boom_boom Posted January 25, 2019 #76 Share Posted January 25, 2019 We got the Move Up email and decided to bid on moving from an aft balcony to a FV, submitted a week for a cruse on Eclipse that starts on 3 Feb. No response yet, think it is unlikley we will be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted February 26, 2019 #77 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) We bid for a celebrity suite, royal suite or penthouse We bid so the meter was under the 1/2 mark We are in an ss and happy since our cruise is in about 2 1/2 weeks and all higher end cabins are booked, unless somebody gets sick doubt if they hold back the larger suites I assume they will let me know before the actual sailing I think odds are slim to none for popular peak time cruises Edited February 26, 2019 by Cruise a holic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcrusn Posted February 26, 2019 #78 Share Posted February 26, 2019 https://www.celebritycruises.com/bid-on-cruise-room-upgrade this may help those who did not get an email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alishac Posted February 27, 2019 #79 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Even though Celebrity says that Edge is not included in the move up program, I just got a move up email today for the March 24th sailing. Minimum bids are very high IMO - $1000 per person to move from a sky suite to a celebrity suite. Do the minimum bids ever get lower as the sailing date gets closer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaChach Posted February 27, 2019 #80 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I would love anyone's opinion on moving up from a C1 midship to a SkySuite. Is it really worth $2600 total minimal bid? If I understand what I would be gaining is: Luminae, a standard balcony, and the retreat for suite guests. Advice wanted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l_n_m Posted February 27, 2019 #81 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, alishac said: Even though Celebrity says that Edge is not included in the move up program, I just got a move up email today for the March 24th sailing. Minimum bids are very high IMO - $1000 per person to move from a sky suite to a celebrity suite. Do the minimum bids ever get lower as the sailing date gets closer? In our only experience with the Move Up program the minimum price did get reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreative03 Posted February 27, 2019 #82 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I can confirm that many folks on the 3/10 Edge sailing got MoveUp emails today. i was not one of the lucky ones and am emailing with the MoveUp team to see if my booking is somehow ineligible (which would just be lovely) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFontaine Posted February 27, 2019 #83 Share Posted February 27, 2019 20 minutes ago, MamaChach said: I would love anyone's opinion on moving up from a C1 midship to a SkySuite. Is it really worth $2600 total minimal bid? If I understand what I would be gaining is: Luminae, a standard balcony, and the retreat for suite guests. Advice wanted! What ship and how long is the cruise? The Sky Suite balcony is usually bigger than the "standard balcony", and the cabin itself is definitely bigger, although you could end up with an accessible cabin, and some people don't like that. You might want to check out the list of suite benefits on the Celebrity website. While you named the main benefits of this category of suite, others might be of value to you - like priority boarding, priority tender, upgraded toiletries, etc. Only you can decide if it is worth it to you, but it seems at that price you could probably take another cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamthesea Posted February 27, 2019 #84 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Does anyone know what a typical minimum Move-up bid is for a 9 night European cruise from an AQ to a Sky Suite? Is the bidding per person or total for a stateroom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted February 27, 2019 #85 Share Posted February 27, 2019 33 minutes ago, Iamthesea said: Does anyone know what a typical minimum Move-up bid is for a 9 night European cruise from an AQ to a Sky Suite? Is the bidding per person or total for a stateroom? My Equinox bidding from Aqua to suites is per person. This is my email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted February 27, 2019 #86 Share Posted February 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, mfs2k said: My Equinox bidding from Aqua to suites is per person. This is my email. I am on your sailing also booked in Aqua....I just checked today and those minimum bids have now dropped to right around half the cost showing in your e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted February 27, 2019 #87 Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, bajathree said: I am on your sailing also booked in Aqua....I just checked today and those minimum bids have now dropped to right around half the cost showing in your e-mail. WOW. You’re right!!! this is the cost when I click on the link now. I would do it if we weren’t traveling with friends also in Aqua. So move up minimum bids DO drop sometimes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted February 27, 2019 #88 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Just received a move up email for the Edge sailing in March. $1000 sky suite $1500 celebrtiy suite $2000 Royal $2750 Edge Villa all are pp, minimum offer and it is for a 7 day cruise. the price for the Sky Suite to move up is about the extra it would have cost us for a Sky Suite when we booked the cruise and we would have received all the perks, more SBC, and the extra points. We didn’t think it was worth $300/day more at that time and certainly can’t justify it now without the additonal benefits that would have been included. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted February 27, 2019 #89 Share Posted February 27, 2019 22 minutes ago, mfs2k said: WOW. You’re right!!! this is the cost when I click on the link now. I would do it if we weren’t traveling with friends also in Aqua. So move up minimum bids DO drop sometimes!! YUP.....the RS went from a minimum bid of $2200/pp down to $850/PP...and they are showing availability of 1 still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted February 27, 2019 #90 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, miched said: Just received a move up email for the Edge sailing in March. $1000 sky suite $1500 celebrtiy suite $2000 Royal $2750 Edge Villa all are pp, minimum offer and it is for a 7 day cruise. the price for the Sky Suite to move up is about the extra it would have cost us for a Sky Suite when we booked the cruise and we would have received all the perks, more SBC, and the extra points. We didn’t think it was worth $300/day more at that time and certainly can’t justify it now without the additonal benefits that would have been included. Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅 Judging from our cruise in 3 1/2 weeks: If the suites don’t sell, keep an eye on it. There may be a big move up price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted February 28, 2019 #91 Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 hours ago, MamaChach said: I would love anyone's opinion on moving up from a C1 midship to a SkySuite. Is it really worth $2600 total minimal bid? If I understand what I would be gaining is: Luminae, a standard balcony, and the retreat for suite guests. Advice wanted! You didn't indicate date of sailing, ship and length of cruise. I would first look at what it would cost if you were to book it and compare what you paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaChach Posted February 28, 2019 #92 Share Posted February 28, 2019 We are going in March on the 7 day Eastern Caribbean on the Edge. So do you get another email when prices go down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alishac Posted February 28, 2019 #93 Share Posted February 28, 2019 19 hours ago, mfs2k said: WOW. You’re right!!! this is the cost when I click on the link now. I would do it if we weren’t traveling with friends also in Aqua. So move up minimum bids DO drop sometimes!! What is the date of your cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamthesea Posted February 28, 2019 #94 Share Posted February 28, 2019 mfs2k and bajathree - Thank you for the email information. I gather that y'all are on a Caribbean cruise? How many nights? We were willing to pay $500 pp to go from AQ to SS, but not much higher. We will wait and see. Our cruise isn't until May, so not sure if we would even get an upgrade email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted February 28, 2019 #95 Share Posted February 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, alishac said: What is the date of your cruise? March 23 ‘19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExRockyMountainGal Posted February 28, 2019 #96 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I received a Move Up offer yesterday, but I was told by my travel agent that you don't get any of the perks associated with the Suite category, i.e. no Retreat or Luminae. Does that make sense to anyone? Thanks, Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darleean Posted February 28, 2019 #97 Share Posted February 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, ExRockyMountainGal said: I received a Move Up offer yesterday, but I was told by my travel agent that you don't get any of the perks associated with the Suite category, i.e. no Retreat or Luminae. Does that make sense to anyone? Thanks, Kathy Back in July we did this and got all the perks! Don’t know if something changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcrusn Posted February 28, 2019 #98 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Luminae is NOT a perk. It is your dining room if you are in a suite. I am 100% confident you will dine in Luminae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted February 28, 2019 #99 Share Posted February 28, 2019 37 minutes ago, ExRockyMountainGal said: I received a Move Up offer yesterday, but I was told by my travel agent that you don't get any of the perks associated with the Suite category, i.e. no Retreat or Luminae. Does that make sense to anyone? Thanks, Kathy You need a new travel agent. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted February 28, 2019 #100 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, ExRockyMountainGal said: I received a Move Up offer yesterday, but I was told by my travel agent that you don't get any of the perks associated with the Suite category, i.e. no Retreat or Luminae. Does that make sense to anyone? Thanks, Kathy When the TA said you dont get the perks, he/she means if they accept the move-up offer, you won't get the 4 included perks (beverage package, On Board Credit, tips, and internet) one gets when booking some of the suites. (You get to keep the perks you already had with your original booking. ) You will have access to Retreat/Michaels and Luminae, the Suite dining room. Perhaps you misunderstood "perks." Edited February 28, 2019 by mfs2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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