Nothing has been set that they are ending it. Like every policy related to Covid over the past 2 1/2 years Canada simply states " Will be in place until at least XXX" and then they extend it for another 3-6 months.
I hope it ends as well but I don't see it happening. They just did a away with random testing because of issues at the airports then brought it back a month later.
I believe that the reason that bids get changed to "submitted" is that bids are now closed as far as Plusgrade is concerned and your bid has been submitted to the ship in cas f last minute cancellations.
The change to submitted status started at about the same time as we started hearing reports of people getting their upgrades at 7 or 8pm in the evening after they unpacked.
I was on Ovation 2 weeks ago and the free slots all opened on the first day. Book as soon as you can as they sell out fast. On port days it was only when the ship was docked that it was free, once they started to sail they started to charge
My guess is that this still ahs to do with the engine repairs that are being done during the month of August. She had to alter many of her itineraries as one engine will be offline so she will be travelling at a reduced speed. There was a separate thread about this a while back.
If they are getting married then just call C&A and have them linked as their significant other. marriage is not a requirement. She will then be able to share the perks and join him in the lounge