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We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

Was checking my credit card account and found that our Royal Up bid was processing.  Went to the app and found that our cabin number had changed along with the Muster Station.  No email yet, but I figured all along that the credit card charge would show up first.  

We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

We WON our bid!! We got upgraded from an Central Park Balcony to a JR Suite with only a couple of dollars over the min bid!!!  So excited!!

I am sailing on Symphony on Feb 5th and I just got an email this moring telling me that our Puerto Rico port is cancelled 😞 and to make up for it they are giving us a longer day in Labedee 8:00am - 5:00pm!!! So it looks like Labedee is BACK IN BUSINESS!! So excited to be one of the first people back there!! 

I am sailing on Symphony on Feb 5th and I just got an email this moring telling me that our Puerto Rico port is cancelled 😞 and to make up for it they are giving us a longer day in Labedee 8:00am - 5:00pm!!! So it looks like Labedee is BACK IN BUSINESS!! So excited to be one of the first people back there!! 

For our October cruise on the Odyssey, we put in a slightly above minimum RU bid on a Grand Suite to a Star class Loft Suite and got it. We were notified about 5 days out from the cruise and truly enjoyed the upgrade.
Originally we were supposed to be on an 8-day on the Independence out of Miami, but they shifted us to Odyssey out of Fort Lauderdale, kept us in the same Grand Suite category, but at the Indy price.  All said, this was the lowest price we will ever see a star class suite...

Thank you so much for all your very encouraging reply’s. We’re on Symphony on Feb 5th in a Central Park balcony. We have placed 2 bids for slightly over the min amount. One for a Jr. Suite and one for an bigger balcony room. I’ll let you guys know what happens! 

Generally, yes, lower capacity increases your chances, but it is somewhat sailing/cabin category dependent.  I got both upgrades for our AOS sailing in August for incredibly low bids (GS to OS for one week, JS to OS for the next week) but for my upcoming sailing next week, low bids (even solid medium high bids) are not winning for JS and above.  Inside to OV or Balcony are much easier.  

This past October I went from a balcony to a Grande Suite.  My bid was over the minimum bid.  I did so because my balcony room was a free casino room (paid port charges and taxes). Since original balcony room was really cheap, and I really wanted to try the grande suite, I made sure my bid reflected that.  At the end, I still got the grande suite way less than half of what it was going for on the internet.  

Thank you so much for all your very encouraging reply’s. We’re on Symphony on Feb 5th in a Central Park balcony. We have placed 2 bids for slightly over the min amount. One for a Jr. Suite and one for an bigger balcony room. I’ll let you guys know what happens! 

Thank you so much for all your very encouraging reply’s. We’re on Symphony on Feb 5th in a Central Park balcony. We have placed 2 bids for slightly over the min amount. One for a Jr. Suite and one for an bigger balcony room. I’ll let you guys know what happens! 

Yep, many topics cover this subject. I have gotten all 4 Royal Ups in the last 2 months with $5 over minimum bid. interior to spacious balcony.