Rare All-ready2cruise Posted January 18, 2020 #4501 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Petoonya said: Thanks All Ready. Therefore if I don't want to possibly be below a noisy area I should probably stick with the cabin/category I have, seeing as how he noisy staterooms will generally be chosen last? Is this correct? Again, sorry but what is FAS? YQW (you're quite welcome) FAS (Free at Sea) promotions Yes, I would stick with what you have if you're a bit fussy (nothing wrong with being fussy BTW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted January 18, 2020 #4502 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Petoonya said: Thanks All Ready. Therefore if I don't want to possibly be below a noisy area I should probably stick with the cabin/category I have, seeing as how he noisy staterooms will generally be chosen last? Is this correct? Again, sorry but what is FAS? Upgrades don't necessarily mean the dregs. Could be a perfectly good cabin that is now vacant because someone canceled or got upgraded. But if you are picky, it is a risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted January 18, 2020 #4503 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, julig22 said: Upgrades don't necessarily mean the dregs. Could be a perfectly good cabin that is now vacant because someone canceled or got upgraded. But if you are picky, it is a risk. Yes, I'm picky! I think I'll just stay with what I've got. Thanks!!! 1 hour ago, All-ready2cruise said: YQW (you're quite welcome) FAS (Free at Sea) promotions Yes, I would stick with what you have if you're a bit fussy (nothing wrong with being fussy BTW). Thanks once again- I'm a "noise sensitive" and understand there's no guarantee the cabin I have won't noisy, at least that cabin is cabins above and below. Done too many "chairs scraping from above" back long ago. 30 years back even had a clogging group onboard who practiced all hours. Thanks! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nola26 Posted January 18, 2020 #4504 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 hours ago, julig22 said: I placed a bid at about 80 days out, it was accepted at 67 days out. OV (OA, picture window) to balcony, bid just barely into fair category. All OV on the cruise appeared to be sold out at the time. Another person on the same cruise with OV (not sure which category) also won their bid (poor I think). Just made a bid on a cruise at 110 days out - still have over 100 days to wait on that one. When is your cruise? I'm 50 days out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted January 18, 2020 #4505 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I'm a regular on Oceania, owned by NCL. It works just the opposite on O. They contact you with an offer of what they can offer, and you can negotiate. Nice as you know where you stand. Waiting for them to change their standard operating procedure to align with NCL's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lixogab Posted January 18, 2020 #4506 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Petoonya said: Yes, I'm picky! I think I'll just stay with what I've got. Thanks!!! Thanks once again- I'm a "noise sensitive" and understand there's no guarantee the cabin I have won't noisy, at least that cabin is cabins above and below. Done too many "chairs scraping from above" back long ago. 30 years back even had a clogging group onboard who practiced all hours. Thanks! Nancy If you are bidding to get an M, S or H, check your ship deck plans. Some ships may have ALL those cabins located in the "sandwich floor" (cabins above and below you ) so you may have actually have a guarantee that your cabin will be not noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petoonya Posted January 18, 2020 #4507 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Just now, lixogab said: If you are bidding to get an M, S or H, check your ship deck plans. Some ships may have ALL those cabins located in the "sandwich floor" (cabins above and below you ) so you may have actually have a guarantee that your cabin will be not noisy. yes, I have a sandwich floor, but you never know how your neighbors are going to be- blasting TV's and slamming doors etc! Good start with a sandwich cabin. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted January 19, 2020 #4508 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Nola26 said: When is your cruise? I'm 50 days out. Upgrade and bid email just happened - I still have about 60 days on upgraded cruise and 100+ on the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nola26 Posted January 19, 2020 #4509 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, julig22 said: Upgrade and bid email just happened - I still have about 60 days on upgraded cruise and 100+ on the other. OK so mid March, thanks. Congratulations we are 50 days out but nothing yet. Edited January 19, 2020 by Nola26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debnjoe1438 Posted January 19, 2020 #4510 Share Posted January 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Petoonya said: Thanks All Ready. Therefore if I don't want to possibly be below a noisy area I should probably stick with the cabin/category I have, seeing as how he noisy staterooms will generally be chosen last? Is this correct? Again, sorry but what is FAS? Free at Sea perks/packages such as the dinning, drink, wifi and shore excursion perks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsTucker Posted January 19, 2020 #4511 Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) I can't believe how high the starting bidding is for the Breakaway on Feb 1 - Western Caribbean is! I went to look at the numbers and for a 2-bed Haven family (we are currently BB) they are in CDN dollars (pp, obvz): Low: $1635 - $2015 Fair: 2025 - 2415 Good: 2425 - 2855 Strong: 2865 - 3265 Excellent: 3275 - 3595 Right now that same room can be booked on the website for $2273 CDN pp as it's had a steep price drop. Edited January 19, 2020 by TsTucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted January 19, 2020 #4512 Share Posted January 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, TsTucker said: I can't believe how high the starting bidding is for the Breakaway on Feb 1 - Western Caribbean is! I went to look at the numbers and for a 2-bed Haven family (we are currently BB) they are in CDN dollars (pp, obvz): Low: $1635 - $2015 Fair: 2025 - 2415 Good: 2425 - 2855 Strong: 2865 - 3265 Excellent: 3275 - 3595 Right now that same room can be booked on the website for $2273 CDN pp as it's had a steep price drop. Yes, always a good idea to know how much it would cost to upgrade by calling and just paying the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidilee2003 Posted January 19, 2020 #4513 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Hello! Booked our first cruise at 93 days and within a week got the email to upgrade. Booked a balcony and the minimum bid for mini suite was $25/pp and for suite is $400/pp. My question is: As we get closer to sailing date, if rooms don't fill up, will they reduce the minimum build for the suite lower than $400/pp? (On the Sun if that matters) THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted January 19, 2020 #4514 Share Posted January 19, 2020 27 minutes ago, heidilee2003 said: Hello! Booked our first cruise at 93 days and within a week got the email to upgrade. Booked a balcony and the minimum bid for mini suite was $25/pp and for suite is $400/pp. My question is: As we get closer to sailing date, if rooms don't fill up, will they reduce the minimum build for the suite lower than $400/pp? (On the Sun if that matters) THANKS! No, the bid level are unlikely to lower. However, keeping your eye on the actual price is a good idea. Do not post what you decide to bid. The glorified balconies (minisuies) on the Sun are nice compared to some other ship's minisuites. Good luck if you decide to bid. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccahoke Posted January 19, 2020 #4515 Share Posted January 19, 2020 They will not reduce the bid price. Based on the category you booked, understand that people who are already booked in mini suites have an upgrade offer also. Norwegian wants to make as much money on a sailing as possible, so the farther you are from the category you want to bid on, if you really want the upgrade, you need to bid more, while watching prices and still saving money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisical1 Posted January 19, 2020 #4516 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I watched prices go down on my sailing in March. Called NCL yesterday upgraded from a mini suite to a concierge villa for 387 total. Cancelled my upgrade bids for that level. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish9 Posted January 21, 2020 #4517 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Do they notify you if you didn't win the upgrade bid? We sail in 3 days and haven't heard anything. It looks like the mini suites are sold out so I figured we didn't get that but still wondering about balcony since they still have those available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted January 21, 2020 #4518 Share Posted January 21, 2020 26 minutes ago, irish9 said: Do they notify you if you didn't win the upgrade bid? We sail in 3 days and haven't heard anything. It looks like the mini suites are sold out so I figured we didn't get that but still wondering about balcony since they still have those available. Yes, you should get an email 48 hrs prior to sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepath Posted January 21, 2020 #4519 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I didn't get an upgrade but never got an email either. Pretty sure most do though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biguntx Posted January 23, 2020 #4520 Share Posted January 23, 2020 We booked an inside cabin on the Encore Bid both an OV and balcony Our bid ( I believe it was the top of the poor range) on the balcony was accepted about three weeks ago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedwingHockeyFan Posted January 23, 2020 #4521 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Breakaway 1 FEB Had a BA and bid $105 for a Spa Balcony, it was approved 10 days before the cruise. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted January 23, 2020 #4522 Share Posted January 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, RedwingHockeyFan said: Breakaway 1 FEB Had a BA and bid $105 for a Spa Balcony, it was approved 10 days before the cruise. Ooh! That's a good deal. Spa passes for less than half price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trimone Posted January 23, 2020 #4523 Share Posted January 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: Ooh! That's a good deal. Spa passes for less than half price! Jamie what happened to : is this the norm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted January 23, 2020 #4524 Share Posted January 23, 2020 33 minutes ago, Trimone said: Jamie what happened to : is this the norm? Looks like it got deleted overnight. Too many mentions of the [site which cannot be named] I guess. Oh well, I thought it was a good discussion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicpylon Posted January 24, 2020 #4525 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just got an upgrade offer for a 4200 Square Foot Three Bedroom Villa from NCL There are only two of us. Clearly I am not interested, but if you bid the minimum ($2500) and won it would be a significant discount. Hopefully someone with more bodies can take advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now