Celebrity MoveUp Offer Tracker - Please Do Not Post Questions Here!

[baldwina222]

• Ship:  Apex
• Length of Cruise:  7
• Cruise Sail Date:  Feb 19, 2022
• Date email offer received: Dec 22, 2021
• Captain’s Club Tier:  Select
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Direct
• Current Cabin:  Concierge Infinite Veranda
• Bid?  Yes/No:  Yes

 

If YES - Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Sky Suite
• Bid Offer: $700 pp
• Notification Date: N/A
• Accepted / Rejected:  N/A

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

Edge Villa:  $4,500 pp

Royal Suite:  $3,500 pp

Celebrity Suite:  $1,500 pp

AquaClass w/Infinite Veranda:  $250 pp

Edge w/Infinite Veranda:  $450 pp

Sunset Veranda:  $400 pp

Deluxe Porthole w/Veranda:  $300 pp

Ocean View:  $200 pp

 

Submitted bids for our room and my in-laws.  Same information for both.  Also submitting bids for my mother who is in an inside cabin.  

 

[D C]

• Ship:  Reflection
• Length of Cruise: 7
• Cruise Sail Date: 29-Jan-2022
• Date email offer received: 30-Dec-2021
• Captain’s Club Tier: Select
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: Veranda
• Bid?  Yes/No: Yes

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Family Veranda
• Bid Offer:  $110 pp (minimum was $100)
• Notification Date: 16-Jan 
• Accepted / Rejected: Accepted

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

Made the offer on 31-Dec.  Around 12-Jan, Aqua & Concierge went on sale on the MoveUp site (under $100pp).   By 13-Jan, my offer was in pending status. 

[Algebralovr]

• Ship:  Celebrity Silhouette
• Length of Cruise: 11 Nights
• Cruise Sail Date: February 14, 2022
• Date email offer received: No Email - saw it in cruise planner
• Captain’s Club Tier: Elite +
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: C2
•  Bid?  Yes/No: Yes 
  • Cabin Category: SS, CS, Sunset Suite
  • Bid Offer: SS - $1000/pp Weak, bid $1060, CS - $1200/pp, bid $1260, Sunset - $1500 minimum
  • Notification Date: Pending
  • Accepted / Rejected: Pending

Notes: The RS had a minimum bid of $2000/pp, which I didn't bid on.  There is currently a RS available, as well as one CS and 17 Sky Suites.  As of 1/22/22, the CS and the Sunset Suite bids already say expired and the SS will no longer allow me to adjust it.  I cannot get to the page that allows me to submit bids, either.  So, I'm assuming I'm getting a sky suite and should find out soon.

[neverlaysup]

15 hours ago, Algebralovr said:

• Ship:  Celebrity Silhouette
• Length of Cruise: 11 Nights
• Cruise Sail Date: February 14, 2022
• Date email offer received: No Email - saw it in cruise planner
• Captain’s Club Tier: Elite +
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: C2
•  Bid?  Yes/No: Yes 
  • Cabin Category: SS, CS, Sunset Suite
  • Bid Offer: SS - $1000/pp Weak, bid $1060, CS - $1200/pp, bid $1260, Sunset - $1500 minimum
  • Notification Date: Pending
  • Accepted / Rejected: Pending

Notes: The RS had a minimum bid of $2000/pp, which I didn't bid on.  There is currently a RS available, as well as one CS and 17 Sky Suites.  As of 1/22/22, the CS and the Sunset Suite bids already say expired and the SS will no longer allow me to adjust it.  I cannot get to the page that allows me to submit bids, either.  So, I'm assuming I'm getting a sky suite and should find out soon.

That is correct.

 

[buffcurmudgeon]

15 minutes ago, neverlaysup said:

That is correct.

 

 

Edited January 23, 2022 by buffcurmudgeon
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[buffcurmudgeon]

Sorry for the confusion.  We are on the same cruise in A1 with a bid of 1,130 for a SS.  Pending status like yours. Elite plus also.

 

[PennStateMom]

• Ship:  Reflection
• Length of Cruise:  7
• Cruise Sail Date:  Jan 29, 2022
• Date email offer received: Dec 30, 2021
• Captain’s Club Tier:  Classic
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Direct then transferred to TA
• Current Cabin:  Veranda
• Bid?  Yes/No:  Yes

 

If YES - Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Aqua
• Bid Offer: $120 pp on Jan 16. The minimum on first checking in Dec was $200 but they dropped min to $100
• Notification Date: Jan 24, tho bid switched to pending with no ability to modify or cancel on Jan 20
• Accepted / Rejected:  accepted!

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

there are some advantages to Covid. 

[D C]

 

• Ship:  EDGE
• Length of Cruise: 7n
• Cruise Sail Date: 20 Mar 2022
• Date email offer received: 25 JAN 2022 (almost 2 months out!)
• Captain’s Club Tier: Select
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin:  Regular IV
• Bid?  Yes/No:  No

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: 
• Bid Offer:
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

Minimum bids:

• Edge Villa: $5k pp
• Royal Suite: $3k pp
• Celebrity Suite: $1500 pp
• Sky Suite: $1k pp
• Aqua: $100 pp
• Concierge: $50 pp

Would have bid on a Sunset Veranda, but no luck. Wasn't on the list. 

[neverlaysup]

19 minutes ago, D C said:

 

• Ship:  EDGE
• Length of Cruise: 7n
• Cruise Sail Date: 20 Mar 2022
• Date email offer received: 25 JAN 2022 (almost 2 months out!)
• Captain’s Club Tier: Select
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin:  Regular IV
• Bid?  Yes/No:  No

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: 
• Bid Offer:
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

Minimum bids:

• Edge Villa: $5k pp
• Royal Suite: $3k pp
• Celebrity Suite: $1500 pp
• Sky Suite: $1k pp
• Aqua: $100 pp
• Concierge: $50 pp

Would have bid on a Sunset Veranda, but no luck. Wasn't on the list. 

AQ is totally worth the extra $100 and you would probably win the bid with a super lowball offer. The Thermal Suite and Blu nice additions to the cruise.

[D C]

6 hours ago, neverlaysup said:

AQ is totally worth the extra $100 and you would probably win the bid with a super lowball offer. The Thermal Suite and Blu nice additions to the cruise.

We've sailed Aqua in the past and generally avoid it unless it puts us in a preferred location (i.e. deck 11 on an M-class).  Blu just doesn't do it for us.  We pretty much feel that the money is better used towards a single specialty dinner than a week in Blu.

[neverlaysup]

1 hour ago, D C said:

We've sailed Aqua in the past and generally avoid it unless it puts us in a preferred location (i.e. deck 11 on an M-class).  Blu just doesn't do it for us.  We pretty much feel that the money is better used towards a single specialty dinner than a week in Blu.

Fair enough, the Thermal spa on the Edge/Apex is 100% better than the M and S class spa. I agree for the most part on BLU, not my favorite either but I can order off the MDR so all is well.

Edited January 26, 2022 by neverlaysup

[DogLover]

FYI for anyone bidding on upgrades. According to Celebrity, if you cancel your cruise under Cruise with Confidence, you will lose you Move-up monies paid - it does NOT count as part of your cruise fare. If you cancel due to Covid within 14 days prior, or during the cruise, then yes, you will get either full refund or pro-rated (respectively.)

 

Here is the email from Celebrity I received when specifically asking how Move-up monies are treated. Entire email is included except for name of person who replied.

 

Good Afternoon Sharon,

 

Thank you for your email. If the passenger cancels under the Cruise with Confidence policy 48 hours prior to sailing the MoveUp money is not refunded nor included in the FCC amounts. In this case it would be treated like Travel Protection and is a total loss. In the event that a guest tests positive within 14 days to sailing, if they send us the positive test results, we would process a full refund of their MoveUp money back to their credit card. If the passagener tests positive onboard the ship and would be under quarantine, yes they would be compensated a pro-rate cruise fare including the MoveUp payment. I hope this provides some clarity. Please let me know if I can further assist.

 

Best Regards,

Celebrity Moveup Team
Trade Sales & Support | Celebrity Cruises

 

We figured Move-up monies would be treated as part of the cruise fare. Caveat Emptor.

[D C]

1 minute ago, DogLover said:

FYI for anyone bidding on upgrades. According to Celebrity, if you cancel your cruise under Cruise with Confidence, you will lose you Move-up monies paid - it does NOT count as part of your cruise fare. If you cancel due to Covid within 14 days prior, or during the cruise, then yes, you will get either full refund or pro-rated (respectively.)

 

Here is the email from Celebrity I received when specifically asking how Move-up monies are treated. Entire email is included except for name of person who replied.

 

Good Afternoon Sharon,

 

Thank you for your email. If the passenger cancels under the Cruise with Confidence policy 48 hours prior to sailing the MoveUp money is not refunded nor included in the FCC amounts. In this case it would be treated like Travel Protection and is a total loss. In the event that a guest tests positive within 14 days to sailing, if they send us the positive test results, we would process a full refund of their MoveUp money back to their credit card. If the passagener tests positive onboard the ship and would be under quarantine, yes they would be compensated a pro-rate cruise fare including the MoveUp payment. I hope this provides some clarity. Please let me know if I can further assist.

 

Best Regards,

Celebrity Moveup Team
Trade Sales & Support | Celebrity Cruises

 

We figured Move-up monies would be treated as part of the cruise fare. Caveat Emptor.

Is that in the terms and conditions when you bid? If not, it seems like a good topic for a credit card dispute. 

[DogLover]

Just now, D C said:

Is that in the terms and conditions when you bid? If not, it seems like a good topic for a credit card dispute. 

I could not find it anywhere in the T & C's of the Move-up bid, and trust me, I spent a VERY long time looking. Either way, it's deceptive in my opinion. We had a bid for a higher level suite for our Reflection cruise in March, but pulled it once I got this email. Not willing to roll the dice on a few thousand shekels. 

[jagoffee]

Everyone may wish to reread the title of this thread.

[Rayhorn]

• Ship:  Equinox
• Length of Cruise: 12 Nights
• Cruise Sail Date: 20 Feb 2022
• Date email offer received: No Email. Accessed through website.
• Captain’s Club Tier: Elite
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: Inside
• Bid?  Yes/No:  Yes

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Ocean View
• Bid Offer: $100/pp (Fair)
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected: Pending

 

• Cabin Category: Veranda
• Bid Offer: $400/pp (Strong)
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected: Pending

 

• Cabin Category: AquaClass
• Bid Offer: $550/pp (Weak)
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected: Pending

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

Minimum Bid

• Ocean View - $50/$100 (2)
• Veranda - $250/$500 (2)
• Family Veranda - $400/$800 (2)
• Concierge Class - $400/$800 (2)
• AquaClass - $550/$1100 (2)

I feel pretty good about the Veranda bid. There are still a bunch of rooms available and the bid is strong. Probably could bid less but as we are currently in an inside stateroom, I wanted to go with something strong. I do not have a good feeling about AQ at all with the minimum bid. We’ve never had AQ before so I thought I’d give it a shot. I’ll quote this message and update the results once I know.

[DogLover]

14 hours ago, jagoffee said:

Everyone may wish to reread the title of this thread.

Appreciate your response. I believe my post relayed relevant information regarding Move-up bidding and is pertinent for folks placing bids to know how Celebrity will (or not) refund Move-up monies. 

[Fatfish]

 

Ship:  Constellation
Length of Cruise: 10days
Cruise Sail Date: March 18, 2022
Date email offer received: January 28,2022
Captain’s Club Tier  Elite +
Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA:   TA
Current Cabin: Family Veranda
Bid?  Yes/No:  no

Royal Suite: $2750 pp
Celebrity Suite: $1950 pp
Sky Suite: $1300 pp
Aqua: $120 pp
Concierge: $100 pp
 

[vms]

 

• Ship: Silhouette
• Length of Cruise: 11 Nights
• Cruise Sail Date: 28 Mar 2022
• Date email offer received: 28 Jan 2022
• Captain’s Club Tier: Select
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin:  Veranda (1A)
• Bid?  Yes/No:  No

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: 
• Bid Offer:
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

Minimum bids:

• Royal Suite: $3k pp
• Celebrity Suite: $2k pp
• Sky Suite: $1500 pp
• Sunset Suite (I think this is the Sunset Veranda): $2500 pp
• Aqua: $400 pp
• Concierge: $300 pp

I'm sailing solo- too rich for my blood.

[bnurick]

• Ship:  Equinox
• Length of Cruise:  12
• Cruise Sail Date:  Jan 30, 2022
• Date email offer received: Jan 23, 2022 (booked late)
• Captain’s Club Tier:  Elite
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Direct
• Current Cabin:  Aqua
• Bid?  Yes/No:  Yes

 

If YES - Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Celebrity Suite
• Bid Offer: $3,000 pp (Max, we just wanted MoveUp as long cruise)
• Notification Date: N/A
• Accepted / Rejected:  Accepted after I emailed 72 hours out and received a call the following day.  Appears it was stuck in the system somehow.  They couldn’t have been nicer.

[Rayhorn]

• Ship:  Equinox
• Length of Cruise: 12 Nights
• Cruise Sail Date: 20 Feb 2022
• Date email offer received: No Email. Accessed through website.
• Captain’s Club Tier: Elite
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: Inside
• Bid?  Yes/No:  Yes

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: AquaClass
• Bid Offer: $550/pp (Weak)
• Notification Date: Feb 2, 2022
• Accepted / Rejected: ACCEPTED

General Comments (offer details, etc.)

Minimum Bid

• Ocean View - $50/$100 (2)
• Veranda - $250/$500 (2)
• Family Veranda - $400/$800 (2)
• Concierge Class - $400/$800 (2)
• AquaClass - $550/$1100 (2)

Aquaclass upgrade cleared 19 days out with minimum bid. Booked interior, upgraded to AQ for $550/pp. That’s quite a treat if you ask me!

[Guest]

• Ship:  Silhouette
• Length of Cruise: 10 nights
• Cruise Sail Date: 25/02/2022
• Date email offer received: NA. went via website 19th Jan
• Captain’s Club Tier: Classic
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Direct
• Current Cabin: Inside
• Bid?  Yes/No: YES

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Veranda
• Bid Offer: £200pp (minimum was £180)
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected: Pending

[Cruise a holic]

• Ship:  Reflection
• Length of Cruise: 7 nights
• Cruise Sail Date: 3/12/22
• Date e-mail received:  on or about Jan 15th- also checked celebrity move up directly
• Captain’s Club Tier: Elite pls
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Direct
• Current Cabin: Royal Suite
• Bid?  Yes/No: yes then no

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category:Iconic suite/penthouse
• Bid Offer: Reflection Suit/$2000 - $4500 pp, Penthouse- $1500-5500 pp
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected: 

 

Contacted Celebrity Move up program and based on the response decided not to bid.  Royal suite excellent- has 1and 1/2 bathroom.  But figured we hadn't cruised in over two years- why not?  This is why not---- I was told by Celebrity Move up team: "if you test positive for COVID then you will receive a full refund for the Move up money that is paid.  If clebrity cancels the cruise, then a full refund will be issued as well. Should you cancel your cruise for any other reason, then the Move Up money is non-refundable"   .   IMO too risky- as you might cancel for other health or family related problems.  Bad policy!  Royal refunds all money including Move up.

[mikkelhansen]

• Ship: Apex
• Length of Cruise: 7
• Cruise Sail Date: Apr 2, 2022
• Date email offer received: February 2, 2022
• Captain’s Club Tier: Classic
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: US online TA
• Current Cabin: 1B Veranda
• Bid? Yes/No: Yes

 

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Sunset Veranda
• Bid Offer: $65pp (Weak)
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected: Pending

 

General Comments (offer details, etc.):

Minimum Bids

• Sunset Veranda - $50pp
• Infinite Veranda - $50pp
• Concierge Class - $200pp
• AquaClass - $350pp
• Sky Suite - $1200pp
• Celebrity Suite - $2000pp
• Royal Suite - $3500pp
• Edge Villa - $4500pp

 

Put a low bid on a sunset veranda. I don't expect to win it with our bid, but we got our current 1B at a very low price as part of a Lift & Shift, so we are perfectly fine with staying in the 1B as well.

Edited February 7, 2022 by mikkelhansen

[imahistorygeek]

• Ship:  Millenium
• Length of Cruise: 4
• Cruise Sail Date: Feb 17, 2022
• Date email offer received: Jan 8
• Captain’s Club Tier: Classic
• Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA
• Current Cabin: Veranda (2B)
• Bid?  Yes/No: Yes

If YES -  Bidding Details:

• Cabin Category: Family Veranda, Concierge, and Aquaclass
• Bid Offer: all were $50 bids, the lowest accepted
• Notification Date:
• Accepted / Rejected: Pending

General Comments

Sky Suite - was original $800/pp, but reduced to $600 - lowest bid

Celebrity Suite - $1,400/pp - lowest bid

Royal Suite - $1,600/pp - lowest bid

 

I booked in a group at a really fantastic rate (lowest category inside stateroom was the price of the 2B veranda in the group), so the three I bid on would be a great deal if I were to get any one of them.