sailor05. Just kicking around the strategy involved in a RoyalUp bid. You'll get an email for royal before sailing (around 30 days) with the royalup bid systems. This is done so that there are bids to fill through the line of succession. All that said we got our bid rejection on our last cruise after we boarded. My current Royal Up bids have also changed from "Pending" to "Submitted". I am sure I won't bother to bid for an upgrade. I'm about 70 days out for my cruise and got my invitation to bid. Royal Caribbean suggested I bid on multiple rooms to increase my chances of an upgrade. Still need help?Here are some details: Upgrade Type: Obstructed Ocean View Balcony. We bid and received a RoyalUp on our first return voyage last August out of Nassau. February 27, 2007. So for a very overly simplistic example, if there are 2 bids for a RS, and a GS bid $600 and a JS bid $500. Feb 20, 2019 - Bid accepted (obstructed outside view) and upgrade received. Then just days before the Liberty of the Seas set sail, the cruise line accepted their $4,200 RoyalUp bid. We have experienced that previously with the Upgrade Fairy but expected Royal to have a better plan for the Royalup program. Thank you! I can't say for certain but my guess, based on my own experience, is that they award them highest to lowest bids starting a couple weeks out and do a few every day to leave room for any new bookings. Participate in mandatory advising each semester while enrolled at Central Piedmont. On 6/9/2022 at 8:29 PM, Pattycruise said: I just did an attempt at a Royal Up on an upcoming cruise. Again we are in a Grand Suite and have. e. We are comped in an Interior room & fine with that, but a good deal on a larger room & I could be convinced. Well, it's six days to our cruise, and checking Royal Up, I see one of my bids is still able to be changed. One of the cruises was showing completely sold out. It took our D concierge about 20 minutes on the phone to straighten it out for us and. My husband and I (we're in our late 20s) are trying to decide if the RoyalUp bid program (min bid of $225 per person for the Grand Suite) is worth it. My sailing is tomorrow. 6th. Here’s my take: RoyalUp is considering your pending bid, and they’d rather you did not alter it while they do so. August 29, 2022. Hi everyone, I'll be sailing in Jan 2022, 4D3N on Quantum of the Seas and was wondering if anyone knew what are the minimum bids from a Grand Suite 1 Bedroom to the other suites? (i. Most commonly 5-7 days before sail date. You have to slide up the segment. My bid was right in the middle of the "Fair" category. The RoyalUp program seems to state quite clearly that I can cancel or modify my bid up to 2 days prior to the sailing. This works great for a family of four; you. If someone else does that there will be no ATS available for awarding through RoyalUp. #5. Plus a lot more people may be testing positive right before the cruise with how transmissible the new variant is, so I figure it's worth a shot. As an example, on a recent sailing I received a minisuite upgrade offer, but a quick call to the cruise line confirmed that I could move to the mini suite for free as the prices had dropped. It's anyone's guess. I never bid but a few in my facebook group did bid and won. Michelle Couch-Friedman. We received the email and bid on a Balcony, Panoramic Ocean View, and. We bid on three rooms, Grand Suite 2 bedroom, Grand Suite one bedroom, and a Junior suite. Bid whatever YOU feel the cost is worth to YOU. The bids required to do that are anyone's guess. Well I checked Royal this morning and got my double points. I placed a min bid 2 different 2-bedroom options. The word "Pending" may tend to imply that your bid is accepted and you're waiting for a. Just got my email. Royal Caribbean. 1. Minimum bid $100 and we bid $120. I would have. Happy where we are in a Grand Suite. one super good deal is the max bid for 2br aqua is thousands lower than sticker price. I made a bit in a balcony, spacious ocean view, and some others (currently have an interior room). If due to a category change, there are any RoyalUp bids you’d no longer want active, cancel them immediately. See my post above #6651 quoted from the RoyalUp Terms and Conditions. First time in a. From Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea, the possibilities are endless. . Since we now do virtually all B2B or longer cruises, and always book suites, we haven’t put in a RoyalUP bid this year. Now that sailings are at full capacity and inventory on the website often shows multiple stateroom categories as sold out, are there any recent success stories out there?Yeah. If someone cancels, there's at least the chance your bid is accepted. This time I snagged an Owners Suite with a $5 over minimum bid for the 1/23/22 cruise on Oasis. USA. Sometime those prices are less than the bid for RoyalUp and it’ll guarantee you getting the suite and qualify for the extra CAS points. The Program applies to cruises, sail dates, and stateroom categories selected by. Suite. I've bid on a JS and a 1BR GS. ago. (4night) we were in a “free“ guaranteed balcony casino comp. So I quickly went online to cancel The Key. That will cover all passengers in the cabin, whether there is just a solo guest, a four adult friends, or whatever other combo. The reason why I’m sharing my experience is because prior to and after the upgrade, I had a ton of questions that I’ve been trying to look. Posted January 10, 2022. Then, you’ll be notified via email if your bid was accepted. At some point closer to the sailing (sometimes as late as the DAY OF. Especially now, bids seem to get accepted 2-5 days before departure. Posted September 11, 2019. ago. From marketing materials to ship information, begin exploring how you can become an expert on Icon! This is the Icon of Vacations℠ — arriving January 2024. RoyalUp. Reservations cancel all the time. The two successful bids were both Sea Class to Sky Class and we found out both times about a week before sail date. Sarasota, Florida. I bid £50 for a large balcony and up to. " Above is the mail I got, I am traveling on Spectrum of the Seas on 21st October in a few days. They seemed to have “half” upgraded us leaving our cards unusable and the replacement cards we got from guest services unusable. Now if only my COVID test is negative. Posted November 28, 2021. Once cruising resumed and sailings were at low capacity, it seemed that a higher percentage of cruisers were winning their RoyalUp bids. RoyalUp begins on November 28, 2018. So let's look at two Royal Up "Tree" scenarios, and why one scenario might get chosen over another, despite someone getting an OS for $100. You can't combine two smaller rooms into one large room if you win the bid. 58. RoyalUp Status. Hello! I know there are many threads on here relating to Royal up bids but I was unable to find any information on the status changes of a royal up bid. "Royal Up Success. While a RoyalUp bid could fall within the $250 limit and certainly enhance your cruise by moving up a nicer room, the reality is the chances of you winning the bid are pretty low. About a month before the sailing our TA (Tracey at Dreams Unlimited) found a better deal on a Loft Suite. The Royal Caribbean RoyalUp program acts as an auction for unsold cabins. My cruise is over 40 days away. There's no going back if you don't like what they give you. Meet & Mingle Photos. In total, I spent $1800 for my husband and I to have an unobstructed balcony on the Liberty after the RoyalUp was accepted. In just a few steps, you can submit a bid to upgrade your stateroom for your upcoming sailing. You can access your bids on the Royal Up website until your cruise begins. M Been cruising 30+ yrs on Royal, made Diamond 20yrs ago, Diamond Plus and should be P by 2020 and never received or offered an Upgrade. Request was made 8 December 2021. The bid applies for the first 2 people on the reservation, but everyone on the reservation is upgraded to the new cabin if the bid is successful. Now, two days later, I received another email with a “Promo” offer; the ocean view balcony was reduced $10 pp. NO! I have bid on RoyalUp for 2 previous cruises. It doesn't cost them anything, and that it leads you on unnecessarily is the furthest things from their minds. 80 balconies, 10 JS, 49 promenades, 42 OV, 9 spacious OV, 3 Panoramic OV and 1 Ultra Spacious OV remaining as of yesterday when I counted. On 1/9/2022 at 4:46 PM, CrusoeFam said: We sail on 1/24 - Freedom. Upgrades are limited and subject to availability up to the day of sailing. Pattycruise , USCG Teacher and Carlos A. I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. the concierge can also cancel your packages on board in that case. DESCUBRE MÁS. The cruise is on the Anthem from Bayonne NJ on December 12…so, five days from embarkation day. #2. Royal Up (loss) (bid options) Just for stats. Ours said Pending for weeks, and we were hopeful that our bid had been a success. Posted January 10, 2020. Members; 39. We bid agressively, hsuband really wanted the room. The minimum bid is $50 per adult; the max is $400. We are considering placing a bid through Royal Up for our upcoming cruise on Oasis, and I'm wondering if anyone won a bid and ended up regretting it? It seems like you might end up with the lesser desired rooms in a higher category, like those with noise issues or an. They allowed me to bid on 4 suite types all the way up to Royal Suite. April 8, 2015. In the closing days a few cabin are for sale, probably due the flight cancellations. On 7/29/2022 at 1:21 PM, rritter25 said: I found out earlier today that I won a RoyalUp from an interior promenade view room to a junior suite! The bid was $320 which was around the minimum bid required. Most of the time we are upgrading from Junior Suites. We only went from an interior to a promenade view and the bid was something like $15pp. (If your credit card has not been charged and you really want to cancel that bid, call immediately to try to cancel the bid). I purchased a Jr Suite GTY and was assigned a Jr. Won on the minimum bid of $35/pp. Just a point of personal reference: we only bid when we are on an Oasis class ship, and then only on a cabin category where there are no undesirable cabins - i. We're doing longer cruises later this year, but at the last minute, GF wanted to do a quickie weekend cruise for a few days. It allows you to bid a. I was happy with my room category and location is important to me. We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Adventure of the Seas®, and while we have not selected your offer yet, the team onboard the ship may choose it for upgrade based on availability at. We can’t even re-bid on the expired rooms. Called RCL to see if I could and they told me no unless I received the Royal Up email. We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Mariner of the Seas ®, and while we have not selected your offer yet, the team onboard the ship may choose it for upgrade based on availability at departure time. As soon as I walked into our cabin, I was pleased to see it was quite spacious, although I was a bit surprised that the room was the same size as a. Welcome to Celebrity MoveUp - our new program that allows you to bid on a cruise stateroom upgrade after you purchase your cruise. The highest bid possible was an additional $800/person and that was strong. They don't have to have availability because they're only offering up for bid if something opens up. 2k. Our bid for the Junior Suite was 180 euros PP so all in all we paid less than 1. Essentially, there aren't that many open cabins to upgrade to because Royal Caribbean usually sells its cruise ships out. Bid aggressively for the Grand Suite, on the higher end, since we got our Jr Suite for a bargain, and the total price with the bid was less than 50% of the lowest cost for a Grand Suite. So you should always look at the deck plans for your ship to see where the rooms are located for the type you are bidding on, and find the one that is the absolute worst location for you--and if you can live with that you bid, if you. the royal loft is available just a month out. Just kicking around the strategy involved in a RoyalUp bid. For a given sailing do RoyalUP wins all occur at once on the same day, or can they be awarded at various times of the day or even over several days? We had several folks on our upcoming cruise receive confirmation of winning bids earlier today, yet my RoyalUp bids all still show Pending (not Expired) and are available to Modify or Cancel. LocationNear Southampton, UK. Ourusualbeach. 3. The RoyalUp℠ offer amount is per person for the entire duration of the cruise. The category of cabins included a Royal Suite, Owner’s Suite (2-bedroom), Owner’s Suite (1-bedroom), Grand Suite, Junior Suite, Ocean View Suite, or a slightly larger balcony cabin. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Kept checking for notification with no response. They may still take bids for an ATS just in case another booking changes their mind at the last minute but there is no guarantee that will happen. We originally booked a 2C (ocean view with large balcony) long ago. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the possibilities are endless. . My bid was $105, a very weak bid according to their meter😂😂😂😂. March 29, 2017. We cancelled our royal up offers and now have a balcony. If balcony could bid on Star class they may not bid on the GS. Q. In just a few simple steps, you could score a fantastic upgrade, from Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea. Neesa , JennaRCB , Bob_KY and 1 other. The RoyalUp℠ upgrade program provides booked guests with an opportunity to submit an offer (an “Offer”) to Royal Caribbean International® (RCI) to upgrade from the original RCI stateroom category purchased to a higher stateroom category (the “Program”). It's a LOW bid on a GS ($200pp) so we probably won't get it. RoyalUp is a stateroom bidding program offered by Royal Caribbean. That left me with RoyalUp. The JS we were booked in before was one of the aft-facing ones on deck 7. We found an oceanview GUAR at a reasonable price and in 2 days got an assignment on the 2nd deck of a pretty standard oceanview room. If it’s off season or not a holiday just bid what you are comfortable with understanding what the actual cost of a balcony pp was when you originally booked. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. I have an Ocean view balcony which are currently going for $451 per person without taxes etc. Posted December 8, 2021. The Offer Amount does not include the higher gratuity. I also believe that means that you’re no longer in the running, and I don’t think you can up your bid. For my upcoming Odyssey cruise in May I am in an obstructed balcony cabin but can bid all the way up to a royal loft suite. we could do a minimum bid on a CLS upgrade from our GS for $200 less pp than what was offered just last week. fid you check your bids. Bid whatever YOU feel the cost is worth to YOU. The bid range for several categories have been dropped by 25%. . If you bid the $50 minimum, it will be double that, so $100. ago. 3. With more than 2, it is nice to have space to spread out. ) Be happy with what you have now. The original cost of our balcony room was around $1,100 for two people, then we offered $1,200 per person and won the Grand Suite. I have a 100% upgrade success rate (2/2). #1. We bid on upgrades any time we have a single cruise booked. Expand. I received a rejection letter for all bids the night of the cruise. We have cancelled week-of-cruise 3 or 4 times due to other commitments. Suites that are assigned via Royal Up receive all onboard suite perks and get C&A points based on the original stateroom category. We just won a Junior Suite RoyalUp bid on the Odyssey of the Seas departing Nov. 24 hours after I upgraded for about the same as the minimum bid; my minimums decreased by at least $200 each. On ship, day of sailing went to our stateroom and without unpacking in hopes of being upgraded then. Royal Caribbean is introducing a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program, known as RoyalUp. They bid half way between the lowest and the highest bid. I had bid on a one bedroom grand suite and an owners suite. * *Eligible reservations on all Celebrity Cruise ships within 30 days of departure date. As I recall my pp minimums included : $800 Aqua theater 2 br, $750 Aqua theater 1 br, and $350 Crown loft, $200 GS 2 br, $300 OS (when I bid, the RoyalUp minimum for OS was higher than to just buy the upgrade; obviously we did not bid on it) Our Bid for the Aqua theater 1br is currently locked/pending and others are expired. Received the email that my RoyalUp bid was successful. 3 hours ago, Starry Eyes said: I feel your pain. Keep in mind the bids seem to reflect what the original fare paid was - so let’s say your minimum was $150 a person and you bid $300 ($600) total. With yesterday's announcement on change of protocol, a bunch opened up. Bid $550 per person ($1,100 total) for a junior suite. 00 and see who wins. You can do a Royal UP to any of the suite classes from any cabin category. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. But here you see that the website doesn't allow me to do that, the agents on the phone won't let me do that, and the RoyalUp team says I can't change my bid. bidding on a JS you do not potentially truly cancels your bid for the GS you do want if they grant the JS RoyalUp. Dec 17, 2018 - Final payment due. Seems RoyalUp is a really good idea since the ships aren't at full capacity. 2 hours ago, rritter25 said: I found out earlier today that I won a RoyalUp from an interior promenade view room to a junior suite! The bid was $320 which was around the minimum bid required. Back in September, on Harmony, my highest upgrade choice from a boardwalk view balcony was a JS and they wanted a minimum bid of $300 pp (I passed). Paying for an Upgrade to Jr Suite without RoyalUp Since I would be earning crown and anchor points, I based on if it’s worth the upgrade based on price per point. check pricing on your cruise a lot. One is a large ocean balcony and one is a Central Park balcony. Our upcoming cruise was sold out, with only an occasional inside gty popping up over the couple weeks, so I did not expect my RoyalUp bids to succeed. you can open your confirmation email you got when you first bid, and click on modify/cancel, when it gets to the next page I no longer have the option to modify or cancel…. Other than the extra space I would be getting in the room, not seeing too much of a benefit to paying the extra money at this time. Upgrade offers may also be sent by email within 30 days of your sailing as part of our. Today. Royal Caribbean Makes RoyalUp Bids Easier. It is also refundable OBC which means if its not spent it will get refunded to your card the last day. I just used her last name and our reservation to put in a very very small bid just to see if it may work even though we already have been randomly upgraded from interior to a. Another tip from writer Marcy Miyar is to book the stateroom you originally wanted instead of hoping to win a RoyalUp bid. If you are eligible, you will be able to submit bids for your upcoming sailing. Just go to the RoyalUp site and enter your last name and reservation number. Mar 17, 2019 - Set sail date. One thing I have noticed is that people are always more likely to bid (more) on suites than on lower categories so you will more than likely need to bid more than the minimum to better your chances at getting a suite. For example, if you select a $100 bid in the upgrade tool, your bid total for that room will be $200. Si cambio a categoría superior con RoyalUp℠, ¿tendré que pagar propinas basadas en la nueva categoría superior? Sí, al cambiar a categoría superior, cada huésped en la reserva puede estar sujeto a un monto por concepto de propinas más alto. My new obstructed ocean view stateroom is on Deck 7. 41. About a week before our bid was accepted, all of our bids became expired and our winning bid became uneditable despite still being pending. In these cases, I don’t consider Royalup an option. When you use RoyalUp to upgrade the "Berth Category" changes but the "Price Category" does not. Discussion. I put a minimum bid in for a suite last week and I sail on Sunday, still no word on whether it’s been accepted or not. For example, an upgrade from an interior room to a grand suite might have a minimum bid of $2,000 whereas an upgrade from a junior suite to a grand suite might only have a minimum bid of $500. If you change to a higher category, you may receive new RoyalUp offers, though it can take a few days; watch for them. (I’m leaning more towards it won’t be). 4 days til cruise day! I just checked my upcoming offers/bids and it works but it probably didn't yesterday. Posted July 13. If we bid on it and win it, could the. But the TA does get an increase in commission if the client's RoyalUp bid is accepted, right? Link to comment Share on other sites. Oh well but it would have been nice. access to the Suite lounge with free cocktails in the evening, room service from the Main Dining Room, allllllll the extra space/storage in a suite, having access to the Suite Concierge, and I truly love the Suite sundeck (not. If you cancel your cruise booking and have a stateroom RoyalUp upgrade you will be refunded the money for your RoyalUp upgrade. Members. Offers are based on two occupants per stateroom - only the first and second guest will be charged. . Posted July 29, 2022. I wanted a junior suite, but it was more than double. Prices are similar for my 10/3 Odyssey sailing. Another thing is once you are given a room, and if you dont like the area, you can call and switch to any open cabin of the same class. If a cabin in one of your chosen categories is available and your bid is "right", only one of the bids will be. Four weeks ago we were on Harmony. But there is probably no benefit to bid early. so there is hope for bids. ROYAL SERVICE. Up until yesterday, the status showed as pending which I thought was the default status until either accepted our. I bidded for junior suite. Royal up bid status missing. Yesterday there were 5 of the one bedrooms showing as. On 3/4/2020 at 9:00 PM, RWDW1204 said: Just got our RoyalUp email today, 59 days out. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventures — the possibilities are endless. Whether you're a fi. This is our first cruise with our toddler, and the ship is sold out, with the exception of interior rooms (when I. On top of it, you DO NOT get double points! If I am going to bid for a suite, the only way I am doing it is if I get double points. From an interior room this is what I offered. To receive an email invitation to bid on a stateroom upgrade guest must be opted-in to RCI Marketing e-mails. I am pretty surprised to hear you didn’t get it though, I’ve heard a lot of stories lately of people getting their Royal Ups for the minimum bid. You get to keep the promotions you already have based on the stateroom category originally booked. This is your one-stop-shop for all things Icon of the Seas. They do take bids even if there are no actual suites available at the time of bidding. Your Offer: $70 USD per guest. If it is a popular sailing it could be as low as 800+ or in the $1000s. Not going to. The lowest bid was $130. Browse through the stateroom options below and select the amount you're willing to pay for an upgrade to each. That still has me scratching my head… I believe they limited the upgrades to one step up 🤷♂️Or did you get an invitation to participate in RoyalUp, and those are the minimum bids? You have a great cabin, but for $90pp, I would switch to a grand suite in a heart beat, with all of the additional perks. We have our 5th bid in for a Royal Suite on Grandeur ($5 above minimum) I’ll let you know how we fare. I’ve never put in a bid that was outside of the “weak” range on the slider. And I can’t even bid on. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. RCL Cruises Limited’s upgrade programme, “RoyalUp SM ” provides booked guests with an opportunity to submit a price offer to RCL for an upgrade from their original purchased stateroom category to a higher eligible stateroom category that may be available on their booked sailing. They will select the dollar amount they. As an example, we could could have upgraded (not RoyalUp, straight upgrade) to a balcony for a steal of a total price recently but we never use our balcony when we have one so we just kept our interior and used the money for things we do value. JS min is like $50 and GS is like $100 and a little higher for GS w/ Large Balcony. It’s strange because I had bids on this already and once I bid higher I won it in a few days. #10. Location-Michigan. Last week my cabin was assigned, an OV as expected. " I've heard from others on the cruise that some of their bids show expired so trying to figure out if we still have a chance with all. A passenger in an inside paid $100 to upgrade to an ocean view. We were put in room 8294. But forgot to mention that not everyone will qualify for a RoyalUp. My husband always bids on RoyalUP whenever he has the opportunity. I also did not bid the minimum bids for any of them as well. unless your bid is locked (though I have not heard of a bid still locked when a person has checked into their original cabin. I received 2 emails. Got the ocean view balcony, placed mid. I also bidded close to the minimum bid for the Grand Suite. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. I've noticed they tend to issue royalup offers 3 days before sailing right now, I'm sailing in two weeks and have tracked previous sailing that have a bunch of suites until 2-3 days before sailing and then suddenly they are all gone. My bid for royal up will cost me 370. When I log into the royal carribean web site, there was a link on my home page showing my bid status, but now that’s gone. When I got my RoyalUp email last week all suites were gone. Directly from Royal Up: We appreciate your interest in taking part of this wonderful opportunity and It is our pleasure to assist you with your question on your RoyalUp bid. 4 days til cruise day! Just in time!RoyalUp to Jr Suite If the starting bid is under $75 per person day, I would put in a bid for $75-100 depending on where that starting bid is. I received my Royal Up bid opportunity 9/26/19 for my 11/24/19 7 night sailing on the Harmony. SnooKiwis1151 • 2 yr. Got the RoyalUp email today for our 12/15 sailing. 2. Royal Up website shows individuals a selection of cabin types that they can choose to bid on for the chance at an upgrade. The Royal Caribbean International® RoyalUp® Team. July 26, 2010. 5. Headed out on the 01/23 sailing of the Harmony out of Port Canaveral. About a month ago, someone on here mentioned being able to bid on rooms for a lower than usual bid. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2. If I wanted to bid on that the. I apologize in advance if I missed it. It certainly appears that this 12/31 sailing is at 50-60% capacity is my guess. August 2, 2011. Agreed there is no urgency to bid, but I liked knowing what it would cost for the bids. Q. 1k. New to CC, I'm sailing October 31 out of Barcelona and was looking to Royal Up. If you are comfortable with your bid then I. No, if you have two cabins you will need to submit two separate bids and they will be considered independently. We originally had a Balcony room and the minimum bid for the upgrade was $500 each I think ($1000 total) and we did $600 each ($1200) total for our bid. El monto de la oferta no incluye la propina más alta. So I'm definitely hoping they accept our RoyalUp offer.