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I am not going to be responsible for that 🙂 My data gave them an idea that they need to price down the suite I am bidding at, and significantly :))) That 's what I meant. If I would like the price they were selling the suite for to begin with - I would probably book it right there (maybe not really, as the other suites still would be less expensive, and I am happy enough to book one of them :))) Maybe I don't understand something, but my idea of bidding is to get something at a bargain price. So I don't really get how my bargain pricing for example will give them an idea that I would be willing to pay even more than they try to charge as a regular price?

I only have experience with suites on RCI's older ships. I am sure the newer ships have experience significantly elevated compared to older ships. And I only was at NCL Haven on the ship, where they had a "nicer" Haven - with dedicated restaurant etc. So my comparison is not apples to apples one. NCL was significantly nicer, many more perks etc. But the price in general for a Haven suite on NCL is very much higher too! If you can get Haven for the price you are comfortable with - you will probably like it better that RCI, I think. The ship within the ship is nice, especially on a bigger more crowded ship. For me personally it also very much depends on the itinerary. If we are doing port-intense exciting itinerary - in Europe, or some other interesting place - I would be happy with just nice bigger room. The other stuff doesn't matter much, as we would not spend much time on the ship. So I would be happy to chose suite on older RCI ship, as they normally are much better priced, even though not as nice as Haven rooms on NCL, or even on newer RCI ships.

I suppose - why not. Maybe next time they will offer lower prices right from the beginning - taking in the data I provided to them :))))

I suppose it is a higher probability that somebody in a not-suite cabin get an upgrade, compared to a suite cabin, as there are less suites on the ship. And they probably will be happier too 🙂 As suites are nice enough already, even without upgrade. So it was not very smart move on my end to skip the savings I get with the big box travel company for this elusive game :))) Next time I hope I will be smarter! :)))

I hope your cousin is doing well, and on the way to full recovery! It does give very different perspective to all these "money" games. I truly wish everybody on our cruise will make it - no cancellations, no "no-shows", no emergencies!

Thank you. I am happy with our cabin. This itinerary is a pricey one, but I booked it right when the dates were released, so got - as I feel - reasonable price. But RS is nice in my opinion, especially for the 12 days, so I would not mind to get that one, paying a small bid over what I already paid 🙂 I got spoiled - we had couple amazing deals during COVID and right after, and tried some extremely nice cabins which are normally out of our price range :))) But I feel the time of deals is over - at least for a while :)))) I will take it though. I better have no deals, but no COVID either!!!

Thank you! I suppose emergencies happen. And people can cancel. But I wonder how many cancellations can happen so close to the sailing date? Even if somebody has to cancel (I can't even imagine a no show, but anything can happen I suppose...) - the cruise line keeps the money. So they don't loose anything, right? Of course it never hurts to get even more money. Maybe that?

We never did Royal Up before, as we always book through a big box travel agency who doesn't participate in the program. But I decided to try to book without them, to see how this upgrade bidding would work. The cruise is one of the pricey rare itineraries - British Isles. So I realized soon enough, but after 30 days unfortunately - that was not an itinerary for that. I wish I would just stay with our big box agency for this one. Too late, I didn't. It is 60 days away - sharp, as of today. I checked yesterday - the cruise doesn't even show up on the web-site anymore. I checked the big box travel agency site. The cruise still shows up there, but when you click through - it shows up as "no rooms available". None at all. Nevertheless we received a Royal Up invitation :))) We have an OS, so the only cabin we can be upgraded to would be a RS. Actually we were offered a 2-bedroom, but we are two adults, don't need two bedrooms, and RS is way nicer than a 2-bedroom. No RS were available for more than a year on this sailing. So I wonder what is the purpose of this Royal Up bidding? I still put a bid - why not. Not much, a bit over the minimum - whatever I am comfortable paying. But I am truly puzzled... I wonder if somebody with the experience have an explanation? Thank you in advance for any info!

If the in the one on the front is not an error, it is also going to be great place - for front views. Even though it is small, and it is not completely on the front.

The on on the top is called The Haven Sun Deck. I think this is its panorama... https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruise/norwegian-ncl/norwegian-jade/the-haven-sun-deck-393594/the-haven-sun-deck--v448025 https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruise/norwegian-ncl/norwegian-jade/the-haven-sun-deck-393594/the-haven-sun-deck--v447980

The one the bottom is the one with access from the courtyard. It is called Courtyard Villas Private Sundeck. I think this is the panoramas I posted above are from this deck.

One the NCL Jade deck plan there is another area in the front of the ship - which is also marked as Haven Sun deck. But it is not where all the Haven is. I wonder if this is an error on NCL map, or there is one more area, exclusive to Haven guests?

Another one: https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruise/norwegian-ncl/norwegian-jade/the-haven-sun-deck-393594/the-haven-sun-deck--v448028

This site and these boards are just priceless! Look what I found here, on Cruise Critics: Panorama of the Haven Sundeck on NCL Jade! https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruise/norwegian-ncl/norwegian-jade/the-haven-sun-deck-393594/the-haven-sun-deck--v448215 There are many picture there too. The views are great from there, even though it is just on one side - port side as it seems.

Thank you very much! I feel even better now! I know about no restaurant, no lounge etc. The pool - like I mentioned - might still be of use to me, as I like to do my laps even on vacation, and this itinerary is going to have pretty many sea days - for me to make myself to go and exercise :))))). I read on this boards that those small pools on Jewel class - in Haven - have swim-against-the-current feature, which would be great for laps - if again this info is up-to-date. Other than that - we don't usually spend time by the pool or in the hot tub. We did Mediterranean port intensive cruise on Epic, and we didn't use Haven courtyard at all - not even once. Yes, I agree, I would not pay extra for the Haven on Jade - with the price difference on this particular itinerary - if not for the views from Haven deck!