Hey everyone! New member here. Definitely not new to cruising though..my wife and I have been on 8 NCL cruises together and about to go on our 9th next week. We're celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary and we wanted it to be really special. Which brings me to my question. Any and all input and help would really be appreciated.
We booked semi-last minute, about 30 days out. Into a club balcony. It's on the 9th deck, and its a family club balcony so it has a tub which my wife isn't a fan of, but we really wanted this cruise to celebrate, so we decided to put in bids to upgrade. Bids. As in plural lol. Here are the facts:
1) We bid into 5 different Haven categories to try to raise our odds.
2) Each bid was about $50-$75 more than the minimum bids.
3) Our cruise on the NCL website is listed as sold out.
I've heard of bids being accepted 0-3 days out, so I'm trying to be patient but my anticipation is running wild. I've also heard that we're basically hoping and waiting on Haven cancellations to even be eligible for an upgrade, but I've also heard NCL has rooms set aside for upgrades? I've ALSO heard that TA's have rooms set aside for their clients and they hold onto them until the last moment that they can release last minute that NCL can then use for upgrades. Which of these is the truth, and what would you guys say are our odds? Am I getting my hopes up?
Thanks!!
