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I don’t think that’s the case as I’ve done a ‘conventional’ YC upgrade from a regular balcony before. Twice in fact. That is upgrading but not via plusgrade. Simply now, the discount stops applying thereafter.

We've pretty much always done YC cruises for the last 2 years but the change to the casino system was a bit of a gut punch! I had a couple of legacy vouchers left to use but they're now done and I have 2 of the new ones. In my mind there's two options... but I'm keen to hear what others do / have done! 1 - book a minimum willing to sail in cabin ie. Fantastica Balcony and then attempt the plusgrade roulette 😄 2 - book the highest available Non-YC cabin and then immediately upgrade to YC? Any helps/hints appreciated 🙂

Did you get a plusgrade offer in the end? 🙂

Don't take the online inventory as golden information, we’ve been plus graded into a YC Deluxe when it had showed as sold out for 3 straight weeks prior! If you don’t land a plusgrade, you can always ask for an onboard upgrade price.

This is certainly new on me but I’d rather get a counter offer than radio silence and a subsequent rejection email! Congrats and enjoy🥂

We normally receive the email more than once before sailing, especially if we’ve not submitted a bid.

We normally buy a package in any event before we cruise but the free pressing is useful for shirts! 👔

Yes, they definitely sometimes leave it quite late. This will be my last casino comp cruise I think, the new points tariff is just terrible!

We were on a casino cruise on our last sailing, we didn't get offered plusgrade until we'd checked in. Make sure you tick the 'accept emails from third parties' box. We got an upgrade to YC from comp'd balcony.

We are always given 4 free items of pressing but any wash/dry laundry is chargeable.

We’re embarking on Tuesday! Thanks for the updates 😊 can you let me know what theme nights they had during your cruise? Gala + White Night + ? Thanks in advance (helps with the luggage debacle) lol!

I just had the same thing myself! Couldn’t believe it! Enjoy!

I have to say that the casino process and service is nothing short of chaotic. Not only has the voucher degradation hit us, as we normally sail in the YC, but we find that now we have to do a lot of the work. We have to get the UK Contact Centre to raise an option for us and then forward the option to the Casino Team. We then have to keep an eye out and often call the UK centre to extend the option because the casino team don't apply the vouchers in time and the option expires, which means we have to do it all again. Friends who sail with NCL or RC showed us their casino programme online, pick your cruise, pay your taxes and off you go - a much much simpler affair!

I think the suites are undeniably beautiful, having the tub and terrace is amazing. Some friends were offered an upgrade into this suite from their YC1 on embarkation day by the concierge for £100 each which they accepted. Their only criticism was that the cabin is outside of YC itself but it didn't interfere with their experience all that much and they really loved the space.

My understanding of the Bidgrade system is that they find chains of upgrades which generate revenue. So they'll identify a chain of successive upgrades and then approve them. We sail 31 Oct 23 but got our bidgrade bid which we submitted last night, approved this afternoon. We actually bid for a YC Int which we normally book direct but this was a casino discounted cruise and the rubbish vouchers don't extend to YC anymore. However, we were very pleased to have been upgraded to a YC1 instead of an interior. For full context, we booked an interior bella with premium extra drinks. We received a comp upgrade to a Deluxe Balcony and then got a bidgrade email.