georgio19 Posted November 22, 2022 #2651 Share Posted November 22, 2022 My sailing just went to "live bid". I don't think I like this process. It's really a good way for the cruise to get you to over bid. How do you REALLY know that you are out bid? It could just keep saying that until people start to slow down on the bid and eventually stop with the person's high bid. After that they can then say you won your bid. It also seems like the amount they are giving to the high bid people (a few people on my roll call told us the amount of their winning bid) is really close to what the cost to just book the room would have been. NCL really knows how to rake in the extra $$$. Hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted November 22, 2022 #2652 Share Posted November 22, 2022 8 hours ago, georgio19 said: My sailing just went to "live bid". I don't think I like this process. It's really a good way for the cruise to get you to over bid. How do you REALLY know that you are out bid? It could just keep saying that until people start to slow down on the bid and eventually stop with the person's high bid. After that they can then say you won your bid. It also seems like the amount they are giving to the high bid people (a few people on my roll call told us the amount of their winning bid) is really close to what the cost to just book the room would have been. NCL really knows how to rake in the extra $$$. Hahaha! Be really careful with your bids, have a Firm price in place. Go back and see what Haven cabins are going for. I booked a Haven cabin after I realized it was cheaper than my highest bid...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mscdivina2016 Posted November 22, 2022 #2653 Share Posted November 22, 2022 9 hours ago, georgio19 said: My sailing just went to "live bid". I don't think I like this process. It's really a good way for the cruise to get you to over bid. How do you REALLY know that you are out bid? It could just keep saying that until people start to slow down on the bid and eventually stop with the person's high bid. After that they can then say you won your bid. It also seems like the amount they are giving to the high bid people (a few people on my roll call told us the amount of their winning bid) is really close to what the cost to just book the room would have been. NCL really knows how to rake in the extra $$$. Hahaha! My total fare for a 21 night sailing after live bidding in a Haven suite was less than half of the original, so deals can be had. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedwingHockeyFan Posted November 22, 2022 #2654 Share Posted November 22, 2022 One other thing to note: A spa balcony is essentially the same room as a regular balcony just closer to the spa. I've seen people bid more to upgrade from a balcony to a spa balcony than a spa pass would cost which is ridiculous. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted November 22, 2022 #2655 Share Posted November 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, RedwingHockeyFan said: One other thing to note: A spa balcony is essentially the same room as a regular balcony just closer to the spa. I've seen people bid more to upgrade from a balcony to a spa balcony than a spa pass would cost which is ridiculous. Thats crazy, normally right off the bat a spa balcony is about $100 cheaper to book instead of booking a regular balcony and then buying passes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michlish Posted November 23, 2022 #2656 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Just got our upgrade accepted! $85USD pp from inside to balcony on Norwegian Escape Dec 10th 😄 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare New2cruise2022 Posted November 23, 2022 #2657 Share Posted November 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, michlish said: Just got our upgrade accepted! $85USD pp from inside to balcony on Norwegian Escape Dec 10th 😄 That’s great! Congrats! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaggoB Posted November 23, 2022 #2658 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Sailing Sunday on the Bliss. Just received the upgrade from a Club Balcony Suite w/lg balcony to the Haven Forward Facing Penthouse. Minimum was $650 x2 Maximum was $2400 x2 when I called our PCC four weeks ago he told us we could upgrade for $4443. Decided to take a chance and bid on 8 Haven suites. They accepted our bid of $1240 x 2. Not the greatest but not bad. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbxlady Posted November 23, 2022 #2659 Share Posted November 23, 2022 27 minutes ago, DaggoB said: Sailing Sunday on the Bliss. Just received the upgrade from a Club Balcony Suite w/lg balcony to the Haven Forward Facing Penthouse. Minimum was $650 x2 Maximum was $2400 x2 when I called our PCC four weeks ago he told us we could upgrade for $4443. Decided to take a chance and bid on 8 Haven suites. They accepted our bid of $1240 x 2. Not the greatest but not bad. Wow, that's a great deal! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trbarton Posted November 23, 2022 #2660 Share Posted November 23, 2022 With NCL, if your bid is excepted, will they allow you to pick another stateroom in the same category? I’ve heard that Princess is allowing people to pick another available stateroom once your bid is excepted. Tom😀. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert328 Posted November 23, 2022 #2661 Share Posted November 23, 2022 We were on the Joy last month and I put in a bunch of Haven offers from Club Balcony. I got emails that I was outbid on all and went to Live bidding. Submitted a lower bid and got a Haven. Go figure! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.Cellanea Posted November 24, 2022 #2662 Share Posted November 24, 2022 4 hours ago, DaggoB said: Sailing Sunday on the Bliss. Just received the upgrade from a Club Balcony Suite w/lg balcony to the Haven Forward Facing Penthouse. Minimum was $650 x2 Maximum was $2400 x2 when I called our PCC four weeks ago he told us we could upgrade for $4443. Decided to take a chance and bid on 8 Haven suites. They accepted our bid of $1240 x 2. Not the greatest but not bad. Amazing!! We are on the same cruise and have also bid on a Haven room. This gives me hope we might still get one 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted November 24, 2022 #2663 Share Posted November 24, 2022 so you ended up paying almost $2500. let us know when you get back if it was worth the difference in $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted November 24, 2022 #2664 Share Posted November 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, complawyer said: so you ended up paying almost $2500. let us know when you get back if it was worth the difference in $$$ We were on a 10 night Canada/NE on the Joy in September. Found out two hours after we boarded that we won a 2 BR in the Haven (from a balcony). $1300 each. It was worth every penny! Best trip ever. Waiting for bidding to open up on my 16 night TA in April. It’s going to be really hard to go back to a regular cabin. LOL 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debnjoe1438 Posted November 24, 2022 #2665 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 9:35 PM, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: It’s only some select sailings that are live bid, sometimes the banner doesn’t come up when in certain browsers, try a different link or better yet review your offers from the email link. happy sailing! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted November 24, 2022 #2666 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, trbarton said: With NCL, if your bid is excepted, will they allow you to pick another stateroom in the same category? I’ve heard that Princess is allowing people to pick another available stateroom once your bid is excepted. Tom😀. No you get whatever the computer assigns in your winning category no exceptions that I’ve heard of in the 5 years I’ve been following this thread happy Sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzie Posted November 24, 2022 #2667 Share Posted November 24, 2022 10 hours ago, complawyer said: so you ended up paying almost $2500. let us know when you get back if it was worth the difference in $$$ we sailed the Bliss in Haven last Jan - Mexican Riviera- we loved the Haven- its amazing and worth the extra $ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver1975 Posted November 24, 2022 #2668 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I have a bid submitted for my upcoming cruise. I see that I can modify or cancel my bid. I would like change the category of cabin that I am bidding on. Does anybody know how to this without the initial bid request from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted November 24, 2022 #2669 Share Posted November 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, Beaver1975 said: I have a bid submitted for my upcoming cruise. I see that I can modify or cancel my bid. I would like change the category of cabin that I am bidding on. Does anybody know how to this without the initial bid request from? Go to modify it will pull up your current bids and also any other categories that you are allowed to bid on that you haven’t yet. Happy sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver1975 Posted November 24, 2022 #2670 Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: Go to modify it will pull up your current bids and also any other categories that you are allowed to bid on that you haven’t yet. Happy sailing! Only my bid shows up with no other cabin options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Nclgetawaymenhoney Posted November 24, 2022 #2671 Share Posted November 24, 2022 44 minutes ago, Beaver1975 said: Only my bid shows up with no other cabin options. If you click on modify and that’s all that comes up that’s all you can bid on you can’t bid on every category, for example if in inside you can bid on ocean view or balcony, in a balcony you can bid on club balcony mini suites and havens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver1975 Posted November 24, 2022 #2672 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said: If you click on modify and that’s all that comes up that’s all you can bid on you can’t bid on every category, for example if in inside you can bid on ocean view or balcony, in a balcony you can bid on club balcony mini suites and havens I am already bidding on a suite but would like to bid on a different type of suite. Nothing other than the bid I have in process shows up. Update....At the very bottom of the Modify/Cancel form is a link for the other potential upgrade options. Edited November 24, 2022 by Beaver1975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyHill Posted November 26, 2022 #2673 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) did another mock booking, one day there was 105 balconys available 2 days later theres around 3. Looks like im boned for winning an upgrade. Edit: nevermind 99 available 40 days out Edited November 26, 2022 by BobbyHill goofed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee0213 Posted November 27, 2022 #2674 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Watching these cabins like a hawk, looking to score an upgrade from my Balcony - either via direct upgrade or Bidding for the upgrade. Sailing out on the Joy on Dec 18 - we are 22 days out. Check ins begin tomorrow and still not completely sold out on really anything from what I see excluding some Haven Categories and Oceanview for more than 2 ppl. I have bids on everything above PH Suite w/ Balcony - all at mid tier. It's my first time cruising so wondering Is it normal for a sailing to still be pretty much available room wise this close to sailing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseat50 Posted November 27, 2022 #2675 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 7:19 PM, Russiamomm said: We were on a 10 night Canada/NE on the Joy in September. Found out two hours after we boarded that we won a 2 BR in the Haven (from a balcony). $1300 each. It was worth every penny! Best trip ever. Waiting for bidding to open up on my 16 night TA in April. It’s going to be really hard to go back to a regular cabin. LOL Didn't you notice that your cabin number had changed? Good luck with going back... not many succeed! 🤭 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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