SwimCarrie

My choices are free (casino rate inside), $1600 if I book the cabin I want (balcony) or a bid at $610 for a balcony. You see my dilemma? 🤣

Sorry, just trying to get a different perspective on a casino offer since I forgot to mention it. 😁 I can delete the others, if necessary? That's why I said "last question". Lol.

It's actually $1600! Guess I didn't gamble enough. Lol.

Last question of the day... Has anyone who had a free cruise from the casino "won" an upgrade bid? Was it in a good location? Please share where from and where to. Right now I'm trying to go from a midship inside to a balcony. Not sure what the odds are if I turn my "free" cruise into a not as free cruise. Thanks!

If you don't like it and you want to go back to the same category, is it specific, like "inside, mid" still or just any inside?

Great question! Does it matter?

It's like they forgot the entree. Lol.

I'm contemplating doing an upgrade bid from a perfectly good mid ship interior to a balcony for a minimum of $610 total. I'm worried, though, that they will assign a cabin at the very front of the ship, below the pool, or above a theater. Beggars can't be choosers, right? A sailing that costs $3000 normally and the offer is $610 isn't going to be the cream of the crop, right? What has your experience been?

It finally opened. Bummed I couldn't bid for a premium balcony from an inside. Lol. And $610 minimum bid for a balcony. I'm just worried about the location on the ship.

Oh, I didn't even think about that. There are still some cabins available in each category, so I'm not sure?

Princess vacation planner through the cruise line.

We're supposed to be able to bid for an upgrade 85 days out on voyages 6-24 days, but I'm getting a message that it can't be done. I booked through a PVP...shouldn't it be open?

Do you get to hold them????

All fired up and ready to speak to the manager. 😂 Kidding. I hope that's not what they mean.

Wow. I can't believe the difference in the presentation. I'd have eaten it either way but Diamond definitely wins on presentation.

Same on Discovery in February and March. It took longer but wasn't an issue.

So this is the current policy?

Good to know. Thanks.

I don't doubt that they're extra busy and swapping on a 3 day would be time consuming, but if it's offered as a perk, they should honor it. I had Princess Plus, so I didn't care, but I won't on my next sailing and will want to swap. We'll see how it goes!

I feel like they were going to try to see how it went on a 3 day...piss people off but they're getting off soon enough? 😂 Like testing how people will react before the Alaskan season. See above about their weird interaction regarding my CPAP.

I was on Royal. The room steward also said she had to take my CPAP to "check it in". I was like, physically take it? And she said yes, but then came back with it a few minutes later saying nevermind. It was a strange start, that's for sure.

I'm enjoying your recaps so much! So exciting following along and living vicariously. Thank you.

Just got off the ship last Wednesday. They wouldn't swap anything. They said Princess isn't swapping anything anymore. Hoping that's not the case.

Can you please post the patter from today when you retire for the evening?

Thank you.