1. 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. We have received several RoyalUp emails for each leg of our B2B on the Liberty. The word "Pending" may tend to imply that your bid is accepted and you're waiting for a. Royal Up website shows individuals a selection of cabin types that they can choose to bid on for the chance at an upgrade. Most commonly 5-7 days before sail date. Florida. When a GS bids on a Star class they want people in balconies to bid on that GS. Posted May 16. PSL Florida. Just did a RoyalUp for two legs of a back to back in May. We bid on an Ocean View Balcony. 1) some of the categories listed for bid are not actually available. RoyalUp Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. We did our first RoyalUp bid for our last cruise, Jr to a Grand. "Royal Up Success. To receive an email invitation to bid on a stateroom upgrade guest must be opted-in to RCI Marketing e-mails. 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. 2. In the past, you could only switch your cabin category by paying the “sticker price” on an upgraded stateroom, but now there’s a second option: 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. . . ETXCheeses Diamond • 10 mo. Ourusualbeach. e. That makes no sense that my Royalup money is lost forever. #1. Our Royal up bid was accepted!! Just as the title reads. If the person that has that one stateroom also bids, and wins the bid, then they need those bids in. Another thing is once you are given a room, and if you dont like the area, you can call and switch to any open cabin of the same class. I called C&A and ask to switch to deck 8 as it is a personal favorite; when rep commented about late switch, I told her it was a RoyalUp assignment…it created no issue swapping cabins. The Program applies to cruises, sail dates, and stateroom categories selected by. One example is the big box TA that rhymes with Frostco. We originally booked an inside cabin for <$1500. Totally agree! If you want me to bid, then start the bidding at $0. They were very specific, no Royal Up email, no upgrade bid capability. Posted June 23, 2021. 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. The highest bid possible was an additional $800/person and that was strong. Members; 39. Last Update: October 24, 2023 Ever wondered about the ins and outs of Royal Caribbean’s “Royal Up” bid system while daydreaming about your next cruise adventure? Dive in as I take you on a journey that’s part personal, part informative, and all about upgrading your cruise experience! Introducing RoyalUp – a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program. I also purchased The Key. First was minimum bid ($150pp) to move from an Oceanview to an. 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. Posted February 8. Meet & Mingle Photos. my oct cruise just took a nose dive so i guess no one is booking. Posted July 24, 2022. Won our bid for the one bedroom grand suite at $245 per person. Some people will continue to get that message and be within the 30-day time frame. Sailing on Independence of the Seas for 4 nights on Monday, and she's completely booked. Husky1987. #11. . Posted January 10, 2022. To find out if you are eligible for the RoyalUp℠ upgrades program, click here and enter your last name and booking number. 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. The min bid was only $15 and we bid a tiny bit more. Find more information on what happens when you cancel your cruise booking. If I “RoyalUp” from a Grand Suite – 2 bedroom to a Royal Loft Suite, do I get a Genie and all the perks that come from the Royal Loft Suite. I bid anyway. We do get copied on SOME of the emails for the RoyalUp program, but not always. Royal Caribbean suggested I bid on multiple rooms to increase my chances of an upgrade. [email protected]. I had also bid $200 on a "Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony", and that was not accepted. In just a few simple steps, you could score a fantastic upgrade. When I got my RoyalUp email last week all suites were gone. Whether you're a fi. We always note the price (do a dummy booking) of potential suite upgrades when we book. Sarasota, Florida. Check on the Royal Up website to determine if you are eligible for an upgrade. With more than 2, it is nice to have space to spread out. Like someone above posted, most of the benefits of The Key are included in the Sky Class of the GS. Royal let’s you bid on these rooms just in case they come available last minute. I think that would be confusing. We have cancelled week-of-cruise 3 or 4 times due to other commitments. Grand Suite - 1 Bedroom $130 USD per guest. Forum Jump. We bid on three rooms, Grand Suite 2 bedroom, Grand Suite one bedroom, and a Junior suite. So for those curious about RoyalUp Bids after Covid, I am pretty sure mine was just accepted. I placed a min bid 2 different 2-bedroom options. All bids are per person, based on double occupancy -- regardless of how many people are sharing the cabin. I know my chances are slim. But forgot to mention that not everyone will qualify for a RoyalUp. That still has me scratching my head… I believe they limited the upgrades to one step up 🤷♂️Or did you get an invitation to participate in RoyalUp, and those are the minimum bids? You have a great cabin, but for $90pp, I would switch to a grand suite in a heart beat, with all of the additional perks. I. We bid on two categories for our Aug 15th Allure sailing. Royal Caribbean makes it easy to take a shot. You can do a Royal UP to any of the suite classes from any cabin category. Posted November 26, 2018. In the future, if the difference between interior and one of these isn't too much, we'll go with the latter. Royal Caribbean. com In trying to answer the question of how to increase your chances of winning a Royal Up bid, the answer is simply luck. 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. RoyalUp Status. Submit your “intended major” to Central Piedmont Academic Advisor/Royal Up admissions counselor once you complete 30 transfer credit. 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. 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. That price was worth it for us. RoyalUp is definitely a program where categories above what you have show as open for bidding. Successful RoyalUp Bid. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. Posted March 25, 2019. Author. We can’t even re-bid on the expired rooms. 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. It was amazing. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventures — the possibilities are endless. 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. Royal Up is usually available once your final. Sailing is 7N Voyager ots on August 21 out of Copenhagen. Headed out on the 01/23 sailing of the Harmony out of Port Canaveral. I’m sailing Dec 31 in an OV gty and submitted RoyalUp bid weeks ago. CheapMess. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. We originally booked a 2C (ocean view with large balcony) long ago. The minimum could be $100 (per person) with $10 or so increments. Royal Caribbean has a program called "RoyalUp" that allows booked passengers to bid on room upgrades. On 5/15/2023 at 2:51 PM, Nikolas said: Hello, I placed 6 bids ( 1 day ago ) on rooms for my upcoming trip on harmony of the seas Aug 12-19 as bidding just opened yesterday. It is also refundable OBC which means if its not spent it will get refunded to your card the last day. We had a balcony and won a Grand Suite. ) Be happy with what you have now. From an interior room this is what I offered. 🤷🏻♀️ Yes , I was one of those. One of the cruises was showing completely sold out. 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. We recently won a RoyalUp bid, and the balcony cabin we received was just fine (Harmony deck 11 mid ship). AHollyS. Rare. These were the only options we were given, and as I recall, we bid the minimum on each. We booked on OV cabin and bid on balcony and all suite categories except the Royal Suite. $700 ($350/person) for a scenic balcony from an interior on an Alaska cruise. I never bid but a few in my facebook group did bid and won. Just got my email. access to the Suite lounge with free cocktails in the evening, room service from the Main Dining Room, allllllll the extra space/storage in a suite, having access to the Suite Concierge, and I truly love the Suite sundeck (not. You would only get the points associated with that original booking. My original bid range was $650 at the lowest, $900 at the maximum. If due to a category change, there are any RoyalUp bids you’d no longer want active, cancel them immediately. Independence of the Seas, January 31, 2022. The RoyalUp℠ offer amount is per person for the entire duration of the cruise. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. I wanted). Made a bid £5 ($7) over minimum (which was discounted by I think 25% at the time too) to upgrade to balcony. Right now, I've bid about $50 pp over the min bid on the JS - and $60pp over the min bid on the GS. We’re on the Harmony 01/30-02/06. JS min is like $50 and GS is like $100 and a little higher for GS w/ Large Balcony. title}} {{notification. However, our pending status resulted in an email stating that our offer would be “reviewed onboard. Another tip from writer Marcy Miyar is to book the stateroom you originally wanted instead of hoping to win a RoyalUp bid. If the Offer is accepted, the difference between the original and upgraded stateroom gratuities (if applicable) will be automatically applied to all guests (the. Going to be interesting to compare this experience with my two latest cruises, which were in a Haven Courtyard Penthouse Suite on NCL Getaway in September 2018 and a Yacht Club Deluxe Suite on. Those are all on Deck 12 by the Spa. Is that right? Correct, you only get the points for the category you were originally booked in. one super good deal is the max bid for 2br aqua is thousands lower than sticker price. For any questions regarding the RoyalUp process or your bid, please stop by our NextCruise desk onboard. If they submit a successful bid, guests will be charged automatically, and their stateroom will be upgraded. " 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. Notified today that my bid for a grand suite was accepted for the 7 night sailing 1/8 on Serenade - $600 total (bid $300/pp). It’s not a lot, but we were upgraded to a spacious balcony from an ocean view guarantee. 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”). Just received my email today that I won my bid to upgrade from a balcony cabin to an Owner's Suite on Independence this weekend. . RoyalUp. Your Offer: $70 USD per guest. 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”). I also did not bid the minimum bids for any of them as well. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. The doubling happens regardless of the number of people actually in the cabin, whether 1, 2, 3, or more. 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. Your offer can be accepted anytime from the moment it is submitted up until 2 days prior to voyage departure. Making a bid on multiple rooms will increase your chances of getting upgraded, but. 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. Needless to say - we are thrilled! Love the location of the new room, too. From marketing materials to ship information, begin exploring how you can become an expert on Icon! This is the Icon of Vacations℠ — arriving January 2024. Ours said Pending for weeks, and we were hopeful that our bid had been a success. Question: Which bid gets accepted in Royalup program? So I made multiple bids in the Royal up program, and I know they just charge you with which ever one you get, but does it go by the “better room” if you make multiple bids. Today. The higher one does not necessarily take priority, no. In just a few steps, you can submit a bid to upgrade your stateroom for your upcoming sailing. At that time I did the minimum for the OS and GS. Introducing RoyalUp — a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program. Edited February 16 by Ready2SailAwayWe submitted RoyalUp bids for a Owner Suite and a Loft Suite. Good luck !! Quote;. 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. title}} {{notification. 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. maynardd1 • 3 yr. 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. For those of you that got upgraded, how much more did you bid over the minimum amount? Was the location of the room at the lower decks? I am traveling with my husband and 3 kids and need more room. 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. . 883. Posted January 15, 2022. Last week my cabin was assigned, an OV as expected. 00. The lowest bid was $130. 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. If you bid $200, you are committing to $400. 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. Since we now do virtually all B2B or longer cruises, and always book suites, we haven’t put in a RoyalUP bid this year. *. #1. Nov 28, 2018 - Received initial RoyalUp opportunity; returned same day. Lowest bid to upgrade to Star Class is $900 PP for the ATS 2 BR. For example we have a CLS for our August Allure cruise and. Members. ago. Balcony to JS; JS to GS; GS to OS. That went from "expired" and unable to change or modify bid to "pending" and I'm now able to modify my bid. The minimum bids had been reduced $35 to $90 pp. 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. At first I couldn't modify my bids and it was pending. Is it worth it to update to a spacious ocean view balcony for $325/pp or $450/pp for Ultra spacious ocean view w/large balcony?What happens with the promotions I already have if I am upgraded through RoyalUp℠? A. The bid range for several categories have been dropped by 25%. I was in an Inside Stateroom and bid the minimum on most every category, with the exception of the Spacious Interior & Ultra Spacious OV that I bid considerably higher than the minimum. The JS we were booked in before was one of the aft-facing ones on deck 7. 00 and see who wins. Yes, solos often receive offers, but your bid, like all other bids, will be doubled as if two people are in the cabin. the royal loft is available just a month out. 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. Got the ocean view balcony, placed mid. Members. As a solo. On the RoyalUp for Allure May 8, the 2 Bdrm AQ is very dated and not as shown in the pic. We sailed on Mariner Jan 30-Feb 4 (our first cruise ever). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites. I've noticed they tend to issue royalup offers 3 days before sailing right now, I'm sailing in two weeks and have tracked previous sailing that have a bunch of suites until 2-3 days before sailing and then suddenly they are all gone. Browse through the stateroom options below and select the amount you're willing to pay for an upgrade to each. We thought it would be great to move from our balcony to a Junior Suite after a long respite from cruises. Although we did bid a lot more on higher categories wich went out empty. What is the RoyalUp programme? A. While a RoyalUp bid could fall within the $250 limit and certainly enhance your cruise by moving up a nicer room, the reality is the chances of you winning the bid are pretty low. #2. A week before sailing we received notice that our bid was accepted. We received the Royal Up email and one option for our Large ocean balcony is a two bedroom aqua theater room. Offers are based on two occupants per stateroom - only the first and second guest will be charged. Learn more about our cruise upgrade program, RoyalUp℠. The other says "Pending. Bids are usually good until 48hrs before sailing. To opt-in, to receive emails guests can sign up on our website, opt-in through the online check in process or within My Reservations section of website. We put bids on all 5 upgrades from Jr Suite up to Royal Suite. As you get closer to your sail date, the Royal Up status may change. 240. 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. I bid £50 for a large balcony and up to. If I have two reservations can I bid only once through RoyalUp℠and if accepted, cancel the second reservation and move the guests into the upgraded cabin? A. ago. Pick the. Just go to the RoyalUp site and enter your last name and reservation number. So, even with ships showing sold out, it can still happen. Dec 17, 2018 - Final payment due. Q. 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. 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. On 3/4/2020 at 9:00 PM, RWDW1204 said: Just got our RoyalUp email today, 59 days out. If a cabin in one of your chosen categories is available and your bid is "right", only one of the bids will be. 800 euros for a week's sailing in a Junior Suite and that includes gratuity and the Deluxe Beverage Package x 2. Eight days out my RoyalUp bid for a previously sold out category was granted 😀. What does a “pending” RoyalUp bid mean? I cannot edit or cancel my bid either. Our royal up bid was accepted thirteen days before our sailing; my brother in law was accepted just a couple days before sailing. Yesterday there were 5 of the one bedrooms showing as. My cruise is over 40 days away. 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. ) KLA , WAAAYTOOO , PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others. 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 emailed me yesterday about our upcoming Adventure OTS cruise next week. 00 for the upgrade, so the old fashion upgrade will only be an extra 232. They don't have to have availability because they're only offering up for bid if something opens up. 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. The Loyalty Ambassador and Concierge and Hotel Floor Supervisor worked. The website says check back when we’re 30 days from sailing. Just got confirmation that my Royal Up Bid was accepted. Mar 17, 2019 - Set sail date. RoyalUp is a stateroom bidding program offered by Royal Caribbean. Perks are only for whomever is booked in the room that wins the bid. 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”). Royal Up Bidding Questions. If you are eligible, you’ll be able to submit bids for your upcoming sailing. Then, you’ll be notified via email if your bid was accepted. we did not bid on the 1 bed ATS because there are 4 of us and we would be giving up a bathroom so didn’t make sense and didn’t bid on the Star loft seemed to expensive so just bid on. Posted February 23, 2022. Correct? Trying to parse your post and getting confused so I'll restate. 55 minutes ago, SouthShore 5 said: Good Morning, I received an email that we are eligible to bid on an upgrade. sailor05. 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”). I made a bit in a balcony, spacious ocean view, and some others (currently have an interior room). We cancelled our royal up offers and now have a balcony. 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. 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. It's always the risk you take when submitting for a Royal Up. Neesa , JennaRCB , Bob_KY and 1 other. Originally booked a guaranteed interior, offered to bid on several categories up to Ocean View Balcony, which was our highest bid at $150. If your fare was $2k to start (no idea of course - just using round numbers to demonstrate) - you are effectively bidding $2600 on the upgrade $2k base and $600 additional. The cabin attendants don’t care who sleeps where. I was happy with my room category and location is important to me. So anyone who booked under the double points offer and did royal up and lost. I even went back in to modify our original bids. Bid whatever YOU feel the cost is worth to YOU. And I can’t even bid on. Ports of Call Photos. Most of the time we are upgrading from Junior Suites. Right now we have another Harmony sailing for September. Bid $140 per person ($280 total) for outside cabin. But this wasn’t welcome news for the couple. 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. 41. 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. All reasonable approaches that suit different people (or maybe even the same person at different times). 2/4 Bids successful from recollection, all 4 bids were $5 above minimum. Hi guys. I bid on Jr Suite and Grand suite at a reasonable price. We bid and received a RoyalUp on our first return voyage last August out of Nassau. I put a minimum bid in for a suite last week and I sail on Sunday, still no word on whether it’s been accepted or not. If you bid the $50 minimum, it will be double that, so $100. If the OS goes to RoyalUp, the whole cascade of winning bids is collected, so that would be my interpretation of the stand-by price. I've never stayed in one of those before. I didn't win any. And then received another email to "Act Now" and submit bids again on Sunday (7/18). RoyalUp targets or makes offers based on where you are starting. There were 6 crown loft suites open on the 2/27 sailing when our bid was accepted (and a number of other suites). Royal Caribbean is introducing a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program, known as RoyalUp. And, with the Royal Up, everyone moves up. But I checked my bids and they are all still pending and no cancellation emails. . On 1/15/2022 at 9:09 AM, SPS said: My Royal Up bid was just accepted this morning a full two weeks ahead of the sail date. The next day I received an email like your indicating my bids had been canceled. Good luck with your bid if you choose to place one, and enjoy your cruise! Hello fellow Ausitnite. The last cruise i was on, I purchased an OceanView balcony cabin(it was the minimum Cat. Does anyone has any experience of RoyalUp for such a situation? Care to share please? Have booked Balcony room but I should have additional budget of S$1,300 to play with. Well, we are sailing on Anthem next week, and he received an email yesterday that our bid was accepted. Booked a standard ocean view balcony for 3 last week, got an email from RoyalUp to bid on an OS, GS and Spacious Ocenview. 2k. At one point select ships were testing RoyalUp for onboard upgrades. 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. #5. I also believe that means that you’re no longer in the running, and I don’t think you can up your bid. Hi everyone, I'll be sailing in Jan 2022, 4D3N on Quantum of the Seas and was wondering if anyone knew what are the minimum bids from a Grand Suite 1 Bedroom to the other suites? (i. Agreed there is no urgency to bid, but I liked knowing what it would cost for the bids. 5k. More sharing options. We successfully had a RoyalUp accepted for a 5 day cruise on Marnier in late March 2022. Royal up suite combining rooms. Basically, crap shoot and your mileage may vary. I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. 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. I originally put in our Royal Up bids on 9/8 for our 11/20 sailing on SOS, we originally booked a standard balcony room. 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. 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. About a month ago, someone on here mentioned being able to bid on rooms for a lower than usual bid. Posted July 13. Bid $100 over minimum and went from a guaranteed JS to a Crown Loft Suite. Suites that are assigned via Royal Up receive all onboard suite perks and get C&A points based on the original stateroom category. 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. First time I’ve ever won a bid. Only the 1 Bedroom GS had any real supply. The $100 was for a upgrade (bid) from our balcony to a spacious balcony.