neverlaysup Posted July 31, 2023 #1176 Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/3/2023 at 2:40 PM, mjschutte said: This thread has been much quieter than I would have expected with this busy cruise season in full swing. Is it just that no one is getting successful move ups? Sailing this weekend, and haven't really seen hardly anyone posting accepted/rejected data... It's quiet because there are far less winning bids now that ships are sailing 100% capacity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail2day Posted August 1, 2023 #1177 Share Posted August 1, 2023 I am still waiting for my bids for an August 4th sailing on the Millie northbound to Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blewnc Posted August 1, 2023 #1178 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Ship: Constellation Length of Cruise: 9 days Cruise Sail Date: 8/17/23 Date email offer received: 7/12/23 Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: First Celebrity Cruise Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Concierge Balcony Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Minimum $850 pp - Aqua Sky Suite Bid Offer: $875 pp Notification Date: 8/1/23 Accepted / Rejected - Accepted! General Comments (offer details, etc.) We only bid on Aqua Sky Suite. Other offerings with minimum bids - Royal Suite ($1250 pp); Celebrity Suite ($1500 pp); Sky Suite ($850 pp); Aqua Class Stateroom ($400 pp). OK so now that it actually was accepted, I need to figure out what it means lol. I know that it doesn't include beverage package or Wi-fi. We are minimal drinkers so that works for me and I already purchased Wi-fi when Celebrity had their 40% off sale:). My big question - is there anything else that is standard for Aqua Sky Suite that we don't get with the accepted move up bid? I want to take advantage of anything we get but I don't want to make assumptions and then get turned away. The embarrassment would really suck away my excitement of being in a suite lol. Happy sailing everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert de Beaumont Posted August 1, 2023 #1179 Share Posted August 1, 2023 17 minutes ago, Blewnc said: Ship: Constellation Length of Cruise: 9 days Cruise Sail Date: 8/17/23 Date email offer received: 7/12/23 Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: First Celebrity Cruise Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Concierge Balcony Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Minimum $850 pp - Aqua Sky Suite Bid Offer: $875 pp Notification Date: 8/1/23 Accepted / Rejected - Accepted! General Comments (offer details, etc.) We only bid on Aqua Sky Suite. Other offerings with minimum bids - Royal Suite ($1250 pp); Celebrity Suite ($1500 pp); Sky Suite ($850 pp); Aqua Class Stateroom ($400 pp). OK so now that it actually was accepted, I need to figure out what it means lol. I know that it doesn't include beverage package or Wi-fi. We are minimal drinkers so that works for me and I already purchased Wi-fi when Celebrity had their 40% off sale:). My big question - is there anything else that is standard for Aqua Sky Suite that we don't get with the accepted move up bid? I want to take advantage of anything we get but I don't want to make assumptions and then get turned away. The embarrassment would really suck away my excitement of being in a suite lol. Happy sailing everyone! Congratulations! I’m pretty sure you get the rest of the standard inclusions, such as dining in Blue and spa access. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpackeddie Posted August 1, 2023 #1180 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Ship: reflection Length of Cruise: 10 nights Cruise Sail Date: August 14 Date email offer received: June 8 Captain’s Club Tier Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Blue Chip Current Cabin: sunset sky suite Bid? Yes/No: yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: only bid celebrity suite Bid Offer:$720pp Notification Date: August 01 Accepted / Rejected Accepted General Comments (offer details, etc.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert de Beaumont Posted August 1, 2023 #1181 Share Posted August 1, 2023 57 minutes ago, Robert de Beaumont said: Congratulations! I’m pretty sure you get the rest of the standard inclusions, such as dining in Blue and spa access. Oh, just noticed you said Aqua SKY Suite. I believe you have access to Luninae and the Retreat as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killarneylady Posted August 2, 2023 #1182 Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 5:43 PM, killarneylady said: OMG I had decided to up my offers . I’d be going from an OV to balcony of some sort. I just now went in and had put offers on 5 classes. All are showing as expired but one ‘Concierge’ pending. I so wish I could go in now and up my offer to improve my chances. Sailing mostly sold out 26/8 Infinity but one or two Concierge were available. Fingers crossed and I hope they put me out of my misery soon, either way! Bids started at €370 on all classes and pending one is €405 - eek. Just had Concierge bid accepted. €405pp Going up from OV. I’m delighted. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ladylemondrop Posted August 2, 2023 #1183 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, killarneylady said: Just had Concierge bid accepted. €405pp Going up from OV. I’m delighted. YAY! Congratulations, have a wonderful time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylone Posted August 2, 2023 #1184 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Ship: Eclipse Length of Cruise: 7 days Cruise Sail Date: 10/15/23 Date email offer received: 8/2/23 Captain’s Club Tier: Classic Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Celebrity Direct Current Cabin: Concierge Balcony Cabin Category: Aqua - $100pp min Sky Suite - $600pp min Sunset Sky Suite - $650pp min Aqua Sky Suite - $700pp min Celebrity Suite $800pp min Royal Suite $1500pp min Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: We bid on Sky, Sunset Sky, Celebrity and Royal Suites only. Not a fan of the deck/locations where the Aqua and Aqua Sky Suites are located that are showing available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedriver23 Posted August 3, 2023 #1185 Share Posted August 3, 2023 ATL Ship: Silhouette Length of Cruise: 13 days Cruise Sail Date: 08/05/23 Date email offer received: n/a Captain’s Club Tier: preview Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Balcony Cabin Category: Bids Placed Sky Suite £550 per person Horizon Suite £585pp Royal Suite £750pp Aquaclass suite £550pp Celebrity Suite £580pp Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - All bids where higher than min and some where in the fair category None accepted - ship seems to be full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpackeddie Posted August 4, 2023 #1186 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Ship: Edge Length of Cruise: 7 nights Cruise Sail Date: August 26/23 Date email offer received: July 13/23 Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Current Cabin: Sky Suite Bid? Yes/No:Yes Edge Villa/Penthouse If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: place winning category, if accepted (all category offers, can be mentioned in comments) Bid Offer: Edge Villa $1370pp Penthouse $1825pp Notification Date: August 03/23 Accepted / Rejected Penthouse showed expired 3 days ago. Edge Villa was showing pending and locked 3 days ago. Got email yesterday that bid was accepted for Edge Villa. This will be our 2nd time in Edge Villa, super excited. General Comments (offer details, etc.) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoveronica Posted August 4, 2023 #1187 Share Posted August 4, 2023 That's awesome, enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverlaysup Posted August 6, 2023 #1188 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 11:38 AM, Blewnc said: We are minimal drinkers so that works for me Since you are now in the Retreat, you can go to the Retreat Lounge Bar and get whatever you want to drink for free. They also have a fridge full of soda, beer, water that you can help yourself to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naejluap27 Posted August 6, 2023 #1189 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Ship: Infinity Length of Cruise: 10 days Cruise Sail Date: October 11, 2023 Date email offer received: July 27,2023 Captain’s Club Tier: Select Booked via TA Current Cabin: Concierge Class Bid? : NO Comments: Celebrity minimum asking bids: Royal Suite: from $1655 CAD pp Celebrity Suite: from $1985 CAD pp AquaClass Sky Suite: from $1125 CAD pp Sky Suite: from $1125 CAD pp AquaClass Stateroom: from $ 530 CAD pp Ultra Deluxe Concierge: from $ 65 CAD pp We decided to spent our money elsewhere for this cruise since it is port heavy (only 2 sea days). Booked this cruise June 2022, within a group with All Included, very decent price at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert de Beaumont Posted August 7, 2023 #1190 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 1:43 PM, Robert de Beaumont said: Ship: Beyond Length of Cruise: 10 Nights Cruise Sail Date: Sept. 8, 2023 Date email offer received: June 26, 2023 Captain’s Club Tier: Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Sky Suite, #10145 Bid? Yes/No: YES If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: place winning category, if accepted (all category offers, can be mentioned in comments) Bid Offer: Royal Suite $1,750 pp; Penthouse Suite $2,100 pp; Edge Villa $ 2,690 pp. Notification Date: Pending for all categories. I was notified today, 7 August 2023, that my bid for the Edge Villa was accepted! I actually increased the bid a few days ago to $3,500 pp. So it was pricey but this is cruise for a milestone birthday and I’m still getting the suite for about half the list price, including what I paid already. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killarneylady Posted August 9, 2023 #1191 Share Posted August 9, 2023 On 8/8/2023 at 12:27 AM, Robert de Beaumont said: I was notified today, 7 August 2023, that my bid for the Edge Villa was accepted! I actually increased the bid a few days ago to $3,500 pp. So it was pricey but this is cruise for a milestone birthday and I’m still getting the suite for about half the list price, including what I paid already. Congratulations. Have a wonderful cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgraham6 Posted August 9, 2023 #1192 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I was notified today, 8/9, that we were upgraded from Ocean View to Concierge Class on the Celebrity infinity sailing on 8/19 from Athens. We bid slightly more than the minimum, $415 American for a minimum $400 bid. Veranda and Premium Deluxe Veranda also had $400 minimum (also bid $415). Aqua Class was $650 minimum. Concierge is sold out on the website. Very excited to have a balcony and be higher up on the ship (from deck 2 to deck 9)! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare horseymike Posted August 9, 2023 #1193 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Congrats. Hope you have a great cruise 🚢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgraham6 Posted August 10, 2023 #1194 Share Posted August 10, 2023 18 hours ago, Jgraham6 said: I was notified today, 8/9, that we were upgraded from Ocean View to Concierge Class on the Celebrity infinity sailing on 8/19 from Athens. We bid slightly more than the minimum, $415 American for a minimum $400 bid. Veranda and Premium Deluxe Veranda also had $400 minimum (also bid $415). Aqua Class was $650 minimum. Concierge is sold out on the website. Very excited to have a balcony and be higher up on the ship (from deck 2 to deck 9)! Turns out, because they had a 50% bid promotion, $415 was the price for both of us! Ended up $437 with taxes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan1980 Posted August 10, 2023 #1195 Share Posted August 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, Jgraham6 said: Turns out, because they had a 50% bid promotion, $415 was the price for both of us! Ended up $437 with taxes. Do you have more info on that bid promotion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killarneylady Posted August 10, 2023 #1196 Share Posted August 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Jgraham6 said: Turns out, because they had a 50% bid promotion, $415 was the price for both of us! Ended up $437 with taxes. Excellent price. I had an accepted bid OV to concierge 26/8 €405 x 2 but as there are 3 of us the pp rate not too bad. I’m delighted even though twice the price you paid! Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oltremare Posted August 11, 2023 #1197 Share Posted August 11, 2023 (edited) Ship: Beyond Length of Cruise: 11 nights Cruise Sail Date: 28th August 2023 Date email offer received: 26th June Captain’s Club Tier [“PREVIEW” = first Celebrity Cruise]: Preview Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Direct Current Cabin: Suite guarantee - given Magic Carpet Suite Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: place winning category, if accepted (all category offers, can be mentioned in comments) Bid Offer: Aqua Sky Suite - £410 pp - accepted Sunset Sky Suite - £460 pp - rejected Edge Villa - £960 pp - rejected Notification Date: 11th August Accepted / Rejected - accepted General Comments (offer details, etc.) It was on a 50% off minimum bid when I put my bids in. I bid just enough to put me out of the red bracket in the strength of bid. The ship is almost completely full now. Sunset and edge villas all sold out a while ago but still half of Aqua suites remaining so thought that bid was most likely to be accepted. We weren't sure whether it was worth the extra money but didn't like the look of the enclosed balcony for magic carpet suite so went for it. Edited August 11, 2023 by Oltremare Missed details 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgraham6 Posted August 11, 2023 #1198 Share Posted August 11, 2023 7 hours ago, stan1980 said: Do you have more info on that bid promotion? That was just what it said when I went to bid. I did it the first day we could; maybe that’s why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edepa Posted August 11, 2023 #1199 Share Posted August 11, 2023 23 hours ago, killarneylady said: Excellent price. I had an accepted bid OV to concierge 26/8 €405 x 2 but as there are 3 of us the pp rate not too bad. I’m delighted even though twice the price you paid! Enjoy How does that 50% offer actually work. I bid $1400 for upgrade to sky suite and it shows I’d owe $2800. It says I have the 50% bid promotion. So, does it cost twice my bid, for two people, but count as if I’d bid double my bid for them to decide on an upgrade or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert de Beaumont Posted August 11, 2023 #1200 Share Posted August 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, edepa said: How does that 50% offer actually work. I bid $1400 for upgrade to sky suite and it shows I’d owe $2800. It says I have the 50% bid promotion. So, does it cost twice my bid, for two people, but count as if I’d bid double my bid for them to decide on an upgrade or not? The minimum and maximum bid amounts are per person based on double occupancy, so what ever you put in on the little slider will always be doubled. As for the 50%, supposedly it means the bid ranges are discounted (i.e., the minimum bid is half of what it would normally be). However, I take that with a grain of salt. As is typical of all discount promotions, the “normal” price is simultaneously inflated, so it’s really a wash, purpose being to entice bids. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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