Concierge Upgrade Pricing Variability

KevinFL

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A 7-night cruise same category in Concierge may be $14,000 in October but $30,000 in June. If you are able to upgrade at port to this category in Concierge is the upgrade fee the same at both times of year (assuming upgrading from same category stateroom in both scenarios)? Or will you be paying a much larger upgrade fee on that $30,000 cruise in June vs the $14,000 cruise in October?

Would love to hear any feedback! Thank you
 
There is a thread with known upgrade costs on these boards. They might help you figure out the answer. That being said, the chances of being able to upgrade to Concierge at port are slim to none. I would never base any decision on the slim chance of possibly upgrading to Concierge at port.

First, most cruises sail with all Concierge cabins booked, especially on 7-night cruises. The fact that Concierge deposits are non-refundable, albeit transferable, make those bookings much more stable than regular ones. Also, if someone cancels at the last minute, the newly available stateroom will be offered first to other Concierge guests in a lower category. So, if the Walt or Roy seems available 3 days out, it might not be once the terminal opens.

After that, the few guests doing a B2B will have first dibs on the remaining staterooms since they get to check-in around 9AM, usually at the same desk where the upgrades are managed. Managers have been known to “advertise” upgrades to guests doing B2B.

When all those possibilities have gone through, upgrades are usually taken in the first few minutes after the terminal opens, so you need to show up very early at the terminal to be first in line, or, if sailing out of Port Canaveral, be on the first two busses from MCO since people on them enter the terminal before it opens to guests arriving on their own.
 
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Marc thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. I agree with all of your great points made.
 
A 7-night cruise same category in Concierge may be $14,000 in October but $30,000 in June. If you are able to upgrade at port to this category in Concierge is the upgrade fee the same at both times of year (assuming upgrading from same category stateroom in both scenarios)? Or will you be paying a much larger upgrade fee on that $30,000 cruise in June vs the $14,000 cruise in October?

Would love to hear any feedback! Thank you
Much higher upgrade cost for a June cruise. There is no set fee for upgrades- the cost is linked to the price of that particular cruise.
 

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