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On 6/7/2023 at 11:17 AM, ceeceeDee said:

In case anyone is interested, we're just back from cruising on Encounter and the Byron mini suites do, in fact, have a Nespresso machine! Yipee! We made good use of it, believe me. And the coffee pods were top quality.

Thanks - good to know.  We will be in a Byron mini suite next year.  Appreciate you taking time to post this.

Just wondering. When you are in a suite do you get to go to Luminae for lunch on embarkation day?  

10 hours ago, Cruise till you drop said:

Just curious how much you paid for the upgrade versus what that would have cost if you booked the Sky Suite from the get go

Our up grade cost us $1,030 per person. However if we had booked a suite from the get-go the fare would have been $6,000+ per person. So we have managed to get a suite for two passengers for half price. I’m very happy!

15 minutes ago, 1Virgo said:

Agree. What you had is what you get.  (new change). . If you get the move up to Suite you are entitled to go to Luminae for your meals, The Retreat Lounge, priority embarkation/disembark.    You maintain the perks you had with original booking. 

Thanks Azeri and 1Virgo. 
good to know - we already had gratuities and drinks package - so sounds like we areall set. 

Yay got the Move up.  Verandah Stateroom to Sky Suite on Eclipse.

Ship:  Eclipse

length of cruise: 10 nights

Cruise sail date:  28 Feb 2022

Date email offer received: 19 December 2022

Captains Club Tier:  Elite

Booked through Celebrity or TA:  TA

Current cabin:  Verandah

Bid, Yes/No?  Yes

• If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category:  Suite
• Bid Offer: minimum bid + a little more
• Notification Date:  6 Feb 2023
• Accepted / Rejected:  Accepted

Bid Ranges:

Minimum bid:

Aqua: $250pp

Concierge:  $100pp

Family Verandah:  $100

Sky Suite:  $1000

Yeah.  What do we do with a Butler?????  I guess they are available for booking things.   

Thank you!!!

Hi,

Just received advice our Move Up to Sky Suite on Eclipse was accepted!  Yay!  But now I have some questions as I am a bit unsure of what perks and amenities we are now able to enjoy.  

Are we able to dine at Luminae and Blu?

Are we able to go to the Retreat?  Does the Eclipse actually have a Retreat?  From my googling it seems it may have a Retreat of sorts, but no pool.

Any other perks we are able to attain?  We already had gratuities, drinks package included and our status is Elite.

Thanks 

Ship:  Eclipse

Length of cruise: 13 nights

Cruise sail date:  20 December 22

Captain's Club Tier:  Elite

Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA

Current cabin:  verandah

Bid:  yes/no:  yes

If YES -  Bidding Details: 

• Cabin Category: Concierge
• Bid Offer: $210 pp
• Notification Date: 14/2/22
• Accepted / Rejected: Accepted

General Comments:

Never tried Concierge before - very happy to try.  May, or may not, be worth it but very excited to give it a go.

No.  Not yet.

I did however contact my TA to ask about it and he said that ship is very full - so bidding may not happen.

I will keep trying - you never know.  

Thanks for your help and interest 😀

13 hours ago, iata said:

It will probably open around dec 06

Oh ok. Ta. That’s today. So I guess I’ll keep trying. Thanks. 

1 hour ago, iata said:

What date is your cruise?

6 Feb 2023

Thanks - I'll try that.

I guess I am wondering if the cruise may be full with all the higher classes of cabins already taken????   Is that a possibility?

Thanks Jazzbeau.  Tried it.  Still just spins and goes nowhere.   Not to worry - I'm really very happy with our cabin but just wanted to give bidding a go.

Ok. Thanks. I’ll give it a go. 

Actually I have previously been to that page and when I enter my name and booking reference the little spinner just keeps spinning.  Goes nowhere.  Thanks anyway.  I so appreciate you trying to help me.  That was lovely of you.  Thank you. 

56 minutes ago, Grandma Cruising said:

Found the page to check if you can apply for an upgrade on the Azamara Australian website https://www.azamara.com/en-au/azamara-upgrade-

program 
You don’t need to get an email to apply.

wow!  Thank you for doing that. I had tried to research before I posted my question but I just seemed to be going round in circles and getting nowhere (just confused!). 
 

Thank you!

Ahhhhh yes. I remember it being called Le Club Voyage - hadn’t realised the name had changed. 
 

After phoning Azamara it seems it is a totally random choice who gets the emails with invitation for upgrade bids. 
 

Not completely convinced its random …. but it is what is is. Sadly I won’t have the opportunity to bid this cruise anyway. 
 

Thanks again. 

15 hours ago, Grandma Cruising said:

I found this on the UK web page. It allows you to check if you are eligible to bid.

https://www.azamara.co.uk/azamara-upgrade-program

Thanks Grandma!  I'm not sure if I am an Azamara Circle member but I am definitely a loyalty member so I will follow this through.  I appreciate your help.

Thanks.  Is there a particular reason you get  selected by email?  I would love to try for an upgrade (not that I am unhappy with my original selection of cabin), but it would be fun to be able to bid.  

Is there any other way of being able to bid, if like me, you are not invited to bid? 

Do you need to receive an email re bids before you can bid?  Is there any other way to be able to bid?  And lastly when does bidding begin for each cruise - 2 months out, 3 months out, a year out?????

Thanks in advance for any information

Thanks. I did lower my bid, but not by much.  Minimum bid was $200 so I bid $210/p making it $420.  Not much cheaper really but we have never done Concierge so just keen to try it.  But very happy with cabin we have, so I won't be too disappointed if we don't get it.

Still have my fingers crossed 😁

4 minutes ago, Bizziecruzer said:

You keep them.

Thanks for quick reply.

3 minutes ago, Bizziecruzer said:

You keep them.

Yay!!!!  Hope I get the upgrade.  Fingers crossed.

We have a balcony cabin booked for our cruise on Eclipse in December - it includes premium drink package and gratuities.  I have put in an offer for an upgrade to Concierge Class. So, my question is:  If I happen to win that move-up, do I keep the drink package and gratuities?  Or do I lose them?

I think I would prefer to stay where we are rather than do Concierge without the bonus packages especially as I think my bid was probably quite high (it was a while ago and I can't remember what the minimum bid was but I bid $250/p).