Im sailing this Saturday, with 2 bids in, that are still pending. My cruise has been sold out for quite a while, so I'm assuming the bids will only be taken if there are any cancellations. When you make a bid, it does say you might not be notified until 24 or 48 hours (I don't remember) before departure if it was accepted or not. Im not planning on winning anything in the next 2 days.