newfolio Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 I was wondering if the lower capacity numbers during COVID would make it more likely that a Royal Up bid will be accepted? Does any who has sailed since the restart have any feedback/advice regarding thier Royal Up Bids? Do you feel the capacity of the ship had any effect? I feel like if they are forced to sail at 50%-60% then they would have to block off a lot of cabins across all classes. So, I assume there would be more availablilty for people to get thier Royal Up bids accepted? Quote
Swar Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 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. Neesa and newfolio 1 1 Quote
Beth Davis Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 My upgrade from an Ocean View to a Spacious Balcony was accepted at minimum bid. Neesa, Swar and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote
Curtis Kari Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 My upgrade from an inside to a balcony was approved at the minimum bid Quote
KLA Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 Yes - there have been lots of Royal Up bid win stories with the reduced capacity here. I went from a GTY Balcony to a Junior Suite for a bit over the minimum bid, but there are even some stories here of people winning Star Class bids and getting all of the benefits of that experience. Swar, WAAAYTOOO and Neesa 2 1 Quote
newfolio Posted January 12, 2022 Author Report Posted January 12, 2022 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! WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB and Neesa 3 Quote
Yesiamthere Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 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. SpeedNoodles, Karen Marie and newfolio 1 2 Quote
PetraElise Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 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. newfolio 1 Quote
atseau Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 Quick Question Do the bid prices ever go down or up or do they stay the same? Quote
twangster Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, atseau said: Quick Question Do the bid prices ever go down or up or do they stay the same? I have observed that the minimum bid does go up and down. One time I saw it go up after I submitted a bid so I deleted my bid and it went back down. Apparently I was the one causing the minimum bid to go up and down. Neesa, HBCcruiser, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 1 3 1 Quote
Julieh Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 Considering making an offer from a Balcony to a JS but before I do, I just want to confirm that I will NOT receive double C&A points. Is that accurate? Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, Julieh said: Considering making an offer from a Balcony to a JS but before I do, I just want to confirm that I will NOT receive double C&A points. Is that accurate? Correct. Julieh and larry.wiley4405 1 1 Quote
SPS Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 My Royal Up bid was just accepted this morning a full two weeks ahead of the sail date. My bid was right in the middle of the "Fair" category. I'm thinking that I probably could have gotten it a lower price, but I got our original fare so low with a re-price that our total price after the upgrade is still more than worth it! BTW, does anyone know when our eDocs with the new luggage tags might be updated? Our Set Sail passes are updated on the app and on the website, but the eDoc PDF still have our previous deck and room number listed. ***UPDATE*** I asked Royal Caribbean through a DM on Twitter about new eDocs. In UNDER 2 MINUTES, I received a response that I should expect new eDocs within 48 hours of my bid being accepted. ***UPDATE 2*** Exactly 7 hours after received my Royal Up upgrade email, I received an email containing my new eDocs. WAAAYTOOO, Shay, Neesa and 4 others 2 4 1 Quote
B&S Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 Does anyone know the link to the Royal Up program to see where things stand? Thanks! Quote
The Fox Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 3 hours ago, SPS said: My Royal Up bid was just accepted this morning a full two weeks ahead of the sail date. My bid was right in the middle of the "Fair" category. I haven't heard about my RoyalUp on that sailing, yet. What categories did you move from/to? And most of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Quote
mnshortie21 Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 I was not going to bid on a balcony, but I checked this week on the bid I do have for a neighborhood interior and saw for the balcony category a notice, "Pricing above reflects a 25% discount to normal bid pricing. Act fast as this promotion is only valid until Jan 31, 2022" Has anyone else seen this in RoyalUp? Is it normal? Might it go lower? It's extremely tempting as I have never had a balcony. IRMO12HD 1 Quote
The Fox Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 Just received our Royal Up on the Oasis, Jan 30, from Interior to Neighborhood View with a minimum bid. Docs came today too. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Natalfaz Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, The Fox said: Just received our Royal Up on the Oasis, Jan 30, from Interior to Neighborhood View with a minimum bid. Docs came today too. Did they send you an invite or did you go on the web page and just checck if u could? Quote
SPS Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 3 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: I haven't heard about my RoyalUp on that sailing, yet. What categories did you move from/to? And most of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We went from Interior to Balcony. We generally cheap out and get an interior room so we can put more money toward excursions, dining, drinks, etc. We have a real "just get us on the ship!" mentality. Like I said, though, our fare ended up being so low that bidding extra to get a balcony was still more than reasonable. PS: Don't tell my wife we got a balcony, it's a surprise! Neesa, SemperMom, SpeedNoodles and 1 other 4 Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, SPS said: We went from Interior to Balcony. We generally cheap out and get an interior room so we can put more money toward excursions, dining, drinks, etc. We have a real "just get us on the ship!" mentality. Like I said, though, our fare ended up being so low that bidding extra to get a balcony was still more than reasonable. PS: Don't tell my wife we got a balcony, it's a surprise! That will be such a FUN surprise! I'm so happy for you guys!!!! Neesa and SPS 2 Quote
JasonOasis Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 4 hours ago, B&S said: Does anyone know the link to the Royal Up program to see where things stand? Thanks! Normally you receive an email letting you know you qualify for a Royal Up. Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 15, 2022 Report Posted January 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, JasonOasis said: Normally you receive an email letting you know you qualify for a Royal Up. But when you're obsessive (like I am), you check to see which bids are still pending, or expired, etc. Neesa and PRebecca 2 Quote
The Fox Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 19 hours ago, Natalfaz said: Did they send you an invite or did you go on the web page and just checck if u could? They sent us an invitation through email. Quote
Pattycruise Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 23 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: I haven't heard about my RoyalUp on that sailing, yet. What categories did you move from/to? And most of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I never received anything on Royal up for my February sailings. However, when I went to the royalup website and put in my reservation number it showed the bids available to me. Same happened for my January cruise, but I did receive one for my March cruise. Seems to be an issue somewhere! Swar 1 Quote
Pooch Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 When I check the link, it tells me the cruise must be within 30 days of sailing? Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 Not all bookings are eligible for RoyalUp. Pooch 1 Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Pattycruise said: I never received anything on Royal up for my February sailings. However, when I went to the royalup website and put in my reservation number it showed the bids available to me. Same happened for my January cruise, but I did receive one for my March cruise. Seems to be an issue somewhere! I meant that I hadn't heard anything on my bid (I'm on the same sailing as SPS, got an email and bid quite a while ago). No issue here. WAAAYTOOO and SPS 1 1 Quote
SPS Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 58 minutes ago, Pooch said: When I check the link, it tells me the cruise must be within 30 days of sailing? That's odd. I just checked my inbox and I received the Royal Up email at 53 days to go. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Pooch Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 I can get it for me on the same cruise but not my brother. He’s in a JS & we’re in an OS. Would love to surprise him with a full suite. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Natalfaz Posted January 16, 2022 Report Posted January 16, 2022 28 minutes ago, Pooch said: I can get it for me on the same cruise but not my brother. He’s in a JS & we’re in an OS. Would love to surprise him with a full suite. I get the same, dont know why? Quote
Shay Posted January 17, 2022 Report Posted January 17, 2022 Quick story. I was in the app looking over the check-in prompts and noticed for a quick 10 seconds I could not see my stateroom or muster station. It was blank. I got soooo excited thinking my royal up was accepted.... Then my original stateroom appeared.... My heart sank . I'm 25 days out so it's not to late. LOL Quote
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted January 17, 2022 Report Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, SPS said: That's odd. I just checked my inbox and I received the Royal Up email at 53 days to go. I got my Royal Up email at least 2 weeks ago and my cruise is March 6th! This is the first time I have been able to try for a larger room! But with still so many days to go...it's making it a very LONG wait to find out!!!! LOL WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
CathyEtch Posted January 17, 2022 Report Posted January 17, 2022 I have a silly question. Have never done the Royal Up. There are 3 of us currently scheduled for Allure of th Seas on 4/2/22. I have done some research and it looks like 2 of the 3 of us would pay the upgrade if accepted. Does that mean the 3rd doesn’t pay anything extra at all? And even more silly, what are the minimum costs for upgrades? Is it a percentage or a dollar amount? We are in a larger ocean view room. Wouldn’t mind going a little bigger if we an??? Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 17, 2022 Report Posted January 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, CathyEtch said: I have a silly question. Have never done the Royal Up. There are 3 of us currently scheduled for Allure of th Seas on 4/2/22. I have done some research and it looks like 2 of the 3 of us would pay the upgrade if accepted. Does that mean the 3rd doesn’t pay anything extra at all? And even more silly, what are the minimum costs for upgrades? Is it a percentage or a dollar amount? We are in a larger ocean view room. Wouldn’t mind going a little bigger if we an??? Correct, you are only charged for the first two people in the room and the 3rd would not owe anything. The minimum cost for an upgrade really varies. I've seen the minimum of $50 per person (lower category) and as high as $1500 per person (suites). PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote
CathyEtch Posted January 17, 2022 Report Posted January 17, 2022 Thank you. I will be looking into possibly bidding around mid Feb to mid March? Quote
IRMO12HD Posted January 17, 2022 Report Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 1:28 PM, mnshortie21 said: I was not going to bid on a balcony, but I checked this week on the bid I do have for a neighborhood interior and saw for the balcony category a notice, "Pricing above reflects a 25% discount to normal bid pricing. Act fast as this promotion is only valid until Jan 31, 2022" Has anyone else seen this in RoyalUp? Is it normal? Might it go lower? It's extremely tempting as I have never had a balcony. @mnshortie21I received a 20% discount on a minimum bid for Interior - OV Balcony on Oasis in early December. Minimum bid was reduced to $125 from $145 or $150 (can't remember which); I bid $135 and won the upgrade. I probably could have won it with a minimum bid of $125. If you don't care too much for your present location, I would double check current balcony fares and go from there. I ended up saving about $300 total -- and my daughter's first cruise was in a balcony vs. in an interior PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO and Kathleen 3 Quote
mathbees Posted January 17, 2022 Report Posted January 17, 2022 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... newfolio, Kathleen, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 2 2 Quote
newfolio Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Posted January 23, 2022 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!! RWDW1204, WAAAYTOOO, SpeedNoodles and 5 others 6 2 Quote
LCWind Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 Congrats!!! Have a great time on your cruise. Go to Coastal Kitchen as soon as you board to get dinner reservations. Kathleen 1 Quote
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