binro01 Posted October 24, 2021 #5601 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Quick question about what rooms can I expect to be allowed to bid on. I’m currently booked in a Neighborhood Balcony Guarantee room on the Allure OTS for our end of February cruise. I figure we would be given an opportunity for an OV Balcony and a JS, but I was hoping we might also get a chance at a GS. Anyone with history with RoyalUp coming from this stateroom category on an Oasis class ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 24, 2021 #5602 Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, binro01 said: Anyone with history with RoyalUp coming from this stateroom category on an Oasis class ship? You had your bid options right the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenb0380 Posted October 24, 2021 #5603 Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, binro01 said: Quick question about what rooms can I expect to be allowed to bid on. I’m currently booked in a Neighborhood Balcony Guarantee room on the Allure OTS for our end of February cruise. I figure we would be given an opportunity for an OV Balcony and a JS, but I was hoping we might also get a chance at a GS. Anyone with history with RoyalUp coming from this stateroom category on an Oasis class ship? We are an ocean view balcony on the symphony and we allowed to bid on a grand suite, owners suite and 2 bed owners suite as well as junior suite, and spacious balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovn2liv Posted October 24, 2021 #5604 Share Posted October 24, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 4:13 PM, diana11 said: It was my first time on RCL last week and therefore my first time experience of the bid up system. I put a bid for a GS and waited and waited and waited for a response. Finally got the rejection email 24 hours after sailing! What a joke OK...that's making sense now. I've not gotten any updates in 5 days. 3 bids are still pending. 1 has Upgrade Unavailable Status - and i sail tomorrow. I've wasted a lot of time checking to see if something changed...cause i couldn't help my self. Oh well...thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle25 Posted October 24, 2021 #5605 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Harmony from Barcelona - had a GTY inside(allocated 7137) and bid $30(15 each) for Virtual Inside and got it(7140) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binro01 Posted October 24, 2021 #5606 Share Posted October 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Biker19 said: You had your bid options right the first time. So you think I will have an option to bid on a GS bid from a GTY Neighborhood Balcony? If so, that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 24, 2021 #5607 Share Posted October 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, binro01 said: So you think I will have an option to bid on a GS bid from a GTY Neighborhood Balcony? If so, that would be awesome. No, you should be limited up to JS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtappend Posted October 24, 2021 #5608 Share Posted October 24, 2021 So, we bid on a Grand Suite (we had booked a balcony) on Oasis about 2 weeks ago. Immediately, our bid became "locked" and we weren't able to modify or cancel or bid on any of the other categories. Today we called to find out why we can't modify or cancel when the program rules say you can change up to 2 days in advance. We were hoping that it meant they accepted our bid and after a lot of time on hold with Royal, it appears that is the case. I will feel better when I actually get the confirmation email! We've never submitted a bid on RoyalUp and bid the minimum on the GS just to see if we'd get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binro01 Posted October 24, 2021 #5609 Share Posted October 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, Biker19 said: No, you should be limited up to JS. Ahh.. Oh well. A JS is still not to bad of an upgrade if I was to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjmatty Posted October 25, 2021 #5610 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 7:35 AM, Cruise a holic said: IMO the larger room with two bathrooms is the best. The wow factory balcony doesn't impress me. Actually might disturb me. The noise from the bell at the rockclimbing wall and all of the activities including the Aqua theatre would disturb me. Enjoy the CLS our favorite suite on the ship. That's why for me the best of both worlds is the OS. Quiet yet spacious room and balcony. Bathtub and walk-in closet which the CLS lacks. I agree about liking the two bathrooms, but my hatred of stairs makes it a draw. Still, if OS are unavailable I'll take a CLS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted October 25, 2021 #5611 Share Posted October 25, 2021 We are sailing Jan 29 2022 on the Odyssey, are in a balcony room, never have done a Royal Up option before. I understand every sailing is different, however does anyone have a guideline or share what they bid and if it was accepted upgrading to a JS or higher suite? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted October 25, 2021 #5612 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 2:58 PM, binro01 said: Quick question about what rooms can I expect to be allowed to bid on. I’m currently booked in a Neighborhood Balcony Guarantee room on the Allure OTS for our end of February cruise. I figure we would be given an opportunity for an OV Balcony and a JS, but I was hoping we might also get a chance at a GS. Anyone with history with RoyalUp coming from this stateroom category on an Oasis class ship? On 10/24/2021 at 6:31 PM, Biker19 said: No, you should be limited up to JS. Yes, this is exactly what our best biddable room was on Harmony. We had a neighbourhood balcony (although not a GTY) and the four options offered to us were Oceanview Balcony, Spacious Ocean View Balcony, Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony, and Junior Suite. We did not bid as we were travelling with another couple and did not want to risk the chance of one of us winning and the other not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binro01 Posted October 25, 2021 #5613 Share Posted October 25, 2021 47 minutes ago, jonj said: We are sailing Jan 29 2022 on the Odyssey, are in a balcony room, never have done a Royal Up option before. I understand every sailing is different, however does anyone have a guideline or share what they bid and if it was accepted upgrading to a JS or higher suite? Thank you There is really no guideline. It’s purely an algorithm that is based on availability, bids received and a touch of voodoo magic. Some rules of thumb I seen talked about is the 30% rule. Take the price difference between your category room and where you are upgrading to, get 30% of that number. Offer that. I don’t know or can’t speak of the success rate for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselvr04 Posted October 25, 2021 #5614 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Son is sailing on Symphony this weekend. Just got Royal Up from Jr. Suite to Crown Loft suite. Bid just over $400 minimum pp at $435 pp. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binro01 Posted October 25, 2021 #5615 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, FionaMG said: Yes, this is exactly what our best biddable room was on Harmony. We had a neighbourhood balcony (although not a GTY) and the four options offered to us were Oceanview Balcony, Spacious Ocean View Balcony, Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony, and Junior Suite. We did not bid as we were travelling with another couple and did not want to risk the chance of one of us winning and the other not. Well, with this information, I decided to pay for an "upgrade" the old fashion way, via my TA. I was able to move from a GTY Neighborhood Balcony to a GTY Oceanview Balcony on the Allure of the Seas for only $182.00, but now I definitely have a nice ocean view from my balcony and the option to bid for a GS with Royal Up. I think I still did pretty darn well with this booking. GTY Ocean View Balcony for $1,165.26, Feb 27th Allure OTS, 6 Night, with 245 OBC. (100 from WoW sale due to my new reprice, 45 from my TA, and 100.00 from playing my silly myVegas phone slot app via Casino Royale for free) Edited October 25, 2021 by binro01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted October 25, 2021 #5616 Share Posted October 25, 2021 17 minutes ago, binro01 said: Well, with this information, I decided to pay for an "upgrade" the old fashion way, via my TA. I was able to move from a GTY Neighborhood Balcony to a GTY Oceanview Balcony on the Allure of the Seas for only $182.00, but now I definitely have a nice ocean view from my balcony and the option to bid for a GS with Royal Up. I think I still did pretty darn well with this booking. GTY Ocean View Balcony for $1,165.26, Feb 27th Allure OTS, 6 Night, with 245 OBC. (100 from WoW sale due to my new reprice, 45 from my TA, and 100.00 from playing my silly myVegas phone slot app via Casino Royale for free) Excellent! Glad I was able to help. Fingers crossed you're lucky with your bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gidewey52 Posted October 25, 2021 #5617 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Just received a Royal Up to a Junior Suite on Symphony for Saturday (Oct 30). Instructions say to reprint Set Sail and luggage tags. Set Sail has been updated but luggage tags have not. Is this something that updates overnight? I know I can just get the correct room on tags at luggage drop-off on Saturday, but I have a (severe) psychological condition which mandates that everything be as perfect as possible for my cruise book that I assemble afterwards!😜 Thanks - Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binro01 Posted October 25, 2021 #5618 Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 hour ago, gidewey52 said: Just received a Royal Up to a Junior Suite on Symphony for Saturday (Oct 30). Instructions say to reprint Set Sail and luggage tags. Set Sail has been updated but luggage tags have not. Is this something that updates overnight? I know I can just get the correct room on tags at luggage drop-off on Saturday, but I have a (severe) psychological condition which mandates that everything be as perfect as possible for my cruise book that I assemble afterwards!😜 Thanks - Jerry Give Royal a call, maybe they can get the luggage tags rebuilt for you? Perhaps? We don't want this luggage tag situation drive you to jump off the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted October 26, 2021 Author #5619 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I wonder what the RoyalUp minimums will be on the World Cruise😱 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binro01 Posted October 26, 2021 #5620 Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/23/2021 at 3:26 PM, august16th said: Thanks for the reply. My card has been charged, and the app has not changed. I'll give it until tomorrow and call again. Maybe they'll upgrade me to a GS at the port... Wishful thinking,I know! Do you mind if I ask, what cabin grade did you upgrade from to the JS and what was your bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gidewey52 Posted October 26, 2021 #5621 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, binro01 said: Give Royal a call, maybe they can get the luggage tags rebuilt for you? Perhaps? We don't want this luggage tag situation drive you to jump off the pier. Thanks Binro . . . Called RCCL and they said they would issue new docs for me with updated luggage tags. 24-48 hours! We’ll see! Not on suicide watch yet. 😎. Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigsCanFly Posted October 26, 2021 #5622 Share Posted October 26, 2021 We just received a RoyalUp email for our Nov 6th Symphony cruise (11 days from now). The min bids for Royal Loft and Ultimate Family suites is $5000pp. We will stay with our junior suite and use the $10000+ at the casino. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binro01 Posted October 26, 2021 #5623 Share Posted October 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, PigsCanFly said: We just received a RoyalUp email for our Nov 6th Symphony cruise (11 days from now). The min bids for Royal Loft and Ultimate Family suites is $5000pp. We will stay with our junior suite and use the $10000+ at the casino. LOL. That a crazy min bid. My guess is they already have a locked bid on an upgrade domino chain that in order for a bid from a JS to supplant that chain would need to minimally bid 5k to get the room. So close to sailing, I'm sure there is are 2 people sitting with those rooms in a pending locked state. Hoping beyond hope that no one decides to bid on that 5k min and cause them to be kicked them from that room. Since the supply of these 2 cabins are so scarce, Any bids from others where the min might have been lower but they bid the max, now makes new players in the game have a much higher max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle25 Posted October 28, 2021 #5624 Share Posted October 28, 2021 we have booked a B2B on same ship in same cabin - how does it work for the royal up? Does it do both at the same time as we dont want to have to move cabins during the changeover day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted October 28, 2021 #5625 Share Posted October 28, 2021 In the eyes of Royal Up, there is no such thing as a B2B. You could win your bid for one, both or neither of your B2B legs and if you do win either or both there is no guarantee that the rooms would be anywhere near each other. In this particular case, I reckon you're better sticking to the cabins you chose originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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