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I personally would remove it for a week or 2.  Give it a little more time to unfold.  If it looks like your cruise will still sail, it still gives you time to place another bid.

1 hour ago, Beachmomm said:

Did the $300 bid win?  And I don’t understand, you already had a larger suite and still placed a bid?  What is the difference between the forward facing penthouse and the haven rooms. First time going, thanks so much for your help!  

No, we did not bid on the 300$ upgrade, the forward facing penthouse haven suite that we originally bought cost more than the opening upgrade bid.  If you already booked the haven, you should be happy with what you spent.  The only bid it would even make sense to put in would be an owner suite.  Any other bid on haven you should just call to upgrade 

we are currently on the 5/31 to the Caribbean on the Breakaway. We were offered to bid on all other havens, except spa, because I guess that's a lower category.   We booked the forward facing penthouse,  which we won a bid for last year, and I will never not sail haven again.   Our lowest bid amounts was for a haven penthouse suite for 300/pp.  Which was pretty insane to me because we have a much larger suite already.  Obviously we didn't bid.  Not wrapped up in sleeping in the actual haven.  We just can't say enough about the actual haven experience.   But depending on the category you start, for us, it was anywhere 300 to 750/pp for a dos

You cant over analyze any bid.  It's a waste of time, and will drive you crazy.  Different people,  booked on different ships, in different stateroom categories, are sent different starting bid amounts.   Make no mistake,  NCL is a business,  and wants to make as much money as possible off any one sailing.   You can not possibly analyze it because you have no idea what people are willing to bid, or if someone is willing to pay top rate for a cabin that is not available and the person that has that cabin bid to upgrade.   It's not supposed to make sense to anyone except the company trying to make as much money as they can, it's just great business for them, and a fun feeling lotto for everyone else.  

13 minutes ago, mianmike said:

 

I would agree that using a vague variable input such as a bid range is not over-analyzing.  If inputting numerical data is considered over-analyzing then I'm guilty as charged. lol  

On 1/25/2020 at 7:05 PM, trish4bruce said:

On Thursday I booked an OV partially obstructed and my only option at the time was a accessible room on the Dawn for March 15, 2020.  I would have preferred not to book accessible as we do not need it but no other option for obstructed view.  I just got the bid email.   $250 (CDN) was minimum bid for a mini suite and $200 (CDN) for balcony.  Seemed a bit high but I was happy to get the option.   Now I just have to wait and not keep going in and upping my 

They will not reduce the bid price.  Based on the category you booked, understand that people who are already booked in mini suites have an upgrade offer also.  Norwegian wants to make as much money on a sailing as possible, so the farther you are from the category you want to bid on, if you really want the upgrade, you need to bid more, while watching prices and still saving money

1 hour ago, kahoosbt said:

Just curious...

 

What is the earliest / farthest out from the cruise date that anyone has had a bid accepted?

 

I recall reading of one that was ~38 days ahead. Any sooner than that? --I realize that many are not accepted until much closer to the cruise, but wondering about the other end of the spectrum.

 

Thanks!

I have heard of bids being accepted a month or so before sailing.  Usually though, there isnt much of a gap between the categories.  Ex:  penthouse haven upgraded to a 2 bedroom haven, or mid ship balcony to mini suite.  I personally won a bid from a balcony to a forward penthouse.   Didn't find out until 3 days before.   But TOTALLY  worth the wait!  Good luck!

We bid on a mini suite $50, didn't really care about the bathroom.   We also bid on the haven courtyard, I think about 1000/pp, and the forward facing penthouse 1250/pp.

We won our bid today (3 days til sail)  I think there were 3 haven rooms available when I bid for the 2 haven categories I placed bids on.  Our winning bid was 1250$/pp.  We only paid 1199$/pp to start, were rewarded a 200$ OBC, due to price changes.  And in the end saved 1500$ on our room!

1 hour ago, elwood_98034 said:

Kids are awesome. I have two of them. Running and screaming kids make me feel that there is hope for humanity. Wealthy parents who cherish their offspring, and who will make sure they grow up to be highly valued members of the community? It doesn't get much better than that.

Or you can sit in the regular hot tubs with the dudes who have been in there drinking beer since 10.00am and have never got out to use the bathroom by 4.00pm. Never did figure out why the fresh water hot tubs taste salty... Right?

Your kids peeing in the hot tub is so much better than a man?

I'm a very wealthy member of a community, who cruises , and your comment was disgusting 

9 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

I would not say true or false.
My experience for two recent cruises (within the year) has been different: Booked an inside, accepted a bid to upgrade, granted the upgrade to a balcony. Few days later got another invite to bid higher. Did not bid. Same with another one where originally booked a BX. The second invitations to bid came close to 48 hours and 36 hours before the cruise was closed. I did not bid.

I really think it depends on the available cabins on the cruise, if you upgrade directly, you are giving them the cost they are charging, whereas someone upgrade from a balcony to haven is offering them 3000$ extra, at least on our cruise.  And it opens a cabin people are willing to pay for at the last minute

1 hour ago, kelwong4 said:

Does anybody know if I could bid for upgrade from Family Ocean View with Window (Category O1) to Haven 2-bedroom (Category H4)  on NCL Escape for a family of five passengers? If not, can I first book a family mini-suite with balcony (Category M2) and then bid for upgrade to Haven 2-bedroom before adding the fifth passenger after winning the Haven upgrade bid? The reason is because category M2 can only fit 4 passengers at initial booking. Thank you in advance for all the feedback and suggestions.

Forgot to mention that you can not bid on haven from oceanview, and they will not allow you to book more than the max allowed in a stateroom.  Best bet is to find a room that accommodates your family and bid up from there

To my knowledge, if and when you win a bid.  You can not change anything about your original reservation.  If you were able to, you would have to speak with the NCL gods(lol) and they would determine the applicable charges for the additional passenger.  

Has anyone had their bid accepted yet for the June 2nd sailing from NYC to Bermuda on Escape? I know it's usually the week of sailing,  but just curious if anyone has gotten early acceptance?