Pooch Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 When I check the link, it tells me the cruise must be within 30 days of sailing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Not all bookings are eligible for RoyalUp. Pooch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalfaz Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shay Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyEtch Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyEtch Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Thank you. I will be looking into possibly bidding around mid Feb to mid March? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRMO12HD Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 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, Kathleen and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathbees Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 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... WAAAYTOOO, Kathleen, newfolio and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfolio Posted January 23 Author Report Share Posted January 23 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!! teddy, SpeedNoodles, WAAAYTOOO and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWind Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Congrats!!! Have a great time on your cruise. Go to Coastal Kitchen as soon as you board to get dinner reservations. Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorntor Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 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. Pattycruise, KristiZ, newfolio and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyEtch Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Another dumb question….how do you know when you can put in a id for Royal Up? What is the process? I ca’t find anything on RC website:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 24 minutes ago, CathyEtch said: Another dumb question….how do you know when you can put in a id for Royal Up? What is the process? I ca’t find anything on RC website:-( It's usually 30 days from sailing. Check your reservation at https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade CathyEtch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalfaz Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 What do you think? When it says unavailable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Was checking the status of our Royal Up offer and saw the “50 % discount..” that was not previously there. However the bid pricing is exactly the same??? Royal math strikes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringCruisePlanner Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, Wilson said: Was checking the status of our Royal Up offer and saw the “50 % discount..” that was not previously there. However the bid pricing is exactly the same??? Royal math strikes again. Borderline deceptive advertising per FTC rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyEtch Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Just bid for an upgrade. Thanks everyone! KristiZ and PRebecca 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travellingtannis Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 I know this isn't as major as all those being accepted for their suite upgrades, but I'm still really excited we just won our Royal Up bid! This is our third Royal Caribbean cruise, and I always choose Interior GTY for budget, as a solo parent to two teens. However, this year I scored a great deal on our Int GTY room, then was able to reprice it 3 times, so thought that I would give the RoyalUp a go...and found out today (6 days until cruising) that we have been accepted for an Ultra Spacious Ocean view! SO excited, we sail on Sunday on Oasis! Now to just pass our covid testing.... For those who are curious, I received the RoyalUp email to offer bids December 22, for our Feb 13th sailing. I placed the minimum bid ($65 CDN or about $50 USD per person), so for $130 CDN we were upgraded! CathyEtch, WAAAYTOOO, Shay and 8 others 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWind Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Congrats!!! Enjoy your cruise. travellingtannis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Is there a precedence order when submitting multiple bids? If you bid on 2 upgrades, and theoretically win both, which one "wins?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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