Wizpharm2 Posted November 28, 2018 #1501 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Looks like the majority of upgrades to Haven for the 12/9/28 sailing on the Escape are happening today. After being fairly stable the last several weeks, the available inventory has been decreasing since about 8am this morning, a couple of rooms in each category each hour (OK, I am recently retired and still trying to develop meaningful hobbies, so I am checking way too often!). Hoping the upgrade fairly will deem us worthy! Good luck to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted November 28, 2018 #1502 Share Posted November 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, Wizpharm2 said: (OK, I am recently retired and still trying to develop meaningful hobbies, so I am checking way too often!) If constantly monitoring cruise ship inventories isn't a meaningful hobby, then I'm in trouble! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedrus78 Posted November 28, 2018 #1503 Share Posted November 28, 2018 31 minutes ago, Wizpharm2 said: (OK, I am recently retired and still trying to develop meaningful hobbies, so I am checking way too often!) 25 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: If constantly monitoring cruise ship inventories isn't a meaningful hobby, then I'm in trouble! I'm pretty sure my wife thinks I've lost my mind, what with the constant checking and spreadsheet I'm keeping of price and inventory data for our upcoming cruise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted November 28, 2018 #1504 Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Phaedrus78 said: I'm pretty sure my wife thinks I've lost my mind, what with the constant checking and spreadsheet I'm keeping of price and inventory data for our upcoming cruise... I have kept spreadsheets of pricing and inventory for our last two cruises and our upcoming 3 cruises. It's even better now that an earlier poster clued me into the site that shows ALL available rooms, not just 15 within each category. It's become a more efficient process, but no less obsessive. Also, I'll use almost any excuse to make a spreadsheet. Something is very wrong with my brain in that I love spreadsheets. I currently have 5 spreadsheets that I update on a daily basis that have nothing to do with my job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bochest124 Posted November 28, 2018 #1505 Share Posted November 28, 2018 What was the website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf2001 Posted November 28, 2018 #1506 Share Posted November 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, bochest124 said: What was the website? Linking to travel agent sites is not permitted on CruiseCritic, but consider using Google and you should be able to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizpharm2 Posted November 28, 2018 #1507 Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, JamieLogical said: s. I currently have 5 spreadsheets that I update on a daily basis that have nothing to do with my job! Only 5...there is something very wrong with you...LOL The only thing better than creating new spreadsheet, is a creating a new database, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAmericanAmy Posted November 28, 2018 #1508 Share Posted November 28, 2018 16 hours ago, jkburns said: Still waiting on my two bids on Bliss - THIS COMING WEEKEND. Everyone in the Secret Department of NCL Upgrade Department: You are powerful and attractive people. I always wear my seatbelt and I call my Mom twice a week. I always promptly attend the muster drill and I never, ever try to sneak alcohol on board. Just sayin' 🙂 ROFL - nice try. Nothing like sucking up! Keep us posted. BTW: In case NCL upgrade dept reading this.... I COMPLETELY agree with everything said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula280SS Posted November 28, 2018 #1509 Share Posted November 28, 2018 2 hours ago, JamieLogical said: I have kept spreadsheets of pricing and inventory for our last two cruises and our upcoming 3 cruises. It's even better now that an earlier poster clued me into the site that shows ALL available rooms, not just 15 within each category. It's become a more efficient process, but no less obsessive. Also, I'll use almost any excuse to make a spreadsheet. Something is very wrong with my brain in that I love spreadsheets. I currently have 5 spreadsheets that I update on a daily basis that have nothing to do with my job! I've looked for that post and site, no luck. Any help? Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf2001 Posted November 28, 2018 #1510 Share Posted November 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, Formula280SS said: I've looked for that post and site, no luck. Any help? Thanks. Read my above post very carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stakess Posted November 28, 2018 #1511 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Upgraded from inside cabin to aft balcony on Escape 12/9 for $90/pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shattered__minds Posted November 28, 2018 #1512 Share Posted November 28, 2018 The bold doesn't show up on all devises or platforms. I would just type it out CRUCON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfone Posted November 29, 2018 #1513 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Stakess said: Upgraded from inside cabin to aft balcony on Escape 12/9 for $90/pp Wow that's an incredible deal!! Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosa1956 Posted November 29, 2018 #1514 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Got my upgrade yesterday to H-4 for Australia December 20th 16- nights so excited!!! My bid stated poor range, I went $260 above the minimum bid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEST71919 Posted November 29, 2018 #1515 Share Posted November 29, 2018 7 hours ago, JamieLogical said: I have kept spreadsheets of pricing and inventory for our last two cruises and our upcoming 3 cruises. It's even better now that an earlier poster clued me into the site that shows ALL available rooms, not just 15 within each category. It's become a more efficient process, but no less obsessive. Also, I'll use almost any excuse to make a spreadsheet. Something is very wrong with my brain in that I love spreadsheets. I currently have 5 spreadsheets that I update on a daily basis that have nothing to do with my job! I think you might have been on our little obsessive cruise prep thread a while back?! I hate spreadsheets, although I did create one to compare important variables to compare cruises, but otherwise super organized and enjoy getting prepped for cruising. It would be wonderful to have a way to auto update based on pricing changes. Back in the day when HTML was per notepad (LOL), you could just get a notice of a change on the page. But now... I don’t know how anyone would track on the fly pages... What kind of spreadsheets have you found most helpful? Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEST71919 Posted November 29, 2018 #1516 Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/25/2018 at 12:26 AM, Phaedrus78 said: Making another check-in with my crazed effort to make sense of the NCL Upgrade Bidding system... Sailing: Epic 1/23/18 - 10 days, Western Caribbean Currently Booked: Inside Stateroom, Category ID Bids on: Balcony, Spa Balcony, Mini Suite, Spa Mini Sute Days until Departure: 59 Over the past 8 days, there have been 2 sets of price changes. Inside rooms are now about $130/pp more expensive on average, balcony and mini suites are up $20/pp, Haven prices are down $50 on aft-facing, up $50 on spa, and down $150 for courtyard, family and deluxe. Several categories are selling Guaranteed only, so I can't get inventory on some inside (IF, ID, IA), balcony (BF, B6), or mini suites (MD, MC). Inventory I can see for inside (I1) has dropped from 28 to 8 in spite of the price increases. Balcony (B4, B3) has dropped from 44 to 37. Mini suite (M3, M9) has actually increased from 14 to 16, and Haven has only moved from 28 to 23. I've seen some strange things going on with bid maximums in the 4 categories I've bid in. I was seeing some fluctuations during the week, but those seem to have evened out over the past couple of days. Regular balcony remains the same with max at $400. Weirdly, the mini-suite max bid has dropped down to $300 and is the lowest of any of the 4. Spa balcony is down to $400, the same as a regular balcony, and mini suite spa has dropped down to $450. I'm not sure what to make of all this, but my thought would be that they're having some trouble selling the higher-end rooms and running low on inside rooms. I'm hopeful this means that we'll see some bids processing sooner rather than later to help balance out the available inventory. We'll see, with 59 days to do we're starting to get into the range where some have reported seeing bids process within the next couple of weeks. Hi - we are on this cruise - egads but I am ready for it! Good luck on your bidding- we love the Haven ( mostly the 2br 2ba). We pulled out of the roll call for a few reasons, so won’t be on the cabin crawl, but come visit (warning warning warning ⚠️ it is addictive!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessykaw Posted November 29, 2018 #1517 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) I went to the above mentioned site to check inventory for my cruise. Working on upgrading from midship interior to a balcony/spa balcony. There is a crazy amount of available balcony cabins, close to 215. I dropped my bids to just over the minimum, but now I am overthinking it and I am worried I might get penalized for reducing my bid. Crazy thoughts, I know. Has anyone ever won a bid after doing a reduced bid after their original higher bid. Looking for peace of mind. Thanks. Still 66 days out. Edited November 29, 2018 by jessykaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEST71919 Posted November 29, 2018 #1518 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) @jessykaw if I were you I would not worry, almost the entire process is one of programming (human biases aren’t involved). The computer won’t care 😊 Try not to stress over it. Honestly, you have to laugh at the “poor” bid stuff, a slider trying to psych you out so you give the cruiseline more money. For me a good bid is whatever wins and the slider’s programming has no real insight into that. Happy Sailing 🧜🏼♀️ Lynn Edited November 29, 2018 by 2Beeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted November 29, 2018 #1519 Share Posted November 29, 2018 20 hours ago, JamieLogical said: If constantly monitoring cruise ship inventories isn't a meaningful hobby, then I'm in trouble! You'll have to check out Royal Caribbean "Royal Up" program which is compatible to this one. It's new and people are so confused. I also read they do this on Celebrity (sister to RC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbo Posted November 29, 2018 #1520 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I'm making myself crazy with tracking inventory! I'm bidding from an aft balcony to Haven and since last week the inventory has gone down by more than 50%. for our January 12 Epic sailing. Those rooms had been going no where before last week, but the steady drop over the last week has me thinking that maybe they are doing some upgrades. I've moved my bid up, down, and then do it all over again- it's madness, lol. NCL upgrade fairy.... I'm waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted November 29, 2018 #1521 Share Posted November 29, 2018 16 minutes ago, tbo said: I'm making myself crazy with tracking inventory! I'm bidding from an aft balcony to Haven and since last week the inventory has gone down by more than 50%. for our January 12 Epic sailing. Those rooms had been going no where before last week, but the steady drop over the last week has me thinking that maybe they are doing some upgrades. I've moved my bid up, down, and then do it all over again- it's madness, lol. NCL upgrade fairy.... I'm waiting I wouldn't bother tracking inventory. Bid what you would be comfortable paying and wait to be notified. Don't be upset if you don't win but winning is so exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbo Posted November 29, 2018 #1522 Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, fridaythe13th said: I wouldn't bother tracking inventory. Bid what you would be comfortable paying and wait to be notified. Don't be upset if you don't win but winning is so exciting! Certainly won't be upset if I don't win-we are in an aft facing balcony and have spa passes for the week-it's gonna be a sweet 11 days either way! You are right about bidding, set it and forget it. Winning would be exciting, waiting is the hard part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted November 29, 2018 #1523 Share Posted November 29, 2018 We had a standard balcony. I bid $200 pp to upgrade to a spa mini suite (in other words the I bid the cost of the spa pass) and we got the upgrade. Getaway 12-9-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkburns Posted November 29, 2018 #1524 Share Posted November 29, 2018 This just in: Both our bids are now marked, "Expired". I bid. I failed. I sail this Saturday anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted November 29, 2018 #1525 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I had posted in the past that my TA doesn't participate in the program. I called her recently and asked about the "Royal Up" program similar to NCL. She stated that they do participate but not everyone gets an email. There is the "Let's Get You Upgraded" banner on NCL, but nothing on RC so you have to wait for an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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