BIG POOCH Posted April 2, 2019 #2801 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Has anyone heard anything about the April 13th Epic Cruise yet? My bids still say pending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Mr.G_ Posted April 2, 2019 #2802 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 6:48 PM, pfopma said: 10 day Greece/Italy on Spirit. I'm on the same cruise 🙂 My bid was accepted 40 days prior to cruising: 75 USD pP from Inside to Ocean View 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfopma Posted April 3, 2019 #2803 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, _Mr.G_ said: I'm on the same cruise 🙂 My bid was accepted 40 days prior to cruising: 75 USD pP from Inside to Ocean View 😁 Wow, great price! We're paying $200 pp to upgrade from Inside to mid ship balcony. I originally put in a bid of $100 each but then we decided to increase it because we really wanted the balcony. We felt we got a great deal because that category cabin was $900 pp more than what we paid for the upgrade. All Balcony cabins are now sold out. Edited April 3, 2019 by pfopma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb and Jack Posted April 3, 2019 #2804 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Sailing 4/13 on Star. Booked IF was assigned an ID. Bid 180pp barely in fair range for balcony right on 80 day mark. Credit card charged today and new confirmation received. Assigned B1 AFT BALCONY!!! So excited!! Also sailing 4/20 hope my answer is just as early. Update: bid accepted for 4/20 assigned BA same deck as 4/13 so easy relocation. 10 days to go. So excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_2448 Posted April 3, 2019 #2805 Share Posted April 3, 2019 It's interesting. It appears most people getting their bids accepted prior to 48 hours out all appear to be cruises leaving from outside the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb and Jack Posted April 3, 2019 #2806 Share Posted April 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, Chris_2448 said: It's interesting. It appears most people getting their bids accepted prior to 48 hours out all appear to be cruises leaving from outside the US. My bids on the Star are from Miami b2b western then eastern caribbean. Both accepted quite early IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubareview Posted April 4, 2019 #2807 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I'm booked in a SPA balcony on the Escape to Bermuda out of NYC on June 23rd, I'm 80 days out and got my upgrade offers today. These are PP prices. Minimum Fair Good Strong Excellent Maximum The Haven Deluxe Owner's Suite (H2) $1,500 $1,770 $2,080 $2,400 $2,730 $3,000 The Haven Owner's Suite (H3) $1,500 $1,770 $2,080 $2,400 $2,730 $3,000 The Haven 2 Bedroom Family Villa (H4) $1,000 $1,360 $1,750 $2,200 $2,500 $2,750 The Haven Courtyard Penthouse (H5) $500 $840 $1,210 $1,590 $1,820 $2,000 The Haven Aft-Facing Penthouse (H6) $800 $1,170 $1,580 $1,990 $2,280 $2,500 The Haven Forward-Facing Penthouse (H7) $500 $840 $1,210 $1,590 $1,820 $2,000 The Haven Spa Suite (H9) $500 $840 $1,210 $1,590 $1,820 $2,000 Spa Mini-Suite $50 $135 $225 $320 $365 $400 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG POOCH Posted April 4, 2019 #2808 Share Posted April 4, 2019 The Epic on 4/13 isn't showing up anymore on NCL.com. I'm guessing that means NO upgrade for us. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb and Jack Posted April 4, 2019 #2809 Share Posted April 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, BIG POOCH said: The Epic on 4/13 isn't showing up anymore on NCL.com. I'm guessing that means NO upgrade for us. 😞 My 4/13 and 4/20 disappeared as well this morning. I think everything is now sold out due to the cancel of 3 trips of the Oasis with Royal. Just thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conciergecruiser Posted April 5, 2019 #2810 Share Posted April 5, 2019 we are on the Escape this Sunday 4/7/19 out of NYC...Can't wait !! We recv'd out Upgrade Offer Acceptance E-mail today at approx. 4:00pm to go from a FWD Balcony on the 10th deck to a Spa Mini Suite Balcony on the 15th deck, for $200 per person...$400.00 total...we also were going to buy the thermal suite pas as well, the bigger bathroom is just icing on the cake.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Greenpea2 Posted April 5, 2019 #2811 Share Posted April 5, 2019 8 hours ago, conciergecruiser said: we are on the Escape this Sunday 4/7/19 out of NYC...Can't wait !! We recv'd out Upgrade Offer Acceptance E-mail today at approx. 4:00pm to go from a FWD Balcony on the 10th deck to a Spa Mini Suite Balcony on the 15th deck, for $200 per person...$400.00 total...we also were going to buy the thermal suite pas as well, the bigger bathroom is just icing on the cake.. That is awesome! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychris Posted April 5, 2019 #2812 Share Posted April 5, 2019 How far out do you possibly receive an offer to upgrade? Do you receive an email or do you call? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted April 5, 2019 #2813 Share Posted April 5, 2019 34 minutes ago, andychris said: How far out do you possibly receive an offer to upgrade? Do you receive an email or do you call? Thanks! Most upgrades come about 72 hours or less before sailing but an upgrade can come at anytime. Ours came on a Wednesday before leaving on a Saturday. We are on the Bliss now. You get an email. NCL wants to use every minute possible to sell cabins at full price before resorting to upgrades so don’t expect any emails early on after bidding. It can happen but late is most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted April 5, 2019 #2814 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, andychris said: How far out do you possibly receive an offer to upgrade? Do you receive an email or do you call? Thanks! The OFFER to bid usually comes 80 days out from sailing, unless you book within 80 days, and then you usually get it within 48 hours of booking. It should come as an email, as well as a banner ad when you log into My NCL and a message in your Message Center within My NCL. Bid acceptance can come any time between when you bid and 48 hours from sailing. Bid rejection always comes about 48 hours from sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linga Posted April 5, 2019 #2815 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I'm On an April sailing of Breakaway. We had an aft balcony room and bid on both a Haven Aft and the 2 bedroom Haven because we wanted to add a 3rd person and needed at least a one bedroom unit. There were tons of empty rooms on this cruise, so I thought we had a good chance. I kept upping our bid, at the end I had bid $1600 each. Then last week, all of the Haven rooms we wanted started disappearing rather quickly. The 2 bedrooms sold out in one day. We bit the bullet and just upgraded because we really wanted the room. By the time I upgraded, there were only 2 Haven Afts left. There were 7 a week prior. Not sure where all those Haven rooms went, but we weren't successful in getting a bid approved. Still very excited to have the Haven Aft and that huge balcony! Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmbhardy Posted April 5, 2019 #2816 Share Posted April 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, linga said: I'm On an April sailing of Breakaway. We had an aft balcony room and bid on both a Haven Aft and the 2 bedroom Haven because we wanted to add a 3rd person and needed at least a one bedroom unit. There were tons of empty rooms on this cruise, so I thought we had a good chance. I kept upping our bid, at the end I had bid $1600 each. Then last week, all of the Haven rooms we wanted started disappearing rather quickly. The 2 bedrooms sold out in one day. We bit the bullet and just upgraded because we really wanted the room. By the time I upgraded, there were only 2 Haven Afts left. There were 7 a week prior. Not sure where all those Haven rooms went, but we weren't successful in getting a bid approved. Still very excited to have the Haven Aft and that huge balcony! Can't wait!! You’ll love that aft suite. We were on the Getaway last month in a Haven aft suite and yes the balcony is incredible. It’s going to be hard to go back to a standard balcony, especially the tiny ones on the Breakaway and Getaway. Have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linga Posted April 5, 2019 #2817 Share Posted April 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, gmbhardy said: You’ll love that aft suite. We were on the Getaway last month in a Haven aft suite and yes the balcony is incredible. It’s going to be hard to go back to a standard balcony, especially the tiny ones on the Breakaway and Getaway. Have a great cruise. Thanks! I have to admit, This is my 3rd cruise on NCL and I've never been in one of the regular balconies, I've always upgraded because They're so small. But,This is my first in the Aft Haven balcony, so super excited! I usually cruise Carnival and Princess because of the better size of rooms and balconies, and I just prefer those lines, but like to switch it up and go on other lines too! Never been on cruise that I didn't enjoy! Also, NCL just sent me another great deal in the mail, so I see a 4th NCL cruise in my future 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstimecruiseronncl Posted April 5, 2019 #2818 Share Posted April 5, 2019 48 minutes ago, linga said: I'm On an April sailing of Breakaway. We had an aft balcony room and bid on both a Haven Aft and the 2 bedroom Haven because we wanted to add a 3rd person and needed at least a one bedroom unit. There were tons of empty rooms on this cruise, so I thought we had a good chance. I kept upping our bid, at the end I had bid $1600 each. Then last week, all of the Haven rooms we wanted started disappearing rather quickly. The 2 bedrooms sold out in one day. We bit the bullet and just upgraded because we really wanted the room. By the time I upgraded, there were only 2 Haven Afts left. There were 7 a week prior. Not sure where all those Haven rooms went, but we weren't successful in getting a bid approved. Still very excited to have the Haven Aft and that huge balcony! Can't wait!! I'm on the Escape - April 14th. I won my bid on April 1st. I bid last year on the Escape and my winning bid came in the week of the sailing. Both times we bid $1,000 per person. We went from a spa mini-suite to a Haven Courtyard Penthouse w/balcony. Last year we went from a spa mini-suite to a Haven Spa Suite. While it isn't a bargain, it is certainly cheaper than booking it outright. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap Posted April 5, 2019 #2819 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Okay. I just got an invitation to bid for an upgrade a couple of days ago. It gave me two choices: oceanview and balcony. Does that mean all of the different categories within those levels? We're currently in a family inside. I only bid on the "balcony". I did a mock booking and from what I can see, there are currently 22 cabins within the balcony category available. I'm sailing on the Gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfopma Posted April 5, 2019 #2820 Share Posted April 5, 2019 On 4/2/2019 at 5:47 PM, _Mr.G_ said: I'm on the same cruise 🙂 My bid was accepted 40 days prior to cruising: 75 USD pP from Inside to Ocean View 😁 Have you joined the Roll Call for this sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted April 5, 2019 #2821 Share Posted April 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, chapchap said: Okay. I just got an invitation to bid for an upgrade a couple of days ago. It gave me two choices: oceanview and balcony. Does that mean all of the different categories within those levels? We're currently in a family inside. I only bid on the "balcony". I did a mock booking and from what I can see, there are currently 22 cabins within the balcony category available. I'm sailing on the Gem. Yes, except where stated, you are bidding on the entire meta. So if you win your balcony bid, you could be placed in any balcony on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap Posted April 5, 2019 #2822 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 minute ago, JamieLogical said: Yes, except where stated, you are bidding on the entire meta. So if you win your balcony bid, you could be placed in any balcony on the ship. Thank you, JamieLogical. I've been reading this thread trying to understand the process. I was only thrown off when folks were stating they were putting in bids for particular categories. But you've always explained (multiple times) perfectly. :) I put in slightly above minimum. It would be a great surprise for my family if I were to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5onadime Posted April 5, 2019 #2823 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I confess..... I haven’t read the 113 pages of this thread.... why do they offer bids to cabin categories that are already sold out? We are already booked in a suite and received an email to bid, but ALL categories above us say sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted April 5, 2019 #2824 Share Posted April 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, 5onadime said: I confess..... I haven’t read the 113 pages of this thread.... why do they offer bids to cabin categories that are already sold out? We are already booked in a suite and received an email to bid, but ALL categories above us say sold? There could always be last-minute cancellations, but the more substantial answer is that the bidding system provides NCL with valuable data on which to make future pricing decisions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted April 5, 2019 #2825 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) All bids officially rejected for my sailing on the Escape this weekend. I am in a BE balcony and my bids were as follows: Spa Mini-suite: $130 pp Spa Haven: $510 pp Haven Courtyard: $420 pp Forward Haven: $420 pp Edited April 5, 2019 by JamieLogical 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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