fajitapita Posted May 17, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Woohoo! Just used Priceline for the very first time, bid $60 for a 4-star (only selected Vancouver- no outlying areas) and was accepted at the Hyatt Regency! Called Hyatt direct to confirm reservation and requested non-smoking room with king bed. Not bad for weekend rates... ***Nancy*** Song of Norway 12/79 Tropicale 12/84 Explorer of the Seas 8/3/02 Mariner of the Seas 1/4/04 Serenading to Alaska for our 10th anniversary! [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=552109271"]Roll call for Serenade 8/1/04 click here[/url] Time until our next cruise [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=9400d3&cdt=2004;8;1;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0700[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treven Posted May 18, 2004 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2004 $60 for a $200 room!?! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] 'be a real student and take chances. live on the edge. teeter on the brink...skip on the tightrope. and if you fall, enjoy the wind on your smiling face.' -- paul lester NCL Star - Hawaii (AtlantisEvents.com) 03.07.04 <IMG <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value=2004> <param name="month" value=3> <param name="day" value=07> <param name="hour" value=20> </applet> Celebrity Infinity (AtlantisEvents.com) 08.21.05 <IMG <applet code="countdown.class" CODEBASE="http://*************/java-sys" width="203" height="25"> <param name="font" value="lcdb0"> <param name="year" value=2005> <param name="month" value=9> <param name="day" value=03> <param name="hour" value=1645> </applet> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fajitapita Posted May 18, 2004 Author #3 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Yup! Gotta love that Priceline! ***Nancy*** Song of Norway 12/79 Tropicale 12/84 Explorer of the Seas 8/3/02 Mariner of the Seas 1/4/04 Serenading to Alaska for our 10th anniversary! [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=552109271"]Roll call for Serenade 8/1/04 click here[/url] Time until our next cruise [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=9400d3&cdt=2004;8;1;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0700[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouchy Posted May 18, 2004 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2004 That is great! You will be happy with The Hyatt! Have Fun! Time for another Cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdl2 Posted May 19, 2004 #5 Share Posted May 19, 2004 fajitapita, WAY TO GO.....How did you do it?.....I have been trying for 3 weeks and I can not get a room even at $90. [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=FF0000&cdt=2004;6;26;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] 6/26 Island Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajdegumbia Posted May 19, 2004 #6 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Hate to a bearer of bad news but we are having a conference in Vancouver from the 19th - 23rd and our group is actually having to switch hotels because of large bookings with other groups. Don't know what is going on but we have a group of about 400-500 in town. If Marriott point is an option you may wish to consider, the 3 Marriott properties still have rooms available under there rewards program. Check out the marriott site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajdegumbia Posted May 19, 2004 #7 Share Posted May 19, 2004 PS want to clarify am speaking of June 19/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fajitapita Posted May 20, 2004 Author #8 Share Posted May 20, 2004 jdl2- Beginners luck, I guess, as well as reading up on the boards here and on [url="http://www.biddingfortravel.com"]www.biddingfortravel.com[/url]. Looked to see what bids were being accepted for 4* hotels around the dates I needed. $60 seemed to be the average, so I typed that in, and up popped the Hyatt... I checked Hyatt.com's prices, and was quoted a rate of $217/night (US$) for the 2 nights I needed. Best deal I've gotten on this trip yet... ***Nancy*** Song of Norway 12/79 Tropicale 12/84 Explorer of the Seas 8/3/02 Mariner of the Seas 1/4/04 Serenading to Alaska for our 10th anniversary! [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=1683059817&m=552109271"]Roll call for Serenade 8/1/04 click here[/url] Time until our next cruise [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=9400d3&cdt=2004;8;1;17;0;00&timezone=GMT-0700[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy509 Posted May 20, 2004 #9 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I also got The Hyatt through priceline..May 27-30 $70 a night and June 6 for one night @$64. The people at Bidding for travel really helped me understand the bidding process and it worked!! Leaving one week from today and I cant wait to see Vancouver before our cruise on Infinity. NCL Sunward 1983 Carnival 1995 Regal 1998 Explorer of the Seas 2001 Infinity May 2004 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=800080&cdt=2004;5;30;17;30;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] I Love it when we're Cruisin together!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassionFruit Posted May 20, 2004 #10 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Thanks for letting us know about the conference, ajdegumbia. That must be the problem we're having getting a hotel for 6/17-20. I've been trying Priceline for months and have bid up to $85/night with no luck. We have a Best Western booked, but I was hoping to get a 4* more in the center of the action. I guess I'll keep trying on the outside chance I may get something at the last minute, but won't get my hopes too high! June '04 - Statendam Alaska May '98 - Statendam Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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