Muffinz Posted 18 hours ago Author #51 Share Posted 18 hours ago 3 hours ago, 1KBAP said: When you make your bid, there is a minimum amount the web site will let you bid. yes - that's true but the minimum bid comes up as 'poor' and you have to mover the slider quite a bit to get to an amount that's in the 'good' range. so my question is has anyone put in a low / poor bid and still got an upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1KBAP Posted 18 hours ago #52 Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) See above. Several claim they received an upgrade with a minimum bid. Edited 17 hours ago by 1KBAP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinz Posted 16 hours ago Author #53 Share Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, 1KBAP said: See above. Several claim they received an upgrade with a minimum bid. yes I read that but what exactly is the minimum bid? as I said if you move the slider along it goes from poor to fair to good.... so do they mean the minimum good bid or minimum fair bid? I'm not sure what minimum they mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1KBAP Posted 16 hours ago #54 Share Posted 16 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Muffinz said: yes I read that but what exactly is the minimum bid? as I said if you move the slider along it goes from poor to fair to good.... so do they mean the minimum good bid or minimum fair bid? I'm not sure what minimum they mean. The furthest left (which is the poor area) is the minimum bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinz Posted 16 hours ago Author #55 Share Posted 16 hours ago 1 minute ago, 1KBAP said: The furthest left (which is the poor area) is the minimum bid. oh ok thanks for clarifying that 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted 14 hours ago #56 Share Posted 14 hours ago Pick an odd number like $204 not &200 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john watson Posted 14 hours ago #57 Share Posted 14 hours ago 1 minute ago, Treasure Hunter said: Pick an odd number like $204 not &200 Isn't 204 an even number? 211 is an odd number and a good choice as it is also a prime number. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NownZen Posted 12 hours ago #58 Share Posted 12 hours ago For an upcoming cruise I decided to learn a bit about the algorithm that they use. We are in a minisuite for a 32 day cruise. The upgrade to a club class slider had a minimum of about $100 and a maximum of $370. The upgrade is of no value to us since we do not eat in the MDRs but I wanted to watch the process. I had put in bids before but not gotten any upgrades. I bid the maximum of $370. A bit later I looked and saw that the minimum was now $305 and the maximum was something over $900. So my bid was moving its way down. After I got the "you have been outbid" emails, I went back and looked again. The maximum was now over $2000. At first glance it looks like maybe the algorithm looks something like this. They could be taking the maximum bid someone enters and using that as about 2/3 of the new maximum. The minimum could be set to cover existing bids on the available inventory. I do not remember the minimum for the $2000 limit. Maybe when we move off the bottom of the slider values is when we get the you have been outbid. This could mean that there is a way to see what your chances are by keeping track of the slider limit values. If the maximum gets higher, your chances are lower. If the minimum does not move, that is probably good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted 12 hours ago #59 Share Posted 12 hours ago I guess I meant an unusual number instead of $150, $200, $250 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinz Posted 12 hours ago Author #60 Share Posted 12 hours ago 23 minutes ago, NownZen said: For an upcoming cruise I decided to learn a bit about the algorithm that they use. We are in a minisuite for a 32 day cruise. The upgrade to a club class slider had a minimum of about $100 and a maximum of $370. The upgrade is of no value to us since we do not eat in the MDRs but I wanted to watch the process. I had put in bids before but not gotten any upgrades. I bid the maximum of $370. A bit later I looked and saw that the minimum was now $305 and the maximum was something over $900. So my bid was moving its way down. After I got the "you have been outbid" emails, I went back and looked again. The maximum was now over $2000. At first glance it looks like maybe the algorithm looks something like this. They could be taking the maximum bid someone enters and using that as about 2/3 of the new maximum. The minimum could be set to cover existing bids on the available inventory. I do not remember the minimum for the $2000 limit. Maybe when we move off the bottom of the slider values is when we get the you have been outbid. This could mean that there is a way to see what your chances are by keeping track of the slider limit values. If the maximum gets higher, your chances are lower. If the minimum does not move, that is probably good news. Yes - I just went into have another look and I'm sure the minimum bid for the reserve / club class mini-suite has oncreased significantly The minimum bid is now $430NZ per person and that's the absolute lowest bid we can do I'll talk to my wife about it tonight and see if she still wants to make a bid... I'm picking she will say yes! on another note I went into the upgrade screen and this came up I thought huh? the cruise we booked is leaving on Saturday 14th December not the 15th then on the booking summary page it has this so looke like Princess have made a boo boo with the date on the upgrade page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robncruise Posted 5 hours ago #61 Share Posted 5 hours ago I am on the cruise before you and somewhere on the website or app it said departs 4th December and it's the 3rd Dec ! think it something to do with the time US/ Australasia time difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffinz Posted 4 hours ago Author #62 Share Posted 4 hours ago 17 minutes ago, robncruise said: I am on the cruise before you and somewhere on the website or app it said departs 4th December and it's the 3rd Dec ! think it something to do with the time US/ Australasia time difference yes you're probably right... however there may be some people who see the wrong date and book flights...etc... based on that date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TAW1963 Posted 3 hours ago #63 Share Posted 3 hours ago 9 hours ago, NownZen said: For an upcoming cruise I decided to learn a bit about the algorithm that they use. We are in a minisuite for a 32 day cruise. The upgrade to a club class slider had a minimum of about $100 and a maximum of $370. The upgrade is of no value to us since we do not eat in the MDRs but I wanted to watch the process. I had put in bids before but not gotten any upgrades. I bid the maximum of $370. A bit later I looked and saw that the minimum was now $305 and the maximum was something over $900. So my bid was moving its way down. After I got the "you have been outbid" emails, I went back and looked again. The maximum was now over $2000. At first glance it looks like maybe the algorithm looks something like this. They could be taking the maximum bid someone enters and using that as about 2/3 of the new maximum. The minimum could be set to cover existing bids on the available inventory. I do not remember the minimum for the $2000 limit. Maybe when we move off the bottom of the slider values is when we get the you have been outbid. This could mean that there is a way to see what your chances are by keeping track of the slider limit values. If the maximum gets higher, your chances are lower. If the minimum does not move, that is probably good news. What you describe here is much different than the experience I have had with the bidding process. I don't always bid, but I follow the bidding values, for my particular imminent cruise, very closely. I have never seen the minimum and maximum allowable bid values on the slider scales ever change. They have stayed exactly the same for the entire (usual) 85 days of bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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