Rare Ottawa_Cruiser Posted October 16, 2018 #1001 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Reviving this thread now that we're back up and running. It has been confirmed that some guests on the October 28th sailing of the Getaway have received their upgrades. Interesting enough, a couple people with bids lower than mine were already upgraded, so I don't think NCL bases this solely on upgrade bid. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heelfan94 Posted October 16, 2018 #1002 Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 10:05 PM, JamieLogical said: spa mini nor any mini suite was not available for us to bid, also inside room You should have been able to bid on a spa balcony from an inside room. You can bid two metas above your own. So insides can bid on oceanview and balcony, oceanview can bid on balcony and mini-suite, balconies can bid on mini-suite and Haven, mini-suites can bid on Havens, and Havens can bid on higher level Havens than the one they currently have booked. It might depend on the ship but I didn't have the spa balcony option either. Just oceanview or balcony from inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heelfan94 Posted October 16, 2018 #1003 Share Posted October 16, 2018 55 minutes ago, Ottawa_Cruiser said: Reviving this thread now that we're back up and running. It has been confirmed that some guests on the October 28th sailing of the Getaway have received their upgrades. Interesting enough, a couple people with bids lower than mine were already upgraded, so I don't think NCL bases this solely on upgrade bid. 🙂 That is interesting. Do you think the first ones with their bid submitted get first dibs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3kidsncats Posted October 16, 2018 #1004 Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Ottawa_Cruiser said: Reviving this thread now that we're back up and running. It has been confirmed that some guests on the October 28th sailing of the Getaway have received their upgrades. Interesting enough, a couple people with bids lower than mine were already upgraded, so I don't think NCL bases this solely on upgrade bid. 🙂 I've heard that the amount paid for the booking plus the bid amount are considered. So, someone might have paid more for their original cabin, placed a lower bid than you, but still had a higher cost overall than your booking amount+bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April7901 Posted October 16, 2018 #1005 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I'm on the 11/11/2018 sailing of the Breakaway out of New Orleans. I got the offer to upgrade on 8/23. I was booked in an Oceanview, category OB. The offer was for either a mini suite, minimum bid $50pp, or a balcony, minimum bid $25pp. I put in a bid of $95pp for a mini, and $75 for a balcony. On Thursday, October 22th, I got the notice that we were awarded the balcony upgrade, and with the confirmation, moved to a forward BC on deck 13. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted October 16, 2018 #1006 Share Posted October 16, 2018 31 minutes ago, April7901 said: I'm on the 11/11/2018 sailing of the Breakaway out of New Orleans. I got the offer to upgrade on 8/23. I was booked in an Oceanview, category OB. The offer was for either a mini suite, minimum bid $50pp, or a balcony, minimum bid $25pp. I put in a bid of $95pp for a mini, and $75 for a balcony. On Thursday, October 22th, I got the notice that we were awarded the balcony upgrade, and with the confirmation, moved to a forward BC on deck 13. hmmm, October 22nd hasn't happened yet. Did you travel from the future? And it's not on Thursday either. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April7901 Posted October 16, 2018 #1007 Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Itchy&Scratchy said: hmmm, October 22nd hasn't happened yet. Did you travel from the future? And it's not on Thursday either. :) D’oh. The 11th, not the 22nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcdds6 Posted October 16, 2018 #1008 Share Posted October 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Ottawa_Cruiser said: Reviving this thread now that we're back up and running. It has been confirmed that some guests on the October 28th sailing of the Getaway have received their upgrades. Interesting enough, a couple people with bids lower than mine were already upgraded, so I don't think NCL bases this solely on upgrade bid. 🙂 I think it has a lot to do with how much you ORIGINALLY paid for your cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some Schmoo Posted October 16, 2018 #1009 Share Posted October 16, 2018 We just received an email confirming our upgrade from a Family Suite on 12 to an Owner’s Suite with Two Balconies on 10 for the TA on Star leaving Rome on 11/5/18. Curious if others are also getting upgrade notifications for this sailing. Hope everyone has good luck with their bids. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ottawa_Cruiser Posted October 17, 2018 #1010 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Right, I suppose it does make sense to consider what you initially paid for the cruise! I've still got my fingers crossed for the upgrade, but I'll be happy in my inside as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted October 17, 2018 #1011 Share Posted October 17, 2018 13 hours ago, Some Schmoo said: We just received an email confirming our upgrade from a Family Suite on 12 to an Owner’s Suite with Two Balconies on 10 for the TA on Star leaving Rome on 11/5/18. Curious if others are also getting upgrade notifications for this sailing. Hope everyone has good luck with their bids. 👍 That is a good move as the SBs/OS on Star/Dawn are quite nice, especially on 10. Is it just two of you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trurocruiser Posted October 17, 2018 #1012 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Our upgrade from a mid ship mini suite to an aft suite on the Dawn was accepted. Sailing on the Nov 9 repositioning cruise out of Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted October 17, 2018 #1013 Share Posted October 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, trurocruiser said: Our upgrade from a mid ship mini suite to an aft suite on the Dawn was accepted. Sailing on the Nov 9 repositioning cruise out of Boston. Are you on 8 aft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cokecola06dl Posted October 17, 2018 #1014 Share Posted October 17, 2018 On the Escape on 11/18. Got an upgrade offer last week on the 11th. Submitted bids for H7 for $510pp (only appears to be one left), and H5 for $650pp (appears to be 9 left). Crossing my fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted October 17, 2018 #1015 Share Posted October 17, 2018 well, our Thanksgiving cruise is sold out and is not even on ncl.com anymore. So, I guess, no upgrades are coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacedaisy Posted October 17, 2018 #1016 Share Posted October 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said: well, our Thanksgiving cruise is sold out and is not even on ncl.com anymore. So, I guess, no upgrades are coming. Did you check other sites? Sometimes NCL hides a sailing from their website, but you can still see the inventory elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted October 17, 2018 #1017 Share Posted October 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, spacedaisy said: Did you check other sites? Sometimes NCL hides a sailing from their website, but you can still see the inventory elsewhere. I've been checking ncl.com every day since I bought this cruise back in September. :) The price kept going up and down, then all of the cabins were sold out completely (this Mon and Tue), and now it's not even on the site anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trurocruiser Posted October 17, 2018 #1018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 8 hours ago, dexddd said: Are you on 8 aft? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted October 17, 2018 #1019 Share Posted October 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, trurocruiser said: Yes. Are you aware you are above a lounge that gets a bad rap for bass going into the early a.m.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacedaisy Posted October 17, 2018 #1020 Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Itchy&Scratchy said: I've been checking ncl.com every day since I bought this cruise back in September. :) The price kept going up and down, then all of the cabins were sold out completely (this Mon and Tue), and now it's not even on the site anymore. This happened to me last year, too. NCL hid my sailing from their site, so I searched other travel websites, and was able to see available cabins for our cruise. Hope it works for you! They will probably add your sailing back on the NCL site in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trurocruiser Posted October 17, 2018 #1021 Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, dexddd said: Are you aware you are above a lounge that gets a bad rap for bass going into the early a.m.? Yes. Not our first choice, but we will deal. Bringing ear plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some Schmoo Posted October 17, 2018 #1022 Share Posted October 17, 2018 dexddd: Yes, just the two of us. Will you be on this TA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie562 Posted October 17, 2018 #1023 Share Posted October 17, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 12:38 PM, 3kidsncats said: I've heard that the amount paid for the booking plus the bid amount are considered. So, someone might have paid more for their original cabin, placed a lower bid than you, but still had a higher cost overall than your booking amount+bid. That would make sense. My upcoming Pamana Canal cruise on Bliss is $999. I paid way more than that and I'd be pretty piss if someone who just booked at the $999 bidded just $100 and got the upgrade I want. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLag Posted October 18, 2018 #1024 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I'm sailing on the Gem this upcoming Saturday (10/20) and just put in a bid for a balcony (we're currently in an interior on deck 9, sail away). I put in a paltry bid of $55/pp about 2 weeks ago and was expecting to have heard back by now, even if it's a rejection. Anyone know what the timeline is for these kinds of situations, especially since I put the bid in so late? For awhile the cruise has been shown as sold out, it wouldn't even register a result when searching on NCLs website. I checked again last night and it showed interior, oceanview, and balcony cabins available! However, a mock booking showed everything as sold out or not available - why would it show as available (with prices) but then have no availability? Checked again tonight and same thing, except it's giving the option to book ONE specific balcony cabin. No other categories or rooms. I know it's all a crapshoot, but has anyone gotten a bid accepted very late in the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishICouldCruiseNow Posted October 18, 2018 #1025 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I am sailing on the Escape this Sunday and put my bid in at the 80 day mark. My bid was just accepted today so yes, sometimes they come this late in the game. After my bid was accepted, the entire cruise showed as sold out & now it does not even appear on NCL.com. My minimum bid was in the poor range and I'm assuming that since there had not been any movement in inventory all week long, that could have been a contributing factor in why it was accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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