rbxlady Posted November 9, 2022 #2576 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 4:23 PM, Pieson said: What are haven bids Looking like these days. Going on 7 day on escape in January how aggressive have bids been? I got haven upgrade end of last year with minimum bid, but feel things have changed a lot since then We were on the Getaway from 10/22-10/29, and the bids from club balcony w/large balcony into the Haven started at around $1500pp to get into the Haven. We ended up upgrading ourselves to a 2BR Haven suite when the price came down to what our bid was for that cabin category, and afterwards, my upgrade page updated to show minimum bids of $750pp to upgrade from the 2BR to the DOS and $800pp to upgrade to the DOS w/large balcony. Since we preferred to have the 2BR over the DOS (it was me, my husband, and our two kids), we withdrew our bids, and the Haven sold out in August anyway, so nobody's bids into the Haven were accepted unless there were any last minute cancellations. A number of people on "the other site" reported getting relatively inexpensive upgrades from balcony to club balcony or from inside/OV/studio to balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgourley124 Posted November 9, 2022 #2577 Share Posted November 9, 2022 4 hours ago, rbxlady said: We were on the Getaway from 10/22-10/29, and the bids from club balcony w/large balcony into the Haven started at around $1500pp to get into the Haven. We ended up upgrading ourselves to a 2BR Haven suite when the price came down to what our bid was for that cabin category, and afterwards, my upgrade page updated to show minimum bids of $750pp to upgrade from the 2BR to the DOS and $800pp to upgrade to the DOS w/large balcony. Since we preferred to have the 2BR over the DOS (it was me, my husband, and our two kids), we withdrew our bids, and the Haven sold out in August anyway, so nobody's bids into the Haven were accepted unless there were any last minute cancellations. A number of people on "the other site" reported getting relatively inexpensive upgrades from balcony to club balcony or from inside/OV/studio to balcony. What is the "other site" I've been looking for data points on recent upgrades on a upcoming cruise and cannot find much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mscdivina2016 Posted November 9, 2022 #2578 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, jgourley124 said: What is the "other site" I've been looking for data points on recent upgrades on a upcoming cruise and cannot find much No one will answer your question and risk getting banned or suspended here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn117 Posted November 10, 2022 #2579 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I have a question on upgrade bids into the Haven that doesn't seem to be covered in the fine print. Before someone mentions it, I did ask the agent I booked the cruise with but haven't heard back yet. I also like hearing from people's actual experiences. Do you get ALL the Haven amenities - specifically the Haven restaurant? The bid FAQs/fine print say you keep all the perks you had originally for your current room. It also says you get access to the Haven courtyard. While that is nice and all - and the extra space in the room would be wonderful for 3 adults in the same room - I would love to be able to have surf & turf in the Haven and the indisputable higher quality food overall . I miss when NCL had lobster night...I digress. Currently in Stateroom: 12226 (Club Balcony Suite: MB) on the Joy leaving on Nov 19 to Bermuda and will be perfectly happy to stay in that room. However, if I can get The Haven Forward-Facing Penthouse with Balcony (HG) for an extra $500 (total - that would be a bit over the min bid per person for the first two in the room) it seems crazy not to. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted November 10, 2022 #2580 Share Posted November 10, 2022 23 minutes ago, jenn117 said: I have a question on upgrade bids into the Haven that doesn't seem to be covered in the fine print. Before someone mentions it, I did ask the agent I booked the cruise with but haven't heard back yet. I also like hearing from people's actual experiences. Do you get ALL the Haven amenities - specifically the Haven restaurant? The bid FAQs/fine print say you keep all the perks you had originally for your current room. It also says you get access to the Haven courtyard. While that is nice and all - and the extra space in the room would be wonderful for 3 adults in the same room - I would love to be able to have surf & turf in the Haven and the indisputable higher quality food overall . I miss when NCL had lobster night...I digress. Currently in Stateroom: 12226 (Club Balcony Suite: MB) on the Joy leaving on Nov 19 to Bermuda and will be perfectly happy to stay in that room. However, if I can get The Haven Forward-Facing Penthouse with Balcony (HG) for an extra $500 (total - that would be a bit over the min bid per person for the first two in the room) it seems crazy not to. Thanks in advance! The answer is yes to the restaurant but no the mini bid or even a higher bid won’t get you any havens on this cruise. Did you check inventory, I did your cruise is sold out of all haven categories you can sure bid but your chances of winning the power ball are probably better. Happy sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn117 Posted November 10, 2022 #2581 Share Posted November 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: The answer is yes to the restaurant but no the mini bid or even a higher bid won’t get you any havens on this cruise. Did you check inventory, I did your cruise is sold out of all haven categories you can sure bid but your chances of winning the power ball are probably better. Happy sailing. I had checked inventory at the time; I probably waited too long. NCL was really pushing the upgrade bids for this cruise (more than any previous ones I had been on) and even dropped the minimum bids on many types of rooms in the Haven. Probably best I don't get my oldest used to the Haven on their first cruise anyway. 🙂 Thanks - can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatshouldIsay Posted November 10, 2022 #2582 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I am sure this has been asked and answered but I can't find it. My bids currently say Pending. A few days ago that was not the case. Does this mean anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted November 10, 2022 #2583 Share Posted November 10, 2022 39 minutes ago, WhatshouldIsay said: I am sure this has been asked and answered but I can't find it. My bids currently say Pending. A few days ago that was not the case. Does this mean anything? They are pending immediately after you do your offer but you only see it that way in one screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCLfanboy Posted November 11, 2022 #2584 Share Posted November 11, 2022 If I booked my cruise on NCL Epic, departing Nov 15th and the price has dropped, do I call my Travel Agent at American Express or call NCL for FCC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mscdivina2016 Posted November 11, 2022 #2585 Share Posted November 11, 2022 13 hours ago, NCLfanboy said: If I booked my cruise on NCL Epic, departing Nov 15th and the price has dropped, do I call my Travel Agent at American Express or call NCL for FCC ? TA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseDealSweeper Posted November 14, 2022 #2586 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) On 11/10/2022 at 10:34 AM, WhatshouldIsay said: I am sure this has been asked and answered but I can't find it. My bids currently say Pending. A few days ago that was not the case. Does this mean anything? Where do people see their bids are “pending”? I got it the upgrade link and it just shows “update offer” or “modify/cancel other offers”. My cruise leaves later this week (the 20th) and I have three bids in for different rooms EDIT: Answered my own question - if you hit “update offer” it brings you to a new screen that shows the status. All three of mine a “pending” still. Edited November 14, 2022 by CruiseDealSweeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee0213 Posted November 14, 2022 #2587 Share Posted November 14, 2022 First time cruising on the NCL Joy this December and wanted to get an idea of the upgrade process. I booked in Oct of 2022 and about a week later get the email to upgrade cabin. I booked a Balcony room because I am new to cruising and am pretty sure I get sea sick if I can recall from an old whale watching trip in my late teens (havent been on a boat in awhile) I really wanted to put myself in the best situation to have a good trip. I decided last night to pull the trigger on the upgrade since it was showing a lower price for the Haven. I put in a bid for Starting bid dropped a lot from the OG offer I received - its now at 300PP and 400PP for the PH Fwd Facing balcony and I went a little above for each however still in the "Poor" section. When I check the sailing there is about 17 open Haven cabins still. Cruise is about 34 days out. Im wondering if I should up all these to the same amount since I would be okay with any of them. Maybe up the offer on all to my max i'm wiling to spend?! WWYD? Also Please send some good mojo my way as well! would love to experience the Haven for our first cruise and for our Xmas holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trbarton Posted November 14, 2022 #2588 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Has anyone made a minimum bid that was excepted & if so what was your bid & what did you go from & to? Tom🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted November 15, 2022 #2589 Share Posted November 15, 2022 5 hours ago, Tee0213 said: First time cruising on the NCL Joy this December and wanted to get an idea of the upgrade process. I booked in Oct of 2022 and about a week later get the email to upgrade cabin. I booked a Balcony room because I am new to cruising and am pretty sure I get sea sick if I can recall from an old whale watching trip in my late teens (havent been on a boat in awhile) I really wanted to put myself in the best situation to have a good trip. I decided last night to pull the trigger on the upgrade since it was showing a lower price for the Haven. I put in a bid for Starting bid dropped a lot from the OG offer I received - its now at 300PP and 400PP for the PH Fwd Facing balcony and I went a little above for each however still in the "Poor" section. When I check the sailing there is about 17 open Haven cabins still. Cruise is about 34 days out. Im wondering if I should up all these to the same amount since I would be okay with any of them. Maybe up the offer on all to my max i'm wiling to spend?! WWYD? Also Please send some good mojo my way as well! would love to experience the Haven for our first cruise and for our Xmas holiday! Good luck with 34 days out there is only 2 left in Category HG, and upping/lowering your bid at 34 days out makes no difference since almost all bids are not processed until 5 days or even less prior to sailing, I would suggest seeing how much more it is to pay to just upgrade, or expand your bids to at least a few other categories, and continue to check availability what you will find though is historically every Thursday or Friday they lower the haven categories close to sailing I doubt with 17 left at 34 days by the time bidding comes around their will be any available other than maybe a select few which will go at food or better bids, happy sailing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted November 15, 2022 #2590 Share Posted November 15, 2022 4 hours ago, trbarton said: Has anyone made a minimum bid that was excepted & if so what was your bid & what did you go from & to? Tom🤔 Yes, but it really doesn’t mean anything, each and every sailing the inventory and algorithms are different you need to do the research and check inventory and bid accordingly and sometimes it’s just cheaper to upgrade directly close to sailing. Happy sailing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker@sea Posted November 15, 2022 #2591 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Had a deck 8 inside. Got a deck 8 hulled balcony with my $155 bid / $125 min. Sailed Nov 4 th. On Pearl. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseDealSweeper Posted November 17, 2022 #2592 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Anyone get an upgrade come in yet for a cruise starting this weekend Nov 19th or 20th? I’m assuming most US cruises are going to be pretty packed with Thanksgiving week so curious if anyone has received an upgrade yet? My three offers are still “pending”. Cruise leaves Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee0213 Posted November 17, 2022 #2593 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 7:59 PM, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: Good luck with 34 days out there is only 2 left in Category HG, and upping/lowering your bid at 34 days out makes no difference since almost all bids are not processed until 5 days or even less prior to sailing, I would suggest seeing how much more it is to pay to just upgrade, or expand your bids to at least a few other categories, and continue to check availability what you will find though is historically every Thursday or Friday they lower the haven categories close to sailing I doubt with 17 left at 34 days by the time bidding comes around their will be any available other than maybe a select few which will go at food or better bids, happy sailing Thanks for your insight. Think ill just check what the upgrade cost is right now and if it works it works - maybe check again if anything is still there closer to sailing. Keeping my fingers crossed. Luckily I at least booked my Balcony so anything more is just a plus! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyHill Posted November 17, 2022 #2594 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Just bid min for a balcony on the escape for january, will update if i win - heres to hoping! First cruise since 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candygirl27540 Posted November 17, 2022 #2595 Share Posted November 17, 2022 11 hours ago, CruiseDealSweeper said: Anyone get an upgrade come in yet for a cruise starting this weekend Nov 19th or 20th? I’m assuming most US cruises are going to be pretty packed with Thanksgiving week so curious if anyone has received an upgrade yet? My three offers are still “pending”. Cruise leaves Sunday Interesting what may happen with the huge snowstorms that are predicted for the northeast this weekend. Our chances for an upgrade might be greater if people can"t get to the port! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare New2cruise2022 Posted November 17, 2022 #2596 Share Posted November 17, 2022 7 hours ago, BobbyHill said: Just bid min for a balcony on the escape for january, will update if i win - heres to hoping! First cruise since 2015. Worth a phone call to see how much for a direct upgrade. Sometimes it can be much lower than bids and you can get it secured today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeinaz Posted November 17, 2022 #2597 Share Posted November 17, 2022 My sailing is 11/19 on the Prima. People have already had their upgrade bids accepted and I'm still able to submit an upgrade bid now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk218 Posted November 17, 2022 #2598 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I waited to long . My upgrade just became a downgrade and now im locked out .. From a BC balcony to an Aft facing B1 . The B1 now cheaper than the BC , I hate this system . Id have to cancel and rebook but only 54 days out so would get killed with penalties/perks ... Argggg I want the old days back were they would just slide you over . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyHill Posted November 17, 2022 #2599 Share Posted November 17, 2022 3 hours ago, New2cruise2022 said: Worth a phone call to see how much for a direct upgrade. Sometimes it can be much lower than bids and you can get it secured today. I did a mock booking just now and its around 600 different which will be higher than my bid, still not bad. Unless they offer me a better price over the phone, maybe ill try it just to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingrandy Posted November 17, 2022 #2600 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Booked yesterday for Epic 12-16. Will I get an upgrade off or not? Last cruise on Star in May got great upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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