august16th Posted October 21, 2021 #5551 Share Posted October 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, brillohead said: You got a RU offer for next year's cruise? 😉 No. I think my fingers were doing the happy dance!! Should've said October 25, 2021. I wish we could find out a year in advance. It would take all the stress out of the process! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 21, 2021 #5552 Share Posted October 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, august16th said: I think my fingers were doing the happy dance!! I know, I'm less than a month from my first cruise in almost two years, and I just wanna get on a ship already!!!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmurphy482 Posted October 21, 2021 #5553 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Hello everyone! I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on a cabin with 5 people in it. We have GS 2 Bedroom on Allure in December. Everyone else on the rollcall got the RU e-mail, but we did not (30 day error when trying manually). I know with 5 in the cabin, we actually have 2 conf. #s. Just wondering if any evidence that that may have something to do with it (all 5 of us have same last name). Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 21, 2021 #5554 Share Posted October 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, cmurphy482 said: Hello everyone! I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on a cabin with 5 people in it. We have GS 2 Bedroom on Allure in December. Everyone else on the rollcall got the RU e-mail, but we did not (30 day error when trying manually). I know with 5 in the cabin, we actually have 2 conf. #s. Just wondering if any evidence that that may have something to do with it (all 5 of us have same last name). Thanks all! I wouldn't even attempt a RU bid in this situation... it's unlikely there's a room available that will hold you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted October 21, 2021 #5555 Share Posted October 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, brillohead said: I wouldn't even attempt a RU bid in this situation... it's unlikely there's a room available that will hold you all. 2 bedroom ATS, which would be an upgrade to Star Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmurphy482 Posted October 21, 2021 #5556 Share Posted October 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, crusinthrough said: 2 bedroom ATS, which would be an upgrade to Star Class. Yes! 2 Bed ATS is available for sale and would be nice to have the option to at least roll the dice on the RU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynt Posted October 22, 2021 #5557 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I received a credit card alert text and I just knew it was the charge for my RoyalUp Offer. My hands were shaking as I go and open the text. Nope, it was my payment posting. 🤣😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve&Teri Posted October 22, 2021 #5558 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Ok hope someone has some insight of what this may mean . We have a short cruise on Independence coming up in 3 weeks . I made 3 bids up until today all where pending today the Jr Suite and 1 bed Grand Suite show expired and Owners Suite is pending still but I can't make adjust. Any thoughts about what this may mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakemeister Posted October 22, 2021 #5559 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I put in a Bid for Spacious Panoramic Ocean View on Independence. My sailing is just under a months time. Currently shows "Pending" while all my other bids are "Expired". I know a good amount of you have done this in the past. Is that normally a good sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted October 22, 2021 #5560 Share Posted October 22, 2021 On a cruise a couple weeks ago I bid a jr and GS. About 3 weeks before the cruise the jr expired and the GS pending and it locked, no adjustments could be made. 5 days before the cruise we won the GS. This is what happened to me but it doesn’t always happen. Pending is hope not certainty. Good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 22, 2021 #5561 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Jakemeister said: Is that normally a good sign? Pay no attention to the status of the bids - just look for a charge on your credit card (if you win) or a denial email (if you don't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinCruise Posted October 22, 2021 #5562 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Steve&Teri said: Ok hope someone has some insight of what this may mean . We have a short cruise on Independence coming up in 3 weeks . I made 3 bids up until today all where pending today the Jr Suite and 1 bed Grand Suite show expired and Owners Suite is pending still but I can't make adjust. Any thoughts about what this may mean. It means nothing! Hopefully you win, but don’t try to read the tea leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljk76 Posted October 22, 2021 #5563 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Same exact experience as Ozark above. On board the Mariner and loving the suite life! 12:00 check in, we arrived 11:15, I pointed out we were early and they just said no worries. Since our suite wasn’t ready til 1:15 we stashed our roll boards in the suite lounge. Alejandro prepared cappuccinos for us, we had some treats for lunch, he made ice show reservations for tonight, chef’s table reservation for tomorrow night. It just made everything so easy! Loved our room when we got in! Our room, and the entire ship, sparkles and looks very fresh! These three days will pass way too fast! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted October 22, 2021 #5564 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I just got the best kind of a Royal Up.. WATCH YOUR PRICING!!! I just found a massive price drop on my Dec Allure sailing specifically on an OS and CLS that just got me upgraded free of charge from a JS to a CLS. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw2fll Posted October 22, 2021 #5565 Share Posted October 22, 2021 This thread has been interesting and informative. Curious, have two bids in for the NOV 7 sailing on Oasis for a Star Loft Suite and a Two Bedroom Aqua Suite (we are currently booked in a Crown Loft Suite). Both bids say "Pending" and the "Modify" button is blue and "Cancel" button is greyed out. How do you tell it is "Locked"? Also, since we received the RUP invite, all the suites have shown sold out. JS show's up when I try to do a mock booking. Wonder where they are pulling the inventory from or were the invites to bid a "just-in-case" or do they have it blocked for distancing? New to the process. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callan33 Posted October 22, 2021 #5566 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Hi! I just booked a cruise three weeks from now on Symphony. What are the odds of being offered a royal up? So far when I check I just get the message “make sure your cruise is under 30 day…” so I’m thinking maybe not eligible?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted October 22, 2021 #5567 Share Posted October 22, 2021 56 minutes ago, gw2fll said: This thread has been interesting and informative. Curious, have two bids in for the NOV 7 sailing on Oasis for a Star Loft Suite and a Two Bedroom Aqua Suite (we are currently booked in a Crown Loft Suite). Both bids say "Pending" and the "Modify" button is blue and "Cancel" button is greyed out. How do you tell it is "Locked"? Also, since we received the RUP invite, all the suites have shown sold out. JS show's up when I try to do a mock booking. Wonder where they are pulling the inventory from or were the invites to bid a "just-in-case" or do they have it blocked for distancing? New to the process. Thanks for the info. We are in a crown loft suite currently for a jan sailing on the oasis. Just curious what was the minimum bbid for a star loft suite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 22, 2021 #5568 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 hour ago, gw2fll said: Wonder where they are pulling the inventory from or were the invites to bid a "just-in-case" or do they have it blocked for distancing? The latter. RCI may also be doing this as market research- they find out what folks are willing to bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean of the seas Posted October 23, 2021 #5569 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I have not bid on a royal up for an upcoming cruise but did note the min prices at 30 days $400pp to either 2 bed or standard grand suite , now 15 days from departure the minimum bid is $100 for both. Is this the way it normally works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 23, 2021 #5570 Share Posted October 23, 2021 3 hours ago, sean of the seas said: Is this the way it normally works. Pricing is always dynamic/fluid with cruising... it's Supply and Demand all the time. If a lot of people are bidding or buying at one price, the price will go up. If nobody is biting at a certain price level, the price will come down. The only thing you can do is figure out what any particular category is worth TO YOU and purchase/bid accordingly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimA75 Posted October 23, 2021 #5571 Share Posted October 23, 2021 14 hours ago, Cruise a holic said: We are in a crown loft suite currently for a jan sailing on the oasis. Just curious what was the minimum bbid for a star loft suite For our December 12 sailing minimum bid for us was $800pp. 2 bd aquatheater as about $600pp. Ultimate panoramic was $300pp. Grand panoramic was $1350pp and all others were higher from there. 1 bd aquatheater was $200pp, but I’m guessing that, like us, you are trying to move up a class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw2fll Posted October 23, 2021 #5572 Share Posted October 23, 2021 16 hours ago, Callan33 said: Hi! I just booked a cruise three weeks from now on Symphony. What are the odds of being offered a royal up? So far when I check I just get the message “make sure your cruise is under 30 day…” so I’m thinking maybe not eligible?? Below are the minimums (pp): Royal Loft Suite: 3,000 Owners Panoramic: 2,500 Grand Panoramic: 1,900 Star Loft: 800 Aquatheater - 2 BDR: 500 Ultimate Panoramic: 400 Aquatheater - 1 BDR: 300 Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted October 23, 2021 #5573 Share Posted October 23, 2021 5 hours ago, brillohead said: The only thing you can do is figure out what any particular category is worth TO YOU and purchase/bid accordingly. I think this post says it all. You bid what it’s worth to you. First book what you’d be happy with. Then Royal UP if it’s worth it to you. Know the price it was going for too. We have a bid in 3 weeks. It’s for the Royal suite on Adventure. We actually tried to book it when it showed up on the website for what we thought was reasonable. Our TA said the next morning when she checked for us it was gone. So either it’s booked and our Royal Up is in case someone cancels or it is being held for a Bingo prize. We know what it was going for and bid slightly lower which was a weak bid. Bottom line it’s not worth more then that to us. And yes I think we have almost zero chance at it. No worries. We’re happy with what we have. TBD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted October 23, 2021 #5574 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I'm not so sure I would consider a 1 bedroom Aqua suite an upgrade from a CLS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august16th Posted October 23, 2021 #5575 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I received my email on Thursday that I had "won" an upgrade to a JS. As of right now (2 days til cruise) I have not received a new cabin number. I've contact my TA, and Royal several times. They all say I will definitely have a JS, but I wonder! Has anyone else had to wait this long?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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