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1 hour ago, Northumberland said:

Oh, I get it. I was in sales for over 40 years and I understand how companies try to up sell products and services. I just have a hard time understanding companies that have loyalty programs and then cheapen them by creating an auction system that they only invite some to participate and not everyone. Also, if their not going to offer free upgrades then why not offer upgrades for predetermined price to everyone.

They do have a predetermined price for upgrades available to everyone.....it is listed on the website where you made your booking. 🙂 that shows the price of the cabin that you would like and it is available to everyone right from the start. 

Life isn’t fair. Why all of a sudden do we all expect to be gifted things from companies?

Why do we all feel entitled to something like a better cabin for free? If you want a balcony or suite then book it.

The really simple answer is book the cabin that you can afford and have a great vacation with your friends/loved ones. 

When we we sleep it doesn’t matter how big or fancy our cabin is. Enjoy the giant ship and the wonderful destinations that you have chosen to visit. 

I don’t drive by the BMW dealership and say to myself. That 760i x drive has been sitting there for 4 months clearly no one wants it. Why hasn’t BMW called me to upgrade my 328xi for free???

44 minutes ago, FloridaMac said:

Thanks for posting.  What room class were you attempting to upgrade from?

Large Balcony. I put in bids for grand suite and owners suite. Both were declined. 

We we are looking forward to setting sail tomorrow morning and enjoying the 11 night vacation. 🙂 

At least they send out “Offer Unsuccessful” emails the day before. 

21 minutes ago, ticketsunlimited said:

Just got the news I was hoping for. My bid was accepted. As I said before it’s our 30th anniversary and I was willing to spurge a bit. I was also fortunate enough to have 2000.00 put towards the cruise from my visa rewards when I booked months ago so what the heck. Went from junior suite large balcony to sky loft suite 10722 for 1500.00 each more. 12 night sailing. You may think I am nuts but I am very excited that our bid was accepted. I am going to surprise my wife when we board if I can keep my mouth shut. 😀

Good luck keeping that secret. 🙂 

I leave on Anthem of the Seas on Dec 10th, looking forward to my large balcony cabin, if I score an upgrade GS, or OS for just in the "fair" lol pricing then that is a nice plus for our first anniversary. I am not counting on it and didn't tell my wife I bid on it so she isn't disappointed if we don't get it. 

We got married on board NCL Breakaway last year in the Bahamas. It was fantastic and now I have an excuse to book a cruise each year for our anniversary.