If a room opens up from waitlist do you pay current price?

[epjenk]

We are in adjoining 9's, but waitlisted for 7's on the westbound reposition. I booked the first day the cruise opened for a pretty good rate. If the 7's open up, would I get the rate they were the day I booked or the rate they would be today? I ask because I noticed the 8's and 9's are 2,000 more now than when I booked, so if the 7s would be that much more + the upgrade cost I'm not going to take them even if they do come available.

 

[jel0511]

You'll pay whatever the current price is to upgrade.

 

[SandraLee]

Really? I thought there were tiers. Once you lock into a tier, you stay in that rate tier and can move from category to category.

I know if you add additional people to your reservation, you will pay current rates. And, if you move to a different date, you pay that rate. But, I thought if you just move categories, you pay the tier rate at the time you booked.

 

[jel0511]

Nope. I once tried to move from a category 6 to a category 4 and at the time of booking I believe the price difference was around $1,000. I tried to move myself about 6 months before sailing and DCL wanted over $2,000 for me to make the move. They treat it as a cancellation and re-booking, there is no adjustment to just move categories.

 

[epjenk]

Would it matter that in my case we were waitlisted for the higher category at the time we made the ressie? Its not that I changed my mind at a later date, its that the higher category was sold out (probably to someone on this board! ) at the time I made the reservation.

 

[jel0511]

Would it matter that in my case we were waitlisted for the higher category at the time we made the ressie? Its not that I changed my mind at a later date, its that the higher category was sold out (probably to someone on this board! ) at the time I made the reservation.

It is my understanding that the fact you were on the waitlist wouldn't matter. If you want the upgrade you'll have to pay current pricing.

 

[ivanova]

Really? I thought there were tiers. Once you lock into a tier, you stay in that rate tier and can move from category to category.

I know if you add additional people to your reservation, you will pay current rates. And, if you move to a different date, you pay that rate. But, I thought if you just move categories, you pay the tier rate at the time you booked.

I think it used to be this way, but a lot of policies were changed last summer, and I think this was one of the MAJOR changes.