Sand and Seas Posted August 20, 2019 #3851 Share Posted August 20, 2019 43 minutes ago, ppcox said: Thanks patience was never my strong point. It drove me crazy too! That's why I withdrew my bids and just paid for the upgrade I wanted😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debgreg Posted August 20, 2019 #3852 Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Anonymoussol said: It really is a big window. Some People have bids accepted 80 days out. some have them 48 hours before cruise..But for the most part, I would say 65 to 75% of people get accepted the 2 weeks before the cruise. Most likely depends on how busy your cruise is. Sorry I meant the email, not award. Lots of availability on ours at present , only Extra large balcony and front facing penthouse showing as sold out 🤔 when do they usually start to get full...are longer cruises ( ours is 9 nights) usually less crowded ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted August 20, 2019 #3853 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, ppcox said: Thanks patience was never my strong point. Me neither but I try and look at it from a business $$$$ point of view, their are so many variables on each sailing to consider, plus I’m sure they have the data mining now that shows often people up their bid close to sailing, so I think that might even play into the complicated variables. thats why I track my sailings very closely on supply/demand not just my category but all categories because they all can have effect on receiving not receiving upgrade. of all my upgrades that I have won, the one we’re I started lowering my bid about two weeks before sailing when I realized ship was not full was my best deal. Probably won’t happen again, it was right after the 2017 hurricanes on the escape and our itinerary was completely changed, at one point I had my bid from ocean view to mini suite at 225, but I daily lowered it when I saw so much inventory and I received my upgrade 5 days before sailing for 140. I was very happy with that deal. Good luck and be patient no matter what you’ll be on vacation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhquilter1 Posted August 20, 2019 #3854 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Yesterday I did a mock booking and it showed my 9/1 cruise as everything except Haven sold out. This afternoon I checked again and it's now showing Inside, Mini-Suite and Haven available... Does this mean they're upgrading folks? I haven't heard anything yet, but still have another 12 days to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppcox Posted August 20, 2019 #3855 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: Me neither but I try and look at it from a business $$$$ point of view, their are so many variables on each sailing to consider, plus I’m sure they have the data mining now that shows often people up their bid close to sailing, so I think that might even play into the complicated variables. thats why I track my sailings very closely on supply/demand not just my category but all categories because they all can have effect on receiving not receiving upgrade. of all my upgrades that I have won, the one we’re I started lowering my bid about two weeks before sailing when I realized ship was not full was my best deal. Probably won’t happen again, it was right after the 2017 hurricanes on the escape and our itinerary was completely changed, at one point I had my bid from ocean view to mini suite at 225, but I daily lowered it when I saw so much inventory and I received my upgrade 5 days before sailing for 140. I was very happy with that deal. Good luck and be patient no matter what you’ll be on vacation That was a really good deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellownovawife Posted August 20, 2019 #3856 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Sailing on the Bliss on September 15. Got upgraded today to a spa mini-suite for $130pp. I'm so happy!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrickles1 Posted August 20, 2019 #3857 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, yellownovawife said: Sailing on the Bliss on September 15. Got upgraded today to a spa mini-suite for $130pp. I'm so happy!! Upgraded from what? I'm interested in upgrading from a balcony to a spa balcony on the encore in January. Edited August 20, 2019 by bkrickles1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayhil3 Posted August 20, 2019 #3858 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Sailing in the Escape September 15 th went from inside to deck 10 aft balcony today for 180 each. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellownovawife Posted August 20, 2019 #3859 Share Posted August 20, 2019 We had a mini suite and we bid on a spa mini suite. 2 minutes ago, bkrickles1 said: Upgraded from what? I'm interested in upgrading from a balcony to a spa balcony on the encore in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrickles1 Posted August 20, 2019 #3860 Share Posted August 20, 2019 40 minutes ago, yellownovawife said: We had a mini suite and we bid on a spa mini suite. Thanks. That's great to know. I'd pay that to get my upgrade. Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alliecat44 Posted August 20, 2019 #3861 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I am sure everyone here is sick of hearing from me, but just as an update—still waiting to hear about my bid for Pride of America August 31. In the last 24 hours, balconies have now been labeled “sold out” and three suites (out of 21) are no longer available—wish there was a way to know whether those were new bookings or upgrades! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmom Posted August 20, 2019 #3862 Share Posted August 20, 2019 56 minutes ago, kayhil3 said: Sailing in the Escape September 15 th went from inside to deck 10 aft balcony today for 180 each. That sounds like a great deal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoraJ Posted August 23, 2019 #3863 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I just got my bid accepted from Mini suite to spa mini suite for our Sept 14 Baltic cruise. Pretty sure I just did the minimum bid since it was around the same as the price of a spa pass. I had been eyeing the 2 bedroom suites on ***** for weeks and there are still a bunch available. Oh well. The spa mini suite price must have dropped, but I don't even want to look. LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annul Posted August 23, 2019 #3864 Share Posted August 23, 2019 just got rejected twice, august 25 breakaway sailing -- literally 50 hours before departure. CAS comped inside to: balcony at 60pp spa balcony at 140pp someone on another site was talking about how he got a free upgrade from an inside to a spa balcony several weeks ago without even asking for it. and yet my 140pp was rejected. really makes you feel good about your cruise, NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janus287 Posted August 23, 2019 #3865 Share Posted August 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Annul said: just got rejected twice, august 25 breakaway sailing -- literally 50 hours before departure. CAS comped inside to: balcony at 60pp spa balcony at 140pp someone on another site was talking about how he got a free upgrade from an inside to a spa balcony several weeks ago without even asking for it. and yet my 140pp was rejected. really makes you feel good about your cruise, NCL. You got a comp cruise, and not happy did get a low cost upgrade because someone else claims they got a free multi-level upgrade???? Not saying that free upgrades are never given anymore, but they are like unicorns. You don't know if story is true(likely not true) or if there are other factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annul Posted August 23, 2019 #3866 Share Posted August 23, 2019 i mean its "a comp cruise" because i play in the casino. its not like i get it for free -- i just pay for it in a different way lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepath Posted August 23, 2019 #3867 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I saw that oceanview cabins on POA are now the same as what we paid for an inside cabin. I had already submitted a bid for OV and balcony but I guess I'm impatient. So I called my TA and he called NCL. I now have an Oceanview for no additional cost and have cancelled my (measly) $50 bid for OV. I still have my bid in place for balcony but I'm happy with the OV as I know it is slightly larger and will be on a lower deck (I was on 11th with our interior). I get to keep my OBC from the TA too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm8631 Posted August 25, 2019 #3868 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I just logged in to my sailing and the have the upgrade window available. I am currently book in a haven spa suite. I notice i have a choice of 3 room categories available (Deluxe owners suite, Owners suite and 2 bedroom family suite-all haven categories) When i booked my trip 2 weeks ago both the owners suite and the 2 bedroom suite said sold out. If i do a mock booing it still shows those 2 categories as sold out. So not really sure how the can offer those to me? Any ideas on why they would be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishguy1970 Posted August 25, 2019 #3869 Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 6:39 PM, yellownovawife said: We had a mini suite and we bid on a spa mini suite. We are in Ocean view and bid for a spa balcony and/ or spa mini suite. If they are data mining well there is not much information they can get from us, on our past 3 cruises we have made the same bids and we never get the upgrade LOL..I refuse to bid for a spa balcony or spa mini suite more than the spa pass is worth, maybe that is why i never get the upgrade?. :-)....I have been told there is nothing special with the spa balcony or spa mini suite other than getting you into the Thermal suite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ollienbertsmum Posted August 25, 2019 #3870 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, gmm8631 said: I just logged in to my sailing and the have the upgrade window available. I am currently book in a haven spa suite. I notice i have a choice of 3 room categories available (Deluxe owners suite, Owners suite and 2 bedroom family suite-all haven categories) When i booked my trip 2 weeks ago both the owners suite and the 2 bedroom suite said sold out. If i do a mock booing it still shows those 2 categories as sold out. So not really sure how the can offer those to me? Any ideas on why they would be available? Perhaps they are leaving options open for somebody cancelling. It does happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppcox Posted August 25, 2019 #3871 Share Posted August 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, ollienbertsmum said: Perhaps they are leaving options open for somebody cancelling. It does happen. Maybe the system is configured to offer tthe next 3 categories irrelevant of availability so in essence unles there is a cancellation you could only be upgraded to the 2 bedroom suite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrefan15 Posted August 25, 2019 #3872 Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 hours ago, gmm8631 said: I just logged in to my sailing and the have the upgrade window available. I am currently book in a haven spa suite. I notice i have a choice of 3 room categories available (Deluxe owners suite, Owners suite and 2 bedroom family suite-all haven categories) When i booked my trip 2 weeks ago both the owners suite and the 2 bedroom suite said sold out. If i do a mock booing it still shows those 2 categories as sold out. So not really sure how the can offer those to me? Any ideas on why they would be available? Just in case someone in Owners Suite upgrades to deluxe owners suite that would open up an owners suite, also true if someone in 2 bedroom suite bids up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf2001 Posted August 25, 2019 #3873 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Bids are always taken regardless of availability. There could always be a last minute cancellation, and if nothing else it's data for research purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilkShirt Posted August 26, 2019 #3874 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I'm sailing on the Joy for 12 nights on 10-27-2019. Currently in booked in mini suite. I'd like to get into the haven. The bidding range is from $500 pp to $2000 pp. I'm a solo traveler so I need to pay double. There is lots of inventory available on this sailing. I'd like an idea on what to bid. Anyone have success with a Haven bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alliecat44 Posted August 27, 2019 #3875 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, SilkShirt said: I'm sailing on the Joy for 12 nights on 10-27-2019. Currently in booked in mini suite. I'd like to get into the haven. The bidding range is from $500 pp to $2000 pp. I'm a solo traveler so I need to pay double. There is lots of inventory available on this sailing. I'd like an idea on what to bid. Anyone have success with a Haven bid? On the Getaway, I went from a large balcony (NOT aft) to a Haven Courtyard Penthouse (H5) for 705/person. Worth every penny (and then some!). Good luck!!! Edited August 27, 2019 by alliecat44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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