JennaRCB Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Happy Thursday everyone! We are writing a post about the best Royal Up Tips & Tricks that may give a better chance of winning a bid on RoyalUp. What are some strategies that have worked best for you when bidding through RoyalUp? Feel free to share your successful (or unsuccessful) RoyalUp stories! TJ_Shopper, Matt and RCIfan1912 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 I am 1/1, I only do minimum bets for rooms I want......meaning no lateral moves aka regular balcony for spacious balconies are a big no. JennaRCB, WAAAYTOOO, RCIfan1912 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDaley Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 You should definitely note the URL in case the user never receives the email alerting them to RoyalUp opportunities. I have never won a bid (only bid minimum on a GS) but several times I never got the email although there were offers available on the RoyalUp site on my sailing dates. JennaRCB and Swar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Always look at the cost to upgrade before bidding. It's not really a "win" if your RoyalUp cost more than what it would have been to directly purchase the upgrade. Understand the room category that you are bidding on and all the possible locations are for rooms in those categories. Make sure you would be okay with any of those room locations on the ship before bidding. Understand that RoyalUp will not maintain connecting rooms. If you paid for connecting rooms and want to keep connecting rooms, do not participate in RoyalUp bidding. Perks are only for whomever is booked in the room that wins the bid. You can't combine two smaller rooms into one large room if you win the bid. You can't go by current inventory to judge if you will win a bid. RoyalUp can leverage last minute cancelations. teddy, Neesa, JennaRCB and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 The biggest tip is not to become consumed with "winning". You won when you booked your cruise in a cabin you like, at a price you like. By all means put in a bid on an upgrade at a price you see as fair. If you don't get it, you still get to go on the cruise in your original cabin - there is no loss! KevinK, Neesa, teddy and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Worth noting if B2B and you have booked same cabin for both then the Royal Up is unlikely to give you the same cabin even if you win bids on both parts.... JennaRCB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 If you are trying the website and you have multiple surnames on your booking, try all of them. I accessed with a surname that wasn't the lead booker. JennaRCB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstephensi Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 Reminder that winning a bid for a suite and you are not currently booked in a suite does not give you double CAS points. JennaRCB and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 My only RU bid was from a 1 BR GS to a 2 BR GS and it opened up last minute. When we got to the room there was all sorts of medical equipment pre staged. I kind of felt bad wondering the circumstance that the room opened up with. Not that that is a tip or a trick to getting a RU JennaRCB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: My only RU bid was from a 1 BR GS to a 2 BR GS and it opened up last minute. When we got to the room there was all sorts of medical equipment pre staged. I kind of felt bad wondering the circumstance that the room opened up with. Not that that is a tip or a trick to getting a RU It's probably a good point to say that the reason there are so many "wins" recently is that people are testing negative for Covid last minute. Suites and the best rooms are usually sold out for most cruises and don't open up as often under normal circumstances. As Covid winds down and protocols are normalized, I see way fewer Royal Up wins. JennaRCB and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 BIG ONE just happened to me. I went in to adjust my bid, I bid 1,600 and wanted to bring it lower, the minimum was 800.00 I believe. I went to the slider and it wouldn't go down, the minimum had risen to 1820 starting bid. I tried to just adjust to my previous 1600 and it wouldn't take it so I just felt I was SOL and closed out the window. Something nagged so I went back in and looked I inadvertently sent the slider to the top 4400 for the bid, omg so glad I caught it I canceled immediately thanking my lucky stars it wasn't accepted!! It would have been an ugly win for sure. So I only have a minimum remaining bid in for an aquasuite a cabin I have never experienced and am forgetting about it, I'm already in a CLS. But be careful, that bid X 2 would have put me in the dog house for sure. My credit card was already there because it was a modification. Phew, first time I'm happy I didn't "win" a RUB. Be methodical and careful before you submit. Good Luck everyone and have fun!! SLIDER DANGER! JennaRCB, SebagoSue, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansas Cruiser Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 If you make more than one offer on Royal-up and "win" one early (which we did about 30 days out), is there a chance our other bids for even better cabins might be accepted closer to the sail date, or are we out of the running for those? Thanks. JennaRCB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted July 22, 2022 Report Share Posted July 22, 2022 42 minutes ago, Kansas Cruiser said: If you make more than one offer on Royal-up and "win" one early (which we did about 30 days out), is there a chance our other bids for even better cabins might be accepted closer to the sail date, or are we out of the running for those? Thanks. No, once you win a RU, you can't do anything but outright upgrade your cabin. JennaRCB and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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