AccustomedOne

It has been almost 2 good years since my last cruise and also my last bid. I wanted to chime in once again because I noticed that the number of posts have also seem to have doubled since I last posted. I do have a couple more observations to add: 1. I only booked my cruise 3 weeks before it was due to set said and I did not receive any RoyalUp email. Collective wisdom and experience from this site would have you know that: (a) you do not need the RoyalUp email to go straight to the RoyalUp website to try bidding (b) it appears to only work for bookings made directly with RC and selected Travel Agents (i.e. not all bookings are eligible for RoyalUp) (c) The window for trying your luck typically starts 30 days before you are due to set sail (but others have reported an early opening too!) 2. You should always bid within your means and logic! At the end of the day, it appears to be a financial decision for RC! So place a bid that reflects how much you want the upgrade and what you are willing to pay for! 3. I reiterate point 2 of my previous post on 3 July 2021! This time round, my bid for the JS went from "Pending" to "Expired" while my my bid for GS went from "Pending" to the "locked out" mode (i.e. no cancellation / modification allowed). I got my confirmation from RC on the successful bid in about 24 hours after my bids were expired / no longer modifiable. 4. Mock bookings... Like many others here, I have often used mock bookings to determine whether I actually have a shot at the upgrade! What I have come to notice is that RC may be keeping a couple of rooms to either let go on the RoyalUp programme or some last minute marked up sale! So my takeaway goes back to point 2.. Bid what you can for the room that you want! At the end of the day, its a vacation and don't let it detract you from the good time that you planned! Best of luck to everyone! And to end it off again, here's the sweet email that makes it 2 successful RoyalUp bids out of 2 RoyalUp bids attempts! Take care always!