Midsomer Madness Posted December 16, 2023 #1476 Share Posted December 16, 2023 4 hours ago, BytownMatt said: Hello neighbour! Yes it was very early. For my other successful.bid, I was notified about 11 days prior to the cruise. I believe that the minimum bid was $1475 or $1495. Figured it was worth a somewhat higher bid given the good deal I had received on the original stateroom fare. You are on the same cruise as us…I was also successful but with a Celebrity Suite, I was surprised it was done so early but I think with the amount of vacant sky suites they chose to do the process now to free up some of the cheaper cabins and hope they sell, the suites are all a ridiculous price now..we got a great deal when we booked in 2021 because the world was coming out of Covid so prices were good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkost6222 Posted December 17, 2023 #1477 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Has anyone gotten an upgrade yet for the Silhouette ten day sailing on January 15 2024? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted December 17, 2023 #1478 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I created bids for the February 18 Ascent on several different kinds of sky suites (starting at 795pp) and there was also an offer for celebrity suites. I didn’t bid on them because they were more than I really wanted to spend (min 1145 pp). But I saw there are still quite a few open so I decided to bid. But now that option is gone. Why would they remove the offer when there are still numerous celebrity suites open? (More than sky suites) Anyone know? I thought that was odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midsomer Madness Posted December 17, 2023 #1479 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, roxannex said: I created bids for the February 18 Ascent on several different kinds of sky suites (starting at 795pp) and there was also an offer for celebrity suites. I didn’t bid on them because they were more than I really wanted to spend (min 1145 pp). But I saw there are still quite a few open so I decided to bid. But now that option is gone. Why would they remove the offer when there are still numerous celebrity suites open? (More than sky suites) Anyone know? I thought that was odd. We put in a bid for a celebrity suite and a royal suite, once we were successful with the celebrity suite the royal suite offer showed as expired…are your bids still showing for sky suites? Edited December 17, 2023 by Midsomer Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted December 17, 2023 #1480 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Yes. They are all still pending. That’s why I thought it was weird the option just disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presd Posted December 17, 2023 #1481 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, roxannex said: Yes. They are all still pending. That’s why I thought it was weird the option just disappeared. I just got notified this week for ascent of January 14. It may be a month before you know anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted December 17, 2023 #1482 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I assumed so. That’s also why I thought it was weird the celebrity suites disappeared when there are so many left. Unless people in sky suites upgraded and the website just isn’t showing that. I’m not sure. I’ve never used this system before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted December 18, 2023 #1483 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 1:17 PM, roxannex said: I created bids for the February 18 Ascent on several different kinds of sky suites (starting at 795pp) and there was also an offer for celebrity suites. I didn’t bid on them because they were more than I really wanted to spend (min 1145 pp). But I saw there are still quite a few open so I decided to bid. But now that option is gone. Why would they remove the offer when there are still numerous celebrity suites open? (More than sky suites) Anyone know? I thought that was odd. We're on the same cruise (presently in an Aqua Class Stateroom) and we can still bid on a Celebrity Suite - USD $1000, Royal Suite - USD $1700, and Edge Villa USD $2150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquesodor Posted December 18, 2023 #1484 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Ship: Ascent Length of Cruise: 7 nights Cruise Sail Date: 12/10/2023 Date email offer received: 9/26/2023 Captain’s Club Tier: Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Celebrity Direct Current Cabin: Aqua Class Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Sky Suite Bid Offer: $1190 Notification Date: 11/29/2023 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted General Comments (offer details, etc.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted December 18, 2023 #1485 Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Andy_P said: We're on the same cruise (presently in an Aqua Class Stateroom) and we can still bid on a Celebrity Suite - USD $1000, Royal Suite - USD $1700, and Edge Villa USD $2150. That’s so weird. I wrote to the company that I guess handles the move up program and asked them why I can no longer bid. There are quite a few celebrity suites left but very few sky suites that I can see. I was also able to bid on a sunset sky suite and I see none of those available at all. Thanks for letting me know. Unless a bid of mine was accepted? But then I don’t think they would all still say pending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted December 18, 2023 #1486 Share Posted December 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, roxannex said: That’s so weird. I wrote to the company that I guess handles the move up program and asked them why I can no longer bid. There are quite a few celebrity suites left but very few sky suites that I can see. I was also able to bid on a sunset sky suite and I see none of those available at all. Thanks for letting me know. Unless a bid of mine was accepted? But then I don’t think they would all still say pending. I think that what consumers see is not exactly the available inventory, but what Celebrity would still like to sell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu_cruises Posted December 19, 2023 #1487 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Ship: Summit Length of Cruise: 4 nights Cruise Sail Date: 1/4/4024 Date email offer received: none, looked up manually on website Captain’s Club Tier: Classic Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Casino comp Current Cabin: Veranda Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Royal Suite Bid Offer: $1180 Notification Date: 12/17/2023 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelebrityMR Posted December 19, 2023 #1488 Share Posted December 19, 2023 We just got an upgrade to Aqua Sky Suite on Edge from Concierge - thank you to everyone for sharing your info on this thread! It really helped in working out my bid. Ship: Edge Length of Cruise: 10 days Cruise Sail Date: January 3 2024 Date email offer received: none -checked website Captain’s Club Tier : Classic Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Celebrity Direct Current Cabin: C2 - Concierge Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: AS Aqua Sky Suite Bid Offer: AUD $1060 (min $1040?) Notification Date: December 20 2023 - same day as bid Accepted / Rejected: Accepted General Comments (offer details, etc.) Originally bidding $370 for Aqua room in November and waited but when I went back to check the status of that bid yesterday I noticed that AS was available for “ 50% off original bid price” so put in just above minimum on the toggle. Maximum bid was $5600 so ours was right at the bottom of weak. Credit card charged within hours of bid and notification email a few hours later. Never had a suite before so very excited. Knowledge gained from other posters on this thread have been invaluable - so I thought I’d continue the good cycle! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordiej Posted December 20, 2023 #1489 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Ship: Summit Length of Cruise: 5 days Cruise Sail Date: Dec 2023 Date email offer received: About one month before sailing Captain’s Club Tier : Select Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Aqua Guarantee (assigned A2 shortly after booking) Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Aqua Sky Suite / Celebrity Suite / Royal Suite Bid Offer: US $350 / 450 / 750 (pp) Minimum Offers: $280 / 350 / 480 [and $240 for SS which we did not bid on] Notification Date: 2 days before sailing Accepted / Rejected: All bids rejected General Comments (offer details, etc.) Traveling with 3 other cabins in Aqua, so didn't bother with SS bid. There were 8 (of 10) unassigned AS cabins at the time of bidding so we thought we had a decent shot. No CS or RS showing available so we figured those were long shots. By about a week prior to sailing, cruise appeared fully booked. I wonder if others who bid higher were successful. Was notified of failed bids 2 days before departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyncyn129 Posted December 21, 2023 #1490 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Ship: Ascent Length of Cruise: 7 days Cruise Sail Date: January 28, 2024 Date email offer received: October 31, 2023 Captain’s Club Tier : Elite Plus Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Celebrity (Blue Chip comped) Current Cabin: Edge Stateroom w/ Infinite Veranda Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Bid on Sky Suite, Sunset Sky Suite, Aqua Class Sky Suite, Celebrity Suite & Sky Villa Bid Offer: Aqua Suite - $1,075 pp Notification Date: December 21, 2023 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted General Comments (offer details, etc.) First time using MoveUp to get into Retreat. In the past, I've paid the upgrade free. But they were quoting me almost website price! So, I took my chances with MoveUp. Very happy with $2,150 for Retreat on a comped cruise. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flvol77 Posted December 26, 2023 #1491 Share Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) Ship: Ascent Length of Cruise: 7 days Cruise Sail Date: January 28, 2024 Date email offer received: November 4, 2023 Captain’s Club Tier: Elite Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: TA Current Cabin: Aqua Spa Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Bid on Sky Suite, Sunset Sky Suite, Aqua Class Sky Suite, Celebrity Suite, Royal Suite & Edge Villa. Bid Offer: Sky Suite - $1,000 pp Notification Date: December 15, 2023 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted General Comments (offer details, etc.) I bidded higher on the Aqua Sky Suite because we wanted the Thermal Suite. This was considered a strong offer on their dial. The maximum offer was $1190 The first time in a Suite on Celebrity, we have only done Aqua Spa Cabins. Edited December 26, 2023 by flvol77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlbaker Posted December 26, 2023 #1492 Share Posted December 26, 2023 On 4/24/2019 at 7:01 PM, hvbaskey said: Ship: Ascent Length of Cruise: 7 days Cruise Sail Date: February 18, 2023 Date email offer received: Captain’s Club Tier: Elite Plus Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Blue Chip offer Current Cabin: concierge class Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Celebrity Suite Bid Offer: $1900 pp Notification Date: 12/26/23 Accepted / Rejected :Accepted 🛌 General Comments (offer details, etc.) Min bid on the Celebrity Suite was $1000. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted December 27, 2023 #1493 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Oooh. You are on my sailing. I briefly bid on the celebrity suite at the minimum for me which I think was like 1,175, but I ultimately couldn't justify the price for the trip, so I cancelled. But it looked like there were quite a few celebrity suites left. I have kept my bids on the sky suites because they were less, as well as an aqua class. (I'm in a normal infinite veranda now.) But I don't have a lot of hope since those seem pretty booked up! That was a strong bid. Did you find out right away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlbaker Posted December 27, 2023 #1494 Share Posted December 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, roxannex said: Oooh. You are on my sailing. I briefly bid on the celebrity suite at the minimum for me which I think was like 1,175, but I ultimately couldn't justify the price for the trip, so I cancelled. But it looked like there were quite a few celebrity suites left. I have kept my bids on the sky suites because they were less, as well as an aqua class. (I'm in a normal infinite veranda now.) But I don't have a lot of hope since those seem pretty booked up! That was a strong bid. Did you find out right away? I think we put our bids in on 12/18. Got confirmation today. We got a really good deal on our original booking so overall we're happy with it. The bid we put in was right in the middle of the range offered. I'm curious if anyone else has received confirmation for this sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinCoyote Posted December 27, 2023 #1495 Share Posted December 27, 2023 We have multiple bids on reflection January 20th sailing. Has anyone heard on their bids for this date? We are currently inside cabin in hopes of anything above ocean view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxannex Posted December 27, 2023 #1496 Share Posted December 27, 2023 It seems like you found out early? When I looked at the celebrity suites the other day there were thirteen of them, and now there are only two. But now a sunset sky suite and regular sky suite and magic carpet sky suite opened up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted December 27, 2023 #1497 Share Posted December 27, 2023 9 hours ago, roxannex said: It seems like you found out early? When I looked at the celebrity suites the other day there were thirteen of them, and now there are only two. But now a sunset sky suite and regular sky suite and magic carpet sky suite opened up. A game of dominoes. I've seen higher level suites fill first, then they seem to work down, but that's based on a few people reporting MoveUps and quick looks at inventory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp50 Posted December 27, 2023 #1498 Share Posted December 27, 2023 We recently received a move up offer for the Equinox where the minimum bid for a sunset sky suite was substantially lower than a regular sky suite (415 versus 1540). Could this be real or just a clerical data entry error? I assume there is no harm in trying for the sunset sky suite, or am I missing something? This whole move up process is new to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyonefivetwo Posted December 27, 2023 #1499 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Ship: Ascent Length of Cruise: 7 Nights Cruise Sail Date: 1/14/2024 Date email offer received: 9/5/2023 Captain’s Club Tier: Classic Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Blue Chip Club Comp Cruise Current Cabin: Veranda Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Sky Suite Bid Offer: $765 Notification Date: 12/13/2023 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STGwilltravel Posted December 28, 2023 #1500 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Ship: Edge Length of Cruise: 10 days Cruise Sail Date: 03 January 2024 Date email offer received: Captain’s Club Tier: Classic Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Direct Current Cabin: Deluxe Inside Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Infinite Veranda Bid Offer: $550 (AUD) pp Notification Date: 20 December 2023 Accepted / Rejected: Accepted I don't think I got an amazing deal, but I'm happy with my bid and very happy with my upgrade, especially in this completely sold out sailing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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