Originally Posted by
Happy
Several have succeeded.
Read just a few posts above yours - I gave enough information and even provide the link of Post 6367 from a poster successfully did it. It is a detailed report on how to do it. Of course it takes many calls and many hours wasted to get it done because it all depends on finding an agent willing to help.
If your goal is to upgrade 1 category from say, NC5 to NC6 and you hold an OC8, it may make sense to wait and see how things shake out after 9/18 before downgrading OC8 to OC7 and getting the 30K refund. My feeling is that if you are in one of the "compromised" old categories and get that 30K refund 1 category downgrade you will be locked out of doing something like a 1 category upgrade at old TP chart rates (TBD if Marriott allows it) or at some other rate.
Ultimately, you may find yourself locked out of future 1 category upgrade concessions that I think Marriott will have to make with travel package holders affected by the 8/18 deadline and new category map.