Celebrity MoveUp

[chemmo]

6 hours ago, Texed said:

 

We pray you get better quickly. 😊

Sincere thanks…

 

At the moment missing a cruise is the least of our worries. In our typical fashion of always trying  ‘to making it count’ we have booked a couple of nights away in a local luxury spa hotel. You can either make the most of what you can do or waste time lamenting what you can’t…

 

When life throws us lemons we choose to make lemonade and add it to a nice cocktail….

 

Your thoughts are much appreciated…

 

 

 

[dleahy4444]

11 hours ago, dleahy4444 said:

Can you help me out with this? I’m not very tech savvy and don’t know what you mean or how to do it 😞

Thanks so much for you easy to understand instructions. I was able to get to the incognito tab. Unfortunately I was still not able to access my bids on Move Up. I’m not sure what’s going on.

[jagoffee]

2 hours ago, dleahy4444 said:

Thanks so much for you easy to understand instructions. I was able to get to the incognito tab. Unfortunately I was still not able to access my bids on Move Up. I’m not sure what’s going on.

Did you try accessing your bids using the email you received immediately after you made your original bids?

[dleahy4444]

3 minutes ago, jagoffee said:

Did you try accessing your bids using the email you received immediately after you made your original bids?

Yes I did. No luck. I’m wondering if the problem is that I booked through a third party TA. I had contacted celebrity move up and asked for the opportunity to bid and they emailed the offers. I made my bids and received a confirmation email. But maybe I wasn’t actually eligible to bid in the first place? Just a guess. I wrote to celebrity move up but they haven’t responded. 

[jagoffee]

1 minute ago, dleahy4444 said:

Yes I did. No luck. I’m wondering if the problem is that I booked through a third party TA. I had contacted celebrity move up and asked for the opportunity to bid and they emailed the offers. I made my bids and received a confirmation email. But maybe I wasn’t actually eligible to bid in the first place? Just a guess. I wrote to celebrity move up but they haven’t responded. 

Good luck.  What is a third party TA?  I have bid numerous times directly when using a TA.

 

if you were not eligible to bid, I woukd not think you would not been able to submit a bid and received an e mail.  

[dleahy4444]

3 minutes ago, jagoffee said:

Good luck.  What is a third party TA?  I have bid numerous times directly when using a TA.

 

if you were not eligible to bid, I woukd not think you would not been able to submit a bid and received an e mail.  

I booked with a company that does casino comps and discounts. (Not the celebrity casino club). I guess  it’s not a TA, just a third party booking.

 

I agree with your logic. Why allow me to bid just to later determine I’m not eligible? But I can’t think of any other explanation. Hopefully Celebrity Move Up will get back to me.

[Luvcrusn]

8 hours ago, dleahy4444 said:

Yes I did. No luck. I’m wondering if the problem is that I booked through a third party TA. I had contacted celebrity move up and asked for the opportunity to bid and they emailed the offers. I made my bids and received a confirmation email. But maybe I wasn’t actually eligible to bid in the first place? Just a guess. I wrote to celebrity move up but they haven’t responded. 

I don't think using a third party TA is the issue. We always book that way and have bid, changed bids and won move ups. If you were using a TA who made you unable to qualify  for participating in the move up program(like a large big box store)  you wouldn't have been able to bid in the first place and you'd have not received the move up email,.

[dleahy4444]

1 hour ago, Luvcrusn said:

I don't think using a third party TA is the issue. We always book that way and have bid, changed bids and won move ups. If you were using a TA who made you unable to qualify  for participating in the move up program(like a large big box store)  you wouldn't have been able to bid in the first place and you'd have not received the move up email,.

It's a mystery. If celebrity move up responds to my email asking why I can’t access my bids I’ll post there reply.

[C-Dragons]

On 8/18/2022 at 12:24 AM, chemmo said:

PH was ours….we sadly had to cancel owing to health issues. Fingers crossed you get it!

I sincerely hope the situation resolves and you will be back at sea soon. ❤️

[chemmo]

1 hour ago, C-Dragons said:

I sincerely hope the situation resolves and you will be back at sea soon. ❤️

Thank you.
 

We have two cruises presently booked (Florida in March and our swapped Southampton cruise in September next year). For both cruises we will be able to wait until nearer the time to make decisions. It was hard to cancel but we are very grateful that Celebrity makes moving cruises so easy. In the meantime we will try to make the most of local short breaks that fit in with our present difficulties.

 

Needless to say we will continue to follow others on CC and enjoy some vicarious cruise time!

 

 

[bjahil47]

On 8/18/2022 at 7:23 AM, Cruise a holic said:

We had Royal Suite in March- not from move up on the equinox.  They did cheap out and no longer gave us a bathrobe nor monogrammed PJs.  Celebrity is cutting corners- but it still was a fabulous experience.  Second time in a Royal suite.

We were in a RS on Equinox in March and received the pajamas.

[Lastdance]

I have a question:  There are over 60+ suites available on one of my cruises and it is 57 days away from sailing. Most are in the S1-S3 range.  How are cabins awarded?  High bid=better cabin as soon as the bid comes in, or doesn't matter about bid and S3's awarded before S2's and S2's before S1's.  I am trying to decide what to bid, as I love my SV cabin, but do not want an S3.  I am thinking that a higher bid may be awarded first and to a better cabin on a higher deck?  What are your thoughts?

[quicklabs]

On 8/19/2022 at 1:47 PM, chemmo said:

Sincere thanks…

 

At the moment missing a cruise is the least of our worries. In our typical fashion of always trying  ‘to making it count’ we have booked a couple of nights away in a local luxury spa hotel. You can either make the most of what you can do or waste time lamenting what you can’t…

 

When life throws us lemons we choose to make lemonade and add it to a nice cocktail….

 

Your thoughts are much appreciated…

 

Wishing the very best for you.  I so admire your philosophy about making it count.  Enjoy your spa vacation!

 

[canderson]

2 hours ago, Lastdance said:

I have a question:  There are over 60+ suites available on one of my cruises and it is 57 days away from sailing. Most are in the S1-S3 range.  How are cabins awarded?  High bid=better cabin as soon as the bid comes in, or doesn't matter about bid and S3's awarded before S2's and S2's before S1's.  I am trying to decide what to bid, as I love my SV cabin, but do not want an S3.  I am thinking that a higher bid may be awarded first and to a better cabin on a higher deck?  What are your thoughts?

There's always a risk of winding up in an S3 if they're open.  Perhaps better, if S3 really wouldn't work for you, is skip the SS bid and go for one of the higher ones e.g. CS, and keep fingers crossed?

[Cruise a holic]

On 8/20/2022 at 12:48 PM, Lastdance said:

I have a question:  There are over 60+ suites available on one of my cruises and it is 57 days away from sailing. Most are in the S1-S3 range.  How are cabins awarded?  High bid=better cabin as soon as the bid comes in, or doesn't matter about bid and S3's awarded before S2's and S2's before S1's.  I am trying to decide what to bid, as I love my SV cabin, but do not want an S3.  I am thinking that a higher bid may be awarded first and to a better cabin on a higher deck?  What are your thoughts?

IMO nothing like a suite- while I book S1 or S2's, the suite deck, restaurant and other suite perks are well worth it.  We have had Aft suites on the Solstice class ships and found them to be much too sunny and too much soot for our tastes- couldn't use the balcony at all.  Never had an aft cabin on the Edge class ships.  Also, not a fan of the infinite veranda staterooms.

 

Edited August 22, 2022 by Cruise a holic

[Cruise a holic]

On 8/20/2022 at 11:26 AM, bjahil47 said:

We were in a RS on Equinox in March and received the pajamas.

I should complain directly to Celebrity.

[chemmo]

On 8/20/2022 at 7:45 PM, quicklabs said:

 

Wishing the very best for you.  I so admire your philosophy about making it count.  Enjoy your spa vacation!

 

Thank you! Not quite the PH at sea but we are overlooking a picturesque Welsh canal so should see some narrow boats!

[jagoffee]

4 hours ago, Cruise a holic said:

I should complain directly to Celebrity.

Assuming they they ask about the PJ’s when they were in the cruise as that woukd have been the appropriate time to inquire.  

[jagoffee]

On 8/20/2022 at 11:48 AM, Lastdance said:

I have a question:  There are over 60+ suites available on one of my cruises and it is 57 days away from sailing. Most are in the S1-S3 range.  How are cabins awarded?  High bid=better cabin as soon as the bid comes in, or doesn't matter about bid and S3's awarded before S2's and S2's before S1's.  I am trying to decide what to bid, as I love my SV cabin, but do not want an S3.  I am thinking that a higher bid may be awarded first and to a better cabin on a higher deck?  What are your thoughts?

My thought is do not make a bid for any category that you would be dissatisfied with any cabin awarded.

 

1.  You could pay the current upgrade cost and just book what you want.  You would get the added benefit of the Indulge package, which you might not currently have with your SV booking.  
2.  As mentioned an undesirable cabin is less of a risk in the categories above the SS.

 

Celebrity/third party has made it difficult to “game” the system.  The terms are clearly defined.  
 

Good luck with whatever you decide.

[letsgogogo]

Question for those who know. I have a move a bed for aqua class, and I bet the maximum amount possible because only inside was available when I booked and we got it for a really low price. I’m wondering, do travelers in oceanview rooms and veranda rooms get preference over inside when bidding for aqua class? Or is the playing field level and it’s just a matter of who bids the highest?  I did see that celebrity recently announced a multiplier based on captains club level, but it appears quite minimal. We are on Summit for October 3 and there is currently no aqua classrooms available. They have been sold out for months. Trying to gauge how certain an upgrade would be if I am bidding the highest possible, and whether lower bids from those already in say concierge class would be given preference. 

[Bruin Steve]

46 minutes ago, letsgogogo said:

Question for those who know. I have a move a bed for aqua class, and I bet the maximum amount possible because only inside was available when I booked and we got it for a really low price. I’m wondering, do travelers in oceanview rooms and veranda rooms get preference over inside when bidding for aqua class? Or is the playing field level and it’s just a matter of who bids the highest?  I did see that celebrity recently announced a multiplier based on captains club level, but it appears quite minimal. We are on Summit for October 3 and there is currently no aqua classrooms available. They have been sold out for months. Trying to gauge how certain an upgrade would be if I am bidding the highest possible, and whether lower bids from those already in say concierge class would be given preference. 

I do not know for certain, BUT...

The entire purpose of the MoveUp thing is to allow Celebrity to maximize their profit from unsold cabins...

Following normal logic, if there are two similar bids for an Aqua cbin, one from someone currently in an inside and the other from someone currently in a Concierge cabin, the cruise line would have to be absolutely crazy to accept the bid from the inside booking.  If they accept the inside bid, they pocket the amount of the bid and get an unsellable inside cabin back,  If they accept the bid from the Concierge bidder, they get the amount of the bid PLUS an open Concierge cabin--for which they can then accept a second bid from someone in a balcony cabin, pocket that cash and get an open balcony cabin--for which they can accept a bid from someone currently in an OV...and so on.  When all is said and done, that approximately equal bid from the Concierge cruiser is worth three to four times as much as your bid....

Edited September 18, 2022 by Bruin Steve

[letsgogogo]

3 minutes ago, Bruin Steve said:

I do not know for certain, BUT...

The entire purpose of the MoveUp thing is to allow Celebrity to maximize their profit from unsold cabins...

Following normal logic, if there are two similar bids for an Aqua cbin, one from someone currently in an inside and the other from someone currently in a Concierge cabin, the cruise line would have to be absolutely crazy to accept the bid from the inside booking.  If they accept the inside bid, they pocket the amount of the bid and get an unsellable inside cabin back,  If they accept the bid from the Concierge bidder, they get the amount of the bid PLUS an open Concierge cabin--for which they can then accept a second bid from someone in a balcony cabin, pocket that cash and get an open balcony cabin--for which they can accept a bid from someone currently in an OV...and so on.  When all is said and done, that approximately equal bid from the Concierge cruiser is worth three to four times as much as your bid....

That all makes perfect sense. I’m rolling on the hope that it’s unlikely someone would book a concierge cabin and then bid the max ($1750 pp for this sailing) for a category they could have booked in the first place for far less (assuming it was available.) My problem is that when I booked, only inside were left, and I got a great deal. So $3500 total to upgrade to aqua is probably not much different than had I been able to book aqua in the first place. I’m betting that someone who booked concierge is not willing to spend that to upgrade to aqua. 

[Bruin Steve]

3 hours ago, letsgogogo said:

That all makes perfect sense. I’m rolling on the hope that it’s unlikely someone would book a concierge cabin and then bid the max ($1750 pp for this sailing) for a category they could have booked in the first place for far less (assuming it was available.) My problem is that when I booked, only inside were left, and I got a great deal. So $3500 total to upgrade to aqua is probably not much different than had I been able to book aqua in the first place. I’m betting that someone who booked concierge is not willing to spend that to upgrade to aqua. 

First, realize that they may never have an Aqua available...and if one comes open, they may likely sell it in the usual manner.

 

That said, if you'r willing to spend whatever it takes to get that Aqua, your better path would be to keep monitoring the Celebrity Website...and, if you see one pop up, immediately contact Celebrity...or your TA...and have them move you the old-fashioned way.  Volunteer to just pay the difference between what you booked the inside for and the going rate for the Aqua.  Then you are not gambling on the "luck" of getting the MoveUp.

 

Remember that it may not take matching your bid for the MoveUp computer to award that cabin to someone currently in a concierge or balcony.  Someone could bid far less than that and Celebrity will still make more money--because they can resell (or accept a MoveUp bid) on the cabin they are giving up.

[letsgogogo]

8 minutes ago, Bruin Steve said:

First, realize that they may never have an Aqua available...and if one comes open, they may likely sell it in the usual manner.

 

That said, if you'r willing to spend whatever it takes to get that Aqua, your better path would be to keep monitoring the Celebrity Website...and, if you see one pop up, immediately contact Celebrity...or your TA...and have them move you the old-fashioned way.  Volunteer to just pay the difference between what you booked the inside for and the going rate for the Aqua.  Then you are not gambling on the "luck" of getting the MoveUp.

 

Remember that it may not take matching your bid for the MoveUp computer to award that cabin to someone currently in a concierge or balcony.  Someone could bid far less than that and Celebrity will still make more money--because they can resell (or accept a MoveUp bid) on the cabin they are giving up.

That makes total sense. I’m watching the site regularly but nothing. And honestly, the max MoveUp bid is about as high as I’m willing to go. (Moving to the few verandas that just opened up is more expensive now than my MoveUp max bid.)

[letsgogogo]

On 9/18/2022 at 9:04 PM, Bruin Steve said:

Remember that it may not take matching your bid for the MoveUp computer to award that cabin to someone currently in a concierge or balcony.  Someone could bid far less than that and Celebrity will still make more money--because they can resell (or accept a MoveUp bid) on the cabin they are giving up.

Hmmm that makes a lot of sense. Still no aqua open the “old fashioned” way so no luck there. I hadn’t really thought about this hierarchy. I will say this much. I have been watching the open inventory daily. About the only thing selling now are the inside cabins when they pop up from cancellations. All the other inventory is priced high and just sitting there. We are 1 week from sail away.