Biker19 Posted March 13, 2023 #26 Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Candleonwater said: I meant "full price" more as a "the room went for more than what I would be paying if they accepted my bid". That kind of full price. Other then RCI and Plusgrade (who administers Royal Up), no one knows what criteria is used to award Royal Up wins and how that may affect regular paid cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted March 13, 2023 #27 Share Posted March 13, 2023 I put in bids but at the very minimum amount. I figure, why not, have nothing to lose and if I win, I get a bigger cabin with some benefits for just a few hundred dollars more. No, I've never won a bid. Imagine that! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigginout662 Posted March 14, 2023 Author #28 Share Posted March 14, 2023 13 hours ago, Ret MP said: I put in bids but at the very minimum amount. I figure, why not, have nothing to lose and if I win, I get a bigger cabin with some benefits for just a few hundred dollars more. No, I've never won a bid. Imagine that! LOL I opted to do the same. Put in a minimum bid, if we get it cool, if we don’t we’ll be just as happy with current cabin. thanks for the input all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolicromaSol Posted March 14, 2023 #29 Share Posted March 14, 2023 There's folks who swear by the minimum bid... But I find myself wondering if those folks are the types who are already buying suites. There could be other things that go into how they choose the bid as well. Did the cruise line sell an extra guarantee cabin or five? Is the room you currently occupy under higher demand? Do they look at the stuff you've pre-booked and purchased and reward those who purchase more extras? Anyway, I'm also waiting to hear back on my own minimum bid. I've currently got what I feel is a good room, and only bid on the room that is what I currently have, but with panoramic windows. There's only two of those rooms that I know of, so I doubt it, but good luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted March 14, 2023 #30 Share Posted March 14, 2023 44 minutes ago, PolicromaSol said: There's folks who swear by the minimum bid... But I find myself wondering if those folks are the types who are already buying suites. There could be other things that go into how they choose the bid as well. Did the cruise line sell an extra guarantee cabin or five? Is the room you currently occupy under higher demand? Do they look at the stuff you've pre-booked and purchased and reward those who purchase more extras? Anyway, I'm also waiting to hear back on my own minimum bid. I've currently got what I feel is a good room, and only bid on the room that is what I currently have, but with panoramic windows. There's only two of those rooms that I know of, so I doubt it, but good luck to all! When I put in a bid, it isn't when I already have a suite purchased, only when I have the everyday run-of-the-mill balcony cabin. NOTE: I'm not trying to speak for anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigginout662 Posted March 14, 2023 Author #31 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 10:36 AM, Denversail said: It has been several years but the roughest seas that I recall while cruising was doing the Mexican riviera route. 42 minutes ago, Ret MP said: When I put in a bid, it isn't when I already have a suite purchased, only when I have the everyday run-of-the-mill balcony cabin. NOTE: I'm not trying to speak for anyone else. This is what we did... have a nice OV large balcony booked, bid one up to a JS. We'll be happy either way!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted March 14, 2023 #32 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Again to each their own. When I’m in a balcony, I often submit bids for full suites, skipping the JS. We enjoy staying in full suites, though not at the recent full prices. So I bid the max the full suite upgrade is worth to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth_J Posted March 14, 2023 #33 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I have received an upgrade in the past however that was during the 2021 season when people didn't sail that much yet. Usually I never get upgraded, and I just pick the room I want before hand. I upgrade if I have the money or there is some sort of availability of a better cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dleahy4444 Posted March 14, 2023 #34 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/13/2023 at 10:41 AM, orville99 said: We have never bid more than the minimum on any upgrade because we feel the same way, but we have won six times so far with those minimum bids, and unless we are doing a B2B, we will always bid (minimum of course) on every cruise if we are booked in anything lower than a GS. That’s an amazing track record. Have you had success going from sky class suite to star class suite? If so, had the star suite category shown availablity at the time of your bid or had they been sold out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted March 14, 2023 #35 Share Posted March 14, 2023 24 minutes ago, dleahy4444 said: That’s an amazing track record. Have you had success going from sky class suite to star class suite? If so, had the star suite category shown availability at the time of your bid or had they been sold out? They were all going from either JS to Sky class (CLS) on Oasis class ships, or from JS or GS to OS on non Oasis class ships. In virtually every case, the category that we ultimately won showed as sold out when we placed our bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dleahy4444 Posted March 14, 2023 #36 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, orville99 said: They were all going from either JS to Sky class (CLS) on Oasis class ships, or from JS or GS to OS on non Oasis class ships. In virtually every case, the category that we ultimately won showed as sold out when we placed our bids. Good to know, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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