CRAustin

Just booking YC MSC for 1st. Have sailed NCL 16x Haven, Suite or balcony. Interested in info too.

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Great review did this cruise end of Nov in the Garden Villa my 16th with NCL had the beach villa and always go to Maya Chan!! One thing I learned along time ago always bring Imodium they do not sell it on board and any indication is automatic lockdown. I have a sensitive stomach and the sugary drinks get to me too. Glad you enjoyed the ship is beautiful after the refurb and the service was top notch!! Already booked the 9 day for next Nov out of NOLA this time on the Pearl with added ports in Grand Cayman and Guatemala. Can't wait!!

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I am currently in a Balcony B2 cabin on Escape and my current bid to H7 is 1180 ea. I have become obsessed with this bidding nonsense! It's terrible when you lay in bed at night imagining yourself in the cabin your bidding on!

I too was obsessed and was thrilled I got in

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We set sail April 1st. There are 2 cabins left in the category I want and only 3 total in Haven. How many were left in the category that you wanted when you bid on yours? I already have the beverage and internet minutes with my current package and I understand that those would follow me if I won the bid.

 

Those are all really good thoughts! So it really isn't apples to apples when comparing! How much do you think those items are worth, if you were to take a guess?

 

Thanks so much for your help!

If you did a straight upgrade you would get your 200 gratuities back on your drink package and get all 5 perks. I watched the H6 Aft 2 room 2 bathroom Penthouse for 4 weeks it went from 9 available down to 3 right before sailing. Upsell/bid was not accepted until Tues before sailing. We had 3 groups bidding and we all got in for different Haven suites our bids were high poor for a H5 low fair for H6 and H4 2 bedroom. You should hear next week and in my opinion you should be accepted. What are you currently in? I was in a spa minisuite on Escape and my Accepted bid to H6 was 900 ea.

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Some suggestions - how far out? You should look at a mock booking to see how many cabins are available in the category you want. I had my bid accepted for an Aft 2 room Penthouse and bid in the low fair range still saving 2k bidding vs upgrade. Have you taken into account if you upgraded on your own you wouldn't pay the taxes on drink and sp dining package and would get all 5 perks? Possibly 3rd sails free. Bringing these things up as one you make be overbidding and 2 the cost difference may be even less when you factor in some other things you may have paid for that could be refunded if you upgraded vs upsell.

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Thanks for sharing! Care to share how much the aft balcony cost you? I paid $3100 for 2 on balcony and put a bid in for $900/person for H9 and H5, you have me second guessing my bid.

I would call and find out what an actual upgrade would cost you or do a mock booking. I did Escape in Feb and bid 900 ea for Aft master bedroom Aft Haven Penthouse h6. Coming from a mini spa suite. Also had friends get into H5 for 650 ea and H4 for 950 approx I saved about 2500 bidding.

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On the Escape I saw people come in w a glass of champagne in a plastic flute

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Thank you will be on in Nov for a 9 day in a forward Penthouse can't wait!!!

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I just booked thru CAS last week first 2 passengers 180 for a 9 day cruise 3rd passenger (this cruise does not have 3rd n 4th free) was 250. Plus cruise fare of 50. Was wondering why she couldn't explain except the free at sea did not apply to 3rd person we are in a comped suite on the Dawn.

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I've been on both. I love the Dawn but would go with Escape. Spa is fantastic and if you are not in the Haven board early to get Vibe pass between Vibe and Spa you can get away from the masses. Enjoy! Food Republic, Mojito Bar, Pinchos, 5 o'clock somewhere make the food and drink choices on the Escape better.

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So a non-Haven suite gets suite perks including free movies and free room service along with breakfast and lunch in Cagney? Sailing 9 day WC on Pearl forward Penthouse.

So non-Haven on Pearl still get private breakfast and dinner in Cagneys and free movies and also free room service? I just booked a forward Penthouse large balcony.

Tues/Weds before Sat sailing on Escape Mini-suite to Haven myself and also 2 other cruisers on same sailing.

Tues/Weds before Sat sailing.

My offer also was accepted today. Email came in at 10 am. Leaving in 4 days on the Escape. We bid in the poor-fair range also. I do believe the amount for bids accepted are going to depend on the time of year. Went on the Breakaway last May and paid 1000 total for the upsell to Aft Haven balcony. We paid more this year for the same category, but we wanted it! No regrets!!

 

Yes upsells without the new process much easier. In Oct on the Epic went from an inside (was a package w airfare from CAS) comped out of Barcelona to a Forward Penthouse Haven 500 each. Then in Nov got the Garden Villa Dawn 2k for first 2 passengers and there were 6 of us.

 

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We are on the 13th floor. Are you my neighbor?

 

 

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No there were 2 on 10 and the 1 on 13. I'm on 10. Have a great cruise. I'm with a large group from CET from Paris Casino maybe I'll see you in the Haven.

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My offer also was accepted today. Email came in at 10 am. Leaving in 4 days on the Escape. We bid in the poor-fair range also. I do believe the amount for bids accepted are going to depend on the time of year. Went on the Breakaway last May and paid 1000 total for the upsell to Aft Haven balcony. We paid more this year for the same category, but we wanted it! No regrets!!

 

 

 

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Maybe we are neighbors.

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I went from a spa mini suite my bid was low in the fair range. My cabin was comped already. So. I paid 900 x 2 to move to Haven. Already had 3 perks and I'm platinum so I saved about 2k by bidding vs paying for an upgrade. Have the UDP UBP and prepaid gratuities. If you booked this outright total fare is 9k.

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My offer was accepted and so were 2 of my friends Escape 2/11/17. We scored a 2 bedroom an Aft Penthouse and a courtyard penthouse!! Just found out late this morning 4 days prior to cruise. I had bids in all categories poor-fair. My fair bid for Aft Haven Master Bedroom Penthouse was accepted!!!

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Got my bid accepted for an H6 sailing Sat on Escape my bid was low fair area I was in a comped CAS spa minisuite. Can't wait for the Haven Aft Penthouse! This was my 3rd successful upsell since Oct! First on the bidding process.

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Well I sail the 11th and thought for sure they would be pulling the inventory and accepting bids late yesterday. Nope still waiting inventory still there. NCL is holding out surely today has to be the day. Cruise before us posts said they were upgraded Monday. So they do not have a set schedule except as they state notification no later than 2 days prior to cruise.

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Does anybody know whether they ever send another e-mail after the first one? Meaning, if you don't bid the first time but suites remain unsold later, do they e-mail again?

 

 

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No you can always go back to that old email and bid.

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Based on what I'm seeing my guess is they don't take anything out unless they accepted a bid and matched. They may take higher bids earlier. My bids are low and fair and I expect if I am accepted it will be Mon-Tues before the cruise.

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I know! I log into NCL about 20 times per day. I wonder if there is a specific time they send the accepted bids. I liked it better when you called the upsell dept and knew right away.

That is what started this last 2 cruises upsold. Europe penthouse on Epic and Dawn Garden Villa. Oct/nov 16. They release most I understand Mon or Tues before sailing for Haven. I watched the cruise before me and also confirmed on CC by Weds Haven was sold out. I'm with a casino group and 90% booked Haven so really would like to get in. I also have an obsession of not paying full price gotta have a deal!!!

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This bidding has become an obsession. Cruise is in a week. I've got bids in from high poor to mid-low fair on all categories of Haven. Hopefully Monday I'll know. Right now in a spa mini suite. What are my chances about 16 Haven cabins left been watching the inventory every day.

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