Real time bidding

[SSFun]

Has anyone ignored the real time bidding emails and still been upgraded? Got a real time bidding email for 2 of our upgrade offers today. Tempted but…

[destar]

Sounds like a bait to get people bidding.

[Anoynmous Phoenix]

Don't complain NCL need the money!!

[Russiamomm]

I’ve done it once - bid twice and was immediately outbid.  I gave up.  The same thing happened to everyone I heard about that put in a new bid.  Fast forward a few weeks and  we won the last bid we put in, which was still in the lower range of the original bidding range.

 

I think it’s a way to create a frenzy and up the bids.

[destar]

1 minute ago, Russiamomm said:

I think it’s a way to create a frenzy and up the bids.

Absolutely what that is, get you into a live bidding and keep increasing the price. 

[SSFun]

1 hour ago, Russiamomm said:

I’ve done it once - bid twice and was immediately outbid.  I gave up.  The same thing happened to everyone I heard about that put in a new bid.  Fast forward a few weeks and  we won the last bid we put in, which was still in the lower range of the original bidding range.

 

I think it’s a way to create a frenzy and up the bids.

That’s kind of what I thought. We’re pretty happy with the balcony cabin we have so thinking the stress and frenzy of the live bidding isn’t worth it for us. 

[SSFun]

1 hour ago, Anoynmous Phoenix said:

Don't complain NCL need the money!!

No complaints here. 😉
Super excited for our cruise! First vacation for us in a couple of years as we’ve been caretakers for MIL (❤️).

[FredZiffle]

10 hours ago, Russiamomm said:

I’ve done it once - bid twice and was immediately outbid.  I gave up.  The same thing happened to everyone I heard about that put in a new bid.  Fast forward a few weeks and  we won the last bid we put in, which was still in the lower range of the original bidding range.

 

I think it’s a way to create a frenzy and up the bids.

 

Exactly.  It also doesn't really matter if you've been outbid on your upgrade.  What matters is the progression of upgrades.  If I'm already in the Haven and bid $1,000 on an upgrade to the owner's suite, I expect to win over someone who is in a balcony and bids $2,000 for the same owner's suite.  That's because, hypothetically, NCL could have another bid for my Haven cabin, and the total amount of my bid plus the bid for my cabin could be greater than $2,000.