barbeyg Posted July 19, 2019 #3001 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 minute ago, csbdallas said: Yes now we do, sorry mis typed earlier. No problem. I just wanted to clarify. ☺️ An earlier poster had this issue as well, the size of the cabin not being what they expected. The advice since then in this thread has been to avoid balcony to balcony upgrades. In your case, I know you were hoping for a larger cabin. The one for the 'spacious balcony cabin' seems to be the wrong pic to many of us here. I hope you enjoy the balcony. Don't know if it's your first, but for us, there was no going back after the first one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micruiser2002 Posted July 19, 2019 #3002 Share Posted July 19, 2019 We are on 4 night Navigator in August. Originally booked 2 JS, 1 was an upgrade from a casino comp, the other was with the casino discount for an additional cabin. Put in upgrade bid 7/10 $400 total for either a Grand Suite or Owners Suite. 2nd cabin was upgraded this past Wednesday to an OS and I just got notification my cabin was also upgraded to an OS. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actuarian Posted July 19, 2019 #3003 Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, csbdallas said: We were originally in a Oceanview no Balcony. We are now in room 8332 which looks to be just a normal spacious oceanview room. I agree that the picture was very deceptive. Nevertheless, you did get exactly what you bid on, a Spacious Balcony cabin in category 2B. They call it "spacious" because it is a 199 sq. ft. cabin. Ordinary balcony cabins (categories ending in "D") are only 184 sq. ft. In spite of the deceptive picture, going from an Oceanview cabin to a Spacious Balcony cabin for $200 is a great deal. Not only did you gain a balcony but you have a midship location on one of the quietest decks on the ship. No ordinary Oceanview cabin has that good a location. I suggest that you enjoy the cruise and forget about the picture. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaMW Posted July 21, 2019 #3004 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Have two cabins inside on the Mariner Aug 19 still showing as guarantees No insides listed sold out. I got one email for the cabin for 2 to bid but the cabin for 3 nothing. The link above says it has to be 30 days well it is 29 and the link did not work for either reservation No inside left should I hold out and see what my guarantee gets me???? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RCCL Fan Posted July 21, 2019 #3005 Share Posted July 21, 2019 So does the offer for Royal Up just come magically? How do you get it? I haven't received noticed on my past two cruises. Others got it on my roll call, but not us. I noticed many of them were in outside/inside/balcony Are they not typically offered if you're in a suite? I love priceline, I want to play in this RCI version, but they never ask me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted July 21, 2019 #3006 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, RCCL Fan said: So does the offer for Royal Up just come magically? How do you get it? I haven't received noticed on my past two cruises. Others got it on my roll call, but not us. I noticed many of them were in outside/inside/balcony Are they not typically offered if you're in a suite? I love priceline, I want to play in this RCI version, but they never ask me! We’ve been offered for three sailings now, while in a Jr Suite. Do you get promotional emails from them? I suggest checking your junk email (someone on our cruise found theirs in the junk folder). Also, check the email (used for RCI) of both people in the cabin. Sometimes the other person gets the invite. Apparently RCI knows I’m the only one that checks email, because I get the invites. 😂 I have seen a few comments from people in a GS being invited to bid, so the invite does go out to people in Suites. I don’t know if you’ve seen in this thread, but there is a place on the RCI website to check if it’s available for you to bid within 30 days of sailing. Hope you get an invite! Edited July 21, 2019 by barbeyg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RCCL Fan Posted July 21, 2019 #3007 Share Posted July 21, 2019 trust i get the promotional emails --- i just have not gotten the invite. I'll wait to see what happens 30 days out from my next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted July 21, 2019 #3008 Share Posted July 21, 2019 37 minutes ago, RCCL Fan said: trust i get the promotional emails --- i just have not gotten the invite. I'll wait to see what happens 30 days out from my next one. Here’s the link if you don’t have it: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade And good luck to you! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla103 Posted July 22, 2019 #3009 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Ok, we got our e-mail and would like some cc advice. We booked an XB balcony guarantee and do not yet have our room assignment. Here are our options... Spacious Ocean View Balcony - $100 pp Junior Suite - $200 pp GS - $400 pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 22, 2019 #3010 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kayla103 said: Ok, we got our e-mail and would like some cc advice. We booked an XB balcony guarantee and do not yet have our room assignment. Here are our options... Spacious Ocean View Balcony - $100 pp Junior Suite - $200 pp GS - $400 pp Ship, number of nights, time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla103 Posted July 22, 2019 #3011 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, Host Clarea said: Ship, number of nights, time of year? Oh, sorry! Forgot that part. Anthem in the fall for 5 nights to Bermuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 22, 2019 #3012 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kayla103 said: Ok, we got our e-mail and would like some cc advice. Don't bid on the balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 22, 2019 #3013 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Kayla103 said: Oh, sorry! Forgot that part. Anthem in the fall for 5 nights to Bermuda I would not bid on a spacious balcony. The JS is a bit steep for us for a 5-night cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla103 Posted July 22, 2019 #3014 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: I would not bid on a spacious balcony. The JS is a bit steep for us for a 5-night cruise. Thanks! I thought so too. Wasn't sure though since its our first RCL cruise since they put the RoyalUp program in place. We will probably just stay put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dleahy4444 Posted July 22, 2019 #3015 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/18/2019 at 6:15 PM, sandebeach said: Update! I received my Royal Up email today for the 2nd leg of our Navigator cruise. I bid $175/pp for a GS and $225/pp for the OS. I got the OS. We will have to change rooms, but that is ok! On 7/18/2019 at 9:03 PM, John&LaLa said: I got notified three weeks early. Your rejection generally comes during last 24 hours My 8/24 sailing on the Symphony is 33 days out. I’m waiting to see if I am lucky and if any of my minimum bids on a GS, CL or OS are accepted. I hope I hear early enough to either buy or cancel other amenities such as the drink package or the Key. Did anyone else on this board make bids on this same sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA5 Posted July 22, 2019 #3016 Share Posted July 22, 2019 We received our acceptance of our bid to unobstructed balcony today!! We were in obstructed on deck 6 and we were moved to deck 10! We bid $200 ($400 total). We have 4 in our room and we are on Ovation sailing on Friday. So very happy! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dleahy4444 Posted July 22, 2019 #3017 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, BA5 said: We received our acceptance of our bid to unobstructed balcony today!! We were in obstructed on deck 6 and we were moved to deck 10! We bid $200 ($400 total). We have 4 in our room and we are on Ovation sailing on Friday. So very happy! Congratulations! Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted July 23, 2019 #3018 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Question: I just received a RoyalUp offer to upgrade to a GS or OS -but RCCL's website says there's no GS or OS available to book on our cruise. So why are they offering this upgrade, since apparently all of the GS & OS inventory has already been sold? Am I missing something here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 23, 2019 #3019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ready2SailAway said: Question: I just received a RoyalUp offer to upgrade to a GS or OS -but RCCL's website says there's no GS or OS available to book on our cruise. So why are they offering this upgrade, since apparently all of the GS & OS inventory has already been sold? Am I missing something here? First, I don't think Royal's website shows the entire picture of stateroom inventory. Second, I think some of this is market research on Royal's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted July 23, 2019 #3020 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: First, I don't think Royal's website shows the entire picture of stateroom inventory. Second, I think some of this is market research on Royal's part. Interesting... So not sure why Royal's booking website wouldn't try to sell me a GS or OS if inventory is available for purchase. But your second point makes sense -perhaps just gauging how much folks are willing to spend on a GS or OS upgrade, even though there's no inventory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 23, 2019 Author #3021 Share Posted July 23, 2019 24 minutes ago, Ready2SailAway said: Question: I just received a RoyalUp offer to upgrade to a GS or OS -but RCCL's website says there's no GS or OS available to book on our cruise. So why are they offering this upgrade, since apparently all of the GS & OS inventory has already been sold? Am I missing something here? Are there any other suites available? How far out are you? All it takes is one suite at the top to become available to trigger an avalanche of movement. If it happens, Royal has a game plan to fill that suite. Not sure why some folks can't grasp that. Go to any Cruise Insurance thread and see how many folks say they've cancelled in the last week, and were fortunate to have insurance.😉 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted July 23, 2019 #3022 Share Posted July 23, 2019 48 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Are there any other suites available? How far out are you? All it takes is one suite at the top to become available to trigger an avalanche of movement. If it happens, Royal has a game plan to fill that suite. Not sure why some folks can't grasp that. Go to any Cruise Insurance thread and see how many folks say they've cancelled in the last week, and were fortunate to have insurance.😉 JS, GS 1bdrm, GS 2 bdrm, OS 50 days until sailing Makes sense about that avalanche effect -RCCL gets those late cancellations, then have everyone's queued up to fill those vacancies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted July 23, 2019 #3023 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 3:25 PM, RCCL Fan said: So does the offer for Royal Up just come magically? How do you get it? I haven't received noticed on my past two cruises. Others got it on my roll call, but not us. I noticed many of them were in outside/inside/balcony Are they not typically offered if you're in a suite? I love priceline, I want to play in this RCI version, but they never ask me! I've received the email twice in a suite. In both cases although my email is associated with the reservation, the 2nd passenger received the email. I receive all RC marketing emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYMAN Posted July 23, 2019 #3024 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 5:15 PM, DonnaMW said: Have two cabins inside on the Mariner Aug 19 still showing as guarantees No insides listed sold out. I got one email for the cabin for 2 to bid but the cabin for 3 nothing. The link above says it has to be 30 days well it is 29 and the link did not work for either reservation No inside left should I hold out and see what my guarantee gets me???? Thanks We're on the same cruise. I got the Royal Up email at day 40. We're in an Aft balcony on deck 7. We could have bid on a spacious balcony, JS, GS or a 2br GS. We only bid on the 2br due to those being on the aft too. I put in a weak bid only because the corner aft has a huge balcony. I haven't heard back yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truluv Posted July 23, 2019 #3025 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Just to verify - can you bid up on multiples (the JS, Owner's Suite & 2 BR GS?)? Or do you have to chose only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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