tonyfsu21 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Just curious, how much luck does this group have with Royal up? Personally since the program started I have managed to be the winning bidder for upgrades (mostly from within Royal Suite Class) about 90% of the time. Let’s see how our cruise at the end of July pans out but if I win an upgrade then I’m either lucky or I bid too high! Either way, I really enjoy having the option to upgrade. cruisellama and LifesEz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Never won a RoyalUp bid. You’ve been waaay luckier than me ! tonyfsu21, MicDay, Neesa and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 I've never won either but I've only bid on one cruise and it got cancelled. cruisellama and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadamG2U Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 The one time I bid I got it and was beyond happy! cruisellama, WAAAYTOOO and LifesEz 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrznTxn Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 No luck on any Royalup at any time. WAAAYTOOO and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK2793 Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Never once. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda R Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 I bid once but never got it WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 For our first cruise in 2019 we booked an Ocean View. We received the email and bid on a Balcony, Panoramic Ocean View, and. Junior Suite. These were the only options we were given, and as I recall, we bid the minimum on each. Our bid for the Balcony was accepted. KaydenDeen, MicDay, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snotarni Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Only once... I moved up from an Interior to a Virtual Balcony on Navigator LifesEz, MicDay and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Never, I bid ever time. Pending until 1900hrs the evening before sailing giving me hope and then email saying unsuccessful. I will keep on trying though! WAAAYTOOO and MicDay 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 I had an interior on Freedom of the Seas and got a RoyalUp opportunity for an oceanview, promenade view, or balcony. I bid for the balcony at the minimum allowed and won it. Total price ended up being less than if I had booked a balcony directly even at the group rate for the cruise, so it was a win. teddy, Cactus527, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 3 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLH Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 How are you notified that you won? MicDay and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 27 minutes ago, MLH said: How are you notified that you won? I believe they charge your credit card on file and then send you an email. MicDay, Mofrazier05, tonyfsu21 and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 I have bid once and been accepted. I bid the minimum and went from a 1 BR GS to to CLS. It was fun experiencing the 17th deck, but all in all, I prefer the GS-I like being more a part of things. I also like taking the stairs to the Coastal Kitchen. It makes me feel like I can eat more! I was "notified" when I checked the status of my bids (I had bid the minimum on several suite categories) and saw that the CLS was no longer listed as "pending". I checked and saw that my credit card had been charged. A few hours later, I got the official email. Neesa, MicDay, cruisellama and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Neesa said: I believe they charge your credit card on file and then send you an email. Correct. And they resend your cruise docs with the updated stateroom number. Mofrazier05, LifesEz and MicDay 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Well this gives me hope, just placed my bid on several, see what happens. How many days from sailing do they actually award the upgrade? LifesEz, Mofrazier05, MicDay and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkyy2k Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Nope never been successful, I’ll keep trying MicDay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Just got a RoyalUp offer for our August 21 Symphony cruise. Probably not going to make a bid as I'm pretty happy with our Suite. MicDay, Sarge and YellowBrickRoad 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Just got a Royal Up bid for our August 27th cruise. I bid. I'm just happy to be able to go on a cruise so if I win it's just icing on the cake. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_KY Posted June 23, 2021 Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 We've bid once and won; JS to a GS (Allure). MicDay, Neesa, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkyy2k Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 10 hours ago, Bob_KY said: We've bid once and won; JS to a GS (Allure). How much extra did you pay? was it a minimum bid? LifesEz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 How long does it take to find out if your bid wins? LifesEz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 I think it varies. I found out about 2 weeks after I placed the bid. I got the option to bid about 2 months before the cruise, so I found out about the upgrade about 6 weeks before sailing. I don't know how typical this is. I have seen others comment that their bid status was pending up to about 12 hours before boarding, at which point it switched to not accepted. Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB and LifesEz 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 22 minutes ago, Fairlynew said: I think it varies. I found out about 2 weeks after I placed the bid. I got the option to bid about 2 months before the cruise, so I found out about the upgrade about 6 weeks before sailing. I don't know how typical this is. I have seen others comment that their bid status was pending up to about 12 hours before boarding, at which point it switched to not accepted. I think it’s totally dependent on so many variables. Majority of the time my card Is charged about 1 week before the sail date but I’ve had one occasion where the upgrade was finalized at the port counter. 12thman, PPPJJ-GCVAB, LifesEz and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 5:21 PM, tonyfsu21 said: Just curious, how much luck does this group have with Royal up? Personally since the program started I have managed to be the winning bidder for upgrades (mostly from within Royal Suite Class) about 90% of the time. Let’s see how our cruise at the end of July pans out but if I win an upgrade then I’m either lucky or I bid too high! Either way, I really enjoy having the option to upgrade. When you bid, did you bid 50% of the difference in price between classes? More or less? What were the minimum bids as a % of actual upgrade costs? Thanks. Happy Cruising! LifesEz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, FManke said: When you bid, did you bid 50% of the difference in price between classes? More or less? What were the minimum bids as a % of actual upgrade costs? Thanks. Happy Cruising! I bid more like 70-80%. In the end I didn’t save a ton (hundreds not thousands). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said: I bid more like 70-80%. In the end I didn’t save a ton (hundreds not thousands). Thanks. Just curious. I know others have bid the minimum and gotten it, so it seems to be all over the place. I guess it all depends on how any people bid and how much they bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, FManke said: Thanks. Just curious. I know others have bid the minimum and gotten it, so it seems to be all over the place. I guess it all depends on how any people bid and how much they bid. And how desirable the cruise is (ship, holiday, level you are bidding on). I would assume it’s easier to win the higher levels like loft suites exc since presumably less people want to spend that money (also the reason I’m only saving hundreds not thousands). It’s most likely more competitive on the inside room to balcony upgrades. FManke, LifesEz and Mofrazier05 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn T. Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 My husband bids all the time, but we have only won once. It was on a 9-night Anthem New England / Canada cruise in October. We went from a balcony to a junior suite. He bid the max of $1,000. The price difference to pay for the upgrade was consistently $3,000, which was the reason I booked the balcony. We feel like we got a great deal. We were assigned to JS 6632 which was awesome. That balcony was really meant for a warm weather cruise! MicDay, FManke, LifesEz and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 I must cruise the wrong time of the year, as I've never had an offer sent to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 1 hour ago, CruiseGus said: I must cruise the wrong time of the year, as I've never had an offer sent to me. You can check to see if you can bid here: Cruise Room Upgrades - Royal Up | Royal Caribbean Cruises don't have to wait for an invite, they take anyone's money!! SpeedNoodles, MicDay, LifesEz and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 didn't know that I'll start checking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temeculaguy Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 I'm new to RCL but I've found this is a complicated arena to get data on as few want to share info because technically the readers are their competitors. I'm going out on a limb, going on one of the adventure sailings out of Nassau in August but now there are domestic options so it's unlikely tons of people will sign up from here on out plus you have to factor in capacity restrictions and our flight is essentially sold out as are many (no two seats together left) as we are about 6 weeks out and anyone looking to book will pick another sailing, I know I would have had I not booked it months ago when it was the only option because air has doubled in price since then. Prices are a bit higher now than when I booked and I booked a JS then bid on a GS and an OS. Only a couple of GS left and a bunch of OS left. I bid about 60% of the difference for GS but near minimum for OS hoping some GS would get moved to OS and I could have their GS. Per couple currently stands at 2850 for JS, 4600 gs and 7300 OS. But I paid closer to 2600 for JS, so my question is, do they go off the dollar net from the customer or the difference between the current prices. I gave all the details because I don;t care that much, I'm fine with a JS, if I get the upgrade, great, if not, I'm still on a cruise and not at work plus I'm not paying 7300, if I get the GS for a grand or the OS for 1500, great, but I don't see 5k more value, that puts it in viking territory. LifesEz and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Temeculaguy said: I'm new to RCL but I've found this is a complicated arena to get data on as few want to share info because technically the readers are their competitors. I'm going out on a limb, going on one of the adventure sailings out of Nassau in August but now there are domestic options so it's unlikely tons of people will sign up from here on out plus you have to factor in capacity restrictions and our flight is essentially sold out as are many (no two seats together left) as we are about 6 weeks out and anyone looking to book will pick another sailing, I know I would have had I not booked it months ago when it was the only option because air has doubled in price since then. Prices are a bit higher now than when I booked and I booked a JS then bid on a GS and an OS. Only a couple of GS left and a bunch of OS left. I bid about 60% of the difference for GS but near minimum for OS hoping some GS would get moved to OS and I could have their GS. Per couple currently stands at 2850 for JS, 4600 gs and 7300 OS. But I paid closer to 2600 for JS, so my question is, do they go off the dollar net from the customer or the difference between the current prices. I gave all the details because I don;t care that much, I'm fine with a JS, if I get the upgrade, great, if not, I'm still on a cruise and not at work plus I'm not paying 7300, if I get the GS for a grand or the OS for 1500, great, but I don't see 5k more value, that puts it in viking territory. I really don’t think it’s that competitive. First off, RC is technically a family friendly budget cruise line in the same category as NCL, CCL and a few others. Most people are not looking to spend more then they have to on an already expensive vacation. I can see the lower tier staterooms from inside to balcony being highly competitive but once your at GS level and higher I just don’t see percentage wise being too competitive. I personally bid maximum on the highest level suite upgrade I’m offered and I win most times (so far). There clearly are not that many people who would part with $5-6k extra to upgrade suites. That’s been my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Temeculaguy said: I'm new to RCL but I've found this is a complicated arena to get data on as few want to share info because technically the readers are their competitors. I'm going out on a limb, going on one of the adventure sailings out of Nassau in August but now there are domestic options so it's unlikely tons of people will sign up from here on out plus you have to factor in capacity restrictions and our flight is essentially sold out as are many (no two seats together left) as we are about 6 weeks out and anyone looking to book will pick another sailing, I know I would have had I not booked it months ago when it was the only option because air has doubled in price since then. Prices are a bit higher now than when I booked and I booked a JS then bid on a GS and an OS. Only a couple of GS left and a bunch of OS left. I bid about 60% of the difference for GS but near minimum for OS hoping some GS would get moved to OS and I could have their GS. Per couple currently stands at 2850 for JS, 4600 gs and 7300 OS. But I paid closer to 2600 for JS, so my question is, do they go off the dollar net from the customer or the difference between the current prices. I gave all the details because I don;t care that much, I'm fine with a JS, if I get the upgrade, great, if not, I'm still on a cruise and not at work plus I'm not paying 7300, if I get the GS for a grand or the OS for 1500, great, but I don't see 5k more value, that puts it in viking territory. Also- important to note, it’s much easier (and fun) to get the best suites at the lowest prices by spending ALOT of money in the casino. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I always bid the minimum. I figure if Royal really needs my room they’ll accept my bid. I’m at a 50% success rate so far, out of 6 tries. Now, I’m always going from a Junior Suite to something bigger, so I suspect that’s why I’m doing so well — lots of people bid for a Royal Up to a JS. LifesEz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 RoyalUp is run through a third party, so it's really their proprietary algorithms that they've devised along with Royal's guidance that rolls out in the execution of accepting offers. There are probably many different layers to this. You have to remember that moving one cabin up with an accepted bid can cause a chain reaction all the way down the line as other bids are there to take the now-empty cabin. So your bid being accepted may not even depend on how much you bid, but more if the cabin you are currently in is in demand. Then there's also the case of having promised bids ready to go in the case of last minute cancellations. The room was gonna be empty anyways, so might as well move someone up. LifesEz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Libre Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 New to cruising. Does the Royal Up feature apply to suite class too. I.e. we are booked in an Owners Suite for Oasis (Sky Class I believe). Would we be eligible and what is up from that, lowest Star Class Suite I suppose? Frankly, really like the layout of the Owners suite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, Nacho Libre said: New to cruising. Does the Royal Up feature apply to suite class too. I.e. we are booked in an Owners Suite for Oasis (Sky Class I believe). Would we be eligible and what is up from that, lowest Star Class Suite I suppose? Frankly, really like the layout of the Owners suite. Yes ! LifesEz and SpeedNoodles 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starships Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 We just got our notification of successful bid from balcony to sky loft suite on a uk sailing... very excited carsonheim, SpeedNoodles, WAAAYTOOO and 6 others 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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