POLL RoyalUp How many have won and what was the bid strength

[molly361]

Just curious as to how many folks might be winning

[orville99]

Bid, but still waiting...

[molly361]

3 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Bid, but still waiting...

Me too but we sail tomorrow and there are no cabins left.  I can't vote until I see if I get notified today or not  Good luck with your bid

[Jimbo]

How are you determining if your bid is  weak , medium or strong?.......does it say it somewhere when you move the dial left  or right?

Edited March 3, 2019 by Jimbo

[Clarea]

I've got to see what thread this can be combined with.

[Jimbo]

11 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

I've got to see what thread this can be combined with.

 

Tough life ........

[orville99]

25 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

How are you determining if your bid is  weak , medium or strong?.......does it say it somewhere when you move the dial left  or right?

Yep. As you move the slider it tells you the relative strength of your bid.

[Jimbo]

3 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Yep. As you move the slider it tells you the relative strength of your bid.

 

Does not show that on mine, no matter  which way I move the slider. Cruise must be to far away to show that yet. 71 days

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, Host Clarea said:

I've got to see what thread this can be combined with.

 

Can a poll be combined?

[Clarea]

25 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Can a poll be combined?

 

Probably not with another thread that contains a poll, without messing up something.

[cruiseguy1016]

2 hours ago, Host Clarea said:

I've got to see what thread this can be combined with.

 

Does it need to be? While similar to some of the other threads, I think this one has value as a stand-alone thread.

[Clarea]

24 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

 

Does it need to be? While similar to some of the other threads, I think this one has value as a stand-alone thread.

 

Just kidding about combining. 

[Keo932]

3 hours ago, Jimbo said:

How are you determining if your bid is  weak , medium or strong?.......does it say it somewhere when you move the dial left  or right?

Desktop, mobile won't.

[molly361]

On 2/28/2019 at 8:47 AM, Host Clarea said:

 

Some reports have said they were notified less than a week before the cruise.

 

42 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

 

Does it need to be? While similar to some of the other threads, I think this one has value as a stand-alone thread.

 

16 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

Just kidding about combining. 

At least someone finds value in my information gathering😇

[CruisingJade]

Bid but no word yet. Less than 2 weeks out. I did not see the weak/medium/strong feature when I bid, but I may have been on mobile, so that could be why?

 

I'd be interested to know how RCI measures weak/medium/strong. Even if there is an algorithm (that factors in things like who bid more than you but maybe also bid on a higher room so you could win, etc...) it still would only be relevant the moment you bid. As other bids come in after yours, the strength of your bid would change without you knowing.

[molly361]

7 minutes ago, CruisingJade said:

Bid but no word yet. Less than 2 weeks out. I did not see the weak/medium/strong feature when I bid, but I may have been on mobile, so that could be why?

 

I'd be interested to know how RCI measures weak/medium/strong. Even if there is an algorithm (that factors in things like who bid more than you but maybe also bid on a higher room so you could win, etc...) it still would only be relevant the moment you bid. As other bids come in after yours, the strength of your bid would change without you knowing.

I know the bid amounts change.  When I bid 5 days ago the cost for a JS was from $100 - $180 pp.  Last time I looked they had raised the max bid to  $250.

[Clepire]

4 hours ago, Jimbo said:

How are you determining if your bid is  weak , medium or strong?.......does it say it somewhere when you move the dial left  or right?

 

There was a scale at the bottom when I bid that showed where it ranked.

[Jimbo]

16 minutes ago, Clepire said:

 

There was a scale at the bottom when I bid that showed where it ranked.

Oh okay now, I have been bidding on my phone and you don't see that scale thing to the right. Just opened up one of the Royal Up emails on my home computer and now, yes I do see the scale.  Thanks

[molly361]

Just got notified that I did not win.  Voted a bit too early that I was NOT notified- my bad 

[DreamerHopes]

9 hours ago, Jimbo said:

 

Does not show that on mine, no matter  which way I move the slider. Cruise must be to far away to show that yet. 71 days

You have to be on a computer to see bid strength- iPads and iPhones do not show it.

[Clarea]

25 minutes ago, molly361 said:

Just got notified that I did not win.  Voted a bit too early that I was NOT notified- my bad 

 

Well, I hope you entered your data in the poll!

[DreamerHopes]

If you won a bid how soon did you find out?  Right away, few weeks before the cruise, week of the cruise, or few days before the cruise?  Thank you!

[Twinswithtwins]

I was just notified I won. I am 11 days from the cruise. Medium bid- went from Inside Guarantee to Inside Promenade. Interestingly- I had called Royal earlier in the day (before I received the email) and asked how many bids they accept. I was told there is usually only 1 cabin held back per category- per sailing. And sometimes none at all.

 

[Clarea]

1 hour ago, DreamerHopes said:

If you won a bid how soon did you find out?  Right away, few weeks before the cruise, week of the cruise, or few days before the cruise?  Thank you!

 

Varies, but it seems like most report hearing within 2 weeks of the cruise.

[LBumb]

I’m about 40 days out and haven’t heard yet