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John&LaLa

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rockmom

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11 minutes ago, gemcat said:

Coming back to update. We got our bid accepted for a Grand Suite 2BR on the Liberty of the Seas, up from a Junior Suite. We are excited to see what the perks are for a suite as we have never stayed in one before. Any advice or suggestions from you more experienced cruisers?

Suite perks for non-Oasis, non-Quantum class can be found here.  https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-the-suites-program  

 

Keep in mind some things might be 'paused' due to Covid though. 

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Booked a 4 night out of Port Canaveral for 7Feb22 last week for cheap. $200 per person for an ocean balcony. Unable to bid prior to an email offer today. 
 

The page claimed that all the bids were “50% off”, whatever that means. Still we were offered everything from a JS at a minimum bid of $15 (!) to a Royal suite. Mid grade suites had minimums of only about $100 up to the RS at $200. 
 

i bid about a quarter of the way up the scale rather than my usual $20 over the minimums. I bid $400pp for the RS.  $200pp for each of the OS and 2 bed GS. And $160 for the 1 bed GS.  I did not bid on the JS because I did not want that bid to compete with my others and a JS isn’t a big deal to us. 
 

We have gotten suites on our last 3-4 sailings thru royal up, and I really like playing this game!

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Cruise a holic

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1 hour ago, gemcat said:

Coming back to update. We got our bid accepted for a Grand Suite 2BR on the Liberty of the Seas, up from a Junior Suite. We are excited to see what the perks are for a suite as we have never stayed in one before. Any advice or suggestions from you more experienced cruisers?

Having had a suite on many different classes of Royal ships, from the adventure of the seas  ( which I think is an Explore class) , all oasis class, and the quantum, I must say the difference between the adventure and the Oasis class ships is very significant.  No real Suite deck on adventure- some balcony stadium style seating in the pool area- all very hot and sunny so we didn't use.  The suite lounge was a room with a portable bar and some snacks-  Breakfast was served, if you wanted in a specialty restaurant and no suite restaurant for dinner.  

The biggest perk was the nice room.  We enjoyed it.  And the staff was great.

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tbruin3235

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3 hours ago, gemcat said:

Coming back to update. We got our bid accepted for a Grand Suite 2BR on the Liberty of the Seas, up from a Junior Suite. We are excited to see what the perks are for a suite as we have never stayed in one before. Any advice or suggestions from you more experienced cruisers?

My sister and I booked a 2BR Grand on the Liberty, and I'm waiting to see if my bids for the 4BR Villa or Royal Suite are accepted.  (not holding my breath). I could have also bid on an owner's suite, but didn't because it's actually a downgrade from the 2BR Grand (not sure why they would even include that as a paid "upgrade" since the owner's suite is cheaper than the 2BR Grand).

As to the suite perks, I just received this from the concierge today (and he got the date wrong LOL):

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Greetings from The Liberty Of The Seas,

My name is Amit, and I can’t wait to welcome you onboard Liberty Of The Seas on Sunday, 23rd January 2022. I hope you’re ready for a wonderful cruise vacation with us.  

We’re delighted you’ll be joining us as we get back to our home at sea. Your health & safety are our top priority, so as we begin to set sail, we have new health protocols that are part of our healthy return to service.  Please visit https://www.royalcaribbean.com/the-healthy-sail-center/getting-ready-to-cruise for more information on the preventive measures that we will be taking onboard to ensure you have a safe and healthy experience with us.

As we return to service, some benefits and services have changed. To follow new health protocols and better manage the flow of guests in terminals, the check-in process will be different. All guests will be required to select an arrival time in advance via the Royal Caribbean app. However, suite guests can enjoy Flexible Arrival — a new program allowing the freedom to check-in up to one hour before or after your scheduled check-in time while the terminal is open.  

We recommend that you plan your days and make reservations for your dining, onboard activities, shore excursions and Vitality Spa services. You may do so using your Cruise Planner or Royal App. Please note that show reservations will be available for booking once onboard. If you require any assistance, I will be happy to help you.

My desk is in the Suite/Concierge Lounge, located on Deck 14 aft. My hours are: 7:30am until 11:30am and 4:30pm until 8:30pm. I am also reachable via email, or by dialing my phone 3812 from your Suite or any house phone.  

As a Suite guest, you have access to exclusive amenities and services, available just for you:

·        The Suite/Concierge Lounge is for the exclusive benefit of our Suite guests, accessible with your platinum SeaPass card.  

o        Make sure to pack a smart casual outfit, as that’s our dress code in the lounge at all times.

o        In the Lounge, coffee and tea are available from 7:00 am until 9:00 pm.  

o        Each evening, between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm, hors d'oeuvres, petit fours and complimentary wine, spirits, beer, and soft drinks are available for our Suite guests.

o        Guests under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

·        As a Suite guest, you may enjoy an exclusive breakfast in Chops Grille from 8:00 am until 9:30 am on Sea days and 7:30 am to 9:00am on Port Days .

·        Your suite is supplied with Malin & Goetz bath amenities, a Lavazza espresso coffee machine, bathrobes for your use onboard, and is furnished with a luxurious pillow-top mattress.

  • If you require any precruise assistance with regards to Dining table size, location, time or venue plesae let me know so that I can work with the restaurant management and take care of your request

·        Enjoy the exclusive Suite Sun Deck on Deck 14 Aft; lounge chairs are available to Suite guests on a first come, first served basis.  

·        To organize your Priority Departure, please meet with me to discuss details once onboard.


Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you and meeting you in person. Please feel free to email me with any questions that you may have.

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I’m torn.  Looking for your advice!  We are in a grand suite.  We put in lowish bids for 4 categories above us.  Currently, they are all sold out.  Now we are getting the offer to royal up to 2 bedrooms GS.  Note, the only thing above us showing as available on website is this.  It’s only 2 of us, but extra bathroom and space could be cool.  If we bid on that, will it hurt our chances of our other ones?  What would you do?

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Not sure what to make of this.  I put in a bid and wanted to modify it.  When I click on the modify/cancel button it brings up a screen showing that it is still pending, but there is nowhere to modify or cancel the bid.  I haven't seen this in the past and am not sure what, if anything, this means for me.  The cruise is more than a month from now.  Has anyone else seen this before?  TIA.

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27 minutes ago, Sea Dayze said:

Not sure what to make of this.  I put in a bid and wanted to modify it.  When I click on the modify/cancel button it brings up a screen showing that it is still pending, but there is nowhere to modify or cancel the bid.  I haven't seen this in the past and am not sure what, if anything, this means for me.  The cruise is more than a month from now.  Has anyone else seen this before?  TIA.

We are in a similar situation. Made four bids on our 2/14 sailing, three are showing expired and one is pending with no option to modify/cancel. It has been this way for almost two weeks. 

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1 hour ago, Piperandleroy said:

Where do you look for the status of your bids? I see people posting that some are pending and some are expired.

If you search your email for Royal Up you can find the link the message they sent you confirming your bid.

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I saw a thread where someone got a 50% off royal up offer. I got a 25% royal up offer. How is the base price set from which they say ok now its 50 or 25% off sale. 

 

And it's not like you can buy the upgrade, you bid and maybe get it. They say bid more than minimum. Seems like if the price goes down people would still bid more making the sale moot. I put in a min bid just for fun, dont care if I win. Just curious how they can set a baseline of what the price is and a sale off that price. 

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The past 2 Royal Up's I did we were notified 2 and 3 days prior to boarding that it was accepted.  We cruise tomorrow and when I checked one is still pending and the other can be modified. If the status is the same tomorrow I'll assume we didn't get the upgrade? 

 

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TYMAN

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Quick question. We've had our bids accepted before, but we were all in the same cabin. So, for the next cruise we all took advantage of our casino comps and grabbed separate cabins, so how would the Royal Up work if we had one person bid and they were awarded the upgrade? Could one of us move into the suite with that winning person? As a note, all our reservations are linked.  

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