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So did they change the min bid price? Or give you the exact same deal?

Do you call them or get an email? I was on the Enchanted on its maiden cruise last November. I spent a lot of time at the casino. I only play slots. I had bids ranging from .25 to 7.50. Maybe there is something I need to change in my profile? Just wondering.

Yes the price of insurance goes up. At least that is what I’ve been reading on Princess web site. If your room type has a higher tax then that will go up as well. Some obstructed ocean view cabins are really obstructed. That depends on your location. A balcony is a bit bigger. If I remember correctly the base balcony still gets a mini couch. That is on the Ruby which has bigger rooms than the larger class ships. The Enchanted Princess has the narrowest doors I’ve ever seen.

So I did on 2 of the suites. vista suite cost $4199 pp at time of booking. They offered us the range of $580-1220 pp bid. At even the highest bid it would be cheaper by $500 the Penthouse suite is the one I want. Original price was $4499. The bidding range was $880-2155. At the highest bid it would cost me $105 more than had I booked it in the beginning. There are no more suites available on my cruise November 28th. However I’m pretty sure 1 person got the upgrade. They offered the max which was most likely a good deal for them. And the offer went from pending to accepted. Each person gets different bidding scale. If there is a cancellation up to date of cruising they can accept an offer and move you. I’m guessing if it’s within three days you will get a phone call from a 611 area code. Soooo if you really want one cross your fingers and answer that phone call.

So the big difference is club class dining. Private dining area and private breakfast area. When I don’t get club class I miss it. You don’t get this with mini suite only club class min or higher.

You go girl. I’m glad to hear the good news. I’m wishing we could get the upgrade fairy for Mom. She is going to be 94 just before sailing. I’m thinking since I already placed a bid they might have the fairy pass us by. 😇😎

Yes. And no. So when I go to the link it shows the upgrades they will allow me to bid on. None of the upgrades had the slide at the lowest price. Most were midpoint however you could slide it back as far as Princess would allow. For me to go to a Vista suite the starting point was around $680 pp.more. However the slide was at $1100 pp more. I just would have had to move it back to the lowest fair pp Princess would have accepted. On an interesting note I saw another Penthouse rear suite which originally had a lower price slide locked at a much higher price saying something about price accepted. The next day that category was back with a slide you could move lower. I’m guessing that Princess took that offer because it met their criteria for price increase. While it might seem high to some it was still below market value.

It could simply be because it’s sold out but I personally doubt it. Usually Princess has extra cabins. They sell blocks to large travel companies as well and they don’t always get sold either. I’ll cross my fingers for you. I liked the old ways. You either got the upgrade fairy or an email offering you an upgraded cabin for a special price. Mostly less than $100 pp. 😞

So the basic medical mask may not help him stay away from a cold. I might suggest a N95 mask for the flight. Make sure the air vents aren’t pointing directly at him. The filtered air as they call it just pushes the unfiltered air directly to you. Colds on board a cruise are not fun and like any kind of illness is easily passed into others.

So since you are a TA they have in theory already gave you a free or next to free gift. They want customers to get the upgrades. This is the concept. Not mine. The others traveling with you should be eligible. If however you never got either your comptd room or TA pricing I suggest you contact Princess directly to get this fixed.

Premium deluxe balconies are either on the 10th or 11th deck. They are excellent. Ive had them before. I say try for it. I don’t think you will be disappointed.

It should be a link Princess sent you. Ive not been successful with the url. Might be because Princess is doing it by invitation only. I heard that you can access it from your cruise personalizer but I have not personally tried it yet.

So I had the same issue of not being able to bid. The page kept going back to the start. Princess suggested that I use Google instead of IE. I have it working now. Cant use my iPhone. Had to check Google as it automatically blocks Princess and the bidding site. Make sure you use a laptop or maybe an iPad or other brand. Go to security settings and check to see if it has blocked Princess or the actual bid site. I used safari. So you would go to Safari. Then Preferences. On the Web site tabs go over to WEBSITES. Under General (this is the drop down once you click on the websites tab) make sure CONTENT Blockers is OFF. Then go to the Pop Ip Windows and make sure the website upgrade.plusgrade.com says Allow. you should then be able to bid. hope this helps.

I agree. I’m a long time Princess customer. Many many miles. I like having a set time and set staff. Mom is turning 94 and still sails with me. For her and others Princess is doing a disservice to long time customers.