Djh Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 I put in a bid weeks ago for a cruise the departs on October 24th. When I login to look at the bid, it says pending but there is no option to modify it or cancel it. Does anyone know what this means? My friends can still login and put in bids for the same cruise, they are in a balcony and we are in a GS. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Don't want to get your hopes up, but we've had several reports here of this happening and the ones who came back to update us let us know they had won their bids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJsMrs Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Check to see if your credit card has been charged - that's how we've found out about our royal ups in the past... even before an email from RCCL Neesa and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Djh said: I put in a bid weeks ago for a cruise the departs on October 24th. When I login to look at the bid, it says pending but there is no option to modify it or cancel it. Does anyone know what this means? My friends can still login and put in bids for the same cruise, they are in a balcony and we are in a GS. Still seems way too early. Most of the many I’ve won change status and CC charged roughly 2-4 days before departure. DJsMrs and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofrazier05 Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 16 hours ago, tonyfsu21 said: Still seems way too early. Most of the many I’ve won change status and CC charged roughly 2-4 days before departure. I'm hoping it's the same for us. We are currently at the 2 Day mark. We sail Monday on Freedom and all bids show pending. I was hoping to know something today. Really want to surprise Hubby for our anniversary. Send good vibes our way please! Manifesting. 🛳🛳🛳🛳 absolutebrilliance, Neesa, SpeedNoodles and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 I put in a bid for my cruise on Oct 17 (yesterday)…I boarded, unpacked, had dinner and was waiting for the show to start in the theater when I received the email telling me my bid was unsuccessful. Good to know! anneglubis and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_A Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, BrianB said: I put in a bid for my cruise on Oct 17 (yesterday)…I boarded, unpacked, had dinner and was waiting for the show to start in the theater when I received the email telling me my bid was unsuccessful. Good to know! same thing happened to me on Odyssey last week. it was about 9:00 pm that I got the unsuccessful email anneglubis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofrazier05 Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, Mark_A said: same thing happened to me on Odyssey last week. it was about 9:00 pm that I got the unsuccessful email It must be in the air. On Freedom now. Was still showing pending. Hubby didn't want to wait so we paid $350 for OV balcony. Le sigh. anneglubis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryresangel Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 Has anyone had a bid get accepted when they were already on the cruise? Just wondering what you do in that situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyCruiseFan Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 Someone in our traveling party had the same thing happen. They placed a royal up offer on about 4 different rooms, the same day we did the same for the room we were in. Sept 17th we placed bids for our 10/10 sailing out of Bayonne, NJ on the Oasis. On approx Sept 30th I checked our room offers and they were still all pending. For the people we were traveling with, they had only one pending and the rest expired. They were unable to modify any offers at that point. We just thought the other offers were rejected and was holding out hope for the one that was left but still couldn't figure out why we couldn't modify the offer. I could modify all of my offers but none had shown expired. So ... fast forward a bit... Oct 7th (3 days before departure) his room number changed on our reservation on the SeaPass. They got an upgrade from Junior Suite to Owner's Suite (the one that was left pending). I read others post a similar experience on different blogs. So maybe you got it! Otherwise you should have the option to cancel it (as mine said, you can modify or cancel it up to 3 hours prior to departure). Also his credit card wasn't charged until the 3 day mark. Here's hoping for you! On the other hand we didn't get ours but it was long after we were on the ship that we got the email about the unsuccessful bids. Hope the info helps. anneglubis and Baked Alaska 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djh Posted October 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 So with 3 days to go until sailing, my bid was declined. I’ve put in a higher bid but I’m not holding my breath. WAAAYTOOO and EmmiC110121 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalfan22 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Kinda weird my royalup showed expired at first and I could not bid for the other which was pending. Then I checked today (sailing tomorrow) - "pending" room became "upgrade unavailable". "expired" became "pending" and I could update my bid. Lucylocketmacc and anneglubis 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucylocketmacc Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 1:51 AM, Royalfan22 said: Kinda weird my royalup showed expired at first and I could not bid for the other which was pending. Then I checked today (sailing tomorrow) - "pending" room became "upgrade unavailable". "expired" became "pending" and I could update my bid. Exactly the same thing happened with our 4 bids yesterday anneglubis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabidee Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 What was the out come of the pending please? Did you get the upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKarl Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 I put in a royalup for the first time and received the "Pending" response 4 days ago. This was 20 days before my cruise. Yesterday I received my notice that my Owners suite bid was accepted. I believe that this was because this cruise is only 50% booked. Someone else received the Royal Suite. It will be my wife's 60th birthday and I really wanted to surprise her with the room. Can't look at it as a loss though because we won the bid for an owners suite and picked it up for far less than the advertised 30% discount sale! Your results may vary! Neesa, LCWind, KristiZ and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loving2cruise Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 Good Morning My next cruise isn't until August. I just paid the final payment, and wanted to bid on a higher class cabin (I have a balcony now). I logged into the website where you are supposed to bid, but when I do, a message tells me something about "within 30 days" Do I have to wait within the 30 days of my cruise in order to be able to bid? I am new at this...any tips? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverk Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 5 hours ago, loving2cruise said: Good Morning My next cruise isn't until August. I just paid the final payment, and wanted to bid on a higher class cabin (I have a balcony now). I logged into the website where you are supposed to bid, but when I do, a message tells me something about "within 30 days" Do I have to wait within the 30 days of my cruise in order to be able to bid? I am new at this...any tips? Thank you! Officially, you're supposed to be within 30 days of sailing. Based on my experience, sometimes they will accept your bud early, but won't do anything with it until a week or so before the cruise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 5 hours ago, loving2cruise said: Good Morning My next cruise isn't until August. I just paid the final payment, and wanted to bid on a higher class cabin (I have a balcony now). I logged into the website where you are supposed to bid, but when I do, a message tells me something about "within 30 days" Do I have to wait within the 30 days of my cruise in order to be able to bid? I am new at this...any tips? Thank you! My take on this and my response is from reading so many of this type of question and responses: You most likely will receive the initial Royal Up email earlier than 30 days out…all depending on the ship and availability of rooms. No matter how early you get that email…bids typically are not accepted until very close to cruise date, maybe even once you board! Now that most cruises are sailing much closer to full capacity the chances for an accepted bid very likely have changed. Which means finding out a week to 10 days before is not going to be the norm any longer. Again everything is dependent on ship…date of sailing…and how close to capacity that sailing is booked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smost Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 We received our upgrade email from RoyalUp 3 days before we sailed. April 20th for an April 23rd sail date. Neesa and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 9 hours ago, loving2cruise said: Good Morning My next cruise isn't until August. I just paid the final payment, and wanted to bid on a higher class cabin (I have a balcony now). I logged into the website where you are supposed to bid, but when I do, a message tells me something about "within 30 days" Do I have to wait within the 30 days of my cruise in order to be able to bid? I am new at this...any tips? Thank you! I know a few of the other poster replied. But forgot to mention that not everyone will qualify for a RoyalUp. Some people will continue to get that message and be within the 30-day time frame. RoyalUp is a third-party service, and their selection criteria is unknown. Prior to capacity increasing, I have been able to bid in Oct for a Jan cruise, which was more than 60 days. I honestly doubt much will be available for an Aug cruise because the summer seems to be selling pretty well. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowBrickRoad Posted May 2, 2022 Report Share Posted May 2, 2022 I received my email for Royal Up Bid the 3rd week of April for my July 8th cruise. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norma Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Where I can find the status of my bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 8:10 AM, Norma said: Where I can find the status of my bid? https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade FWIW, I often have to fill the form out twice before it will show me my bids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanito Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Hello just curious… This is my first time bidding on Royalup and had a question. Has anyone ever experienced that when you make a bid it says pending it’s been like that for weeks now I’m only 10days away from my cruise and the status changed from pending to SUBMITTED. Is that a good sign bad sign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Juanito said: Hello just curious… This is my first time bidding on Royalup and had a question. Has anyone ever experienced that when you make a bid it says pending it’s been like that for weeks now I’m only 10days away from my cruise and the status changed from pending to SUBMITTED. Is that a good sign bad sign? apparently Royal has changed their wording for ALL bidders from pending to submitted. If your bid is no longer in consideration it would show as "expired" (at least that is how it was a few weeks ago. Royal can contact you, up through and including boarding day, to let you know if you won your bid. It makes sense since there are people who cancel last minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylK Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Hi everyone, first time cruising and using royal up. Being excited I bid on all options. They went from pending to submitted to now received. Is this regular process or can I be hopeful anneglubis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeasAdventure Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 Was originally booked in Balcony for Liberty of the seas, 9 nights. Sailing in one month away...put in bid for Grand Suite $740/pp (total $1500). Noticed this morning that status was "pending", and my other bids (Junior suite/royal suite etc...) all showed "Expired". About 30 mins later I received the congratulations email that bid was accepted, so it looks as though I'll be staying in grand suite! Too bad, you don't receive double the C & A points, especially since the Liberty doesnt even include free internet in GS and above anneglubis and SpeedNoodles 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-ultra Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 10/15/2021 at 4:53 PM, tonyfsu21 said: Still seems way too early. Most of the many I’ve won change status and CC charged roughly 2-4 days before departure. I just recently won my bid 34 days out. My first indication that I'd won was my credit card being billed that day. Email came about an hour later. It was a happy moment of confusion. "Why the $%#& is Royal charging me?" Then, "Oooooooh :-)" RCIfan1912, SpeedNoodles and Neesa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, mk-ultra said: I just recently won my bid 34 days out. My first indication that I'd won was my credit card being billed that day. Email came about an hour later. It was a happy moment of confusion. "Why the $%#& is Royal charging me?" Then, "Oooooooh :-)" Just curious did you big the minimum or top, somewhere in-between? Again just curious because I want to bid on a junior suite and Grand suite on our Liberty cruise on October. The offer to participate isn't till after final payment right? I "won" a balcony on Oasis last August but can't remember the process in it's entirety. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 18 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said: The offer to participate isn't till after final payment right? I "won" a balcony on Oasis last August but can't remember the process in it's entirety. Thanks. FWIW, we recently got our RoyalUp offer exactly 60 days out. Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 @RCIfan1912 RUB can come at anytime depending on how that itinerary is selling. But also keep in mind not all rooms will qualify for a RUB. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: @RCIfan1912 RUB can come at anytime depending on how that itinerary is selling. But also keep in mind not all rooms will qualify for a RUB. Yeah I'm kinda worried about that also. We are in a GTY balcony. I'm hoping they want to make room for cheap cabins like that an offer us "Royal UP". It's true we might not even get the chance. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomSlayer Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 2 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: Yeah I'm kinda worried about that also. We are in a GTY balcony. I'm hoping they want to make room for cheap cabins like that an offer us "Royal UP". It's true we might not even get the chance. Thanks for the info. Don’t lose hope. Last RUP I won was two days before sailing. It can come in at anytime. Neesa, WAAAYTOOO and RCIfan1912 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said: Don’t lose hope. Last RUP I won was two days before sailing. It can come in at anytime. Hoping we get offered Royal UP. Want at least a Junior suite or higher. DoomSlayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-ultra Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 5 hours ago, RCIfan1912 said: Just curious did you big the minimum or top, somewhere in-between? Again just curious because I want to bid on a junior suite and Grand suite on our Liberty cruise on October. The offer to participate isn't till after final payment right? I "won" a balcony on Oasis last August but can't remember the process in it's entirety. Thanks. Did just one step up from minimum on the bidding slider thingy. eBay strategy. It wasn't a big bump above minimum. Feels like being a "The Price is Right" contestant. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 21 minutes ago, mk-ultra said: Did just one step up from minimum on the bidding slider thingy. eBay strategy. It wasn't a big bump above minimum. Feels like being a "The Price is Right" contestant. Ok good strategy. I will bid a bit over the minimum. My wife just got a new job with a nice raise so we can afford a bit more now. I really, really want at least a Junior suite. 9 days with 2 kids we could use the extra room and bathroom/full bathtub. Thanks for the info. mk-ultra and anneglubis 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchdoc Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 On my upcoming B2B I received a Royal Up opportunity for the second half of the cruise. I decided to not even try since we had the same room for both cruises and didn't really want to change if we won the upgrade. Thumper44, Neesa and RCIfan1912 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anneglubis Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 What are these discount sales I hear of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anneglubis Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) On 4/28/2022 at 5:42 PM, BigKarl said: Trying to delete the quotes. I'm not smart. Just got off airplane. All night pills in me I'll try again tomorrow On 4/5/2023 at 11:15 AM, SeasAdventure said: Edited April 9, 2023 by anneglubis I mean to delete this. Dunno how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKarl Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 On 4/8/2023 at 8:20 PM, anneglubis said: What are these discount sales I hear of? It is not a sale per se. It is a bid to upgrade from lets say a balcony room to a Junior Suite. please follow the link for Royals description of a Royal Up. PLEASE NOTE! Your bid does not state it clearly enough but your bid is a per person price so if you bid $750 it will be $1500 charged for 2 people. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade anneglubis and RCIfan1912 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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