Rare mawvkysc Posted November 13, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 13, 2022 So it looks like I did not win my bid. The pending charge on my CC must just be a preliminary hold before they decided who won. It’s so frustrating because I bid over minimum and there are still LOTS of cabins left in that category (Aurea Balcony) Who knows what kind of algorithm they use 🤷🏻♀️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted November 13, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 13, 2022 No clue. Curious did you bid max or somewhere in between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare styles27 Posted November 13, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Did the hold drop off? Usually once you see it on your card you’ve won the upgrade. At least that’s how it’s been for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 13, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, AerynSun_JohnCrighton said: No clue. Curious did you bid max or somewhere in between? I bid just $15 over minimum. There were so many Aurea cabins left I didn’t bid high. We board the 17th and there are 42 Aurea balconies left. A number on a roll call I’m in got their bids accepted 2 days ago. It seems like the Bella cruisers have gotten their assignments too. 34 minutes ago, styles27 said: Did the hold drop off? Usually once you see it on your card you’ve won the upgrade. At least that’s how it’s been for us. It hasn’t dropped off yet. It’s been 2+ days. If I click on the link from my bid email it now says “upgrade unavailable “ Yet I still could bid on YC if I wanted too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted November 13, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2022 28 minutes ago, mawvkysc said: I bid just $15 over minimum. There were so many Aurea cabins left I didn’t bid high. We board the 17th and there are 42 Aurea balconies left. A number on a roll call I’m in got their bids accepted 2 days ago. It seems like the Bella cruisers have gotten their assignments too. It hasn’t dropped off yet. It’s been 2+ days. If I click on the link from my bid email it now says “upgrade unavailable “ Yet I still could bid on YC if I wanted too When you click on the bid notification email when you can modify does it say pending? Accepted or rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 13, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted November 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, AerynSun_JohnCrighton said: When you click on the bid notification email when you can modify does it say pending? Accepted or rejected? It says upgrade unavailable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted November 13, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Sigh. Where you bid. You should be able to open up and see what you bid and that should have a status on it not the page that shows what cat you ca bid on. Let me know if I keep my screen shots from a couple years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ready2cruzagain Posted November 13, 2022 #10 Share Posted November 13, 2022 We received the offer to upgrade and as we are inside cabin Fantastica I thought why not but then I looked at the minimum offer and it was crazy! We could call in and upgrade to a balcony for 300 less than what they wanted on the upgrade bid. I thought no thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 13, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, AerynSun_JohnCrighton said: Here is mine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted November 13, 2022 #12 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Hmm. It's two separate words. Maybe they haven't decided which cabin you are getting so haven't put the cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare skyking Posted November 13, 2022 #13 Share Posted November 13, 2022 (edited) I see you are on the Meraviglia, we are on the same sailing, lots of cabins I see open. If you have a pending charge that's a good sign, just not sure why you dont see a cabin change. Did you try the app and the website? Log out all the way and back in? Edited November 13, 2022 by skyking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 13, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 minute ago, skyking said: I see you are on the Meraviglia, we are on the same sailing, lots of cabins I see open. If you have a pending charge that's a good sign, just not sure why you dont see a cabin change. Did you try the app and the website? Log out all the way and back in? Yes I’ve tried it all. I’ve even cleared the cache too. It’s odd. At least I haven’t received an email saying my bid was not accepted. Last time on RCI I got the email saying no on the morning of the cruise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare skyking Posted November 13, 2022 #15 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 minute ago, mawvkysc said: Yes I’ve tried it all. I’ve even cleared the cache too. It’s odd. At least I haven’t received an email saying my bid was not accepted. Last time on RCI I got the email saying no on the morning of the cruise though. I think you should be good to go, I see lots of those cabins are still open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 13, 2022 Author #16 Share Posted November 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, AerynSun_JohnCrighton said: Maybe. I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stockjock Posted November 14, 2022 #17 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Give it time. The odds seem to be in your favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmbcater Posted November 14, 2022 #18 Share Posted November 14, 2022 We had the same thing happen it took 4 days for the hold to drop. The upgrade company (RCCL uses them also) does not communicate well with MSC. Even they put a hold on the money and it took so long to drop we did not win the bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 14, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted November 14, 2022 16 hours ago, mmbcater said: We had the same thing happen it took 4 days for the hold to drop. The upgrade company (RCCL uses them also) does not communicate well with MSC. Even they put a hold on the money and it took so long to drop we did not win the bid. Thanks for the input. I’m pretty sure this is the case with me as well. As of today there are still 30+ of the cabins I bid on available. Seems a waste for them not to have accepted my bid. I’ll report back post cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mawvkysc Posted November 16, 2022 Author #20 Share Posted November 16, 2022 The cruise is tomorrow and the pending charge on my CC finally dropped off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmwende Posted November 16, 2022 #21 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Just now, mawvkysc said: The cruise is tomorrow and the pending charge on my CC finally dropped off . So sorry 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted November 16, 2022 #22 Share Posted November 16, 2022 18 minutes ago, mawvkysc said: The cruise is tomorrow and the pending charge on my CC finally dropped off . Yeah sorry you didn't get it. We got 21 cabins in that Cat on our cruise and the new "black Friday sale" actually makes them a couple hundred more to buy upgrade outright. I would think with a brand new ship they would want to sail at full capacity but who knows what these cruise lines are 🤔. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peder Posted February 6, 2023 #23 Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 11/13/2022 at 2:29 PM, AerynSun_JohnCrighton said: Sigh. Where you bid. You should be able to open up and see what you bid and that should have a status on it not the page that shows what cat you ca bid on. Let me know if I keep my screen shots from a couple years ago. Just FYI, on that page, there IS another status saying "UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE" in the spot that normally says "PENDING". mawvkysc wasn't making that part up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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