Cruise Crazy Family Posted August 6 #3626 Share Posted August 6 I know this is an older post, but in case this is helpful to anyone else, we were successful with a minimum bid upgrade from inside stateroom to room 5158 on NCL Bliss (large oceanview) on trip to Alaska in 2024. We are thrilled. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted August 6 #3627 Share Posted August 6 cruise crazy, that's nice, but how much was your bid, what was the original price of room 5158, and how much was your original cabin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Crazy Family Posted August 9 #3628 Share Posted August 9 On 8/6/2024 at 11:27 AM, complawyer said: cruise crazy, that's nice, but how much was your bid, what was the original price of room 5158, and how much was your original cabin? Hi, honestly, I booked only a few weeks before the cruise and there were no oceanview or balcony cabins available so I don't know what the price would have been. I booked a guarantee inside cabin in Canadian dollars, which I also don't know if that would be helpful to you. Looking at other cruises for next year, the difference in the starting price seems to be about $620 US between inside and smallest oceanview. My bid was $250 pp (total $500), which is the minimum. We got it at that price, but the upgrade, in my opinion, is like 2 categories because we went up to a large family oceanview cabin (check out the video online for that particular cabin), which sleeps 5 (double sink the the bathroom, full sized bathtub, 2 tvs, 3 cupboards, curtain in middle of the cabin, etc. Well worth it in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger2016 Posted August 10 #3629 Share Posted August 10 On 8/6/2024 at 6:28 AM, Cruise Crazy Family said: I know this is an older post, but in case this is helpful to anyone else, we were successful with a minimum bid upgrade from inside stateroom to room 5158 on NCL Bliss (large oceanview) on trip to Alaska in 2024. We are thrilled. In case helpful to anyone else, I also went from Interior to Oceanview on the NCL Jewel for an Alaska cruise this summer. $230/pp so $460. Porthole window, on the side of the ship I wanted, so we are thrilled, especially my child. This was a fully-booked sailing so I wasn't expecting the bid to get accepted. We are a family of 3 and got a 3-person room upgrade (new room fits exactly 3). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctlyf Posted August 10 #3630 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Is there some special trick to bidding on room upgrades? I've only tried on the app on my phone, not the website on the computer but everytime I try, I get a message saying my reservation isn't eligible, and that my reservation number is not found? First time on NCL and honestly have never bid on an upgrade on any other line. We booked through a travel agent if that makes a difference. Edited August 10 by ctlyf Correct spelling error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorothyB Posted August 10 #3631 Share Posted August 10 9 minutes ago, ctlyf said: Is there some special trick to bidding on room upgrades? I've only tried on the app on my phone, not the website on the computer but everytime I try, I get a message saying my reservation isn't eligible, and that my reservation number is not found? Are you within 110 days of sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggTexasGal Posted August 10 #3632 Share Posted August 10 6 hours ago, ctlyf said: Is there some special trick to bidding on room upgrades? Your TA might not participate in the program! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted August 10 #3633 Share Posted August 10 10 hours ago, ctlyf said: Is there some special trick to bidding on room upgrades? I've only tried on the app on my phone, not the website on the computer but everytime I try, I get a message saying my reservation isn't eligible, and that my reservation number is not found? First time on NCL and honestly have never bid on an upgrade on any other line. We booked through a travel agent if that makes a difference. Have you gotten an email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnIreland Posted August 10 #3634 Share Posted August 10 I get same error on the APP , but it works on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctlyf Posted August 10 #3635 Share Posted August 10 17 hours ago, DorothyB said: Are you within 110 days of sailing? Not quite. We're at 114 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctlyf Posted August 10 #3636 Share Posted August 10 7 hours ago, zqvol said: Have you gotten an email? No email... do you have to be invited before you can participate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted August 10 #3637 Share Posted August 10 1 minute ago, ctlyf said: Not quite. We're at 114 days. bids come about day 110 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted August 12 #3638 Share Posted August 12 On 8/9/2024 at 10:59 PM, ctlyf said: Is there some special trick to bidding on room upgrades? I've only tried on the app on my phone, not the website on the computer but everytime I try, I get a message saying my reservation isn't eligible, and that my reservation number is not found? First time on NCL and honestly have never bid on an upgrade on any other line. We booked through a travel agent if that makes a difference. To @ggTexasGal's point, not all travel agent's participate in the upgrade program. Big box store travel agents don't and I know there are others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejacoubowsky Posted August 12 #3639 Share Posted August 12 I've mentioned this before... don't get hung up on the bid process and overlook the possibility that your TA or Norwegian, if called, might be able to get you an even-better deal, and you'll have choice over the room. Got a fantastic upgrade cheap on the Epic two years ago. And when you do it this way (not doing a bid), you get *all* the benefits that go with that room, no question. Do a mock booking and see how inexpensive the better rooms might have become. Keep in mind that you will often be allowed to get a better room for more $$$ but they will not entertain offers for a better room that would actually save you $$$ over your current room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtgumby Posted August 22 #3640 Share Posted August 22 On 8/9/2024 at 10:59 PM, ctlyf said: Is there some special trick to bidding on room upgrades? I've only tried on the app on my phone, not the website on the computer but everytime I try, I get a message saying my reservation isn't eligible, and that my reservation number is not found? First time on NCL and honestly have never bid on an upgrade on any other line. We booked through a travel agent if that makes a difference. Keep trying. I just booked a trip 64 days out and immediately tried to upgrade myself using the app and received the same message but then voilà, today it went right through albeit two days after booking so I suggest perseverance. I’m assuming your travel agent participates in the program which was my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyHutt Posted August 22 #3641 Share Posted August 22 I agree with doing the mock booking to check current prices. My friend and I upgraded ourselves from the family suite with master BR to the 2BR Haven suite on Prima (10-nights) for about $1,000/pp less than the minimum upgrade bid. I will admit that I wouldn’t have known about the rock-bottom pricing for our sailing if I hadn’t been checking to see if bidding for an upgrade made financial sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoulinVert Posted August 25 #3642 Share Posted August 25 Hello! We are sailing on the Breakaway on 01 SEP 2024 out of NYC. One of the parties in our group was unable to book the Haven when they reserved (due to inventory). So they went with a balcony stateroom and subsequently submitted the upgrade bids. Late yesterday afternoon, we saw a Haven room available on the ncl-direct booking site. Rather than take a chance on the upgrade algorithm and process, we called our TA to help us with the switch. The process took about an 90 minutes, but we were able to guarantee the haven room with a final price that was lower in price than our originally submitted bids. Our biggest concern was to get the last party in our group into the Haven. Calling the TA directly (who had to liaise with NCL) was the most direct route for us. Watching for cancellations and perseverance seemed to pay off. Hopefully, this will help others wondering about the process. Best of luck, and I hope you have a wonderful cruise! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColdCruise Posted September 8 #3643 Share Posted September 8 On 8/21/2024 at 9:55 PM, vtgumby said: Keep trying. I just booked a trip 64 days out and immediately tried to upgrade myself using the app and received the same message but then voilà, today it went right through albeit two days after booking so I suggest perseverance. I’m assuming your travel agent participates in the program which was my case. On 8/21/2024 at 10:25 PM, BunnyHutt said: I agree with doing the mock booking to check current prices. My friend and I upgraded ourselves from the family suite with master BR to the 2BR Haven suite on Prima (10-nights) for about $1,000/pp less than the minimum upgrade bid. I will admit that I wouldn’t have known about the rock-bottom pricing for our sailing if I hadn’t been checking to see if bidding for an upgrade made financial sense. @vtgumby and @BunnyHutt How do you “UPGRADE YOURSELF” ? I’ve only been able to upgrade through my TA/PCC. TY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyHutt Posted September 8 #3644 Share Posted September 8 36 minutes ago, ColdCruise said: @vtgumby and @BunnyHutt How do you “UPGRADE YOURSELF” ? I’ve only been able to upgrade through my TA/PCC. TY exactly as you describe - I went through our TA. It was cheaper (and guaranteed) just to change room categories directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColdCruise Posted September 8 #3645 Share Posted September 8 50 minutes ago, BunnyHutt said: exactly as you describe - I went through our TA. It was cheaper (and guaranteed) just to change room categories directly. @BunnyHutt thanks for clarifying, guess it was the wording as @vtgumby specifically said “ in the app”, I thought I was missing some useful feature. Guess I’ll wait to see if @vtgumby responds too . Have a great Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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