awestover89 Posted August 7, 2019 #3176 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: You get the points from your original cabin booked and the benefits of the cabin you are sailing in And pay the grats for the cabin you sail in. So if you book a balcony and bid up to a GS, you'd pay suite level gratuities, get suite benefits, but only get 1 point per night. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tennislvr8 Posted August 7, 2019 #3177 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, njkruzer said: Which is one of the reasons we didn't make a bid. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 7, 2019 #3178 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 hours ago, njkruzer said: Which is one of the reasons we didn't make a bid. Just because of the points ?? This certainly isn't (wouldn't ever be) a deal breaker for me...guess it is for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaZ Posted August 7, 2019 #3179 Share Posted August 7, 2019 How are people able to see what rooms are still showing as available? I have a weak bid in for SB to JS leaving Sunday. I might increase it a bit today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted August 7, 2019 #3180 Share Posted August 7, 2019 9 hours ago, mcatmcat said: Hi I just made an offer on RoyalUp, I have a suite( navigator) before making an offer but I was wondering if the offer gets accepted do I still get the suite benefits. Thank you you have a suite ? grand ? Royal? what offer on which suite? https://www.royalcaribbean.com.au/faq/topics/royal-up?wuc=AUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 7, 2019 #3181 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 hours ago, ElizaZ said: How are people able to see what rooms are still showing as available? RCI’s UK site is a good place to see online inventory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted August 7, 2019 #3182 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, ElizaZ said: How are people able to see what rooms are still showing as available? I have a weak bid in for SB to JS leaving Sunday. I might increase it a bit today. Even though other sites show available rooms in many cases there are rooms that Royal is holding that do not show up on any site. You can’t use “not seeing any available rooms” as a basis to form a decision Edited August 7, 2019 by Ourusualbeach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted August 7, 2019 #3183 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Thank you everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted August 7, 2019 #3184 Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Hogbay said: you have a suite ? grand ? Royal? what offer on which suite? https://www.royalcaribbean.com.au/faq/topics/royal-up?wuc=AUS I currently have a grand suite bidding for a owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3shar Posted August 7, 2019 #3185 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Has anyone ever gotten a royal up email for a star class suite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted August 7, 2019 #3186 Share Posted August 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, 3shar said: Has anyone ever gotten a royal up email for a star class suite? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cured Posted August 7, 2019 #3187 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 7:27 PM, Ashland said: If a cruise is showing no suites (GS and above) available why is RCI still offering RoyalUp bids? There hadn't been any suites showing available on our cruise for weeks. Yet we still won our bid for a CL suite. You never know. It is 7:30pm the night before we sail and we still have not received any status update on the bid on our second cabin. I fully expect to get the denial email, but I would just like it confirmed, lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actuarian Posted August 7, 2019 #3188 Share Posted August 7, 2019 42 minutes ago, 3shar said: Has anyone ever gotten a royal up email for a star class suite? I know people who have gotten such emails but I do not know anyone who has actually been upgraded to Star Class. No ship has more than 11 Star Class Suites so the chance of actually being upgraded to one has to be small. For example, on the Symphony of the Seas, one out of every 250 accommodations is Star Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanbarckley Posted August 7, 2019 #3189 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Couple of questions about this! 1. Does the category of room you book have any effect on what rooms they offer to upgrade you to? (i.e if I'm booked in an interior, would I still receive an offer for a star class room, assuming one was available). 2. Does the class of room you're booked in appear to have any effect on how your bids do? (same as above, if I'm booked in an interior and bid on a star class room, do I have a worse chance than if I were a balcony of JS) 3. If I get upgraded to a room with a larger capacity (or a suite with suite benefits) and wanted to move someone from another room onboard in to mine, is that allowed? Not trying to game the system or anything, just curious how it works and thinking ahead to possibly booking my next cruise as an interior, and if theres a chance to upgrade to a nicer room, I'd do it, otherwise I'd just stay as is happily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 7, 2019 #3190 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 minute ago, ryanbarckley said: Couple of questions about this! 1. Does the category of room you book have any effect on what rooms they offer to upgrade you to? (i.e if I'm booked in an interior, would I still receive an offer for a star class room, assuming one was available). 2. Does the class of room you're booked in appear to have any effect on how your bids do? (same as above, if I'm booked in an interior and bid on a star class room, do I have a worse chance than if I were a balcony of JS) 3. If I get upgraded to a room with a larger capacity (or a suite with suite benefits) and wanted to move someone from another room onboard in to mine, is that allowed? Not trying to game the system or anything, just curious how it works and thinking ahead to possibly booking my next cruise as an interior, and if theres a chance to upgrade to a nicer room, I'd do it, otherwise I'd just stay as is happily! Royal has not publicly shared their algorithm for offerings and selections. You cannot move others into your ugraded stateroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted August 7, 2019 #3191 Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, ryanbarckley said: Couple of questions about this! 1. Does the category of room you book have any effect on what rooms they offer to upgrade you to? (i.e if I'm booked in an interior, would I still receive an offer for a star class room, assuming one was available). 2. Does the class of room you're booked in appear to have any effect on how your bids do? (same as above, if I'm booked in an interior and bid on a star class room, do I have a worse chance than if I were a balcony of JS) 3. If I get upgraded to a room with a larger capacity (or a suite with suite benefits) and wanted to move someone from another room onboard in to mine, is that allowed? Not trying to game the system or anything, just curious how it works and thinking ahead to possibly booking my next cruise as an interior, and if theres a chance to upgrade to a nicer room, I'd do it, otherwise I'd just stay as is happily! 1. Yes I don't think I have heard of anyone in an interior cabin being offered star class to bid on You can not move others into your new stateroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actuarian Posted August 7, 2019 #3192 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, ryanbarckley said: Couple of questions about this! 1. Does the category of room you book have any effect on what rooms they offer to upgrade you to? (i.e if I'm booked in an interior, would I still receive an offer for a star class room, assuming one was available). 2. Does the class of room you're booked in appear to have any effect on how your bids do? (same as above, if I'm booked in an interior and bid on a star class room, do I have a worse chance than if I were a balcony of JS) 3. If I get upgraded to a room with a larger capacity (or a suite with suite benefits) and wanted to move someone from another room onboard in to mine, is that allowed? Not trying to game the system or anything, just curious how it works and thinking ahead to possibly booking my next cruise as an interior, and if theres a chance to upgrade to a nicer room, I'd do it, otherwise I'd just stay as is happily! I do not know the answer to your third question but the answer to your first two questions is yes. However, it is not so much the "category of room" you book as how much you have paid for your original reservation (which is closely related). They have a formula for evaluating bids that seems to take account of the amount you already paid so if two people bid the same amount for the same room category, the one who has already paid more for his or her original room has a better chance of winning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted August 7, 2019 #3193 Share Posted August 7, 2019 46 minutes ago, actuarian said: I know people who have gotten such emails but I do not know anyone who has actually been upgraded to Star Class. No ship has more than 11 Star Class Suites so the chance of actually being upgraded to one has to be small. For example, on the Symphony of the Seas, one out of every 250 accommodations is Star Class. If I remember correctly, someone had posted a review on Cruise Critic about the Star Class Suite they got on a Royal Up bid. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco_rich Posted August 7, 2019 #3194 Share Posted August 7, 2019 We booked a guaranteed Ocean view on the Mariner and got assigned a Port Hole cabin by the elevators on Deck 2, I increased my bid to $125 each and it got accepted today to 8th floor balcony. We leave on the 16th so 9 days out. I have a feeling we have been played a little but wife is happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpostman Posted August 7, 2019 #3195 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, ryanbarckley said: Couple of questions about this! 1. Does the category of room you book have any effect on what rooms they offer to upgrade you to? (i.e if I'm booked in an interior, would I still receive an offer for a star class room, assuming one was available). 2. Does the class of room you're booked in appear to have any effect on how your bids do? (same as above, if I'm booked in an interior and bid on a star class room, do I have a worse chance than if I were a balcony of JS) 3. If I get upgraded to a room with a larger capacity (or a suite with suite benefits) and wanted to move someone from another room onboard in to mine, is that allowed? Not trying to game the system or anything, just curious how it works and thinking ahead to possibly booking my next cruise as an interior, and if theres a chance to upgrade to a nicer room, I'd do it, otherwise I'd just stay as is happily! I have not read about anyone with a booked Interior being offered a chance to bid on a Star Class Suite. Not saying it's impossible, I just have not seen it. I had an Interior and my Royal UP possibilities were Ocean View, Ocean View Balcony, and Spacious Ocean View Balcony. I think there are too many levels to jump to be offered a bidding chance on a star class suit from an Interior. dp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted August 7, 2019 #3196 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 minute ago, dpostman said: I had an Interior and my Royal UP possibilities were Ocean View, Ocean View Balcony, and Spacious Ocean View Balcony. I think there are too many levels to jump to be offered a bidding chance on a star class suit from an Interior. dp And our options from a Jr Suite (which we are still waiting to find the results of) were Grand Suite, Owner's Suite and Sky Loft Suite. No opportunity for a Star level cabin. Maybe they offer the next 3 categories of upgrades for the most part, unless you are bidding on a balcony cabin (which has multiple cagetories all by itself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted August 7, 2019 #3197 Share Posted August 7, 2019 We just made final on an upcoming cruise and left Royal for about a year doing other cruises. Can anyone give me a synopsis of about how much to bid up if we get an email? We’re in a spacious balcony. How much would I bid on average to be in the ballgame for a suite? And we don’t get double points if we bid up? I might not not normally be interested but with an FCC and points from Royal CC we’ve paid almost nothing for this cruise out of pocket. This leaves an opportunity to spend a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted August 7, 2019 #3198 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, ryanbarckley said: Couple of questions about this! 1. Does the category of room you book have any effect on what rooms they offer to upgrade you to? (i.e if I'm booked in an interior, would I still receive an offer for a star class room, assuming one was available). 2. Does the class of room you're booked in appear to have any effect on how your bids do? (same as above, if I'm booked in an interior and bid on a star class room, do I have a worse chance than if I were a balcony of JS) 3. If I get upgraded to a room with a larger capacity (or a suite with suite benefits) and wanted to move someone from another room onboard in to mine, is that allowed? Not trying to game the system or anything, just curious how it works and thinking ahead to possibly booking my next cruise as an interior, and if theres a chance to upgrade to a nicer room, I'd do it, otherwise I'd just stay as is happily! 3 hours ago, actuarian said: I do not know the answer to your third question but the answer to your first two questions is yes. However, it is not so much the "category of room" you book as how much you have paid for your original reservation (which is closely related). They have a formula for evaluating bids that seems to take account of the amount you already paid so if two people bid the same amount for the same room category, the one who has already paid more for his or her original room has a better chance of winning. Well well well - this is the first time I've heard of this tie-breaker algorithm! What say you, oh great & powerful Host Clarea? Edited August 7, 2019 by Ready2SailAway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted August 7, 2019 #3199 Share Posted August 7, 2019 5 hours ago, 3shar said: Has anyone ever gotten a royal up email for a star class suite? On my last Harmony cruise I was able to bid on a Star class. Same as with my upcoming Harmony cruise. There have also been posts within this thread that people have bid on Star class. 4 hours ago, actuarian said: I know people who have gotten such emails but I do not know anyone who has actually been upgraded to Star Class. No ship has more than 11 Star Class Suites so the chance of actually being upgraded to one has to be small. For example, on the Symphony of the Seas, one out of every 250 accommodations is Star Class. Someone in this thread has commented that she won a 2 Bedroom ATS. Someone else posted on CC their experience of being in a Star class suite that was won from bidding. 4 hours ago, actuarian said: I do not know the answer to your third question but the answer to your first two questions is yes. However, it is not so much the "category of room" you book as how much you have paid for your original reservation (which is closely related). They have a formula for evaluating bids that seems to take account of the amount you already paid so if two people bid the same amount for the same room category, the one who has already paid more for his or her original room has a better chance of winning. There are no facts to back up your statement. This is speculation. No one knows how bids are won. They could be won by who bid first, who bid the highest or any other random criteria that Royal has not made public. 3 hours ago, barbeyg said: And our options from a Jr Suite (which we are still waiting to find the results of) were Grand Suite, Owner's Suite and Sky Loft Suite. No opportunity for a Star level cabin. Maybe they offer the next 3 categories of upgrades for the most part, unless you are bidding on a balcony cabin (which has multiple cagetories all by itself). I was in a JS on the Harmony and my bid options were a GS, CLS, 1 and 2 Bedroom ATS, Sky suite and the Villa suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted August 7, 2019 #3200 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, crusinthrough said: I was in a JS on the Harmony and my bid options were a GS, CLS, 1 and 2 Bedroom ATS, Sky suite and the Villa suite. Interesting. Did you have two people, or more in the cabin (to be offered 2 bdr cabins)? There’s only two of us. Wondering if that makes a difference. 🙂 Edited August 7, 2019 by barbeyg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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