Ocean view vrs Balcony...

[h2oski]

The balcony way amazing and worth every dollar we paid. Having coffee in the morning and drinks in the evening on our "own" private space was well worth it. I would however stay away from deck 6 on Adventure. You are constrained from looking down as it is obstructed but otherwise it was well worth it. Enjoy!

[canuckx3]

we had outside cabins twice and for our Panama cruise we chose balcony (& got upgraded to a minisuite) will never go back! our agent warned us that would happen .. well worth the extra cost

[Sonny V]

Hi canuckx3, welcome to Cruise-Chat. What cruise line did you get the upgrade on?

[wesnlin]

I don't understand the "upgrades". They move you to a bigger room after you get on board and do you have to pay for the difference?

[Dave]

wesnlin,

In just about all upgrades, you do not get a larger cabin. You get moved to a higher deck in the same sized cabin. In some cases people get a "real" upgrade and get moved to a larger cabin. It doesn't happen often. In any case, if the cruise line does the upgrading you don't have to pay anything more than what you already did.

[canuckx3]

it was with Princess - we booked early and our agent kept watching for specials that they were offering - every time one came out, if we were eligible she would have us take advantage of it. So we went from an balcony to a minisuite plus she found us a resident special. We try to book early now (and stay with an agent that keeps an eye on the promotions)