Rare FionaMG Posted October 25, 2021 #5601 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 2:58 PM, binro01 said: Quick question about what rooms can I expect to be allowed to bid on. I’m currently booked in a Neighborhood Balcony Guarantee room on the Allure OTS for our end of February cruise. I figure we would be given an opportunity for an OV Balcony and a JS, but I was hoping we might also get a chance at a GS. Anyone with history with RoyalUp coming from this stateroom category on an Oasis class ship? On 10/24/2021 at 6:31 PM, Biker19 said: No, you should be limited up to JS. Yes, this is exactly what our best biddable room was on Harmony. We had a neighbourhood balcony (although not a GTY) and the four options offered to us were Oceanview Balcony, Spacious Ocean View Balcony, Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony, and Junior Suite. We did not bid as we were travelling with another couple and did not want to risk the chance of one of us winning and the other not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare binro01 Posted October 25, 2021 #5602 Share Posted October 25, 2021 47 minutes ago, jonj said: We are sailing Jan 29 2022 on the Odyssey, are in a balcony room, never have done a Royal Up option before. I understand every sailing is different, however does anyone have a guideline or share what they bid and if it was accepted upgrading to a JS or higher suite? Thank you There is really no guideline. It’s purely an algorithm that is based on availability, bids received and a touch of voodoo magic. Some rules of thumb I seen talked about is the 30% rule. Take the price difference between your category room and where you are upgrading to, get 30% of that number. Offer that. I don’t know or can’t speak of the success rate for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted October 25, 2021 #5603 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Son is sailing on Symphony this weekend. Just got Royal Up from Jr. Suite to Crown Loft suite. Bid just over $400 minimum pp at $435 pp. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare binro01 Posted October 25, 2021 #5604 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, FionaMG said: Yes, this is exactly what our best biddable room was on Harmony. We had a neighbourhood balcony (although not a GTY) and the four options offered to us were Oceanview Balcony, Spacious Ocean View Balcony, Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony, and Junior Suite. We did not bid as we were travelling with another couple and did not want to risk the chance of one of us winning and the other not. Well, with this information, I decided to pay for an "upgrade" the old fashion way, via my TA. I was able to move from a GTY Neighborhood Balcony to a GTY Oceanview Balcony on the Allure of the Seas for only $182.00, but now I definitely have a nice ocean view from my balcony and the option to bid for a GS with Royal Up. I think I still did pretty darn well with this booking. GTY Ocean View Balcony for $1,165.26, Feb 27th Allure OTS, 6 Night, with 245 OBC. (100 from WoW sale due to my new reprice, 45 from my TA, and 100.00 from playing my silly myVegas phone slot app via Casino Royale for free) Edited October 25, 2021 by binro01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted October 25, 2021 #5605 Share Posted October 25, 2021 17 minutes ago, binro01 said: Well, with this information, I decided to pay for an "upgrade" the old fashion way, via my TA. I was able to move from a GTY Neighborhood Balcony to a GTY Oceanview Balcony on the Allure of the Seas for only $182.00, but now I definitely have a nice ocean view from my balcony and the option to bid for a GS with Royal Up. I think I still did pretty darn well with this booking. GTY Ocean View Balcony for $1,165.26, Feb 27th Allure OTS, 6 Night, with 245 OBC. (100 from WoW sale due to my new reprice, 45 from my TA, and 100.00 from playing my silly myVegas phone slot app via Casino Royale for free) Excellent! Glad I was able to help. Fingers crossed you're lucky with your bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gidewey52 Posted October 25, 2021 #5606 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Just received a Royal Up to a Junior Suite on Symphony for Saturday (Oct 30). Instructions say to reprint Set Sail and luggage tags. Set Sail has been updated but luggage tags have not. Is this something that updates overnight? I know I can just get the correct room on tags at luggage drop-off on Saturday, but I have a (severe) psychological condition which mandates that everything be as perfect as possible for my cruise book that I assemble afterwards!😜 Thanks - Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare binro01 Posted October 25, 2021 #5607 Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 hour ago, gidewey52 said: Just received a Royal Up to a Junior Suite on Symphony for Saturday (Oct 30). Instructions say to reprint Set Sail and luggage tags. Set Sail has been updated but luggage tags have not. Is this something that updates overnight? I know I can just get the correct room on tags at luggage drop-off on Saturday, but I have a (severe) psychological condition which mandates that everything be as perfect as possible for my cruise book that I assemble afterwards!😜 Thanks - Jerry Give Royal a call, maybe they can get the luggage tags rebuilt for you? Perhaps? We don't want this luggage tag situation drive you to jump off the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted October 26, 2021 Author #5608 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I wonder what the RoyalUp minimums will be on the World Cruise😱 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare binro01 Posted October 26, 2021 #5609 Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/23/2021 at 3:26 PM, august16th said: Thanks for the reply. My card has been charged, and the app has not changed. I'll give it until tomorrow and call again. Maybe they'll upgrade me to a GS at the port... Wishful thinking,I know! Do you mind if I ask, what cabin grade did you upgrade from to the JS and what was your bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gidewey52 Posted October 26, 2021 #5610 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, binro01 said: Give Royal a call, maybe they can get the luggage tags rebuilt for you? Perhaps? We don't want this luggage tag situation drive you to jump off the pier. Thanks Binro . . . Called RCCL and they said they would issue new docs for me with updated luggage tags. 24-48 hours! We’ll see! Not on suicide watch yet. 😎. Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigsCanFly Posted October 26, 2021 #5611 Share Posted October 26, 2021 We just received a RoyalUp email for our Nov 6th Symphony cruise (11 days from now). The min bids for Royal Loft and Ultimate Family suites is $5000pp. We will stay with our junior suite and use the $10000+ at the casino. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare binro01 Posted October 26, 2021 #5612 Share Posted October 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, PigsCanFly said: We just received a RoyalUp email for our Nov 6th Symphony cruise (11 days from now). The min bids for Royal Loft and Ultimate Family suites is $5000pp. We will stay with our junior suite and use the $10000+ at the casino. LOL. That a crazy min bid. My guess is they already have a locked bid on an upgrade domino chain that in order for a bid from a JS to supplant that chain would need to minimally bid 5k to get the room. So close to sailing, I'm sure there is are 2 people sitting with those rooms in a pending locked state. Hoping beyond hope that no one decides to bid on that 5k min and cause them to be kicked them from that room. Since the supply of these 2 cabins are so scarce, Any bids from others where the min might have been lower but they bid the max, now makes new players in the game have a much higher max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle25 Posted October 28, 2021 #5613 Share Posted October 28, 2021 we have booked a B2B on same ship in same cabin - how does it work for the royal up? Does it do both at the same time as we dont want to have to move cabins during the changeover day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted October 28, 2021 #5614 Share Posted October 28, 2021 In the eyes of Royal Up, there is no such thing as a B2B. You could win your bid for one, both or neither of your B2B legs and if you do win either or both there is no guarantee that the rooms would be anywhere near each other. In this particular case, I reckon you're better sticking to the cabins you chose originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted October 28, 2021 #5615 Share Posted October 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Castle25 said: we have booked a B2B on same ship in same cabin - how does it work for the royal up? Does it do both at the same time as we dont want to have to move cabins during the changeover day. No...each leg is separate. I have never heard of anyone that has won for both legs keeping them in the same cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted October 28, 2021 #5616 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Maybe a good reason not to bid. Txs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerman4LSU Posted October 28, 2021 #5617 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I know Bid Prices will vary. If you have won a one-bedroom suite with Royal Up, what was your winning bid? George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borg1of2 Posted October 28, 2021 #5618 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Question is probably asked in this thread, but couldn’t find anything. Royal Up offer for a cabin category that royal and third party sites are showing no inventory available? Is that expected, or should we look at category that is available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 29, 2021 #5619 Share Posted October 29, 2021 47 minutes ago, borg1of2 said: Is that expected, or should we look at category that is available? Yes, Royal Up offers are made regardless of current available inventory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou33 Posted October 29, 2021 #5620 Share Posted October 29, 2021 @borg1of2Yes. The will come available because people will cancel and people already in that category can be upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 29, 2021 #5621 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, borg1of2 said: Question is probably asked in this thread, but couldn’t find anything. Royal Up offer for a cabin category that royal and third party sites are showing no inventory available? Is that expected, or should we look at category that is available? Also, they use Royal Up bids as market research, figuring out what people are willing to pay for certain categories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borg1of2 Posted October 29, 2021 #5622 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: Yes, Royal Up offers are made regardless of current available inventory. Thanks. It’s interesting they are offering category that isn’t available and not offering category that they do have inventory. 1 hour ago, Lou33 said: @borg1of2Yes. The will come available because people will cancel and people already in that category can be upgraded. Our sailing is only 1 week away. Doubt there will be too much canceling at this point. 48 minutes ago, brillohead said: Also, they use Royal Up bids as market research, figuring out what people are willing to pay for certain categories. Good point. another question. Are they doing pier upgrades these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 29, 2021 #5623 Share Posted October 29, 2021 42 minutes ago, borg1of2 said: another question. Are they doing pier upgrades these days? I haven't heard of one of those in a decade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 29, 2021 #5624 Share Posted October 29, 2021 11 hours ago, borg1of2 said: Are they doing pier upgrades these days? Don't recall any for Royal Up, though on some ships the denial e-mail doesn't come till after sail away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieRoo Posted October 29, 2021 #5625 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I have gotten an offer to upgrade on my last two sailings. Am I the only one that thinks the prices are crazy? I have a GS on Anthem and the lowest bid to go to the next category is $500 pp for a GS with larger balcony. That’s $1000 more than I’m paying to get a little more balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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