xcell Posted October 4, 2019 #4076 Share Posted October 4, 2019 I'm in a cabin of 4 so that's probably why I wasn't given that option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzieru1e Posted October 5, 2019 #4077 Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 hours ago, xcell said: I'm in a cabin of 4 so that's probably why I wasn't given that option Makes sense they take into consideration party size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romalley99 Posted October 5, 2019 #4078 Share Posted October 5, 2019 7 hours ago, xcell said: Xmas Bliss Cruise -- minisuite to (min bids pp) - H2: $2670 - H4: $1670 - H6: $1005 - H8: $535 - H7: $535 - Spa MiniSuite: $105 Not sure if I want to bid or not, curious if anyone in a Balcony (not minisuite) has similar options... I am on the following cruise of the Bliss departing on 12/28 in an H8 which is the connecting Forward Facing. I expect it to be similar in terms of minimum bids. Right now, Haven is completely sold out, but I still plan to bid to possibly get into the H5. I was too late and could only get the H8 as everything else was completely gone (really shocks me). Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debgreg Posted October 5, 2019 #4079 Share Posted October 5, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 8:59 PM, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: They might not participate any longer, I would work with them to get what the problem is So I phoned my TA who in turn called NCL, they told the TA they usually send the upgrade email however it depends on availability and it may be our Cruise is sold out , they said it is dealt with in the States. I have checked and nearly every balcony category has availability. The TA confirmed they have not opted out, 35 days away and still no offer, is it worth emailing NCL myself, can’t call as it says if you book via a TA they have to call 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted October 5, 2019 #4080 Share Posted October 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, debgreg said: So I phoned my TA who in turn called NCL, they told the TA they usually send the upgrade email however it depends on availability and it may be our Cruise is sold out , they said it is dealt with in the States. I have checked and nearly every balcony category has availability. The TA confirmed they have not opted out, 35 days away and still no offer, is it worth emailing NCL myself, can’t call as it says if you book via a TA they have to call 🙈 Their is no one to email that I'm aware of, the only people ever successful have called, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcell Posted October 5, 2019 #4081 Share Posted October 5, 2019 6 hours ago, romalley99 said: I am on the following cruise of the Bliss departing on 12/28 in an H8 which is the connecting Forward Facing. I expect it to be similar in terms of minimum bids. Right now, Haven is completely sold out, but I still plan to bid to possibly get into the H5. I was too late and could only get the H8 as everything else was completely gone (really shocks me). Rob Last I checked, there are still some Haven rooms available for a 2 person occupancy H4 -- 2 H5 -- 7 H6 -- 1 H9 -- 1 For 4 people -- only the H4 (2) and H6 (1) are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debgreg Posted October 5, 2019 #4082 Share Posted October 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: Their is no one to email that I'm aware of, the only people ever successful have called, I called NCL UK who said the upgrades are dealt with in Miami. I have emailed the place that sent me the upgrade email last time to see if they can help 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted October 5, 2019 #4083 Share Posted October 5, 2019 DW and I booked a last minute trip on Escape for 10/20. Booked a GTY balcony with all the packages for $699 and the TA threw in prepaid gratuities and OBC too. Before cabin got assigned I did an upgrade offer to mini suite for $25 pp. Haven upgrades started at $500 pp, would be nice to be in the haven but not going to spend an extra grand! We got our GTY assigned as a nice BB cabin on deck 13, with cabins above and below... not near stairs or any other noise source. When I saw that, I immediately canceled the mini suite offer because I did not want to trade a great location for something possibly less great, plus the extra couple of square feet on the mini suite was not too important for us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romalley99 Posted October 5, 2019 #4084 Share Posted October 5, 2019 5 hours ago, xcell said: Last I checked, there are still some Haven rooms available for a 2 person occupancy H4 -- 2 H5 -- 7 H6 -- 1 H9 -- 1 For 4 people -- only the H4 (2) and H6 (1) are available. For New Year's? I am on the sailing after you. Right now, it's all sold out. I grabbed the last H8 a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcell Posted October 5, 2019 #4085 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Oh the one I just quoted was for Dec 20 to 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudsail Posted October 6, 2019 #4086 Share Posted October 6, 2019 We are sailing on the Norwegian Sky on the 2nd of Nov. I realized that there's very, very few cabins on this ship above Oceanview that can accommodate four people. All of the balconies are three people and many of the suites are too. I bid on a suite but not expecting to get it, as there are only two left that can accommodate our family. It's actually not a very full ship, lots of balconies still available. Also there doesn't appear to be connecting balconies or oceanviews on this ship? I'm beginning to think maybe I should've booked two balcony rooms, not sure if I can still change it at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyc2pdx Posted October 7, 2019 #4087 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I had placed some bids on my Dec 8-15 cruise on the Joy. I was bidding between $1200-1500pp (good range). It seemed like in the last week that a few categories on my cruise dropped off in the Haven class, so I broke down and spoke to my TA and just went ahead and upgraded to a H8, ended up being for about $2700 more (total). I was hoping for something IN the Haven, but I will gladly take this suite. I think there is only one H8 left on my cruise on Deck 9. I upgraded from a minisuite midship connecting on Deck 10. You only live once, right? Actually, this is my treat to myself for getting a promotion at work. I am going solo. Will I get 2 latitudes points per night, or would I get 3? I heard that you get one just for being there, then one additional for solo and then one for booking a suite full fare. Not sure if they cut it off at some point. Looking forward to my cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudsail Posted October 7, 2019 #4088 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I realized that I was an idiot and there are actually many connecting rooms on the Sky. I called NCL and they got us switched into two connecting balcony rooms for $1200 more, which is what I was bidding for a penthouse suite. While we won't get the VIP treatment, we'll have almost as much space and my kids will each have separate beds, which will be even better. I went and withdrew my bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcell Posted October 7, 2019 #4089 Share Posted October 7, 2019 4 hours ago, cloudsail said: I realized that I was an idiot and there are actually many connecting rooms on the Sky. I called NCL and they got us switched into two connecting balcony rooms for $1200 more, which is what I was bidding for a penthouse suite. While we won't get the VIP treatment, we'll have almost as much space and my kids will each have separate beds, which will be even better. I went and withdrew my bids. So you moved from a 4 person room into two connecting rooms for 2 persons in each room? And this was done after final payment without penalties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudsail Posted October 7, 2019 #4090 Share Posted October 7, 2019 5 hours ago, xcell said: So you moved from a 4 person room into two connecting rooms for 2 persons in each room? And this was done after final payment without penalties? Yes. I gather it was complicated, because the first customer rep had to transfer me to someone else, and the second rep put me on hold for a really long time. But both were super helpful and determined that I get what I wanted without paying penalties. From what they said, I gather this was entirely due to the fact that I wanted to give them more money. Oh, and we did three people in one room and one person in the other. With the "free third and fourth guest" offer, this was slightly cheaper than two and two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcell Posted October 7, 2019 #4091 Share Posted October 7, 2019 WOW -- you lucked out in having a nice rep -- it is rare, especially after final payment but if you are paying more, I don't see why they wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudsail Posted October 7, 2019 #4092 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Yeah, they were both super nice. The last time I sailed NCL was eight years ago and I've never been in a connecting room, so I had a lot of questions. The second rep not only answered my questions but volunteered information to put my mind at rest, such as telling me about child locks on the balcony doors. She also put in a birthday celebration for my daughter, who will be turning seven in the middle of the cruise. She told us about the free internet, the port excursions, asked about our flights, etc., etc. She might've been a supervisor, because the first rep transferred me to her after she couldn't figure out how to switch our cabins. (I didn't have to ask for the transfer, the first rep was certain the change was fine, she just didn't know how to do it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K832905 Posted October 8, 2019 #4093 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Got my email with the option to bid on an upgrade for the Encore December 1st, wish me luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debnjoe1438 Posted October 9, 2019 #4094 Share Posted October 9, 2019 21 hours ago, K832905 said: Got my email with the option to bid on an upgrade for the Encore December 1st, wish me luck! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rccllovergirl Posted October 9, 2019 #4095 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Do you have to get an e mail from NCL in order to be able to place the bid? If i did not get such e mail then does it mean bidding is not available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcell Posted October 9, 2019 #4096 Share Posted October 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, rccllovergirl said: Do you have to get an e mail from NCL in order to be able to place the bid? If i did not get such e mail then does it mean bidding is not available? Sometimes it's on your "my vacation home" page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debgreg Posted October 9, 2019 #4097 Share Posted October 9, 2019 5 hours ago, xcell said: Sometimes it's on your "my vacation home" page. We didn’t get an email and when I enquires I was told not everyone does 😔 and being in the UK we don’t have the option to pay the difference between what we paid and what a balcony is now 😳 even though there is lots of availability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K832905 Posted October 9, 2019 #4098 Share Posted October 9, 2019 If you buy through a travel agent, not all participate in the upgrade program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amitsuzu Posted October 9, 2019 #4099 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Hi all! First time post and new to this forum so take it easy on me please 🙂 We're going to be sailing on the encore in December of this year and am currently booked in a connecting balcony stateroom on deck 9 (family of 4). I've received the bid upgrade email and was contemplating throwing a few bids in. It wasn't clear to me (after reading through previous posts etc) how the prepaid gratuities work if we were to bid on a haven suite. Do we have to pay more top top those off? Some people have said yes, some have said no so was curious if there was a definitive answer. I prefer to avoid surprises and want to be able to walk off the ship with no extra charges etc. As well, i was thinking about putting in an offer for a spa suite... do people have strong feelings one way or the other regarding the spa? Appreciate any insight your could provide. Thanks in advance 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffd64 Posted October 9, 2019 #4100 Share Posted October 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, amitsuzu said: Hi all! First time post and new to this forum so take it easy on me please 🙂 We're going to be sailing on the encore in December of this year and am currently booked in a connecting balcony stateroom on deck 9 (family of 4). I've received the bid upgrade email and was contemplating throwing a few bids in. It wasn't clear to me (after reading through previous posts etc) how the prepaid gratuities work if we were to bid on a haven suite. Do we have to pay more top top those off? Some people have said yes, some have said no so was curious if there was a definitive answer. I prefer to avoid surprises and want to be able to walk off the ship with no extra charges etc. As well, i was thinking about putting in an offer for a spa suite... do people have strong feelings one way or the other regarding the spa? Appreciate any insight your could provide. Thanks in advance 🙂 I'm a little fuzzy on the pre-paid gratuities issue myself, but I know that insurance costs and such will definitely be added. As for spa cabins... the cost of a spa pass is 199 per person, so any bid should be less than that amount, otherwise just buy the pass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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