cat 8's just down the hall from the SPH rooms. Two others who booked SPH rooms did not get upgraded.

I stole one of those SPH's when they got moved

The only difference that I can see was that those who got the free upgrades were both 2 in a cabin while those who didn't were both 3 to a cabin. Not sure if that made a difference or not

lawone · 10-06-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pppiglet

Thanks for posting the pictures. That's the one we have booked for the MR cruise.

The last cruise we booked the secret verandah room and we were upgraded to a cat 4 on deck 8. So I guess anything is possible.

Where is the secret verandah room???

Morgey24 · 10-06-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Timon

We are cruising on 10/24/09 and two of my fellow shipmates who were booked in a SPH got upgraded to cat 8's just down the hall from the SPH rooms. Two others who booked SPH rooms did not get upgraded.

I stole one of those SPH's when they got moved

The only difference that I can see was that those who got the free upgrades were both 2 in a cabin while those who didn't were both 3 to a cabin. Not sure if that made a difference or not

There are 2 Cat 8 Handicapped rooms all of the way forward that only sleep 2 guests, so they may have been moved to those rooms.

Timon · 10-06-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Morgey24

There are 2 Cat 8 Handicapped rooms all of the way forward that only sleep 2 guests, so they may have been moved to those rooms.

Nope, both cases they were moved only a few doors down.

Any more than that, I think they would be complaining as those rooms can get a little noisy from the Walt Disney Theatre!

jilljill · 10-06-2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lawone

Where is the secret verandah room???

7120, 7620, 6134, and 6634. They were originally cat. 5 and cat. 6 and have been reclassified at cat. 7's. I've been lucky and able to get 7620 for my next 3 cruises on the Wonder and Magic.

10-04-2009, 05:08 PM	#1
pppiglet DIS Cast Member Don't like circle cutters. I am bad with them...as you notice all my pictures are square! Wears primer to church! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: La Mirada, Calif Posts: 4,101	Anyone get upgraded after booking SPH room? Just wondering if you pick one of these rooms if you still have a chance of an upgrade. Thanks __________________ 2/6/11 1st time on Disney Wonder to Mex Riviera 11/9/08 1st Cruise on RCCL Mex Riviera 5/05/07 2nd Cruise on Disney Magic/ Western Caribbean, 1st trip WDW 2/12/06 First cruise with Carnival Pride/ Mexican Riviera 6/11/05 First Cruise ever on Disney Magic! Mexican Riviera 11/18/05 First Tag by the Tag Fairy!

10-04-2009, 10:06 PM	#4
pppiglet DIS Cast Member Don't like circle cutters. I am bad with them...as you notice all my pictures are square! Wears primer to church! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: La Mirada, Calif Posts: 4,101	So since there are 3 of us, we could have a chance at a cat 7 then. That would be cool! __________________ 2/6/11 1st time on Disney Wonder to Mex Riviera 11/9/08 1st Cruise on RCCL Mex Riviera 5/05/07 2nd Cruise on Disney Magic/ Western Caribbean, 1st trip WDW 2/12/06 First cruise with Carnival Pride/ Mexican Riviera 6/11/05 First Cruise ever on Disney Magic! Mexican Riviera 11/18/05 First Tag by the Tag Fairy!

10-04-2009, 11:15 PM	#5
Cmbar DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,592	Would someone be willing to explain the SPH rooms to me. How do you book them? Online? With DCL direct? How do you know which ones they are? Thanks for any help! __________________ Western Magic DCL-Oct 10, AKVK -June 10 SSR-Jan 10, BLT-Nov 09 POP June 09, All Star Sports Mar 09, Western Magic - Nov 08 SSR/Marriott Cypress Harbour Jul-08, GF-Nov 07, WL-Nov 06, CBR -Feb 06 POFQ/BWV -Feb 05, POP-Mar 04, DoubleTree DTD, Mar 03, POR-Mar 01 Dixie Landings (POR) HONEYMOON -Oct 1992

10-05-2009, 10:50 AM	#8
Anal Annie ....at least I KNOW I'm a kook...I just can't stop it.... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MD (DC suburbs) Posts: 6,264	My DH just asked me that the other day after we booked 5020 for our Med cruise. I told him I didn't think so. If someone ever HAS had an upgrade from a SPH I'd like to hear about it too!! We had 5520 on our back-to-backs last summer on the Wonder...here's a couple pics below. As an "obstructed view" for the price of an INSIDE room it was a fantastic deal. It's a great value. That's why we booked one again for the Med. Unfortunately I doubt we'll ever get an upgrade again as long as we book these rooms. This was our view while still docked at Port Canaveral This was our view at Castaway Cay This is where they are from the outside of the ship...just above those lifeboat canisters. They are in that recessed area just to the left of that porthole over the 'D'. (That porthole starts the new Cat 9A's.) (And Lisa's right - some of us work very hard at getting these rooms!! She knows what a panic I was in last Monday trying to get one!) __________________ Please see the Hidden Mickey for Haiti thread August '09 BCV & Vero Beach / May '09 SSR / July '08 AKV & B2B Cruises on The Wonder/ January '08 VWL / August '07 OKW / July '06 Offsite - Waikiki, Kona & Ka'anapali, Hawaii / July '05 Disneyland & Disney Magic West Coast Cruise / Summer '04 CSR / May '03 Offsite - St. John, USVI / Summer '02 AKL & O.C., MD Last edited by Anal Annie; 10-05-2009 at 11:00 AM.

10-05-2009, 08:51 PM	#9
pppiglet DIS Cast Member Don't like circle cutters. I am bad with them...as you notice all my pictures are square! Wears primer to church! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: La Mirada, Calif Posts: 4,101	Thanks for posting the pictures. That's the one we have booked for the MR cruise. The last cruise we booked the secret verandah room and we were upgraded to a cat 4 on deck 8. So I guess anything is possible. __________________ 2/6/11 1st time on Disney Wonder to Mex Riviera 11/9/08 1st Cruise on RCCL Mex Riviera 5/05/07 2nd Cruise on Disney Magic/ Western Caribbean, 1st trip WDW 2/12/06 First cruise with Carnival Pride/ Mexican Riviera 6/11/05 First Cruise ever on Disney Magic! Mexican Riviera 11/18/05 First Tag by the Tag Fairy!

10-04-2009, 05:42 PM	#2
kcashner DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 15,741	Unless you have it noted on your reservation that you do not wish to be upgraded, you have a chance.

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10-04-2009, 06:29 PM	#3
lbgraves Little Cinderella's Mommy The bad news is...they are driving me nuts!!! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 37,990	Most people do not want to be upgraded from a SPH and I think that DCL realizes that some work hard to book one of them with tracking availability to snag one. You could be upgraded from a SPH / cat 10 to a cat 9...which many would consider a downgrade in location since the SPHs used to be cat 8s. This probably lessens the chance since that means DCL would probably upgrade those rooms to at least a cat 6 since cat 7s don't sleep 4 like the SPHs do. Anything is possible though.

10-04-2009, 11:18 PM	#6
kcashner DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 15,741	SPH is secret port hole. These rooms used to be called cat 8, but were re-categorized as cat 10 because the views are partially obstructed. SO, you pay for a cat 10, but you get a full sized window. The room numbers are in the "sticky"...sorry, I don't remember them.

10-06-2009, 10:12 AM	#11
Timon DIS Junkie Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 7,341	We are cruising on 10/24/09 and two of my fellow shipmates who were booked in a SPH got upgraded to cat 8's just down the hall from the SPH rooms. Two others who booked SPH rooms did not get upgraded. I stole one of those SPH's when they got moved The only difference that I can see was that those who got the free upgrades were both 2 in a cabin while those who didn't were both 3 to a cabin. Not sure if that made a difference or not __________________ Cass AKA Timon www.cassworld.ca 2008 Las Vegas Trip Report 2007 WDW/DCL Scrapbook 2005 Live from Disney Trip Report Toddlers, tempers and tantrums October 2009 Trippie WDW/DCL Food Reviews 2009 My New Blog!

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