From time to time, Carnival notifies travel agents (and sometimes past guests) of their "One Day Sales". If you book a cruise on that day, you are usually eligible for free upgrades and additional savings.

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Just because summer is coming to an end, that doesn't mean your plans for an unforgettable vacation have to end too. This Thursday, August 28th, is Carnival's One Day Sale and we're giving our guests FREE upgrades and BIG savings on virtually every cruise sailing between now and August 31, 2009!^*
It's 24 hours of savings, and the perfect day for you to book your next cruise. Just remember, these amazing offers are around for one day only. Be sure to book your cruise Thursday.

More information here.

Feel free to let me (or another travel agent) know if you need more information. When you get pricing, make sure to include all fees, port charges and the newly increased fuel surcharges ($9 per guest per day based on double occupancy; additional $4 per guest, per day for third, fourth and fifth guests)

WOW,,,,, WISE you are the Man.... I wonder if the Elation on 12/22 will be there? I have asked on every fourm when this is happening... Let me know if you are looking for some business.

definitely booking one...

beautyt42 said:Hey, I just want to get your opinions. Summer is over, most traveling tickets are discounting start Sep. 1. Do you think we are ok to travel now since the hurricane season is starting or when will it start and end? I keep hearing storm and hurricane warning over the Texas-Mexico and Florrida.

Hurricane season officially runs from June through November, with the peak of the season running form mid Aug - mid Oct. So, we are in the peak of the hurricane season now.

The advantage with booking cruises in the Sept-Nov timeframe is that rates are typically cheaper. When was the last time you heard a cruise line getting "caught" in a hurricane? Probably never or not recently since cruise lines typically do not get "caught" in hurricanes since they will just sail somewhere else and most modern cruise liners are faster than your average hurricane. If a hurricane were to hit a port of call, the cruise line will typically change ports or spend an extra day at sea.

Hope this helps. Feel free to let me know if you need anything else.

Upgrades available within like cabin categories (Interior to Interior, Oceanview to Oceanview, Balcony to Balcony).

what does that mean?

mnsweeps said:Upgrades available within like cabin categories (Interior to Interior, Oceanview to Oceanview, Balcony to Balcony).

what does that mean?Exactly what it says More desirable cabins within a category are usually based on size or deck location. Thus, if you booked a balcony on a lower deck an upgrade within the terms of this promotion you quoted would be to a balcony on a higher deck. Perhaps to make it clearer, if you booked and Oceanview, you could only be upgraded to a "better" Oceanview cabin, not a balcony cabin.

Sorry: wiseguy answered while I was typing

DelCheapo said:I get these one day sale emails almost every month. Every time they say "prices have never been this low, and won't be again for a long time!".

Then inevitably 30 days later I get the same email.

Dont tell me you believed those emails...You should be at the bottom of the boat

DelCheapo...wiseguy is a travel agent with whom I have done business with and have had great success. Many others on this board have had great sucess as well. When he posts they aren't the same sold "one day" emails that the lay person gets at least in my experience. I may be wrong but after checking these deals out they seem specific and very good.

Wednesday the Carnival site was (for the most part) down while they changed prices and such...

I want to book Sensation 10/26/2008 for 7 people , vacation to go lowered their inside cabin by $10 today and Carnival RAISED the inside price by $20 !! I've got 7 people going and need 2 adjoining cabins... Help

Wise can you check the elation on 12/22 one quad and one triple oceanview? 3 past guest