Rare island lady Posted June 3, 2019 #2426 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Got my expected rejection email last night for my Mariner cruise today. Oh well...just have to get by somehow. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted June 3, 2019 Author #2427 Share Posted June 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, island lady said: Got my expected rejection email last night for my Mariner cruise today. Oh well...just have to get by somehow. 😉 Should be a great day for sail away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eynsteinp Posted June 3, 2019 #2428 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 hours ago, CasinoCruzGirl said: Yes our cruise was sold out our ATS 2 bedroom bid was accepted 4 or 5 days before our cruise This is great to hear as I have a one bedroom ATS and bid the max on a 2 bedroom but was giving up hope since it shows sold-out for all Star Class suites. When I called to ask about just paying for the 2 bedroom they told me that the Royal Upgrade department would have pulled them from inventory since they accepted bids on them already and it was only 60 or so days out from the cruise. I wasn't so sure about this explanation but my fingers are crossed that somehow they still give us the upgrade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasinoCruzGirl Posted June 3, 2019 #2429 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Just now, eynsteinp said: This is great to hear as I have a one bedroom ATS and bid the max on a 2 bedroom but was giving up hope since it shows sold-out for all Star Class suites. When I called to ask about just paying for the 2 bedroom they told me that the Royal Upgrade department would have pulled them from inventory since they accepted bids on them already and it was only 60 or so days out from the cruise. I wasn't so sure about this explanation but my fingers are crossed that somehow they still give us the upgrade. I had given up hope to and to our surprise it was accepted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eynsteinp Posted June 3, 2019 #2430 Share Posted June 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, CasinoCruzGirl said: I had given up hope to and to our surprise it was accepted I am now 6 days out so we shall see soon! That is the downside to the Royal Up process, all you can do is wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndabunka Posted June 3, 2019 #2431 Share Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, John&LaLa said: In my understanding MSRP is a totally fake number. That is why I disagree. I'm quoting you actual prices. Also, as far as I know, the cheap casino upgrades are history. This is what I hear from folks on the Casino Royale threads. UP is the new reality. MSRP actually stands for "Manufacturer's SUGGESTED Retail Price" so you are entitled to your opinion of what it may mean to you but the reality is that MSRP is a valid price. It is on everything you buy & is often (but not always) discounted which may be why you feel that way. Fair enough. Perhaps we should both have used the term "market price". My point on the Casino was not for "UPGRADES". It was that some, like CasinoGirl above, have been booked directly into a cabin from "awards" that the casino's have given them BEFORE & then, from there they are offered a Royal Up. They were not getting "upgrades", they were placed into those cabins "for free" by the Casino program from the get-go. Edited June 3, 2019 by ndabunka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted June 3, 2019 #2432 Share Posted June 3, 2019 8 hours ago, eynsteinp said: they told me that the Royal Upgrade department would have pulled them from inventory since they accepted bids on them already I wish I had even a small amount of confidence in anything that comes from an RCCL customer service rep on the phone. This explanation would be a great source of hope that sold out doesn’t really mean sold out. But alas, I don’t trust in any one of them to know what they’re talking about or provide useful information. Thanks for offering at least a glimmer of hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stompy Posted June 3, 2019 #2433 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, RFerrington said: I wish I had even a small amount of confidence in anything that comes from an RCCL customer service rep on the phone. This explanation would be a great source of hope that sold out doesn’t really mean sold out. But alas, I don’t trust in any one of them to know what they’re talking about or provide useful information. Thanks for offering at least a glimmer of hope. It is sold out-they just shuffle rooms as things change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danitroline Posted June 5, 2019 #2434 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Cruising on Allure Sunday. Put in Min bid for Star Loft Suite -WEAK!!! Upped just now from GS! WEEEEEEE!!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgestang Posted June 5, 2019 #2435 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I didn't feel like waiting to see if Royal up worked....so when the room I wanted came back on the market...I just bought my way into it ;(. In other news....there's another Grand Loft available on the Anthem for Aug 1 now so hopefully someone will get a nice upgrade into Star Class and a cruise to remember. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasinoCruzGirl Posted June 5, 2019 #2436 Share Posted June 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Danitroline said: Cruising on Allure Sunday. Put in Min bid for Star Loft Suite -WEAK!!! Upped just now from GS! WEEEEEEE!!!! Yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megnut78 Posted June 5, 2019 #2437 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 5/30/2019 at 3:21 PM, Island_Chica said: I received notification last night that our RoyalUp bid was accepted. We're 24 days from sailing as of today and booked a suite guarantee for 4 passengers (parents + 2 kids) on Harmony OTS. We were assigned a GS on Deck 7 last weekend and got our RoyalUp email a couple of days later. All 4 person suites for our sailing are showing as sold out, but I had 5 choices for RoyalUp bids - an OS, CLS, Aqua 1-bed, Aqua 2-bed and Star Loft Suite. I bid on only two categories - the OS and the Aqua 2-bedroom. The starting bid for Aqua 1-bed was too high, I don't care for the CLS balconies and the Star Loft Suite starting bid was very high for us. Anyway, I received an email last night that our RoyalUp bid was accepted for the Owner's Suite - we got one on Deck 14 port side (just below pool deck so noise is a slight concern, but we're pretty heavy sleepers). I bid $20 above the starting bid of $400 (so $840 total for the upgrade from GS to OS for 4 people; $210 pp); as we started with a great guarantee rate we ended up in an OS for what it would have cost to put all four of us in one balcony cabin (we booked late). I was surprised our bid was accepted this early; seems like most ppl don't hear until shortly before sailing. Then again, I haven't read all 96 pages of this thread so I may be wrong about that. Good luck to the bidders still waiting! Is the price only for the first two people? We have four people in the room and my husband put in two bids and I'm not sure if he did this right or not. He put in $200 pp to upgrade from OVB to JS and $500pp to upgrade from OVB to GS. Not sure if he did the right thing or not or if it will even allow two bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cured Posted June 5, 2019 #2438 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) On 5/31/2019 at 12:39 PM, torpeedo said: The OS Royal UP bid for 7/28/19 was also a minimum of $1,100 pp. No thanks! Not sure if anyone is keeping track of the different offers for different ships, but just in case, here is our Owner's suite offer. We are in an Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony (OAS, August.) Our offer for the Owner's Suite was a min bid of $700 pp. Other offers were 1 bedroom Aqua Theater Suite ($850,) Crown Loft Suite ($750,) Grand Suite ($800,) and the Junior Suite ($100.) Would have loved to try for one of the suites to move up from a regular balcony, but the sleeping arrangements would not work for our family. We are traveling with our 2 adult children and brother and sister would not appreciate sharing the sofa bed. So, balcony with the bunk beds it stays. If this wasn't Europe with flight luggage restrictions, I would have gladly packed an air mattress to try to get into a star class suite! I would love, love to be in an ATS. I don't even need the perks, just the cabin 🙂 Edited June 5, 2019 by cured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted June 5, 2019 #2439 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, megnut78 said: Is the price only for the first two people? We have four people in the room and my husband put in two bids and I'm not sure if he did this right or not. He put in $200 pp to upgrade from OVB to JS and $500pp to upgrade from OVB to GS. Not sure if he did the right thing or not or if it will even allow two bids. Yes they only charge for 2 people and yes you can put 2 bids in for different categories Edited June 5, 2019 by molly361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasinoCruzGirl Posted June 5, 2019 #2440 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, cured said: Not sure if anyone is keeping track of the different offers for different ships, but just in case, here is our Owner's suite offer. We are in an Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony (OAS, August.) Our offer for the Owner's Suite was a min bid of $700 pp. Other offers were 1 bedroom Aqua Theater Suite ($850,) Crown Loft Suite ($750,) Grand Suite ($800,) and the Junior Suite ($100.) Would have loved to try for one of the suites to move up from a regular balcony, but the sleeping arrangements would not work for our family. We are traveling with our 2 adult children and brother and sister would not appreciate sharing the sofa bed. So, balcony with the bunk beds it stays. I think the offer bids are all different. We were in a crown loft suite our offers were as follow: ATS 1 bedroom starting at $100 ATS 2 bedroom starting at $400 Star loft suite starting at $800 and yes we won our ATS 2 bedroom for $100 over minimum bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sungurl Posted June 5, 2019 #2441 Share Posted June 5, 2019 We are on the Allure with you on Sunday. Our bid was accepted today for an upgrade too. Our bid was in the fair range. We went from a loft suite to the owner panoramic 🤗. So we are Star Class now too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sungurl Posted June 6, 2019 #2442 Share Posted June 6, 2019 This maybe a silly question, but I used an OBC to book an excursion 3 months ago. Now that we got the upgrade, it looks like the OBC is gone. My cruise planner shows a balance due now. Is this something that happens if you win a bid? Should I pay the $100, so I don't lose my excursion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsmeme Posted June 6, 2019 #2443 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I received an email saying I could participate in bidding for a Royal Up Upgrade. I'm sailing on the Harmony in August and currently have a ocean view balcony. I had a travel agent make my reservations in January. My question is, can I answer my email and give a bid for an Upgrade, or does my travel agent have to do it since they made my original reservations? Thanks for any info you can give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted June 6, 2019 #2444 Share Posted June 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Bsmeme said: I received an email saying I could participate in bidding for a Royal Up Upgrade. I'm sailing on the Harmony in August and currently have a ocean view balcony. I had a travel agent make my reservations in January. My question is, can I answer my email and give a bid for an Upgrade, or does my travel agent have to do it since they made my original reservations? Thanks for any info you can give me. You can do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted June 6, 2019 #2445 Share Posted June 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bsmeme said: I received an email saying I could participate in bidding for a Royal Up Upgrade. I'm sailing on the Harmony in August and currently have a ocean view balcony. I had a travel agent make my reservations in January. My question is, can I answer my email and give a bid for an Upgrade, or does my travel agent have to do it since they made my original reservations? Thanks for any info you can give me. 3 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: You can do it. You do it yourself, unless you are currently on board a Royal Caribbean ship, because the site is blocked!!!!! 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sungurl Posted June 6, 2019 #2446 Share Posted June 6, 2019 We did it our self. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted June 6, 2019 Author #2447 Share Posted June 6, 2019 9 hours ago, cured said: Not sure if anyone is keeping track of the different offers for different ships, but just in case, here is our Owner's suite offer. We are in an Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony (OAS, August.) Our offer for the Owner's Suite was a min bid of $700 pp. Other offers were 1 bedroom Aqua Theater Suite ($850,) Crown Loft Suite ($750,) Grand Suite ($800,) and the Junior Suite ($100.) Would have loved to try for one of the suites to move up from a regular balcony, but the sleeping arrangements would not work for our family. We are traveling with our 2 adult children and brother and sister would not appreciate sharing the sofa bed. So, balcony with the bunk beds it stays. If this wasn't Europe with flight luggage restrictions, I would have gladly packed an air mattress to try to get into a star class suite! I would love, love to be in an ATS. I don't even need the perks, just the cabin 🙂 1 bedroom ATS is not STAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cured Posted June 6, 2019 #2448 Share Posted June 6, 2019 11 hours ago, John&LaLa said: 1 bedroom ATS is not STAR You are so right. Pardon the transgression. I was in the process of booking the two bedroom for 2021 and had star on the mind. Unfortunately I can no longer edit it so we will allow your post to be the correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBeBop Posted June 6, 2019 #2449 Share Posted June 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Bsmeme said: I received an email saying I could participate in bidding for a Royal Up Upgrade. I'm sailing on the Harmony in August and currently have a ocean view balcony. I had a travel agent make my reservations in January. My question is, can I answer my email and give a bid for an Upgrade, or does my travel agent have to do it since they made my original reservations? Thanks for any info you can give me. You got your email two months before your cruise? I was under the impression you won’t receive the email until a couple weeks before your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted June 6, 2019 #2450 Share Posted June 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, LadyBeBop said: I was under the impression you won’t receive the email until a couple weeks before your cruise. Royal Up offers could come at anytime after final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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