lovetocruise/diamond Posted October 9, 2022 #26 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Does everyone get the RU email? Is there a % of guests that get the invite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 9, 2022 #27 Share Posted October 9, 2022 6 hours ago, lovetocruise/diamond said: Does everyone get the RU email? Is there a % of guests that get the invite? Depends on the ship, date and how customers booked, but most do. Depends on the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoshwhosh Posted October 12, 2022 #28 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I am currently in a Grand Suite on the Jan. 6 Jewel sailing. It is now past final payment and there are no GS left, only 5 Owner Suites. Since I have never done this, if there is an offer for an upgrade how much of a minimum offer per person could I expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted October 12, 2022 #29 Share Posted October 12, 2022 1 hour ago, whoshwhosh said: I am currently in a Grand Suite on the Jan. 6 Jewel sailing. It is now past final payment and there are no GS left, only 5 Owner Suites. Since I have never done this, if there is an offer for an upgrade how much of a minimum offer per person could I expect? Wait until you get an email, or wait until December 7 (30 days out) and use the link that has been posted. The minimum bid will be stated for each category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3kidsncats Posted October 12, 2022 #30 Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 10/7/2022 at 10:59 AM, carlosalonsor said: For me it's a strange situation. I booked directly with RC and I keep getting the 30 days error message, however there are other fellow cruisers in the same sailing who have been able to bid. Type your name in all caps, sometimes that seems to help 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tustin3 Posted October 14, 2022 #31 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I received my notice as soon as I checked in for a Grandeur cruise next month. It was 45 days out. I have JS so not sure if I wanted to spend the money to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted October 14, 2022 #32 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) 100% of the time I do royal up 90% of time I win 100% of the time got a new room 3 days before sailing Edited October 14, 2022 by mcatmcat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LINDAE3213 Posted October 14, 2022 #33 Share Posted October 14, 2022 just won my royal up bid on this sunday's oasis we booked this trip about 2.5 weeks ago .. .last minute. a connecting interior was about $3100 and that's what I booked to get on the ship. we need to get away and would have been content to just be cruising .. but it has been awhile since we did an interior.... and a connecting interior meant chair not sofa ocean view balcony was going about $5100 at the time. I bid the max at $1300 and got it today -- cabin on deck 7 very happy as this saved us $700 vs booking the balcony on the original reservation I did check pricing last night and this morning -- they still had $5100 for the ocean view balcony and there were 9 available on various floors. if it was less and reasonable I would have just tried to upgrade vs hoping on a royal up acceptance. 1st time royal up bidder --- generally book a year or two out for my cruises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted October 14, 2022 #34 Share Posted October 14, 2022 We are sailing on the Mariner this weekend, October 16. I received the Royal Up email on August 17, September 21, October 11, and again today, two days before sailing. We love our cabin and are not interested in upgrading. Apparently they think someone else would also love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted October 14, 2022 #35 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Got the Royal up for our mid December sailings. The bids are too high to even entertain the thought. Now that everyone’s back cruising I don’t think we’ll be doing it often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted October 14, 2022 #36 Share Posted October 14, 2022 6 hours ago, cruiselvr04 said: Got the Royal up for our mid December sailings. The bids are too high to even entertain the thought. Now that everyone’s back cruising I don’t think we’ll be doing it often. Pre-COVID I never won a Royal Up bid. On my first six cruises last Summer/Fall I upgraded from a balcony to a JS with a minimum Royal Up bid. Since that time I have not won any bids, although my bids are always on the low side so not a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezie68 Posted October 14, 2022 #37 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I'm cruising Nov 2nd and got mine accepted 2 days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare blueslily Posted October 15, 2022 #38 Share Posted October 15, 2022 10 hours ago, LINDAE3213 said: just won my royal up bid on this sunday's oasis we booked this trip about 2.5 weeks ago .. .last minute. a connecting interior was about $3100 and that's what I booked to get on the ship. we need to get away and would have been content to just be cruising .. but it has been awhile since we did an interior.... and a connecting interior meant chair not sofa ocean view balcony was going about $5100 at the time. I bid the max at $1300 and got it today -- cabin on deck 7 very happy as this saved us $700 vs booking the balcony on the original reservation I did check pricing last night and this morning -- they still had $5100 for the ocean view balcony and there were 9 available on various floors. if it was less and reasonable I would have just tried to upgrade vs hoping on a royal up acceptance. 1st time royal up bidder --- generally book a year or two out for my cruises OmG! How many people are in that cabin for that price? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LINDAE3213 Posted October 15, 2022 #39 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Yea..it's a lot for 2 of us but last minute cruise and we need to get away. I generally book when new schedules come out year or 2 in advance. We could have waited to sail Anthem in November for significantly less than Oasis for Oct 16th but tired of Anthem and did not want to wait 4 more weeks for vacation. I did look at flying to Aruba for week of Oct 16th too comparing airfare/hotel to Oasis price but Aruba was costing 1k more and that did not include food or rental car. Plus the hassle of flying. Both are significantly more expensive then our original vacation of adventure of seas bermuda oct 22 5 night for $1154 total in a balcony ...less than $600 each! We cxld that when I had to schedule my surgery. But trying to compare adventure to oasis and 5 night to 7 night is a waste of time... Sometimes you pay more to get the week you need. Grateful our bosses agreed to time off when we requested it about 2 weeks ago. Hopefully by the time we get back our condo sale will be cleared for closing and we can start final packing for our move. It's been hell since August 10th ..3rd attempt to sell our condo / 5th attempt to buy a new place...everything contingent on other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormchaser15 Posted October 15, 2022 #40 Share Posted October 15, 2022 If you booked through the 'big box store' are you able to place a bid through the RoyalUp website or is the reservation completely ineligible? I am not sure if you just don't receive the RoyalUp emails or if you are blocked from bidding at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted October 15, 2022 #41 Share Posted October 15, 2022 you are ineligible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodakboiler Posted October 16, 2022 #42 Share Posted October 16, 2022 We received RoyalUp bids for several suite categories for a Dec cruise but when doing a dummy booking to check room locations we only see a single 2 bdrm suite available. Do they hold back cabins just for this purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted October 16, 2022 #43 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1) There are cancellations. 2) They use you bid as research for setting bid amounts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 16, 2022 #44 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Nodakboiler said: Do they hold back cabins just for this purpose? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare blueslily Posted October 16, 2022 #45 Share Posted October 16, 2022 16 hours ago, LINDAE3213 said: Yea..it's a lot for 2 of us but last minute cruise and we need to get away. I generally book when new schedules come out year or 2 in advance. We could have waited to sail Anthem in November for significantly less than Oasis for Oct 16th but tired of Anthem and did not want to wait 4 more weeks for vacation. I did look at flying to Aruba for week of Oct 16th too comparing airfare/hotel to Oasis price but Aruba was costing 1k more and that did not include food or rental car. Plus the hassle of flying. Both are significantly more expensive then our original vacation of adventure of seas bermuda oct 22 5 night for $1154 total in a balcony ...less than $600 each! We cxld that when I had to schedule my surgery. But trying to compare adventure to oasis and 5 night to 7 night is a waste of time... Sometimes you pay more to get the week you need. Grateful our bosses agreed to time off when we requested it about 2 weeks ago. Hopefully by the time we get back our condo sale will be cleared for closing and we can start final packing for our move. It's been hell since August 10th ..3rd attempt to sell our condo / 5th attempt to buy a new place...everything contingent on other people. Good luck with the condo. Yes, that's a lot for only 7 days with 2 people in a balcony. I've booked last minute as well. Actually, I do that a lot when sailing solo as the pricing works out better for me usually as the single supplement gets reduce closer to many sailing dates. When sailing with 2 in our cabin, I'll book it a little more in advance since someone else will be impacted by the planning. . Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted October 17, 2022 #46 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Got the email last WEdnesday for Dec . 11 sail. Doesn't cost anything to try so I bid on Grand and Jr just a little over minimum. Happy with my current cabin, so no disappointment. Maybe we'll get lucky this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephPS79 Posted October 17, 2022 #47 Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 10/7/2022 at 12:25 PM, 1bravesfan said: I should have done my research before putting in a bid. I bid the minimum on a suite and grand suite. It would be a bummer to miss out on some of the Suite Perks if they were to accept after the ship had sailed. If no one has mentioned it, you can modify or change your bid anytime before 2 hours prior to departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bravesfan Posted October 17, 2022 Author #48 Share Posted October 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, StephPS79 said: If no one has mentioned it, you can modify or change your bid anytime before 2 hours prior to departure. Was just able to figure out my GTY Balcony on Radiance of the Seas cruise using the bar code trick and not sure I like the location (Cabin 7644). May have to up my bid or ask to be relocated in the same category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolegirl01 Posted October 17, 2022 #49 Share Posted October 17, 2022 What do you guys usually bid? Like do you usually do minimum or go up a bit? or even do the max? We were thinking about doing Royal Up upgrade from a balcony to either a larger room with balcony or JS but it would only make sense if we do the minimum, anything more, it would be too much and not worth it for us. Just wanted to see what people usually do and what tends to get accepted often. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OCSC Mike Posted October 17, 2022 #50 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, nolegirl01 said: it would only make sense if we do the minimum, anything more, it would be too much and not worth it for us Then that's what you should bid... whatever it's worth it to you. Just make sure you're bidding less than it would cost to just pay to upgrade. As an example, we can upgrade (not RoyalUp, just pay) from an interior to a balcony for $100 total for 2 of us on our 4-night Indy cruise on Monday. On paper, it's a no-brainer, but we don't actually use our balcony hardly at all when we have one so we're debating. Everyone has their own values and preferences. Edited October 17, 2022 by OCSC Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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