unless your bid is locked (though I have not heard of a bid still locked when a person has checked into their original cabin. RU is so profitable for the cruise lines (and many cruise lines use the same system) because a single available room in a high category can result in many different bids being accepted. USA. Just curious if anyone has actually won a RoyalUp bid from Sky Class to Star Class without bidding the full amount? Also, for newbies to RoyalUp, be aware that the room pictures are not always from the ship you are sailing on. Even if your bid was 20 grand, you might not get it because someone else had already booked the room. Checking for folks opinions here on our Royal Up Bids. Sometime those prices are less than the bid for RoyalUp and it’ll guarantee you getting the suite and qualify for the extra CAS points. Good luck to both of us. However, no additional promotions will be added to your reservation. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2. LocationNear Southampton, UK. On 11/15/2022 at 7:35 AM, Gears said: Just notified we were upgraded (RoyalUp) on our Nov 26th, 5 night Mariner cruise from a deck 2 ocean view to a deck 12 panorama ocean view. Yesterday there were 5 of the one bedrooms showing as. The lowest bid was $130. There were still other balcony in same category. I don’t think the max bid is needed if you’re going up one or two categories. Join group. WAAAYTOOO , Neesa , KristiZ and 2 others 4Costco Travel does not participate in any bid-to-upgrade programs, such as: RoyalUp with Royal Caribbean® or MoveUp with Celebrity Cruises. These were the only options we were given, and as I recall, we bid the minimum on each. 2. In a GS. Members. I was awarded the Panoramic ocean view today, 3 days prior to sailing, so 80 bucks total for the upgrade. 4 days til cruise day! Just in time!RoyalUp to Jr Suite If the starting bid is under $75 per person day, I would put in a bid for $75-100 depending on where that starting bid is. If your reservation includes multiple guests (between 2 and 5 passengers), the offer amount submitted will be per guest but only for the first and second guest on the reservation. The last time I was notified of a successful bid was on Nov 5th for the Anthem sailing on Nov 8th…so, three days out. JS min is like $50 and GS is like $100 and a little higher for GS w/ Large Balcony. The last one that we won was the GS to OS on Jewel in December. It didn’t seem to make sense to me that they would hold. Royal Caribbean calls its program “RoyalUp. Today I talk RoyalUp — a bid-based stateroom upgrade program for @RoyalCaribbean I share my personal experiences, some observations as well as some advice fo. Here's my RoyalUp timeline: December 23: received initial email for RoyaUp January 6: checked in, room showing balcony GTY January 12: put in bids (after two reminder emails from RCCL!) January 20: the OS and GS1br/2br showed expired, JS showed pending January 24: received the balcony GTY room assignment - 11th floor - category 5D RoyalUp SM – Upgrade Programme Terms and Conditions. 12. In just a few simple steps, you could score a fantastic upgrade, from Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea. Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) I received 3 Royal Up offers for the same cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites. Royal Up Bids - All Still Pending - 1 week before. A week before sailing we received notice that our bid was accepted. We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Oasis of the Seas®, and while we have not selected your offer yet, the team onboard the ship may choose it for upgrade based on availability at departure time. But forgot to mention that not everyone will qualify for a RoyalUp. Our upcoming cruise was sold out, with only an occasional inside gty popping up over the couple weeks, so I did not expect my RoyalUp bids to succeed. I looked up suite perks and the suite-only perks do sound cool - like the hors d'oeuvre and cocktail hour with drinks, how does that work? We don't drink enough to justify the $850 for us to get. #8. Well, we are sailing on Anthem next week, and he received an email yesterday that our bid was accepted. The room was nice but every morning we had several yoga and stretch. Guests will receive an email if their sailing is eligible and they will have the opportunity to browse through staterooms available for upgrade on their sailing. One example is the big box TA that rhymes with Frostco. While we have not selected your offer yet, the team onboard the ship is still reviewing, and may choose it for upgrade based on availability at departure time. What you bid is exactly what you pay, for 2 people, exactly as you agreed to when you submitted your bid along with your credit card information. 2. So let's look at two Royal Up "Tree" scenarios, and why one scenario might get chosen over another, despite someone getting an OS for $100. Thus is available to guests who have already booked a cruise with Royal Caribbean, but would like to potentially upgrade their accommodations to a higher category. They may still take bids for an ATS just in case another booking changes their mind at the last minute but there is no guarantee that will happen. Royal Caribbean Makes RoyalUp Bids Easier. I know my chances are slim. . The website says check back when we’re 30 days from sailing. Take your vacation to the next level with RoyalUp — a bid-based stateroom upgrade program. +65 6675 0413. Bid what you’re willing to pay, what it’s worth to you. maynardd1 • 3 yr. But here you see that the website doesn't allow me to do that, the agents on the phone won't let me do that, and. Sometimes there is inventory and they just. In my experience trying out RoyalUp myself and talking with many other cruise fans, it's quite clear that there is no consistent strategy to actually winning a bid. We received the email and bid on a Balcony, Panoramic Ocean View, and. So you should always look at the deck plans for your ship to see where the rooms are located for the type you are bidding on, and find the one that is the absolute worst location for you--and if you can live with that you bid, if you. If a cabin in one of your chosen categories is available and your bid is "right", only one of the bids will be. Pricing we’d be willing to bid depends entirely on the delta between the price you paid for your JS and the price of the suite you want to bid for had you booked it the day you booked the JS. Posted September 18, 2021. But this wasn’t welcome news for the couple. e. Most of the time we are upgrading from Junior Suites. That left me with RoyalUp. But the cabin we already have is an aft balcony on Radiance, so win or lose we will be happy with our cabin!Anywhere from a month before to after you’ve boarded. Locate a Travel Agent. Neesa , JennaRCB , Bob_KY and 1 other. Now its status its "upgrade unavailable" but I could modify my bid. Successful RoyalUp Bid. Posted July 13. Ourusualbeach. We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Mariner of the Seas ®, and while we have not selected your offer yet, the team onboard the ship may choose it for upgrade based on availability at departure time. Although we did bid a lot more on higher categories wich went out empty. Whether you're a fi. Good luck @tonyfsu21 ! We have placed many RoyalUp bids too, some midway (didn't win), some max bids (also didn't win), and we got lucky on Wonder with a minimum bid!A passenger in an Oceanview bid $100 to upgrade to a balcony. I just wish they would deny my offer or counter so I can bid on an OV room if they're going to deny me a balcony. 1k. This exclusive offer does not guarantee an upgrade. We are cruising on Independence of the seas on Monday Nov 15th. Many cruisers took advantage of RoyalUp when capacities were still low. Got this via e-mail yesterday, 3 days before cruise. I think the vague wording in RoyalUp website understandable confuses some people. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. We looked today and all say expired except the Owners suite which says pending and we can’t modify anything at all. . 2. We have an ocean view balcony stateroom for our May, 2022 Symphony sailing. The category of cabins included a Royal Suite, Owner’s Suite (2-bedroom), Owner’s Suite (1-bedroom), Grand Suite, Junior Suite, Ocean View Suite, or a slightly larger balcony cabin. Your offer can be accepted anytime from the moment it is submitted up until 2 days prior to voyage departure. I am booked through a travel agent however I did the Royal Up process directly with Royal Caribbean. The poster is asking if you can get upgraded successively: Balc->JS-> GS or higher. The starting bid for a Junior suite is $250/pp and a one bedroom Grand suite is $700/pp. RoyalUp Status. I am leaving on the Oasis of the Seas on Jan 13th. They were very specific, no Royal Up email, no upgrade bid capability. Lowest bid to upgrade to Star Class is $900 PP for the ATS 2 BR. Unable to Modify/Cancel RoyalUP Bid. So for those curious about RoyalUp Bids after Covid, I am pretty sure mine was just accepted. The minimum bid is $50 per adult; the max is $400. For my 2ndcruise on the B2B I bid in the high range for an OV and Spacious OV from a standard OV. They bid half way between the lowest and the highest bid. I even went back in to modify our original bids. Or maybe we would be the beneficiaries. I would guess there is a cost to travel agents for working with RoyalUp. Though I have not actually heard of anybody getting a RoyalUp bid acceptance after they checked into their original cabin, if you would consider it more trouble than it is worth canceling your bid now would preclude it…. We were put in room 8294. I also bidded close to the minimum bid for the Grand Suite. 2k. RoyalUp is a third-party service, and their selection criteria is unknown. Royal up is one time upgrade from x to y. When Royal first started RoyalUp, I imagined that it was in their best interest to sell all of the suites at their full “retail” price. Was the minimum bid and was floored when I got it! Booking a balcony room flat out was an extra $4000 ($2000/person) so we saved a boatload (pun intended). Dont know if still true. As an example, we could could have upgraded (not RoyalUp, straight upgrade) to a balcony for a steal of a total price recently but we never use our balcony when we have one so we just kept our interior and used the money for things we do value. For any questions regarding the RoyalUp process or your bid, please stop by our NextCruise desk onboard. Called RCL to see if I could and they told me no unless I received the Royal Up email. My bids were $760 total for the Grand Suite and $350 total for the Panoramic Suite. so we actually saw a decrease in bid price. For my upcoming Odyssey cruise in May I am in an obstructed balcony cabin but can bid all the way up to a royal loft suite. It's now three weeks out from the latest cruise I've bid on, a nine day Southern Caribbean aboard Explorer of the Seas. In the past, there were two ways to make a bid or. Hello! I know there are many threads on here relating to Royal up bids but I was unable to find any information on the status changes of a royal up bid. The minimum bid was $850 we bid $1250 each person. If eligible, guests will receive an email that. On 11/16/2021 at 4:18 AM, Snotarni said: We're trying to RoyalUP to Star Class on the Oasis sailing on 12/12. $700 ($350/person) for a scenic balcony from an interior on an Alaska cruise. We did a RoyalUP bid from a JS to a CLS, and they put us in one dead center in the back of the ship with literally no view of the sea. We are considering placing a bid through Royal Up for our upcoming cruise on Oasis, and I'm wondering if anyone won a bid and ended up regretting it? It seems like you might end up with the lesser desired rooms in a higher category, like those with noise issues or an. Thank you! I can't say for certain but my guess, based on my own experience, is that they award them highest to lowest bids starting a couple weeks out and do a few every day to leave room for any new bookings. Bid $140 per person ($280 total) for outside cabin. Royal Caribbean. RCI cannot guarantee that both reservations will be upgraded. In just a few simple steps, you could score a fantastic upgrade, from Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea. You have to slide up the segment. My bid was $105, a very weak bid according to their meter😂😂😂😂. Just go to the RoyalUp site and enter your last name and reservation number. 28, 2018. Participate in mandatory advising each semester while enrolled at Central Piedmont. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. Four weeks ago we were on Harmony. Introducing RoyalUp – a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program. {{alert. In all likelihood, the third party that runs the RoyalUp program wants to have bids in the queue for all of the higher end staterooms. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the possibilities are endless. Sailing on Sunday, waiting to hear on this GS RoyalUp bid I placed and I keep getting random Royal emails like crown and anchor newsletter, how much OBC we have, to confirm arrival time. NO! I have bid on RoyalUp for 2 previous cruises. Scoring a fantastic upgrade is easy! Simply browse through stateroom options and select the amount you’re willing to pay the upgrade. Posted December 14, 2022. It's a LOW bid on a GS ($200pp) so we probably won't get it. April 8, 2015. Yay!Wonder of the Seas Thanksgiving 2023 RU from GS to CLS, OS, AT2BR, RLS. My current Royal Up bids have also changed from "Pending" to "Submitted". We bid on upgrades any time we have a single cruise booked. Introducing RoyalUp — a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program. 00pp, but was considered a “weak” bid on the Royal Up scale. SnooKiwis1151 • 2 yr. September 7, 2003. On 7/7/2023 at 3:59 PM, Sandra Greaves said: How do I update my credit card on file with royal caribbean. Now, two days later, I received another email with a “Promo” offer; the ocean view balcony was reduced $10 pp. To find out if you are eligible for the RoyalUp℠ upgrades program, click here and enter your last name and booking number. If it’s off season or not a holiday just bid what you are comfortable with understanding what the actual cost of a balcony pp was when you originally booked. Hmm. Prior to your cruise, you may have the option to place a bid with Royal Up to get a room upgrade. Agreed there is no urgency to bid, but I liked knowing what it would cost for the bids. fid you check your bids. I just got the Congratulations email, got our Royal Up for our July 16 Symphony cruise. Solariati • 1 yr. A lot of people on my cruise are already getting notified of their winning bids, but mine says “pending” and I can’t edit or cancel it. The RoyalUp℠ upgrade program provides booked guests with an opportunity to submit an offer (an “Offer”) to Royal Caribbean International® (RCI) to upgrade from the original RCI stateroom category purchased to a higher stateroom category (the “Program”). They emailed me Friday morning saying we had won our bid and that they would be sending us need guest ticket booklets. RoyalUp is definitely a program where categories above what you have show as open for bidding. We can’t even re-bid on the expired rooms. Since yesterday, cant change bid, royal up is locked. RCL Cruises Limited’s upgrade programme, “RoyalUp SM ” provides booked guests with an opportunity to submit a price offer to RCL for an upgrade from their original purchased stateroom category to a higher eligible stateroom category that may be available on their booked sailing. If you are comfortable with your bid then I. So you never know. Suites that are assigned via Royal Up receive all onboard suite perks and get C&A points based on the original stateroom category. They have this program on the off chance of people cancelling. RoyalUp from Jr Suite to Grand Suite, on 9 night sailing in 13 days on Anthem. Good luck !! Quote;. Mar 17, 2019 - Set sail date. Notaboat. I'm a Diamond Plus. Browse through the stateroom options below and select the amount you're willing to pay for an upgrade to each. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. sailor05. #2. The doubling happens regardless of the number of people actually in the cabin, whether 1, 2, 3, or more. Expand. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Posted December 8, 2022. If the person that has that one stateroom also bids, and wins the bid, then they need those bids in. Won both bids at thirty days out. We placed a competitive bid for a 2BR Grand Suite on our upcoming cruise on Oasis. Grand Suite - 2 Bedroom $155 USD per guest. If the Offer is accepted, the difference between the original and upgraded stateroom gratuities (if applicable) will be automatically applied to all guests (the. If you win your bid, you will get an email notifying you that your card cannot be processed and it will direct you to a web page where you can put in the new credit card. Balcony to JS; JS to GS; GS to OS. I did do a mock booking and the going price is considerably more. About a month ago I bid on an upgrade to either ocean view for $60 or an obstructed balcony for $200. RoyalUpSM - Términos y Condiciones del Programa de mejora. We never book on any B2B cruises. "We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Voyager of the Seas. We bid on two categories for our Aug 15th Allure sailing. Paying for an Upgrade to Jr Suite without RoyalUp Since I would be earning crown and anchor points, I based on if it’s worth the upgrade based on price per point. Sailing on Independence of the Seas for 4 nights on Monday, and she's completely booked. Quantum of the Seas Royal Loft Suite (Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean) Royal Caribbean offers a pretty cool bid-based cabin upgrade program called RoyalUp. 1. First time I’ve ever won a bid. You can share experiences and ask questions. Can I modify or cancel my RoyalUp offer after I submit it? A. We never book on any B2B cruises. About two weeks ago, all but the Owners Suite had expired, and I couldn't edit the Owners Suite Bid. Location: Minnesota. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the. You bid how much you're willing to pay above your current price per passenger (for the first 2 in a cabin) So for example I'd booked an obstructed balcony, so I can big on everything from a balcony up to a suite. But there was a balcony that bid $200 on a JS (but not a GS), then the JS would get the RS because RC would net $100 more. Royal Up website shows individuals a selection of cabin types that they can choose to bid on for the chance at an upgrade. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. We just won a Junior Suite RoyalUp bid on the Odyssey of the Seas departing Nov. Posted June 23, 2021. #10. Starboard side, just forward of the "bulge". In the closing days a few cabin are for sale, probably due the flight cancellations. ) Be happy with what you have now. Sailing is 7N Voyager ots on August 21 out of Copenhagen. A successful royalup bid will most likely separate the two cabins considerably. The $100 was for a upgrade (bid) from our balcony to a spacious balcony. . Basically, crap shoot and your mileage may vary. My bid for royal up will cost me 370. So they did. Now that sailings are at full capacity and inventory on the website often shows multiple stateroom categories as sold out, are there any recent success stories out there?Yeah. Received a Royal Up e-mail for our May 03, 2020 Harmony cruise. If due to a category change, there are any RoyalUp bids you’d no longer want active, cancel them immediately. I researched knowing our specific criteria and decided to place a minimal bid on a 2 Bedroom Aqua Suite. Congrats!!! Have a great cruise!The RoyalUp algorithm is more complex than just going with the highest bid. We're currently in a ocean view balcony stateroom. Then Balcony RU to > JR Suite $400. I think what they are saying is that the onboard staff is reviewing it vs it will be reviewed once you get onboard. I also purchased The Key. Right now, I've bid about $50 pp over the min bid on the JS - and $60pp over the min bid on the GS. The word "Pending" may tend to imply that your bid is accepted and you're waiting for a. This group is dedicated to discussing Royal Caribbean’s RoyalUp bidding program. First time in a. Q. It allows you to bid a. * *Eligible reservations on all Celebrity Cruise ships within 30 days of departure date. There's little if any advantage to them doing any pruning whatsoever of who gets the offer email; all that will be different may be the starting bid amount for each category, as they'll want to have some base value to each. 3. We put it a $100pp on a balcony and a $110pp on the ultra spacious, we won the spacious. There were 4 separate offers, I am currently booked in an OS. This is our first cruise with our toddler, and the ship is sold out, with the exception of interior rooms (when I. It’s not a lot, but we were upgraded to a spacious balcony from an ocean view guarantee. After reading around on Cruise Critic I saw that some people noticed their bid increments could change as the cruise got closer. We cancelled our royal up offers and now have a balcony. Received the email that my RoyalUp bid was successful. Got an email from RCCL about RoyalUp and asked me to bid on larger rooms than the category I have (oceanview balcony) I put bids on the 2 bedroom suite (a dream at $2k) and larger oceanview balcony rooms for much less. *. 6k. BTW, there were no OS showing as available when we. Just sharing. Just did a RoyalUp for two legs of a back to back in May. I got the bid offer Tuesday 2/12 and the email saying it was accepted Friday 2/15, for the April 13 sailing on Anthem of the seas. In just a few simple steps, you could score a fantastic upgrade. Nov 28, 2018 - Received initial RoyalUp opportunity; returned same day. In just a few simple steps, you could score a fantastic upgrade, from Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea. I also believe that means that you’re no longer in the running, and I don’t think you can up your bid. It doesn't cost them anything, and that it leads you on unnecessarily is the furthest things from their minds. This works great for a family of four; you. You bid on the Royal suite. . Our Royal up bid was accepted!! Just as the title reads. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the possibilities are endless. One does get the usual benefits associated with the suite, but does not get extra points if one upgrades to a JS/suite. My sailing is tomorrow. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. 1k. Then just days before the Liberty of the Seas set sail, the cruise line accepted their $4,200 RoyalUp bid. I'm about 70 days out for my cruise and got my invitation to bid. Florida. We did our first RoyalUp bid for our last cruise, Jr to a Grand. Right now we have another Harmony sailing for September. The Royal Caribbean International® RoyalUp® Team. Like someone above posted, most of the benefits of The Key are included in the Sky Class of the GS. Royal Caribbean has a program called "RoyalUp" that allows booked passengers to bid on room upgrades. We found an oceanview GUAR at a reasonable price and in 2 days got an assignment on the 2nd deck of a pretty standard oceanview room. Although we would almost double our cost, we got such a great deal on this cruise that if we got the upgrade, it still would be a good deal. We only went from an interior to a promenade view and the bid was something like $15pp. (4night) we were in a “free“ guaranteed balcony casino comp. ULTIMATE FAMILY SUITE. Disabling the online cancel/modify function, discourages you from doing so. Know what the inventory is now and what it’s going for now. (Your bids sound reasonable. If someone cancels, there's at least the chance your bid is accepted. First time sailing in a long time. Posted March 25, 2019. #11. It said. the concierge can also cancel your packages on board in that case. Today I received a RoyalUp offer which had a suggested bid of $155 to upgrade to a one-bedroom Grand Suite. Merion, Pennsylvania. I can't say I've seen many people win their bids doing Royal Up, but it's definitely worth a shot if you're willing to spend extra for an upgraded room. This is done so that there are bids to fill through the line of succession. At that time I did the minimum for the OS and GS. Discussion. We booked a spacious ocean view balcony and I was very happy with the room we selected, but put in a bid on a junior suite when I first got the Royal Up e-mail. Posted July 24. At one point select ships were testing RoyalUp for onboard upgrades. One was rejected pretty early and the higher one said pending until we boarded and we received the "no go" email after boarding. Thank you so much for passing this along. #8. 00 and see who wins. 883. ” Depends on capacity, how bad you want the upgrade, and how much you’re willing to spend. #1. We have cancelled week-of-cruise 3 or 4 times due to other commitments. The bids required to do that are anyone's guess. I lowered my bid on Celebrity penthouse and got it still lots of money, have bid on 2 bedrooms grand suite and 2 bedrooms aqua suite on Allure, it just the two of us but like the bigger suite and extra bathroom. DESCUBRE MÁS. So we pulled the trigger at $800 ($1,600 total). We recently won a RoyalUp bid, and the balcony cabin we received was just fine (Harmony deck 11 mid ship). Bid $100 over minimum and went from a guaranteed JS to a Crown Loft Suite. If your bid is accepted…you will receive an email, your credit card will be automatically debited and your sailing documents (boarding pass and luggage tags) will be updated. We are booked on Oasis for the 12/19-12/26 sailing next week, got another request to Royal Up bid, issue is we have 2 rooms, what happens if i bid on a 2 bedroom grand suite and we win, we no longer need the 2 rooms since the grand suite has 2 rooms, anyone have that experience?BID YOUR WAY TO A CRUISE UPGRADE. For example, if you select a $100 bid in the upgrade tool, your bid total for that room will be $200. It’s strange because I had bids on this already and once I bid higher I won it in a few days. See full list on royalcaribbeanblog. . Another tip from writer Marcy Miyar is to book the stateroom you originally wanted instead of hoping to win a RoyalUp bid. Leaving out on Sunday and was just informed that I was upgraded from a guaranteed ocean view on Deck 9, to a balcony on deck 10. We are a family of 5 traveling in two rooms. 55 minutes ago, SouthShore 5 said: Good Morning, I received an email that we are eligible to bid on an upgrade. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventures — the possibilities are endless. So if you move from a balcony or interior up to a junior suite and above, you still get one point per night, not two. That will cover all passengers in the cabin, whether there is just a solo guest, a four adult friends, or whatever other combo. JS went from $150 to $50 and GS dropped from $250 to $150. July 26, 2010. As soon as I walked into our cabin, I was pleased to see it was quite spacious, although I was a bit surprised that the room was the same size as a. 2. There's a Royal Up opportunity to bid on the " Ocean View Suite - 2 Bedroom (No Balcony)" that has two separate bedrooms, two baths, and while it affords suite benefits, they're not as impressive as what you'd get on some of the larger vessels. April 8, 2015. . Forum Jump. Royal Up (loss) (bid options) Just for stats. Some people will continue to get that message and be within the 30-day time frame. Edited February 16 by Ready2SailAwayWe submitted RoyalUp bids for a Owner Suite and a Loft Suite. Just kicking around the strategy involved in a RoyalUp bid. What is the RoyalUp programme? Royal Caribbean is excited to introduce RoyalUp - an all-new programme inviting guests to bid for an upgrade to a higher category stateroom on selected domestic and international sailings with just a few simple clicks. From Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea. New to CC, I'm sailing October 31 out of Barcelona and was looking to Royal Up. How much do I bid through RoyalUp if my reservation includes more than 2 guests? A. I am also on that cruise, and also trying to Royal Up.