TonicTraveler Posted yesterday at 12:03 AM #1 Share Posted yesterday at 12:03 AM Both Oceania and Regent are implementing a new program beginning today that will roll out with Vista only. For Oceania guests, who are paid in full, they will be able to bid for upgrades beginning 110 days prior and closing one day before sailing. Guests will receive an email offer when applicable and will receive an email if their bid has been accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtravel Posted yesterday at 12:11 AM #2 Share Posted yesterday at 12:11 AM It sounds like Oceania wants to be like Royal Caribbean. Royal Caribbean,Celebrity, and Silver Seas bid for upgrades. when Oceania went to Simply More, people said that they were trying to be like Viking. With Simply More gone and upgrade bidding in, is Oceania trying to compete with Royal Caribbean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterFemme Posted yesterday at 12:22 AM #3 Share Posted yesterday at 12:22 AM The announcement I saw said that the program would begin with Vista's October 30th sailing and roll out to future sailing from there, not that the program would be Vista-only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durberville Posted yesterday at 12:25 AM #4 Share Posted yesterday at 12:25 AM Oh yuck! I hate the whole bidding for upgrade system. Have tried several times on Celebrity without success. The minimum bids are frequently out of my price range. Thankfully it’s only an option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mauibabes Posted yesterday at 12:29 AM #5 Share Posted yesterday at 12:29 AM I guess if I wanted an Upgrade, I better pay for it up front, hate bidding. Mauibabes 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat76 Posted yesterday at 12:43 AM #6 Share Posted yesterday at 12:43 AM Not a fan of bidding at all! Won’t be doing any bidding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserchuck Posted yesterday at 01:34 AM #7 Share Posted yesterday at 01:34 AM I received a fixed price upgrade offer from Oceania on a cruise last November. I passed. Out of curiosity, I looked at the Vista October 30 sailing, and there are 11 OC and 3 VS suites available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonicTraveler Posted yesterday at 10:23 AM Author #8 Share Posted yesterday at 10:23 AM 9 hours ago, GlitterFemme said: The announcement I saw said that the program would begin with Vista's October 30th sailing and roll out to future sailing from there, not that the program would be Vista-only. What I said was that the program will roll out with Vista only. Meaning, it will begin with Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesimapirate Posted yesterday at 10:39 AM #9 Share Posted yesterday at 10:39 AM I'm assuming (and I realize it's a big assumption not based in fact) that it will be the same outsourced company running the bidding that NCL uses and will work similarly. In my experience with NCL bidding, it was often cheaper to just booked the cabin you were bidding on outright than to bid for it. Not to mention if you win the bid, you have no control of the cabin location. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted yesterday at 12:22 PM #10 Share Posted yesterday at 12:22 PM And anyone is surprised by these developments? When NCL (and therefore also O) has a giant bond-monkey (debt) on their back that has to be paid down, you'll continue to see: 1. Cost-cutting measures. 2. Revenue enhancements. Bidding is a #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julius64 Posted yesterday at 02:32 PM #11 Share Posted yesterday at 02:32 PM Can you bid to book a cabin in the first place? If people are getting upgrades then maybe I can get a hand me down for less than the web site fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted yesterday at 02:52 PM #12 Share Posted yesterday at 02:52 PM I guess enough people have said "yes" to those calls Oceania makes a few weeks pre-embarkation to make bidding worthwhile for them to try. But I'll just stick to booking the (usually) modest room category I want. So far, I've had a great cruise no matter what room I chose. . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted yesterday at 02:54 PM #13 Share Posted yesterday at 02:54 PM 21 minutes ago, julius64 said: Can you bid to book a cabin in the first place? If people are getting upgrades then maybe I can get a hand me down for less than the web site fare. No, you can't bid to book a cabin in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durberville Posted yesterday at 03:31 PM #14 Share Posted yesterday at 03:31 PM 17 minutes ago, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said: I guess enough people have said "yes" to those calls Oceania makes a few weeks pre-embarkation to make bidding worthwhile for them to try. But I'll just stick to booking the (usually) modest room category I want. So far, I've had a great cruise no matter what room I chose. . Difference being the upgrade offers one receives pre-embarkation are for assigned cabins. Any bidding I’ve engaged in (other lines) is only for a certain class of cabin and might not be worth the risk IMHO. Perhaps Oceania’s system will be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted yesterday at 04:40 PM #15 Share Posted yesterday at 04:40 PM 4 hours ago, MEFIowa said: And anyone is surprised by these developments? When NCL (and therefore also O) has a giant bond-monkey (debt) on their back that has to be paid down, you'll continue to see: 1. Cost-cutting measures. 2. Revenue enhancements. Bidding is a #2. Since this is an option - no one is forced to participate not sure how this can be a cost cutting/revenue enhancements. It is a an option - use it or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted yesterday at 05:49 PM #16 Share Posted yesterday at 05:49 PM 1 hour ago, basor said: Since this is an option - no one is forced to participate not sure how this can be a cost cutting/revenue enhancements. It is a an option - use it or not! It enhances revenue by filling higher priced staterooms that might otherwise sail empty. It's not that big a deal overall on Oceania with its small number of small ships, but on NCL's numerous large mass market ships it is a useful revenue enhancer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolsomMike Posted yesterday at 06:15 PM #17 Share Posted yesterday at 06:15 PM (edited) Am I the only one here who is happy to hear this? 🙂 I did a bid upgrade for the first time last Spring on Celebrity and was able to snag a suite for substantially less than the regular price. Hoping I’m offered one for my upcoming Vista cruise. Edited yesterday at 06:16 PM by FolsomMike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr1v1alCru1ser Posted yesterday at 06:45 PM #18 Share Posted yesterday at 06:45 PM For us it would depend on the location of the cabin as to whether we’d be interested in bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtravel Posted yesterday at 06:58 PM #19 Share Posted yesterday at 06:58 PM 8 hours ago, Yesimapirate said: I'm assuming (and I realize it's a big assumption not based in fact) that it will be the same outsourced company running the bidding that NCL uses and will work similarly. In my experience with NCL bidding, it was often cheaper to just booked the cabin you were bidding on outright than to bid for it. Not to mention if you win the bid, you have no control of the cabin location. It’s a gamble. If you don’t care about location, book a gty. Never book below your least acceptable cabin category. You may get lucky. Bidding for an upgrade is not attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisingxpert Posted yesterday at 07:40 PM #20 Share Posted yesterday at 07:40 PM 19 hours ago, TonicTraveler said: Both Oceania and Regent are implementing a new program beginning today that will roll out with Vista only. For Oceania guests, who are paid in full, they will be able to bid for upgrades beginning 110 days prior and closing one day before sailing. Guests will receive an email offer when applicable and will receive an email if their bid has been accepted. Where is the link to this program? I see Regent has info on it but can't find where Oceania has reported anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonicTraveler Posted 3 hours ago Author #21 Share Posted 3 hours ago 22 hours ago, cruisingxpert said: Where is the link to this program? I see Regent has info on it but can't find where Oceania has reported anything. I'm not sure if it has been made public at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vlthom Posted 3 hours ago #22 Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 minutes ago, TonicTraveler said: I'm not sure if it has been made public at this time. Where did the information on this come from?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonicTraveler Posted 3 hours ago Author #23 Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, vlthom said: Where did the information on this come from?? If you are referring to my original post, the upgrade information came directly from Oceania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vlthom Posted 3 hours ago #24 Share Posted 3 hours ago 16 minutes ago, TonicTraveler said: If you are referring to my original post, the upgrade information came directly from Oceania. Yes, that's what I was referring to. Did you see this info in writing or was it expressed to you by one of their agents, or?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantToLiveOverTheSea Posted 2 hours ago #25 Share Posted 2 hours ago On 9/27/2024 at 2:15 PM, FolsomMike said: Am I the only one here who is happy to hear this? 🙂 I did a bid upgrade for the first time last Spring on Celebrity and was able to snag a suite for substantially less than the regular price. Hoping I’m offered one for my upcoming Vista cruise. I'm not happy OR unhappy! I'm waiting to see what you guys do, and whether you feel it's worth it! I'm not picky when it comes to rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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