RoyalUP? (Bid for stateroom upgrade)

[Bethipoo]

On 4/27/2022 at 3:06 PM, jean87510 said:

Here is a new scenario at least for me with Royal Up.

 

Sailing is 5/27/22 Radiance of the Sea.  Cabin is a GTY balcony.  Placed bids back in March/April on Scenic Spacious Balcony, Sunset Spacious Balcony.  (that was name of category...have no idea other than they are some type of spacious).  Today I am 30 days out and my balcony GTY changes to an actual balcony room this am, (a fact I knew as I did the bar code trick).  About an hour ago I received the following email from Royalcaribbean.com with the subject matter stating "changes to your Royal Up request".  I thought wow, my bid was accepted?  I open the email and got this message "This email is to let you know that we’ve cancelled your requested RoyalUp upgrade due to a change in your reservation."  There was an "You now have the option to bid on more staterooms. To submit new bids, click here." So I just rebid with the same rooms as before.  Very odd.  I have a nice room now.  I would like one with a bigger balcony which is why I did these bids.  I wondered if anyone has seen this and if they were successful.  Of course I know its a crap shoot.  

I am sailing on a different ship but every time there was a room change (assigned room, change to a less obstructed view, used OBC for fare difference for an Ocean View balcony, etc. they would cancel all of my Royal Up bids.).  I am doing a Dory - just keep bidding - just keep bidding... Good Luck!

[lovelife]

Has anyone else received this two for one offer? Didn't see any previous posts about it. Booked a free casino balcony the other day and just received this:

 

[okiedrifters]

3 minutes ago, lovelife said:

Has anyone else received this two for one offer? Didn't see any previous posts about it. Booked a free casino balcony the other day and just received this:

 

I have never seen nor heard of this before, but it is awesome! I wish it would happen to me on my booked cabins sailing from Rome in June!  Enjoy! 

[Starry Eyes]

16 minutes ago, lovelife said:

Has anyone else received this two for one offer? Didn't see any previous posts about it. Booked a free casino balcony the other day and just received this:

 

I saw a previous report if the 2 for 1 offer, but I have not received it.  I wonder if they are offering it intermittently or on select sailings or to select types if parties (3+ guests might be good target).  I would not bid on the option on upcoming cruise; if DH wants a separate balcony on another deck, I’ll suggest he opt for a different ship while he’s at it😏

Edited April 29, 2022 by Starry Eyes

[Biker19]

Just now, Starry Eyes said:

 I wonder if they are offering it intermittently or on select sailings or to select types if parties (3+ guests might be good target)

Yes, it seems to be a rare offer.

[lovelife]

4 minutes ago, Starry Eyes said:

I saw a previous report if the 2 for 1 offer, but I have not received it.  I wonder if they are offering it intermittently or on select sailings or to select types if parties (3+ guests might be good target)

Just the two of us. Adventure nine-night sailing.

[Starry Eyes]

28 minutes ago, lovelife said:

Just the two of us. Adventure nine-night sailing.

Hmm, might your neighbors or cabin stewards reported loud snoring or extreme restlessness on your previous cruises?  Just kidding, of course.  
 

The 2for1 has not been reported very often; maybe RoyalUp is testing it out and gathering data.  It seems like it could be great for the right bidder.

[lovelife]

24 minutes ago, Starry Eyes said:

Hmm, might your neighbors or cabin stewards reported loud snoring or extreme restlessness on your previous cruises?  Just kidding, of course.  
 

Hey, if I thought it would work........😁

[jean87510]

10 hours ago, lovelife said:

Has anyone else received this two for one offer? Didn't see any previous posts about it. Booked a free casino balcony the other day and just received this:

 

yes.  I met someone who did this on my Adventure sailing.  And I had this option on my bids as well.

[Cruise a holic]

1 hour ago, jean87510 said:

yes.  I met someone who did this on my Adventure sailing.  And I had this option on my bids as well.

Me too.  Also adventure sailing. 

[lovelife]

2 hours ago, jean87510 said:

yes.  I met someone who did this on my Adventure sailing.  And I had this option on my bids as well.

Interesting that it's Adventure. I admit I didn't read through all the posts. Thanks.

[Starry Eyes]

1 hour ago, lovelife said:

Interesting that it's Adventure. I admit I didn't read through all the posts. Thanks.

Yes, that is interesting.  Maybe they are trying out the 2for1 concept mostly on Adventure.

[erinsmom03]

15 hours ago, lovelife said:

Has anyone else received this two for one offer? Didn't see any previous posts about it. Booked a free casino balcony the other day and just received this:

 

 

Yes, we also got this offer for our Adventure sailing at the end of March, upgrade to 2 JS. For the two of us, seemed kind of crazy. I decided I wanted a GS and just moved to an available one vs hoping for a Royal Up.

[Ready2SailAway]

15 hours ago, lovelife said:

Has anyone else received this two for one offer? Didn't see any previous posts about it. Booked a free casino balcony the other day and just received this:

 

 

It would be interesting to know if the awarded 2nd balcony stateroom would be connecting or at least adjacent to the original stateroom...  @lovelife - is there anything about that when you click on "See Details" for this RoyalUP offer?

 

Edited April 30, 2022 by Ready2SailAway

[Starry Eyes]

31 minutes ago, Ready2SailAway said:

 

It would be interesting to know if the awarded 2nd balcony stateroom would be connecting or at least adjacent to the original stateroom...  @lovelife - is there anything about that when you click on "See Details" for this RoyalUP offer?

 

When a person shared details of the offer in the past, their details specified that the second cabin on a different deck from the original cabin.  Unless the details have changed, no promise the second cabin will be connecting, adjacent or even nearby…just same general type on the same ship.  That makes it easier for plusgrade to administer the offer, but at the same the offer would appeal to a much lower % of guests.

[okiedrifters]

1 hour ago, Starry Eyes said:

When a person shared details of the offer in the past, their details specified that the second cabin on a different deck from the original cabin.  Unless the details have changed, no promise the second cabin will be connecting, adjacent or even nearby…just same general type on the same ship.  That makes it easier for plusgrade to administer the offer, but at the same the offer would appeal to a much lower % of guests.

It certainly appeals to me 😅   I wish Plusgrade would offer that to me…I booked 2 connecting oceanviews for our June 20 Rhapsody sailing from Rome and no longer need to have connecting rooms and deck placement is not an issue either.    And now I see the Oceanview cabins are sold out.  I already have bids in for upgrade, 🤞🏻Crossed!  

As a long time “Loyal to Royal” unfortunately  I was never visited by the “upgrade fairy” and am excited about the opportunity to bid for one. At least now I have hope!  😉

[Rewind]

On 4/28/2022 at 4:37 PM, fredmdcruisers said:

Booked w_costco?

 

Yes.  Don't tell me that creates an issue.

[barbeyg]

4 minutes ago, Rewind said:

 

Yes.  Don't tell me that creates an issue.

Costco bookings cannot participate in RoyalUp. Costco opts out. 
 

https://costco-travel-us-mbr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4142/~/does-costco-travel-participate-in-any-cruise-line-bid-to-upgrade-programs%3F

Edited April 30, 2022 by barbeyg

[Rewind]

1 minute ago, barbeyg said:

Costco bookings cannot participate in RoyalUp. Costco opts out. 
 

https://costco-travel-us-mbr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4142/~/does-costco-travel-participate-in-any-cruise-line-bid-to-upgrade-programs%3F

 

Well, just another reason I will be booking differently going forward.

 

Thank you.

[Starry Eyes]

33 minutes ago, okiedrifters said:

It certainly appeals to me 😅   I wish Plusgrade would offer that to me…I booked 2 connecting oceanviews for our June 20 Rhapsody sailing from Rome and no longer need to have connecting rooms and deck placement is not an issue either.    And now I see the Oceanview cabins are sold out.  I already have bids in for upgrade, 🤞🏻Crossed!  

As a long time “Loyal to Royal” unfortunately  I was never visited by the “upgrade fairy” and am excited about the opportunity to bid for one. At least now I have hope!  😉

So, you already have two OV cabins.  As I understand it, if hypothetically you won a two-for-one bid on one of those OV cabins, you’d gain another OV cabin do then have three OV cabins, one of which might be on another deck.  Depending on the number of people and their relationship, that might be useful…or not.

[barbeyg]

20 minutes ago, Rewind said:

 

Well, just another reason I will be booking differently going forward.

 

Thank you.

Yeah, one of the reasons we don’t book with them either. The cash card would be nice, but winning lower-bid RoyalUps has been fun. 

[lovelife]

3 hours ago, Ready2SailAway said:

 

It would be interesting to know if the awarded 2nd balcony stateroom would be connecting or at least adjacent to the original stateroom...  @lovelife - is there anything about that when you click on "See Details" for this RoyalUP offer?

 

No, it just states the normal:

 

Can I choose the location or specific features of the RoyalUp℠ upgrade cabin?

No, your cabin location and attributes will depend on availability. RCI cannot guarantee a specific cabin number assignment within the upgraded category.

[Julees11]

On 4/27/2022 at 11:29 AM, BuckeyeCruisejunkie said:

I just got a Royal Up email for our Med cruise in July.  That seems very early to me.  I thought this happens much closer to the sail date. Is that unusual?

I also got one for our July cruise. I got it with 72 days to sail and wondered what it was. Haha!   We are already in a Jr Suite. Not sure if the cost for 2 of us is worth it to bid. We will be on Vision.

[Julees11]

On 4/27/2022 at 3:16 PM, mac_tlc said:

Congrats!,

 

Maybe you got ours! Our RoyalUp for the 5/1 Oasis was accepted today from a JS to a GS. Bid a little above min but still considered “weak” by their scale. 
 

Now can get into CK and SL. 

 

mac_tlc

Curious first time cruiser here, what is CK and SL?

[okiedrifters]

41 minutes ago, Starry Eyes said:

So, you already have two OV cabins.  As I understand it, if hypothetically you won a two-for-one bid on one of those OV cabins, you’d gain another OV cabin do then have three OV cabins, one of which might be on another deck.  Depending on the number of people and their relationship, that might be useful…or not.

 😅  It would work as it is myself, DNL and 2 grown granddaughters. Our ship is almost sold out as best I can tell so I am pretty sure the bids I have in currently will expire. But…🤞🏻 are still crossed.