1cruiselvr

2 hours ago, suzyed said:

We made two bids.  I wonder if they are both turned down if we can still place bids on any of the suites that were offered in the first place.

I don’t think so. By the time you get your rejection emails, the bidding will more than likely be closed for you. Not to mention bids on the suites will have been received and accepted. 

39 minutes ago, fpsphil said:

Does anyone have any experience boarding separately than someone else in their cabin? My fiancé has a class in Long Beach the morning we depart and would like to go to it and get over to the ship around 2:45 and board. Would give me a couple hours to get our sanctuary and other reservations sorted onboard.

Hopefully he won’t run into traffic. 

For those that wondered, here is Princess fine print explanation about an accepted bid:

Once a Bid is accepted, the Guest is legally bound to complete payment for the price stated in the Bid. If a Guest's credit card does not go through, is declined, or cannot otherwise be charged, PCL may (but is not required to) reach out to the Guest for an alternate method of payment or may disqualify the Successful Bidder and return the Guest to their original category, all in its sole discretion

22 hours ago, Shippy said:

apparently not with the phone number they provided...800-774-6237

The gentleman I spoke with did not have a clue what I was talking about.

The only point I was really trying to make was that I thought it would be a bit easier since you had already provided a credit card number when you bid.

Some people might have thought the same.

Sorry, if this post was beneath you.

 

Don’t understand your negative attitude. I was just pointing out for those that didn’t know, you don’t need your TA or to call Princess, to pay for your upgrade. If you had read the fine print of the bidding process you would have known you have to provide your payment information again. Congratulations on your winning a bid. 

41 minutes ago, Shippy said:

done through my agent

You don’t have to nit can be done without your TA. 

On 10/9/2022 at 3:34 PM, trbarton said:

How do I check the bids that I made?

 

Tom😀

Go to your acceptance email from Princess or go into your booking online on their website, find the bidding upgrade area, go through the process of providing last name and booking number, then your bidding offers will show with the meters to change it. That’s the long way. Easy is through your email acceptance. 

23 hours ago, PRINCESS Sweet Pea said:

Being far forward would be a reason that I would hesitate to bid at all.

Does anyone here know if Princess is keeping winning bids locked in.  So, you can't decline the upgrade?  I think that is how it is supposed to work.  But I am thinking that I have heard differently.

Yes. It’s part of the bidding agreement. No choice in cabin and you can’t change your mind once the bid has been accepted. 

You pay through your cruise personalized page on their website. The directions are in the bid offer email. 
Congratulations!

51 minutes ago, mina said:

Just got notice our bid for a. Aft penthouse on nov 6 royal was accepted.  Even got assigned the suite we would have selected ourselves.  

We’re there aft penthouse suites open on their website? Curious bc I bid on a penthouse suite for our 11/26 cruise but they were sold out at the time I bid on it and it’s still in pending status. 

5 hours ago, cruiser113 said:

 we  bid  the  lowest bid available for  our  club class mini and our  bid  was  excepted.

Hope your  bid is, as  well.

 

 

Thank you. We bid on club class mini but so far no rejection or acceptance. We cancelled the mini suite bid as we were concerned about location. We are happy with our D4 premium deluxe balcony assignment. 

16 hours ago, 1cruiselvr said:

We got our cabin assignment today. No free upgrade, just the exact category of our GTY booking.  So I added a mini suite bid to our other bid categories but only offered the minimum  we are happy with our D4 but thought we’d try for a mini at minimal bid cost. There are mini suites open per their website. I will let you know how it goes. 

Cancelled the mini suite bid. Got concerned it might not be a location we would enjoy. Happy with our D4 cabin. Just wish the bathroom was a little bigger. 

We got our cabin assignment today. No free upgrade, just the exact category of our GTY booking.  So I added a mini suite bid to our other bid categories but only offered the minimum  we are happy with our D4 but thought we’d try for a mini at minimal bid cost. There are mini suites open per their website. I will let you know how it goes. 

We got our cabin assignment today. No free upgrade, just the exact category of our GTY booking.  So I added a mini suite bid to our other bid categories but only offered the minimum  we are happy with our D4 but thought we’d try for a mini at minimal bid cost. There are mini suites open per their website. I will let you know how it goes. 

1 hour ago, trbarton said:

Thanks for the photo’s. Do the bedside lamps also have a USB?  
 

Tom😀

Yes per YouTube videos from previous passengers. One at each bedside table lamp. 

10 minutes ago, marie94949 said:

Gee thanks for your comment 1cruiselvr.   Finished my year of cancer treatment and thought I would take a cruise.  My excitement about this cruise  is now in the rear view mirror.

 

 

Tons of us have health issues but we don’t use them on this board as an excuse for blaming the cruise line for their own assumption mistake. 

I don’t understand why you blame Princess for booking an inside but really wanting a balcony. A TA would have made no difference in the pricing issue. Princess would have told them the same thing. You made an assumption and you were wrong. Now you want to blame the cruise line. 

6 hours ago, Matco said:

Not necessarily, I would think letting others that are in mini suites bid for higher suites would open up lower suites for those booked in say balcony's to then bid on mini suites. That would then potentially open up more balcony's for insides and ocean views to bid on that they might not normally book therefore getting people into a cabin that might stay unsold rather than leaving them open at full price. I for one know I would never book a penthouse or owners suite unless I had a great casino offer or a chance to bid on an upgrade. Heck that's the only reason I booked a mini suite in the first place was because of my casino promo. Again this is just my opinion and I could be completely wrong 

I meant they wouldn’t block a category just for upgrades, like full suites for example. They can get more money from people that book them at going rate. If they are still open around final payment time, then I think they might become available for bidding. 
I don’t think they block any category for bidding. It doesn’t make sense. There could be people on wait list for a particular category too. My 2 cents. We are all guessing anyway. 

6 hours ago, Matco said:

I don't sail till November 14th but all suites show sold out already online but who knows if they just blocked them out for bidding? 

I don’t think Princess would block cabins of any category for bidding. It goes against increased revenue. 

13 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said:

Exactly, that was what I was implying when I stated that it also depends upon which cabin you currently have and perhaps your onboard spending patterns, status, how many are in your cabin (lifeboat capacity) and probably a host of other things. Your bid amount does count as part of it though. 

It’s like the upgrade fairy. Nobody knows how they pick to accept bids. I’d guess it leans more toward how bad they need your booked cabin. IMHO

1 hour ago, HBCcruiser said:

I know with other cruise lines it does not matter when you bid. The system often waits until close to sailing to award bids. It really depends upon the highest bid, your current cabin and luck! You may still win! 

Actually not true. Per Princess, highest bid does not ensure winning. 
 

Bid Acceptance Process: Throughout and after the conclusion of the Bidding Period, PCL will compile all then-existing Bids for the various stateroom categories for the Cruise and may accept a Bid from a Guest for each available upgrade room (the "successful Bidder"), taking into consideration multiple factors and items. PCL will review Bids based on highest positive revenue impact, but reserve the right to consider and review other and different factors. All Bids will be converted to USD at the time they are considered. All determinations as to which Bid (if any) is accepted, who the Successful Bidder is (if any), and what is considered in accepting a Bid shall all be determined by PCL in its sole and absolute discretion. Successful Bidders are subject to verification. The highest Bid may not be accepted and Guest that places the highest Bid for a stateroom category is not guaranteed to be the Successful Bidder.

52 minutes ago, NownZen said:

This has been covered many times but got to:

Travel checklist , personal information, suggested, arrivals.

Yes you can edit it.

Sorry for being repetitive. Thank you for the information. 

5 minutes ago, RKSue said:

So they actually said your bid was not accepted?  Ive got 2 bids in and no rejection letter on either one. 

When is your cruise?  Seems they don’t start accepting or rejecting until close to the sail date. 

How do you get your boarding time with a medallion ship (Discovery) and can you change if you don’t like it. We are not early boarders. 

We had to book a GTY bc they weren’t allowing specific cabin bookings in the category we wanted. Sometimes people don’t have a choice. It’s not about cost in that case. 

Has anyone booked a lounger in The Sanctuary and found someone using it when you got there bc they liked your location better than theirs?  If so, how did you deal with it?  Management issue?