Rare mscdivina2016 Posted September 13, 2023 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Long discussion on another thread on how the algorithm may work. I am just curious and would appreciate it if you would indulge me. Has anyone ever won a bid to a better category using 30,000 or 60,000 points for upgrade then have gone on to win a bid? I personally have using a double upgrade but I did not win it by moving the needle. Mine was with live bidding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted September 13, 2023 #2 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Following Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaBlossom Posted September 13, 2023 #3 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I did but it’s been five or six years ago. Don’t even remember the particulars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mscdivina2016 Posted September 15, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted September 15, 2023 It's been a couple of days and as I have suspected, if you use points, it's highly unlikely you will win a bid. Especially for Haven. Waiting to see if any more posts appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronheg Posted September 15, 2023 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2023 We won a family suite on the Star a year ago. We had booked the cruise in june 2020 using 30,000 points. Meta upgrade from oceanview to balcony and then $560 x2 upgrade advantage to family suite (495 square feet). Because we booked during height of covid, at the end we paid less than others with an oceanview cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mscdivina2016 Posted September 16, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted September 16, 2023 19 hours ago, ronheg said: We won a family suite on the Star a year ago. We had booked the cruise in june 2020 using 30,000 points. upgrade from oceanview to balcony and then $560 x2 upgrade advantage to family suite (495 square feet). Because we booked during height of covid, at the end we paid less than others with an oceanview cabin. Very nice. Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mscdivina2016 Posted September 30, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 9/16/2023 at 6:51 AM, mscdivina2016 said: Very nice. Thanks for posting. It's been two weeks and not a single person has reported that they won a bid into Haven after using points from an inside to Balcony or Ocean view to Balcony the conventional way. (Moving the needle) This makes it appear that what you paid originally has bearing on bidding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare smillerholmes Posted September 30, 2023 #8 Share Posted September 30, 2023 30 minutes ago, mscdivina2016 said: It's been two weeks and not a single person has reported that they won a bid into Haven after using points from an inside to Balcony or Ocean view to Balcony the conventional way. (Moving the needle) This makes it appear that what you paid originally has bearing on bidding. I have a bid in for my upcoming cruise on November 2nd. I purchased an OV and spent 30K to move up to a balcony. Fingers crossed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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