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So I am a newbie to RC and to cruising.. We are sailing April 16th.. We did a Royal Up and went to modify our price and now it wont let us. When I click on it, it says the following "No eligible cruise found." It still says submitted and nothing else.. It allows me to bid on other rooms... I am thinking its no longer available and we lost our bid... Anyone with experience with this...

 

Thank You....

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7 hours ago, Plumlee2028 said:

I had a similar issue with Celebrity MoveUp this the month.  Tried everything (cache, browsers, the works). It said "not eligible for upgrade" but said pending for about 5 weeks.  Then I was awarded the bid.  

That would be great if that happens

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7 hours ago, VicB said:

What are the chances of landing a Royal Class Suite on Royal Up on a QC ship? And typically, how much are the bids low to max?

All RoyalUp bids are chances and, in most cases, low. They have this program on the off chance of people cancelling. The min to max bid will be depending on a ton of factors never known to us. If it is a popular sailing it could be as low as 800+ or in the $1000s.  Also note you can only go up a couple of tiers, you won't have the options to go from an interior to royal class, you might have to already be in a JS to get offers for the higher-class suites. This also means that if your room is not on a list of desired ones, you won't get a chance to bid as not everyone will have the option. 

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We are sailing Odyssey in a JS during Easter.   I think the sailing will be at /near full capacity.

Just for fun, here are current bid ranges per guest for a Royal Up from a JS as of this morning:

 

Grand Suite/1 Bedroom       $ 90 - $1410

Grand Suite/2BR                $140 - $6125

Owners's Suite                  $170-  $6000

Grand Loft                        $420-  $6175

Owner's Loft                    $ 665 - $6700

Royal Loft                        $ 950 - $11880

 

Anything look good?

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28 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

that grand suite minimum bid at $90 (times two, for the first and second pax -- so $180) looks mighty tempting. but if it's near capacity, the odds are that someone will outbid you with higher than a minimum bid.

i would say don't bid anything higher than you are comfortable and keep expectations low. it might work out!

Agreed the rate looks tempting.   We are staying put in the JS this cruise.  It has the split bathroom/shower and in a great location on the ship.

Hopefully we can sneak into Coastal Kitchen once or twice.

 

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i've DESPERATELY wanted the split bathroom in the JS on the Q class!! our one (and only) time on odyssey, we were in a balcony so we did not get to partake of the CK while on board, though i am told it is much easier to get in there than it is on the oasis class ships.

have a wonderful cruise!!! please let us know how your CK experience goes!!

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3 hours ago, Va4fam said:

Just for fun, here are current bid ranges per guest for a Royal Up from a JS as of this morning:

Grand Suite/1 Bedroom       $ 90 - $1410

Grand Suite/2BR                $140 - $6125

Owners's Suite                  $170-  $6000

Grand Loft                        $420-  $6175

Owner's Loft                    $ 665 - $6700

Royal Loft                        $ 950 - $11880

Hoping we get Royal up for our August Harmony and they look this good. We have JS this year but I got the mom to agree that if we get Royal up we'd bid as much as we paid for the internet package for a GS 1 Bedroom. At rates like these we would be just above the minimum bid and if what @FireFishII says would be true, that'd put us in a good standing to maybe actually win 🤩

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On 3/21/2023 at 11:09 AM, Va4fam said:

We are sailing Odyssey in a JS during Easter.   I think the sailing will be at /near full capacity.

Just for fun, here are current bid ranges per guest for a Royal Up from a JS as of this morning:

 

Grand Suite/1 Bedroom       $ 90 - $1410

Grand Suite/2BR                $140 - $6125

Owners's Suite                  $170-  $6000

Grand Loft                        $420-  $6175

Owner's Loft                    $ 665 - $6700

Royal Loft                        $ 950 - $11880

 

Anything look good?

I'm on Odyssey in May and there were my options to RU as well.  (We're in a Junior Suite, too.)  Innnnnteresting...

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On 3/21/2023 at 10:47 AM, asquared17 said:

i've DESPERATELY wanted the split bathroom in the JS on the Q class!! our one (and only) time on odyssey, we were in a balcony so we did not get to partake of the CK while on board, though i am told it is much easier to get in there than it is on the oasis class ships.

have a wonderful cruise!!! please let us know how your CK experience goes!!

My experience with CK so far has been Symphony and Odyssey. We loved it on Symphony, ate several meals there and most breakfasts, and it was always busy so we did have to make dinner reservations.

On our recent Odyssey cruise, CK was empty?! I think it's not in a great location (outside of Windjammer) behind solid doors, so it's just not inviting to walk up to, imo. Whereas on Symphony, it's light and bright, and on the same deck as many of the suites, and includes the Diamond Lounge space. It was just much more inviting.

We'll be on Allure next week in a crown loft suite, so i'm sure we'll be dining at CK several times and i'm assuming i'll like it as much as i did on Symphony!

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I just got the RU email for an upcoming cruise on Adventure. 

Currently in a GS.  Minimum bids are:

OS: $295

RS: $115

GT: $145.

 

 

Interesting that the royal suite is cheaper than the other two. Granted, the only cabin currently available is a single OS, but I'm surprised at those low upgrade minimums.

 

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On 3/21/2023 at 2:15 AM, VicB said:

What are the chances of landing a Royal Class Suite on Royal Up on a QC ship? And typically, how much are the bids low to max?

With most sailings at capacity, chances are very low. When the program started I was on a roll with some loft suite wins but I always started at JS or Grand suite level. If you sail holidays or peak season you can pretty much expect a losing bid. 

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Just got my Royal Up bid accepted for my upcoming cruise to Norway on Anthem.

We're not talking suites here, but I'm pretty happy to be going from an ocean view guarantee which had us assigned (thank you "bar code trick") in the farthest forward OV cabin on deck 3 to a large balcony cabin on deck 7 for a minimum bid of $50 pp. 😁

This is the first time in 3 or 4 attempts that I've actually won one of these things.

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9 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

Just got my Royal Up bid accepted for my upcoming cruise to Norway on Anthem.

We're not talking suites here, but I'm pretty happy to be going from an ocean view guarantee which had us assigned (thank you "bar code trick") in the farthest forward OV cabin on deck 3 to a large balcony cabin on deck 7 for a minimum bid of $50 pp. 😁

This is the first time in 3 or 4 attempts that I've actually won one of these things.

Congrats! $100 for that upgrade seems like a great deal!

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2 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Congrats! $100 for that upgrade seems like a great deal!

Thanks. 😊

It absolutely is. If I were to book a room in that specific category today it would cost more than twice what I paid for our cruise.

And curiously, the minimum bid for a standard balcony cabin was $65 pp, so I passed on that and went straight for the larger balcony at the cheaper price. 😁

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I'm left wondering if the folks that run Royal Up employ an 'algorithm' that involves a dartboard? Our April trip on Wonder, the Royal Up e-mails began appearing inside 90 days out. Not with the frequency of our Nov '22 trip on Jewel, we received probably 6 until a week before departure. The 'minimum bids'? Anything above the one bedroom owner's suite were greater than the GDP of some small nations. The champion was the Ultimate Family Suite at $14400. BTW, from the first e-mail to the last, the figures never changed. My odds of being struck by lightning, winning Powerball, etc. were likely better. We were in a Jr. suite which was an absolutely great cabin for two. Fun to look at and ponder, but we'll stick with the penny slots in the casino.

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On 3/21/2023 at 1:07 PM, CrimsonCruiser said:

Hoping we get Royal up for our August Harmony and they look this good. We have JS this year but I got the mom to agree that if we get Royal up we'd bid as much as we paid for the internet package for a GS 1 Bedroom. At rates like these we would be just above the minimum bid and if what @FireFishII says would be true, that'd put us in a good standing to maybe actually win 🤩

So we got the Royal Up for our Harmony sailing in August. Grand Suite 1 bedroom is a minimum of $560 per person. Much higher than we wanted to spend especially with the insane costs of the photo packages on this sailing.

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On 6/7/2023 at 8:15 AM, CrimsonCruiser said:

So we got the Royal Up for our Harmony sailing in August. Grand Suite 1 bedroom is a minimum of $560 per person. Much higher than we wanted to spend especially with the insane costs of the photo packages on this sailing.

After being (lovingly?) pestered by Royal (7 emails in 2 days) the mom went ahead and tossed our hat in the Royal Up ring Saturday. Fingers crossed all that marketing was because they weren't getting any bids and we win by default with our minimum bid.

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4 hours ago, CrimsonCruiser said:

After being (lovingly?) pestered by Royal (7 emails in 2 days) the mom went ahead and tossed our hat in the Royal Up ring Saturday. Fingers crossed all that marketing was because they weren't getting any bids and we win by default with our minimum bid.

I always say to treat it like a no risk gamble. If you “lose” you pay nothing and you stay in the cabin you were already OK with. If you win, then you probably just got a great deal on a cabin that you otherwise wouldn’t book due to cost. Neither outcome is bad. It’s a 100% gamble if your bid gets picked or not, so think of this as your pre-cruise casino action! Now if they would only treat a winning bid as casino points, THEN we would be talking!!! LOL

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We've been able to get a few Royal up's in the past. We sail Wonder on 7/30 and have a bid of $1.400 from a JS to a GS but probably not likely to happen.. all sold out! Full suite prices have doubled  in the  last few years and not really something we're going to pay since Royal is trying to recoup loses due to Covid. 

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4 hours ago, SCcruisers said:

We've been able to get a few Royal up's in the past. We sail Wonder on 7/30 and have a bid of $1.400 from a JS to a GS but probably not likely to happen.. all sold out! Full suite prices have doubled  in the  last few years and not really something we're going to pay since Royal is trying to recoup loses due to Covid. 

You never know, we went from Balcony to Crown Loft Suite for $1600 and bid was accepted a month in advance. Sailing sold out a few weeks ago. Boarding Sunday. 😁

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