Ashland Posted January 28, 2022 #6626 Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 hours ago, firefly333 said: Or maybe its based on who paid the most for their current cabin. ..usually a newbie. No, I don't think so...and we're certainly not newbies. The price we originally paid (the day the sailing was released) for our GS on our Navigator cruise last week Jan 17th was $4040 total for the two of us. My UpBid was $350pp so all in at $4740 for our OS #1320. I think we scored !! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted January 28, 2022 #6627 Share Posted January 28, 2022 9 hours ago, moonltnite said: It would be VERY interesting to know what the algorithm is. Do they factor in C&A membership? If bids are the same and from the same current category cabin - is it based on who bid first? It'd be nice if this process was more transparent. It would be interesting, but doubtful plusgrade will willingly share such info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted January 28, 2022 #6628 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Just got our email confirmation for Royal Up on our February Odyssey cruise, from JS to GS, for $410/person. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted January 28, 2022 #6629 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, sandebeach said: Just got our email confirmation for Royal Up on our February Odyssey cruise, from JS to GS, for $410/person. YAY !!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbruin3235 Posted January 28, 2022 #6630 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I sail in 2 days, and both my bids still show pending and can modify. I'm not holding my breath at this point. I'm currently in a 2BR Grand, and bid for 4BR Villa and Royal Suite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesireeC03 Posted January 28, 2022 #6631 Share Posted January 28, 2022 We were upgraded from Spacious Balcony to Owners Suite at 365 a person. Question - why was I charged 810? Are there extra fees when moving to a suite? Did I miss the fine print? thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted January 28, 2022 #6632 Share Posted January 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, DesireeC03 said: We were upgraded from Spacious Balcony to Owners Suite at 365 a person. Question - why was I charged 810? Are there extra fees when moving to a suite? Did I miss the fine print? thanks Had you prepaid your gratuities? If so, the difference might be the increase in gratuities from your old cabin to your new suite. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharenamichele Posted January 28, 2022 #6633 Share Posted January 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, DesireeC03 said: We were upgraded from Spacious Balcony to Owners Suite at 365 a person. Question - why was I charged 810? Are there extra fees when moving to a suite? Did I miss the fine print? thanks Maybe the increase in prepaid tips? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RobInMN Posted January 28, 2022 #6634 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, DesireeC03 said: We were upgraded from Spacious Balcony to Owners Suite at 365 a person. Question - why was I charged 810? Are there extra fees when moving to a suite? Did I miss the fine print? thanks 6 minutes ago, Starry Eyes said: Had you prepaid your gratuities? If so, the difference might be the increase in gratuities from your old cabin to your new suite. Starry Eyes beat me to the Submit button, I was going to ask the same thing. There's a $3 per person per day difference between JS & below vs. full suites. The Royal Up FAQ is not exactly clear on whether it's included in the RU charge or a separate charge, or even just added to your bill. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/do-i-pay-a-gratuity-based-on-the-new-category-upgraded-with-royalup All though, $810 - (2 * 365) = $80. $80 / $3 = $26.66667, so it doesn't divide out evenly no matter how many people are in the room and how many days the cruise is. So.... Edited January 28, 2022 by RobInMN 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted January 28, 2022 #6635 Share Posted January 28, 2022 39 minutes ago, DesireeC03 said: We were upgraded from Spacious Balcony to Owners Suite at 365 a person. Question - why was I charged 810? Are there extra fees when moving to a suite? Did I miss the fine print? thanks I am pretty sure there is an extra fee for moving from one cabin to another. I mean its an additional headache for them to cover all this up. They have to configure their system, enter new data, register all fo you under a new cabin and de-register you from the old one. This process takes awhile, and they charge for it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesireeC03 Posted January 28, 2022 #6636 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) We did prepay gratuities - so that makes sense. redid Math - was charged 814 not 810 that is it! Thanks Edited January 28, 2022 by DesireeC03 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HBCcruiser Posted January 28, 2022 #6637 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, DesireeC03 said: We did prepay gratuities - so that makes sense. The Math isn't adding up - but I didn't realize there was also a change of room fee. Thanks I wish there was a bit more transparency in the upgrade email - or even a bill. From the RoyalUp Terms and Conditions: By upgrading to a higher stateroom category, each guest in the booking may be subject to a higher gratuity amount. The Offer Amount does not include the higher gratuity. If the Offer is accepted, the difference between the original and upgraded stateroom gratuities (if applicable) will be automatically applied to all guests (the “Additional Charges”). https://www.royalcaribbean.com/terms-and-conditions/royalup-upgrade-program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted January 28, 2022 #6638 Share Posted January 28, 2022 39 minutes ago, Roger88 said: I am pretty sure there is an extra fee for moving from one cabin to another. I mean its an additional headache for them to cover all this up. They have to configure their system, enter new data, register all fo you under a new cabin and de-register you from the old one. This process takes awhile, and they charge for it I don't believe there's a fee involved...My credit card charge was exactly $700 for my upgrade from GS to OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted January 28, 2022 #6639 Share Posted January 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, DesireeC03 said: We did prepay gratuities - so that makes sense. redid Math - was charged 814 not 810 that is it! Thanks I bet it will be worth every penny! Have a great time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HBCcruiser Posted January 28, 2022 #6640 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ashland said: I don't believe there's a fee involved...My credit card charge was exactly $700 for my upgrade from GS to OS. You were already in a suite, that is why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted January 28, 2022 #6641 Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said: You were already in a suite, that is why. There is no “extra” charge. What you bid is exactly what you pay, for 2 people, exactly as you agreed to when you submitted your bid along with your credit card information. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HBCcruiser Posted January 28, 2022 #6642 Share Posted January 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, sandebeach said: There is no “extra” charge. What you bid is exactly what you pay, for 2 people, exactly as you agreed to when you submitted your bid along with your credit card information. See my post above #6651 quoted from the RoyalUp Terms and Conditions. I am just speculating as to why extra charges were charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted January 28, 2022 #6643 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said: See my post above #6651 quoted from the RoyalUp Terms and Conditions. I am just speculating as to why extra charges were charged. You are correct with what you posted. As per the terms, IF you prepay the gratuities, then the difference in the gratuities price for the new suite is added on. That is what happened with the OP’s price. I do not prepay gratuities so my bid (times 2) is exactly what is charged on my credit card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted January 28, 2022 #6644 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, HBCcruiser said: You were already in a suite, that is why. I know that...and why I quoted Roger88 in my response to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted January 28, 2022 #6645 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Currently onboard Odyssey. Got an email last night telling me my RoyalUp from a balcony to a JS for Symphony tomorrow had been accepted. Only put in the minimum (£150pp). Happy days! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare binro01 Posted January 29, 2022 #6646 Share Posted January 29, 2022 From the great info in this thread, I see that many are usually notified 2-3 days prior to cruise departure if their bid was accepted. (In general) What I was wondering, was when have people normally seen their bid that won was locked and not able to be modified. Just trying to get an idea on that time frame. I also have a question for people who were in a Balcony stateroom on an Oasis class ship who had a successful upgrade. How successful have people been upgrading to a Sky class suite such as a Grand Suite or an Owners Suite. I see a lot of successful upgrades to the Junior suites, but have not seen much in the way of jumping up to a Grand Suite recently. I will not scoff at a cheap upgrade to a Junior suite, but I will not be bidding aggressively on one. The extra space is nice, but it's just space. I'm aggressively bidding on a GS and semi aggressively on an Owners suite. I just don't know how successful I will be since people in the JS will open up a spot in a lower cost cabin to afford Royal even more capital from an upgrade chain domino effect. Any info will be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 29, 2022 #6647 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, binro01 said: Any info will be much appreciated. Unless someone works for Plusgrade, no one here has enough info to determine any pattern or criteria they use to determine winning bids. And whatever someone else got is so specific to that sailing, it may mean nothing on yours. Bid whatever you feel is reasonable and monitor your credit card for a charge. Edited January 29, 2022 by Biker19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted January 29, 2022 #6648 Share Posted January 29, 2022 59 minutes ago, binro01 said: From the great info in this thread, I see that many are usually notified 2-3 days prior to cruise departure if their bid was accepted. (In general) What I was wondering, was when have people normally seen their bid that won was locked and not able to be modified. Just trying to get an idea on that time frame. I also have a question for people who were in a Balcony stateroom on an Oasis class ship who had a successful upgrade. How successful have people been upgrading to a Sky class suite such as a Grand Suite or an Owners Suite. I see a lot of successful upgrades to the Junior suites, but have not seen much in the way of jumping up to a Grand Suite recently. I will not scoff at a cheap upgrade to a Junior suite, but I will not be bidding aggressively on one. The extra space is nice, but it's just space. I'm aggressively bidding on a GS and semi aggressively on an Owners suite. I just don't know how successful I will be since people in the JS will open up a spot in a lower cost cabin to afford Royal even more capital from an upgrade chain domino effect. Any info will be much appreciated. The way I see it, your bid for a GS likely has to be greater than sum of another balcony cruiser’s bid for a JS plus the JS cruiser’s bid for that GS….because such a bid nets Royal Caribbean more incremental revenue. Also, if yours were the only/strongest JS bid on the table, the algorithm might place you in the JS instead to maximize revenue. Of course, you have no idea how many other bids they have or the $ amounts. So, in the end, I agree with Biker…bid based on what it is worth to you this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piperandleroy Posted January 30, 2022 #6649 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I am leaving on a cruise tomorrow. All my bids for Royal Up still say pending. Is that unusual to not know the day before you cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare binro01 Posted January 30, 2022 #6650 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Piperandleroy said: I am leaving on a cruise tomorrow. All my bids for Royal Up still say pending. Is that unusual to not know the day before you cruise? Not unusual, but not a good omen for a possible upgrade, especially if you can still modify your bid. Edited January 30, 2022 by binro01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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