Bidding on an upgrade

[3rdGenCunarder]

1 hour ago, Csardas said:

You need to phone and check as the difference in price is what it was when you booked, not now.

 

I'm not sure that's true in the US. I just did a self-initiated upgrade on HAL and I paid the sale price, not the price it would have been when I booked. I don't know if Cunard has different rules. 

[DreamingOfSunnyDays]

13 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

 

I'm not sure that's true in the US. I just did a self-initiated upgrade on HAL and I paid the sale price, not the price it would have been when I booked. I don't know if Cunard has different rules. 

They do. It’s the price it was when

booked.

[BklynBoy8]

39 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

I'm not sure that's true in the US. I just did a self-initiated upgrade on HAL and I paid the sale price, not the price it would have been when I booked. I don't know if Cunard has different rules. 

 

Kathy,

Do you think we'll be approached on the next sailing? How soon?

Sailing Beginning of March 2025.

In a Brit Club cabin now. Did give ok for upgrade consideration.

Did enjoy & appreciate Grat Upgrade last time to PG.

Bev thinking how to handle.

Heading to CM tomorrow for 5 days for needed R&R...

Edited Sunday at 08:59 PM by BklynBoy8

[3rdGenCunarder]

2 hours ago, BklynBoy8 said:

 

Kathy,

Do you think we'll be approached on the next sailing? How soon?

Sailing Beginning of March 2025.

In a Brit Club cabin now. Did give ok for upgrade consideration.

Did enjoy & appreciate Grat Upgrade last time to PG.

Bev thinking how to handle.

Heading to CM tomorrow for 5 days for needed R&R...

 

In my experience, offers came a few weeks after final payment.

 

For last year's Northern Lights cruise on QV, not much availability, so not much hope. I did bid, but didn't get it. I can't remember when they told me that, but I think it was fairly late. 

 

For QA, the offer came a few days after I booked, but I booked after final payment, so I had paid in full when I booked.  Acceptance was quick, about a week. I'm not sure the ship ever sold out, which still surprises me, given that it was the naming cruise. 

 

For QE this summer, I didn't bid because I was booked in PG and the minimum bid for QG was more than I wanted to spend. 

 

I think the bid up process will greatly reduce the number of free upgrades they will give. 

 

[intel]

We received an upgrade offer after final payment. Since then 2 further reminders, the last a couple of days ago. (same offer). We sail 18 October, 30nights and have a P1 and the offer is for QG the full range. They set the minimum and maximum and the same offer is made to P1 and P2. We won't be taking it up, the cabin we have booked is one we have had before and like it. We have previously travelled in QG and PG.