bulldogmommy Posted August 8, 2019 #3226 Share Posted August 8, 2019 15 hours ago, Cruzingal#9 said: I was just reading back through the pages and came across one saying if you're upgraded you do not get the extra C & A points. Does anyone know if that is true or not? if it is true, I'm seriously considering withdrawing my bid. I'm happy with my balcony, just wanted to get the extra points for the JS. you will NOT get double points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerousCutie Posted August 8, 2019 #3227 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I wish you could get the double points. Looking forward to try my first RoyalUp (if available) in October! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnie00 Posted August 8, 2019 #3228 Share Posted August 8, 2019 55 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Does your SetSail pass say anything at all? Many have reported a deck and/or muster station on it which narrows down the location. no it doesn't. I look multiple times a day lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted August 8, 2019 #3229 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Kayla103 said: Question about this. If no one bids, will the minimum bid allowed go lower? I've always wondered. If no one bids, then perhaps the upgrade fairy will return??! haha Edited August 8, 2019 by Ready2SailAway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisedaddoc Posted August 8, 2019 #3230 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I was in a star class suite on Anthem this past April. Got the Royal up for the only bigger suite on board and I bid the minimum which was 2k. About two weeks later the minimum went down to 1400. Nobody won the bid as far as I know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlm05001 Posted August 8, 2019 #3231 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I am not sure if this was addressed or not yet, but I just booked a last minute sailing (1.5 weeks out), will I still be offered RoyalUp? I went to the link, and I get an error message saying to make sure the sailing is within 30 days. How long before I will be able to access the system or will I not be eligible? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheller1973 Posted August 8, 2019 #3232 Share Posted August 8, 2019 3 hours ago, ebedore said: It has been noted in many place that Royal Caribbean doesn't offer a credit for not taking advantage of the free soda packages in the Boardwalk or Park Balconies. Same situation for me. Thanks, that makes it a no from us. We are happy with an inside but would have considered bidding if a credit would have been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzingal#9 Posted August 8, 2019 #3233 Share Posted August 8, 2019 16 hours ago, Ashland said: Sorry...but this is correct...you only get the points for the category you originally booked. 3 hours ago, bulldogmommy said: you will NOT get double points Thank you. I was hoping I was wrong! I withdrew my bid today. Though a JS would be nice, we're happy with our balcony and location and would rather put that $700. away towards the next cruise. Will just have to take an 8 day cruise next time to get to D+. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnabonna Posted August 9, 2019 #3234 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I booked a casino comp inside cabin from land casino in May paying only taxes and port charges. Upgraded for $26 pp to a balconly. I read this thread, did not receive a bid up email, but after a lot of research, found the bidding website and was able to bid on suites. In May I placed a low bid on a junior suite for my sold out cruise and yesterday received an email that my bid was accepted for my cruise tomorrow! They can't consider how much you paid initially for the cruise in the bidding process of they accepted my bid. I only paid $500 for two people! I usually sail NCL in suites so I was concerned about downgrading so a junior suite with Coastal Kitchen for dinners will be nice. I actually prefer the location of my new room better also. Can't wait to try out a new cruiseline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayla103 Posted August 9, 2019 #3235 Share Posted August 9, 2019 19 hours ago, Ready2SailAway said: If no one bids, then perhaps the upgrade fairy will return??! haha We can all dream, haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted August 9, 2019 #3236 Share Posted August 9, 2019 19 minutes ago, donnabonna said: I booked a casino comp inside cabin from land casino in May paying only taxes and port charges. Upgraded for $26 pp to a balconly. I read this thread, did not receive a bid up email, but after a lot of research, found the bidding website and was able to bid on suites. In May I placed a low bid on a junior suite for my sold out cruise and yesterday received an email that my bid was accepted for my cruise tomorrow! They can't consider how much you paid initially for the cruise in the bidding process of they accepted my bid. I only paid $500 for two people! I usually sail NCL in suites so I was concerned about downgrading so a junior suite with Coastal Kitchen for dinners will be nice. I actually prefer the location of my new room better also. Can't wait to try out a new cruiseline. Well played! btw what was the minimum bid for that JS, vs what you bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnabonna Posted August 9, 2019 #3237 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Only $150 pp. I was so surprised to win with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser_1977 Posted August 9, 2019 #3238 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I just cancelled my bid on Navigator. I'm in a JS travelling solo. It would have cost me $210 to win a bump to a GS (1 BR)(I bid $105). I thought on it and was like you don't need a bigger room for one person and that money was used to book my hotel in LA for the night before my cruise in January. Good Luck to everyone on your bids 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted August 9, 2019 #3239 Share Posted August 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, JennyB1977 said: I just cancelled my bid on Navigator. I'm in a JS travelling solo. It would have cost me $210 to win a bump to a GS (1 BR)(I bid $105).🙂 How do you know $210 would have been a winning bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser_1977 Posted August 9, 2019 #3240 Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Ready2SailAway said: How do you know $210 would have been a winning bid? I don't. That is why I said "it would have...." However, once you bid you'd have to assume you're going to win. At least I do, the way I control my finances. Edited August 9, 2019 by JennyB1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted August 9, 2019 #3241 Share Posted August 9, 2019 We all kinda know how to bid for the Royal Up stateroom upgrade.... but my question is how does Royal decide who gets the upgrade once all the bidding is done? So if a "couple" bids on a cabin that can hold more than two & a "group of four" bid on the same said cabin & their bids are the same....who will get it? I know only the first two have to pay the upgrade bid amount. Just wondering if Royal just goes by the highest bid no matter how many would be in the room? Or maybe they go by the bid that was placed first? I am sure no one really knows this answer (except Royal employees)...but I was just curious... maybe someone here has an idea! TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 9, 2019 #3242 Share Posted August 9, 2019 14 minutes ago, SRV FAN said: ... maybe someone here has an idea! Lots of that guessing happening already in the existing Royal Up thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted August 9, 2019 #3243 Share Posted August 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Biker19 said: Lots of that guessing happening already in the existing Royal Up thread. Yeah... I searched for that...didn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 9, 2019 #3244 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just now, SRV FAN said: Yeah... I searched for that...didn't find it. My point was that whether that thread or this, it's all guessing on how RCI/Plusgrade handles Royal Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted August 9, 2019 #3245 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just now, Biker19 said: My point was that whether that thread or this, it's all guessing on how RCI/Plusgrade handles Royal Up. Well...that kinda is what I said on my post...but just wanted to know if "possibly" someone might have a clue! We have so many smart folks here! Maybe someone has an inside track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted August 9, 2019 #3246 Share Posted August 9, 2019 It's decided by a proprietary algorithm written by Plusgrade (the company hired by Royal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted August 9, 2019 #3247 Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: It's decided by a proprietary algorithm written by Plusgrade (the company hired by Royal). Thank you...now I just gotta find out what that means...LOL ! Google is my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted August 9, 2019 #3248 Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, SRV FAN said: Thank you...now I just gotta find out what that means...LOL ! Google is my friend. Basically it's a word for the process a computer uses to decide how Royal can make the most money from an empty cabin on the ship. There's a ton of data analytics to drive the decision making that gets fed into it. Consider the avalanche effect when they accept a RoyalUp to a top tier cabin..they can then accept an offer for the cabin that was upgraded which frees up another cabin..and so on down the line. They don't even have to accept the highest bid on the highest level room if they can make more money by combining all the other RoyalUp offers down the line. Then in the opposite direction, it may be lucrative for them to accept a low bid for an inside to an oceanview because they can then resell the inside for the current prevailing rate which could be over $1,000 more than the upgraded party had paid originally. On top of that, Royal gets to mine data from all of the offered bids to see what people are willing to pay. Edited August 9, 2019 by AshleyDillo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wikoffclan Posted August 9, 2019 #3249 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just "won" my RoyalUp bid. From a 4th floor Inside fore to a 3rd floor "Oceanview" (Porthole) midship on Majesty. Same small cabin but without the foldout berths on the wall and hopefully further from the anchor chain/mooring noises. And daylight! Bid and accepted the minimum - $30/pp. Made the bid 2 weeks ago for Majesty sailing Sept. 2. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2SailAway Posted August 9, 2019 #3250 Share Posted August 9, 2019 4 hours ago, Ready2SailAway said: How do you know $210 would have been a winning bid? 3 hours ago, JennyB1977 said: I don't. That is why I said "it would have...." However, once you bid you'd have to assume you're going to win. At least I do Love that positive attitude!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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