Aaronlv

Just an update, our bid for Concierge was accepted the next day (24 hours after it locked), and we were moved up to a very nice Concierge Prime room on Deck 12. We lucked out!

Ship: Eclipse Length of Cruise: 7 Nights Cruise Sail Date: May 21st, 2023 Date email offer received: April 24th, 2023 Captain’s Club Tier : Brand New (never cruised before); 0 captain points Booked through Celebrity Direct OR via TA: Celebrity Direct (web booking) Current Cabin: 6270 part obstructed (Guarantee) Bid? Yes/No: Yes If YES - Bidding Details: Cabin Category: Aqua, Concierge, Sunset Concierge, and Sunset Veranda Notification Date: No notice yet. Accepted / Rejected: TBD, hopefully accepted (currently shows expired for Aqua and both the Sunsets as of today, and pending/locked for Concierge) Bid Details (went to locked as pending and expired respectively today 5/3/23): Pending/Locked - Concierge Bid was at the weakest end of the dark green 'Strong' section at $210 bid (min: $50 and max $250). Expired - Aqua Class bid was $425 at the weakest end of the light green 'Strong' section (min bid was $200 and max was $700). Expired - Sunset Concierge bid was $275 which was at the stronger end of the weakest dark red color (min: $200 and max was $800). Expired - Sunset Veranda bid was $250 which was at the stronger end of the weakest dark red color (min: $200 and max was $800). General Comments: I learned the hard way to research more before booking a guaranteed room - oops. At the time of booking, I didn't realize a partial view was a possibility since I have never done a cruise before. MoveUp presented an opportunity to amend my mistake without paying the increased prevailing rate of rooms. My main motivation was getting rid of the obstructed view since we are going on an Alaskan cruise. So, even though the perks of concierge by no means are worth $210/pp, a better view totally is worth it for an Alaskan cruise. Really crossing my fingers this comes through. Interesting Notes: On Monday 5/1/23, only 3 rooms were available on the cruise including a fantastic Prime Concierge midship room. I immediately increased by Concierge bid. On Tuesday 5/2/23, only 2 rooms were available (AQ & a Sky Suite). Concierge was gone. Last night, the celebrity app was glitching on excursions and indicated the cruise was sold out. The cruise is now not visible on the celebrity website. Very curious how this goes and crossing my fingers! I'm not sure if it will make any difference, but it is our honeymoon and it is noted on the account.