stone1061 Posted October 9, 2017 #1801 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I also did for my sailing. Did you check to see how many are still available? I went back and checked and all Aft and Forward Haven cabins are sold out. So I also bid on a H5. Pretty much everything is sold out/not available but they did just email me again yesterday saying...lets get you upgraded so who knows. I dont really care either way...my bid was on the very low end. I got the cruise for an awesome price so Im happy either way and not willing to pay anymore then the "poor" bid. Whatever is meant to be will be. I currently have a balcony cabin with the bumped balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jskinsd Posted October 9, 2017 #1802 Share Posted October 9, 2017 On last cruise in Alaska on the Sun (10 day) I tried to upgrade from a porthole to a balcony. My offer was $135pp or $270. I was outbid and stayed in my porthole. I wanted a balcony but somebody wanted it more. Very happy I was outbid. Would not have received equal value for the cost. Sunrise was late and sunset was early. Spent much more time outside instead of inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdenise Posted October 9, 2017 #1803 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Pretty much everything is sold out/not available but they did just email me again yesterday saying...lets get you upgraded so who knows. I dont really care either way...my bid was on the very low end. I got the cruise for an awesome price so Im happy either way and not willing to pay anymore then the "poor" bid. Whatever is meant to be will be. I currently have a balcony cabin with the bumped balcony. Same here. I also got the cruise for an amazing price, I booked over 9 months ago. My bid barely moved the arrow, very low. If I get upgraded it would be a great anniversary surprise for my DH, if not I am content were I am. GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stone1061 Posted October 9, 2017 #1804 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Same here. I also got the cruise for an amazing price, I booked over 9 months ago. My bid barely moved the arrow, very low. If I get upgraded it would be a great anniversary surprise for my DH, if not I am content were I am. GL That is why i put in for the upgrade also....Saturday is my 15 yr wedding anniversary and we are travelling with our children....thought the privacy might be appreciated by my dh :cool: ....see if we get "lucky" hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinzma Posted October 9, 2017 #1805 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Sorry if this has already been asked. I have concussion syndrome too much reading sets off horrific headaches.......Not lazy Anyway I am 62 days out and have not placed a bid yet. Does their minimum bids ever come down closer to the cruise?TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachiekeen Posted October 9, 2017 #1806 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Sorry if this has already been asked. I have concussion syndrome too much reading sets off horrific headaches.......Not lazy Anyway I am 62 days out and have not placed a bid yet. Does their minimum bids ever come down closer to the cruise?TIA We got our offer about 71/2 weeks out. We are 11 days until the cruise and haven’t heard if our bid got accepted or declined. ETA oh sorry, I see now you were talking about the bid going down not the initial offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinzma Posted October 9, 2017 #1807 Share Posted October 9, 2017 We got our offer about 71/2 weeks out. We are 11 days until the cruise and haven’t heard if our bid got accepted or declined. ETA oh sorry, I see now you were talking about the bid going down not the initial offer. Good to know that the answers can come early:) thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareBird Posted October 9, 2017 #1808 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Just put in bid for heaven for December cruise. H6 with lowest bid possible. We purchased guarantee mini yesterday and were assigned cabin today. Bid email came shortly after cabin assignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted October 9, 2017 #1809 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The lowest price I have seen to bid on a Haven Suite is $400.00 per person:) And this means??? - nothing. you have no clue what they paid to begin with. It's the total cost that matters. But when it's separated, NCL has hit a jackpot in marketing, and revenue. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted October 9, 2017 #1810 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I'm booked on the Escape Dec 2nd, and bid low for an upsell from a MB to a H5 or H9. I don't care if I get it, because I'm happy where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin7kodak7 Posted October 9, 2017 #1811 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Sorry if this has already been asked. I have concussion syndrome too much reading sets off horrific headaches.......Not lazy Anyway I am 62 days out and have not placed a bid yet. Does their minimum bids ever come down closer to the cruise?TIA Have seen in other posts that the minimum bid does go down. Not on mine. But were low to begin with. October 27th is not a prime date so I bet anything they get is gravy. Plus with all the storms, are keeping people from doing a late booking. Hoping for one but who knows..... Sent from my SM-G955U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin7kodak7 Posted October 9, 2017 #1812 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I'm booked on the Escape Dec 2nd, and bid low for an upsell from a MB to a H5 or H9. I don't care if I get it, because I'm happy where we are.That's the best way to look at it. But now with 18 days to go, im joneing, lol. Sent from my SM-G955U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K832905 Posted October 9, 2017 #1813 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Good luck to everybody who has bids on the 14 day Transatlantic on the Getaway leaving this weekend! Checked earlier and there are still rooms available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyPorter Posted October 9, 2017 #1814 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Good luck to everybody who has bids on the 14 day Transatlantic on the Getaway leaving this weekend! Checked earlier and there are still rooms available! Thanks! I haven't heard of ANY Haven upgrades yet for this sailing, only balcony and mini suite so far. I'm starting to wonder, now 6 days out, if maybe they're not going to fill those empty Haven cabins? Seems like a huge loss of revenue, but maybe she's sailing with a reduced staff since it's a repo? I dunno, but I'm starting to lose hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mains_dream Posted October 10, 2017 #1815 Share Posted October 10, 2017 WoooHooo! We just got our bid accepted for our Dec.1, 2017 Star - Panama cruise. We went from an obstructed view 8th deck to a mid-ship mini suite on Deck 11. We bid $145ea. It was a poor offer, so didn't expect to get it. I am surprised to get it this early. How fitting it happened on Canadian Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abisutton Posted October 10, 2017 #1816 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Thanks! I haven't heard of ANY Haven upgrades yet for this sailing, only balcony and mini suite so far. I'm starting to wonder, now 6 days out, if maybe they're not going to fill those empty Haven cabins? Seems like a huge loss of revenue, but maybe she's sailing with a reduced staff since it's a repo? I dunno, but I'm starting to lose hope! Keep us updated, this is an interesting thought!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K832905 Posted October 10, 2017 #1817 Share Posted October 10, 2017 WoooHooo! We just got our bid accepted for our Dec.1, 2017 Star - Panama cruise. We went from an obstructed view 8th deck to a mid-ship mini suite on Deck 11. We bid $145ea. It was a poor offer, so didn't expect to get it. I am surprised to get it this early. How fitting it happened on Canadian Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for. Thanks for posting. It's exciting to get the upgrade. Happy you were successful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyPorter Posted October 10, 2017 #1818 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Keep us updated, this is an interesting thought!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Absolutely will do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilRhody Posted October 10, 2017 #1819 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Thanks for posting. It's exciting to get the upgrade. Happy you were successful! Congrats!!! We're still waiting on news on our bid for the Nov 25 trip on the Escape. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyPorter Posted October 11, 2017 #1820 Share Posted October 11, 2017 There were 11 available haven cabins yesterday morning on my sailing. By afternoon they all showed sold out. No “processing” message, no credit card charges, no email. So I’m thinking no joy for me. I hope someone out there got one! Getaway transatlantic 10/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdenise Posted October 11, 2017 #1821 Share Posted October 11, 2017 There were 11 available haven cabins yesterday morning on my sailing. By afternoon they all showed sold out. No “processing” message, no credit card charges, no email. So I’m thinking no joy for me. I hope someone out there got one! Getaway transatlantic 10/15 Sorry. :( I am doing the same thing you were, checking how many Haven cabins are still available. My sailing has 14 but I am not hopeful as my bid is very low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyPorter Posted October 11, 2017 #1822 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Sorry. :( I am doing the same thing you were, checking how many Haven cabins are still available. My sailing has 14 but I am not hopeful as my bid is very low. I bid in the fair range for four different categories. Felt like I had a decent shot! I’m holding out a sliver of hope thinking maybe they pulled the inventory yesterday and are processing them today... but I’m not counting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abisutton Posted October 11, 2017 #1823 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I bid in the fair range for four different categories. Felt like I had a decent shot! I’m holding out a sliver of hope thinking maybe they pulled the inventory yesterday and are processing them today... but I’m not counting on it. Sending positive vibes, keep us updated! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyPorter Posted October 11, 2017 #1824 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Sending positive vibes, keep us updated! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Thanks so much! I’ll be checking furiously throughout the day and will report back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdenise Posted October 11, 2017 #1825 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Thanks so much! I’ll be checking furiously throughout the day and will report back! Just curious, was there much chatter on your roll call regarding bidding on upgrades? Hardly anyone on my roll call is discussing it, which I guess really doesn't mean too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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