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    What was your upgrade offer and what did you bid

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    15 minutes ago, ennjay said:

     

    Out of curiosity -- were you not offered the ability to upgrade on other Havens such as Owners Suites and the 2-BR suites -- or did you just not opt to bid on them?  Just wondering if those are restricted to certain cruisers?  We, for instance, are in a Balcony on the Escape, but have 4 people, and were only offered a Mini-Suite, Aft-facing, Forward, facing, 2-BR, Owners Suite, and Deluxe Owners Suite.  No Courtyard Haven or Spa suites (or Spa Mini or Spa Balcony).  I'm sure not having the ability to bid on those categories is because we have 4 people (and they have 2- or 3-people max) but I was wondering if you need more than 2 people to bid on the 2-BR suite, for instance.  

    I was offered every cabin type in the Haven except for Deluxe Spa Haven. I opted not to bid on the top 3 Haven cabins because they were minimum 1500pp and 1000pp and I really wasn't prepared to pay that.

     

    MJ

    What was your upgrade offer and what did you bid

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    1 hour ago, huntersh2 said:

    On What ship MJD??..and sorry my friend.  You will still have a BLAST!!! and from what I'm learning people can get sail aways at $749 then put down $1000 pp ($2000 total) on Haven and beat your 875 pp which is 1750. Even if you already paid 3000 and they only paid 1500..so in they end they still only pay 500 more then you for Haven. Seems crazy !!

    I am on the Escape this Sunday. I will use the extra cash for the spa and a few massages!

     

    MJ

    What was your upgrade offer and what did you bid

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, jdro said:

    I do not remember the range my bids were in but they were from $500-$900 pp, the funny thing is is that my lowest bid of $50 pp was accepted for the mini suite, go figure

     

    Probably had more of those cabins available.  That is still a great deal for a mini suite.  I put bids in the same range for the Haven but I'm not willing to pay anymore than that to upgrade. I am happy with my current room and it will just be icing on top of an already awesome cake if I get an acceptance tomorrow.  

     

    MJ

    What was your upgrade offer and what did you bid

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    11 minutes ago, tallnthensome said:

    If your bid is declined do they still give you time to bid on a lower category if you had not yet? Let’s say you bid from inside to balcony and it gets declined. Is there still time to bid from inside to ocean view? 

    I don't think they do. I have not heard anyone get rejected less than 2 days before cruise. That is why I bid on everything I would like and am hoping for 1 to come through. 

     

    MJ

    What was your upgrade offer and what did you bid

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    2 minutes ago, Gabby519 said:

    Yeah. It’s all so frustrating. Just got off phone with Rep No 3 and she was beyond apologetic for the rep who gave me false information. It is a silent auction- highest bidder will obviously win. It’s only randomly selected if there are duplicates of the same highest bid. All of this is common sense, and just confirms the one rep I spoke to was completely misinformed. Hoping I can go in and change my bid now....

    Yes that makes alot of sense to me too. The only thing that puzzles me is the amount of people I've seen say they won on minimum bids. Wouldn't you think everyone is bidding atleast the minimum and unless they are upgrading a ton of rooms or no one is bidding on that category that a minimum bid wouldn't be enough. Now I'm second guessing all my bid which are more than minimum.  

     

    MJ

    What was your upgrade offer and what did you bid

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted · Edited by Mjdj1220

    15 minutes ago, JamieLogical said:

     

     

    Well that's just demonstrably false. When you put in/manage bids, you are taken to a website by PlusGrade. PlusGrade is definitely a third-party company based in Canada that handles bidding for RCCL and a bunch of airlines in addition to NCL.

    That is exactly what I said when they told me that on several occasions.  There seems to be very little good information coming out. Every agent you speak to tells you something different. In the same call I had one agent tell me that they don't know what rooms are being bid on because a 3rd party handles it and then tells me that its a division of NCL. When I pointed out what she had said I got a "ummm ok, is there anything else I can help you with?" I shook my head in amazement and said no thank you have a good day.  

     

    MJ

    What was your upgrade offer and what did you bid

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    13 minutes ago, JamieLogical said:

     

    I am much more inclined to believe the NCL rep is mistaken. I agree that it would make no business sense to accept bids randomly and pay a third party to manage that. Most businesses are in the business of making money...

    I've spoken to a handful of NCL reps that contradict that a 3rd party handles bidding.  I have been told it's actually a separate division of NCL.

     

    MJ

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