How much do I bid through RoyalUp℠ if my reservation includes more than two guests? If your reservation includes multiple guests (between two and five passengers), the offer amount submitted will be per guest but only for the first and second guest on the reservation. Si cambio a categoría superior con RoyalUp℠, ¿tendré que pagar propinas basadas en la nueva categoría superior? Sí, al cambiar a categoría superior, cada huésped en la reserva puede estar sujeto a un monto por concepto de propinas más alto. 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…. fid you check your bids. 28, 2018. At that time I did the minimum for the OS and GS. I don’t think the max bid is needed if you’re going up one or two categories. 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. . A. So if a Junior Suite cancels, rather than that cabin be empty, Royal Caribbean's got $300 lined up because they just bumped everybody up one cabin category due to that Royal Up. LocationNear Southampton, UK. How much do I bid through RoyalUp℠ if my reservation includes more than 2 guests? 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. 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. More sharing options. I bid only slightly above the minimum bid available. I haven't heard about my RoyalUp on that sailing, yet. We booked an Ocean View (9214) and received the upgrade email. Initial impressions. If the vacant suite is an OS, the bid from a person in a GS may not look impressive in isolation, but there is a nice bid for a GS from a JS dweller, and a nice bid for the JS from a balcony dweller, etc. Aloha! Ken's ready to share everything he knows about the Royal Up process in this quick and informational video full of Tips and Tricks. 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. Location: Outside Orlando, FL (Near Matt) Posted June 10, 2022. Back in September, on Harmony, my highest upgrade choice from a boardwalk view balcony was a JS and they wanted a minimum bid of $300 pp (I passed). We are comped in an Interior room & fine with that, but a good deal on a larger room & I could be convinced. Royal let’s you bid on these rooms just in case they come available last minute. 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. 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. You may modify or cancel your offer up until 2 days prior to departure, provided that your offer has not already been accepted by RCI and provided your credit card has not been charged. If due to a category change, there are any RoyalUp bids you’d no longer want active, cancel them immediately. It likely won't go through, but after a week with his parents, our son would probably benefit with his own bedroom. Independence of the Seas, January 31, 2022. With yesterday's announcement on change of protocol, a bunch opened up. The Program applies to cruises, sail dates, and stateroom categories selected by. Royal Caribbean’s RoyalUp Bid is a bidding program that allows you to upgrade your cabin to a higher cabin category at a lower cost than a traditional cabin upgrade. 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. Upgrades are limited and subject to availability up to the day of sailing. Only the 1 Bedroom GS had any real supply. 00pp, but was considered a “weak” bid on the Royal Up scale. If your bid is successful, you’ll win better accommodations at a lower price than direct booking. LocationNY. Q. We bid on and won our RoyalUP offer for our cruise back on Oct 17th on Allure. RoyalUp is a stateroom bidding program offered by Royal Caribbean. ”. I researched knowing our specific criteria and decided to place a minimal bid on a 2 Bedroom Aqua Suite. In these cases, I don’t consider Royalup an option. We bid $220 pp, which was about 15% above minimum. #1. Other than the extra space I would be getting in the room, not seeing too much of a benefit to paying the extra money at this time. ago. Prices are similar for my 10/3 Odyssey sailing. If a cabin in one of your chosen categories is available and your bid is "right", only one of the bids will be. Just got an email from RoyalUP for our 2/27 Harmony cruise, and they are apparently having a sale on bids. It allows passengers to bid on higher cabin categories before their cruise, offering the chance to “win” an upgraded stateroom. The program has recently changed terminology so some of these words may have changed but the meaning is essentially the same. On top of it, you DO NOT get double points! If I am going to bid for a suite, the only way I am doing it is if I get double points. If you are comfortable with your bid then I. We thought it would be great to move from our balcony to a Junior Suite after a long respite from cruises. If your cruise/RoyalUp is coming soon, you might be able to ask your card company to do something similar. The original cost of our balcony room was around $1,100 for two people, then we offered $1,200 per person and won the Grand Suite. Posted July 24, 2022. Meanwhile, if I had placed a bid on a Guarantee Ocean View through RoyalUp, I would have had to bid a minimum of $30 per person for the weakest bid possible. You bid on the Royal suite. Plus a lot more people may be testing positive right before the cruise with how transmissible the new variant is, so I figure it's worth a shot. They don't have to have availability because they're only offering up for bid if something opens up. Originally booked a guaranteed interior, offered to bid on several categories up to Ocean View Balcony, which was our highest bid at $150. 2. I am booked through a travel agent however I did the Royal Up process directly with Royal Caribbean. Our royal up bid was accepted thirteen days before our sailing; my brother in law was accepted just a couple days before sailing. I guess we'll find out in a few weeks. I’m sailing Dec 31 in an OV gty and submitted RoyalUp bid weeks ago. I never bid but a few in my facebook group did bid and won. 00. 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 am in Ocean large Balcony and i bid for Jr. About a week and a half ago the status on the owners suite bid changed to expired and the 1 bedroom was still pending but could not be changed or cancelled. Posted November 28, 2021. We had the option to bid on the ATS 1 bedroom starting at $100 pp or 2 bedroom starting at $400 pp or Star Loft starting at $800 pp. On 7/7/2023 at 3:59 PM, Sandra Greaves said: How do I update my credit card on file with royal caribbean. . I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. . People on Royalup Facebook are telling me no, I can’t get my Royalup money back if I cancel a refundable cruise. I wanted). For it to maximize potential revenue for RCCL, they will always need to have a much wider bucket of offers to choose from. 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 only went from an interior to a promenade view and the bid was something like $15pp. We booked Suite GTY and have a JS assigned, put in RUB for all the suites and all are still "pending. Location-Michigan. 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. Two days later I had a Royal Up invitation in my email my TA advised Royal still had 12 grand suites unsold so I bid $1,800 dollars and yesterday morning bam bid accepted. It doesn't cost them anything, and that it leads you on unnecessarily is the furthest things from their minds. The RoyalUp system is based around paying for two passengers. So I quickly went online to cancel The Key. I also tried grand suite (1BR). . The $100 was for a upgrade (bid) from our balcony to a spacious balcony. 2. First time sailing in a long time. Our Royal up bid was accepted two days ago. Just do a mock purchase on the app or website until you get to the payment screen. You can also go to RoyalUp and check on the status of your bid. In just a few steps, you can submit a bid to upgrade your stateroom for your upcoming sailing. This is our first cruise with our toddler, and the ship is sold out, with the exception of interior rooms (when I. I felt it was a pretty good deal as even with our C&A discount, the balcony was over $2K when we. I'm wondering if they've changed the terminology to avoid issues with guests thinking their bids are being accepted when they have not. That price was worth it for us. Moderators. In that case, we had an interior, the balcony room was a $75pp minimum and spacious (literally 5 sq ft more) was a $80pp minimum. . 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. That left me with RoyalUp. I received 2 emails. On 4/6/2019 at 12:55 PM, F1guynz said: We got an email about 3 months ago saying the Royal Up programme was available in Australia/New Zealand. Those are all on Deck 12 by the Spa. The reason why I’m sharing my experience is because prior to and after the upgrade, I had a ton of questions that I’ve been trying to look. 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. We bid on an Ocean View Balcony. Won both bids at thirty days out. 3k. BTW, there were no OS showing as available when we. We sail on April 23rd and haven’t heard anything from RoyalUp. One of the cruises was showing completely sold out. Directly from Royal Up: We appreciate your interest in taking part of this wonderful opportunity and It is our pleasure to assist you with your question on your RoyalUp bid. The RoyalUp℠ offer amount is per person for the entire duration of the cruise. For any questions regarding the RoyalUp process or your bid, please stop by our NextCruise desk onboard. Posted September 11, 2019. Royal Up Bidding Questions. At one point select ships were testing RoyalUp for onboard upgrades. In just a few simple steps, you could score a fantastic upgrade. You can't go by current inventory to judge if you will win a bid. Con unos sencillos pasos, los huéspedes pueden conseguir un cambio a categoría superior, pasando de camarotes con vista al mar y balcón a las suites más caras a bordo de nuestros cruceros. But two days before the cruise, the bid for JS turned to "upgrade unavailable", and bids for GS and GS-2 turned back to "pending" and possible to cancel or modify. The poster is asking if you can get upgraded successively: Balc->JS-> GS or higher. "We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Voyager of the Seas. I did put one bid in for GS but the other suites were way to expensive for my budget “Spacious OV balcony” on RoyalUp seems like sort of a mishmash, making it difficult to know just what one might win. Your Offer: $70 USD per guest. Let’s assume the cruise is refundable. A week before sailing we received notice that our bid was accepted. That's great! We are also going to be on Oasis (3/6). October 12, 2003. title}} {{notification. So for a very overly simplistic example, if there are 2 bids for a RS, and a GS bid $600 and a JS bid $500. #2. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. If someone else does that there will be no ATS available for awarding through RoyalUp. Posted July 16, 2021. 1k. I bid on Jr Suite and Grand suite at a reasonable price. 7 minutes ago, MISSGJ said: Can you receive a Royal Bid Upgrade acceptance right up until boarding also? Yes. The difference between what I purchased and a Jr suite was $3000. My bid was $105, a very weak bid according to their meter😂😂😂😂. Disabling the online cancel/modify function, discourages you from doing so. 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. It was actually less money that we were paying for the Grand Suite. Bid $100 over minimum and went from a guaranteed JS to a Crown Loft Suite. Royal Up website shows individuals a selection of cabin types that they can choose to bid on for the chance at an upgrade. 3 yr. Posted July 20, 2022. The bid applies for the first 2 people on the reservation, but everyone on the reservation is upgraded to the new cabin if the bid is successful. e. Expand. The only reason I even bid was because we knew from the bar code trick we were going to be assigned the only spot we really prefer to avoid. maynardd1 • 3 yr. So I quickly went online to cancel The Key. Agreed there is no urgency to bid, but I liked knowing what it would cost for the bids. e. We sailed on Mariner Jan 30-Feb 4 (our first cruise ever). I’ve found a lot of success with avoiding round numbers and the bare minimum bids. Essentially, there aren't that many open cabins to upgrade to because Royal Caribbean usually sells its cruise ships out. Upgrade offers may also be sent by email within 30 days of your sailing as part of our. Royal Up Bids - All Still Pending - 1 week before. Whether you have 1, 2, 3, or 4 people on your reservation, you will pay 2x your per-person bid. , Grand suite 2 BR, Owner's suite, Sky Loft, Grand Loft, Owner's Loft and Royal Loft) (not sure if I misspelled a. In the closing days a few cabin are for sale, probably due the flight cancellations. Went back to check a couple of days later and it said not eligible for upgrades, checked again over the next. Posted January 10, 2020. 3k. We bid on upgrades any time we have a single cruise booked. As an example, on a recent sailing I received a minisuite upgrade offer, but a quick call to the cruise line confirmed that I could move to the mini suite for free as the prices had dropped. Your offer can be accepted anytime from the moment it is submitted up until 2 days prior to voyage departure. Some people have reported posting minimum bids for even suites. With more than 2, it is nice to have space to spread out. The bid is per person for the entire trip. I have submitted RoyalUp bids and then watched as the price for the category I wanted dropped low enough over time for me to cancel the bid and just pay for the upgrade. 25. 32. Royal Up (loss) (bid options) Just for stats. Now, two days later, I received another email with a “Promo” offer; the ocean view balcony was reduced $10 pp. 41. It allows you to bid a. Posted July 24. 1. I was happy with my room category and location is important to me. On ship, day of sailing went to our stateroom and without unpacking in hopes of being upgraded then. #8. After reading around on Cruise Critic I saw that some people noticed their bid increments could change as the cruise got closer. The Royal Caribbean International® RoyalUp® Team. It’s strange because I had bids on this already and once I bid higher I won it in a few days. It was amazing. One is a large ocean balcony and one is a Central Park balcony. RoyalUp from Jr Suite to Grand Suite, on 9 night sailing in 13 days on Anthem. Totally agree! If you want me to bid, then start the bidding at $0. 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. 2 hours ago, rritter25 said: I found out earlier today that I won a RoyalUp from an interior promenade view room to a junior suite! The bid was $320 which was around the minimum bid required. A passenger in an inside paid $100 to upgrade to an ocean view. We're doing longer cruises later this year, but at the last minute, GF wanted to do a quickie weekend cruise for a few days. 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. My husband and I (we're in our late 20s) are trying to decide if the RoyalUp bid program (min bid of $225 per person for the Grand Suite) is worth it. I bid about $40 over each minimum. The first time I got the email on 11/28, the minimum bids were much. Many cruisers took advantage of RoyalUp when capacities were still low. See the example below - (I did not bid on these) RoyalUp emails are floating into inboxes now. 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. One does get the usual benefits associated with the suite, but does not get extra points if one upgrades to a JS/suite. So I got an email that I can RoyalUp to either a Junior Suite, an OceanView-No Balcony 2 BR or a Spacious Balcony room from a regular balcony ocean view room. The Program applies to cruises, sail dates, and stateroom categories selected by. One thing I have noticed is that people are always more likely to bid (more) on suites than on lower categories so you will more than likely need to bid more than the minimum to better your chances at getting a suite. 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. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the possibilities are endless. I booked mariner of the seas (6 days) about a week and half before sailing. (I’m leaning more towards it won’t be). They will select the dollar amount they. This is your one-stop-shop for all things Icon of the Seas. The offers were for $100 pp and up. 8. First was minimum bid ($150pp) to move from an Oceanview to an. (Your bids sound reasonable. One was rejected pretty early and the higher one said pending until we boarded and we received the "no go" email after boarding. I also purchased The Key. There are so many cancellations for various reasons, RoyalUp offers being accepted at different times and people who choose to just upgrade directly that you cannot rely 100% on what is still available online at any given time. From Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea, the possibilities are endless. USA. Solariati • 1 yr. The Offer Amount does not include the higher gratuity. I've bid on a JS and a 1BR GS. I looked through the (very long) RoyalUP thread for a while but I couldn't find anyone else that seems to have had this issue. The bid amount is per person for the entire duration of the cruise. Just got confirmation that my Royal Up Bid was accepted. I'm looking at Royal Up for our 5 day Adventure OS cruise & min bid prices are MUCH lower than on our Apex cruise last month, particularly for suites. We are cruising on Independence of the seas on Monday Nov 15th. get a better cabin for a few hundred dollars more than my original cost which was many hundreds less than. The last one that we won was the GS to OS on Jewel in December. I placed a min bid 2 different 2-bedroom options. Got this via e-mail yesterday, 3 days before cruise. Posted March 22, 2022. Check on the Royal Up website to determine if you are eligible for an upgrade. Dec 17, 2018 - Final payment due. The lowest bid was $130. For our first cruise in 2019 we booked an Ocean View. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. That makes no sense that my Royalup money is lost forever. We never book on any B2B cruises. Royal Caribbean Makes RoyalUp Bids Easier. Submitted a Royal Up request for a Junior Suite on the Odyssey sail date 2 Jan 2022. Royal Caribbean. 2) Passengers should always compare the fare already paid to the desired upgrade. 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. The cruise is on the Anthem from Bayonne NJ on December 12…so, five days from embarkation day. Four weeks ago we were on Harmony. Descubre RoyalUp, un programa donde podrás ofertar un cambio a un camarote superior. In response to an email from Royal, i placed a bid on a junior suite for my April, 2020 sailing on the Harmony. I just used her last name and our reservation to put in a very very small bid just to see if it may work even though we already have been randomly upgraded from interior to a. The Program applies to cruises, sail dates, and stateroom categories selected by. Again we are in a Grand Suite and have. Bid whatever YOU feel the cost is worth to YOU. 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. 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. . I received the email for the 12/5 Allure sailing on October 6 and again on November 28. RoyalUpSM - Términos y Condiciones del Programa de mejora. These were the minimum bids: Royal Suite $395 USD per guest. Balcony to JS; JS to GS; GS to OS. First time I’ve ever won a bid. our Royal up bid for our cruise to Catalina and Ensenada in October was accepted. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2. I went in and added minimum bids for the Grand Suite and the Crown. *. 24 hours after I upgraded for about the same as the minimum bid; my minimums decreased by at least $200 each. I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. Accepted Bid Tree. I’m here to share my recent experience with RoyalUp, a program that allows people with existing reservations to bid for an upgrade to a higher room category. Submit your “intended major” to Central Piedmont Academic Advisor/Royal Up admissions counselor once you complete 30 transfer credit. I was awarded the Panoramic ocean view today, 3 days prior to sailing, so 80 bucks total for the upgrade. Posted July 13. 6k. Royal Caribbean Discussion. 2/4 Bids successful from recollection, all 4 bids were $5 above minimum. Checking for folks opinions here on our Royal Up Bids. 1. We always note the price (do a dummy booking) of potential suite upgrades when we book. Author. 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. If you bid $200, you are committing to $400. I'm a Diamond Plus. I think I read that suites received through the royalup bid do NOT come with the standard suite perks except the double points. 6th. 1) some of the categories listed for bid are not actually available. Just put in a $50/pp minimum bid just to see what happens for the OV (going from an aft deck 6 interior!)To Remain in the RoyalUp Program. Husky1987. There was a CC poster a few weeks ago who told a story about receiving a email, getting moved from an OV cabin to a spacious balcony, and having never canceled his original RoyalUp bid, he received a RoyalUp acceptance for a standard balcony (he was charged though he lost the free space he’d been given!). There's no going back if you don't like what they give you. Looking yesterday prices had gone back down on our cruise and we got a guaranteed balcony for $209. 6k March 6, 2013 #23 Share; Posted September 13, 2019. Get support by Phone or Email. These were the only options we were given, and as I recall, we bid the minimum on each. April 8, 2015. We just won a Junior Suite RoyalUp bid on the Odyssey of the Seas departing Nov. I’m on the Freedom. We are cruising on Sunday and submitted a bid that was a bit more than I might normally bid, hoping that the low capacity might help. Yesterday, I noticed that all bids had 'expired' except for the 1 bedroom GS which is still 'pending'. Now its status its "upgrade unavailable" but I could modify my bid. We successfully had a RoyalUp accepted for a 5 day cruise on Marnier in late March 2022. I'm assuming that if you win a RoyalUp bid to a full suite that you do not get double C&A points. •. I apologize in advance if I missed it. 80 balconies, 10 JS, 49 promenades, 42 OV, 9 spacious OV, 3 Panoramic OV and 1 Ultra Spacious OV remaining as of yesterday when I counted. " I've heard from others on the cruise that some of their bids show expired so trying to figure out if we still have a chance with all. Bid aggressively for the Grand Suite, on the higher end, since we got our Jr Suite for a bargain, and the total price with the bid was less than 50% of the lowest cost for a Grand Suite. and didn't win any. 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. Posted November 16 (edited) Yeah, we got our Royal Up email last week for our 1/7/23 cruise and submitted a bid. Just kicking around the strategy involved in a RoyalUp bid. The minimum bid was $850 we bid $1250 each person. We booked on OV cabin and bid on balcony and all suite categories except the Royal Suite. Bid mostly minimums but one got accepted on this thread for a similar amount. But there is probably no benefit to bid early. The minimum could be $100 (per person) with $10 or so increments. Hope it helps. It's what ever is going to net RC the most money. On our EN July cruise, no suites or balconies are available, but we could have bid on every category above our JS. For example, an upgrade from an interior room to a grand suite might have a minimum bid of $2,000 whereas an upgrade from a junior suite to a grand suite might only have a minimum bid of $500. There were 6 crown loft suites open on the 2/27 sailing when our bid was accepted (and a number of other suites). Posted January 10, 2022. 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. Paid my balance a couple of weeks early - again no idea if makes a difference - and had RoyalUp email 6 Jan. 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. From Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea. It kinda goes in sections. Then Balcony RU to > JR Suite $400. We booked an interior stateroom, and put in what I'd consider fair bids for all the options, namely $150pp ($300 total) for a balcony to $50pp for a promenade view interior. There were still other balcony in same category. It's anyone's guess. Royal Caribbean Discussion. It allows passengers to bid on higher cabin categories before their cruise, offering the chance to “win” an upgraded stateroom. . unless your bid is locked (though I have not heard of a bid still locked when a person has checked into their original cabin. However, no additional promotions will be added to your reservation. 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. And I can’t even bid on. I do wish they would give people the chance to bid upgrade their whole cabin, in this case, with a $100 minimum bid. ULTIMATE FAMILY SUITE.