Elexman

Starry Eyes,

You are most observant, but I have employed a strategy that is fool proof to potentially upgrade to a known location on the ship that is acceptable. :cool:

The only way the strategy “fails” is if we are unsuccessful with our bids to upgrade. In that event, we are “stuck” with a great cabin, and we will proceed with our original plan to fully enjoy the beverage package. Of course, we’ll be doing the beverage package either way!! :D

I will update whether we upgraded or not when the time is appropriate. This cruise is an anniversary gift from us to us, and we will be having an awesome cruise.

Hi all!!

A lot of activity on this topic. And yes, it is fun to speculate about the process as well as share results. NCL is in the business to maximize revenues. The process could be as simple as top x number bids for x cabins. It could get into a dizzying array of demographic considerations. But be assured, no matter how straightforward or complex the method is for resolving bids, this process is designed to increase revenues as much as possible/reasonable.

We have an upcoming cruise on NCL and have received “the email”.:eek:

In our case, we have a great balcony location and have bid to upgrade. We submitted reasonable bids for mini suites and bargain efforts for the Haven suites. All that is code for “Good” on the bid-o-meter for mini-suite and “Poor” for the Haven. That being said, I regularly watch the price and availability of the categories we submitted offers for. I’m aware of the total investment for each bid placed, including bid amount and original purchase price. No point in over paying by being complacent of market fluctuations. It can happen with price drops with particular sailings that when a bid that was placed it was initially a great value, then becomes a more expensive proposition than just calling NCL to upgrade. That situation did occur on our last NCL cruise.

So folks, book a great cabin up front. Win or lose in the upgrade bonanza and you still win!! If you make a Haven score, Congrats. Come back and gloat for us!! I think an “affordable” Haven cruise would be a slice of heaven for most.

I’ll be happy to share our results, but as Sand Shark states, why give up bidding leverage by sharing too much information. :)

Cheers!!!