Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the. Winning bids (from what I have read) have no particular pattern or value. #8. We have cancelled week-of-cruise 3 or 4 times due to other commitments. With a few simple steps, guests can score a fantastic stateroom upgrade from ocean views and balcony rooms to the most expansive suites onboard our cruise ships. (4night) we were in a “free“ guaranteed balcony casino comp. We have our 5th bid in for a Royal Suite on Grandeur ($5 above minimum) I’ll let you know how we fare. You get to keep the promotions you already have based on the stateroom category originally booked. First time sailing in a long time. Royal Caribbean offered Stan Fernald and his wife the opportunity to bid on an upgraded cabin for their upcoming cruise. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the. 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. I had bid $210/person. Royal Caribbean is introducing a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program, known as RoyalUp. The offers were for $100 pp and up. It allows passengers to bid on higher cabin categories before their cruise, offering the chance to “win” an upgraded stateroom. Thank you so much for passing this along. All reasonable approaches that suit different people (or maybe even the same person at different times). RoyalUp from Jr Suite to Grand Suite, on 9 night sailing in 13 days on Anthem. Disabling the online cancel/modify function, discourages you from doing so. We're currently in a ocean view balcony stateroom. #1. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2. I put in a minimum upgrade bid because we would have been fine to stay in an interior. Once cruising resumed and sailings were at low capacity, it seemed that a higher percentage of cruisers were winning their RoyalUp bids. We bid on upgrades any time we have a single cruise booked. See full list on royalcaribbeanblog. so there is hope for bids. Our bid for the Balcony was accepted. Lowest bid to upgrade to Star Class is $900 PP for the ATS 2 BR. As a solo. Reservations cancel all the time. 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. That left me with RoyalUp. So, even with ships showing sold out, it can still happen. 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. Needless to say - we are thrilled! Love the location of the new room, too. Keep in mind the bids seem to reflect what the original fare paid was - so let’s say your minimum was $150 a person and you bid $300 ($600) total. 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. So I'm definitely hoping they accept our RoyalUp offer. Link to comment Share on other sites. If a cabin in one of your chosen categories is available and your bid is "right", only one of the bids will be. They emailed me Friday morning saying we had won our bid and that they would be sending us need guest ticket booklets. Only the 1 Bedroom GS had any real supply. 8. 5. Get support by Phone or Email. Posted July 12, 2021. There were still other balcony in same category. Q. 2. 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. The cabin attendants don’t care who sleeps where. But forgot to mention that not everyone will qualify for a RoyalUp. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. Royal Caribbean’s RoyalUp bidding program involves the cruise line offering guests the chance to bid for an upgraded stateroom category by submitting a minimum bid. Scoring a fantastic upgrade is easy! Simply browse through stateroom options and select the amount you’re willing to pay the upgrade. Won our bid for the one bedroom grand suite at $245 per person. 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”). If someone else does that there will be no ATS available for awarding through 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. Initially, my inside stateroom was on Deck 11. check pricing on your cruise a lot. First time in a. one super good deal is the max bid for 2br aqua is thousands lower than sticker price. A. Find more information on what happens when you cancel your cruise booking. 58. Last month, I made a couple of royal up bids for my upcoming cruise on Ovation. Posted October 4, 2021. 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. Posted September 13, 2019. I’m sailing Dec 31 in an OV gty and submitted RoyalUp bid weeks ago. Upon receiving an invitation to bid, passengers head to the Royal Up website and enter specific money amounts for each type of cabin they want to bid on. Well, it's six days to our cruise, and checking Royal Up, I see one of my bids is still able to be changed. 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. Looking yesterday prices had gone back down on our cruise and we got a guaranteed balcony for $209. From JS to Owner’s Suite. Accepted Bid Tree. #1. the concierge can also cancel your packages on board in that case. Note, however, that rules can change at any time, and may vary from region to region. Yesterday, I noticed that all bids had 'expired' except for the 1 bedroom GS which is still 'pending'. We bid $220 pp, which was about 15% above minimum. 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. Checking for folks opinions here on our Royal Up Bids. The Offer Amount does not include the higher gratuity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites. Notaboat. Although we did bid a lot more on higher categories wich went out empty. So, if there was a $100 minimum, you could not bid $101 or similar. The Program applies to cruises, sail dates, and stateroom categories selected by. 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. 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. Eight days out my RoyalUp bid for a previously sold out category was granted 😀. Upgrade offers may also be sent by email within 30 days of your sailing as part of our. A passenger in an inside paid $100 to upgrade to an ocean view. October 31, 2004. My bid for royal up will cost me 370. 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. Upgrades are limited and subject to availability up to the day of sailing. 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. We bid $150 per person for ocean view and $200 for balcony for a 3 day cruise. I went in and added minimum bids for the Grand Suite and the Crown. 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. The minimum bid was $850 we bid $1250 each person. Ours said Pending for weeks, and we were hopeful that our bid had been a success. $700 ($350/person) for a scenic balcony from an interior on an Alaska cruise. 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. Posted July 24, 2022. Royal Caribbean has a program called "RoyalUp" that allows booked passengers to bid on room upgrades. 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. As it turned out, we weren't huge fans of the promenade view, lol, but it got us off of deck 3 and we tried. OUR LARGEST SHIPS. I felt it was a pretty good deal as even with our C&A discount, the balcony was over $2K when we. AHollyS. Related:. April 8, 2015. Neesa , JennaRCB , Bob_KY and 1 other. Email Your Questions. One interesting note is that yesterday the cruise was showing as completely sold out except for one junior suite. See the example below - (I did not bid on these) RoyalUp emails are floating into inboxes now. 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. Discover Royal Up, a bid-based cruise room upgrade program. Eight days out my RoyalUp bid for a previously sold out category was granted 😀. Because there were fewer guests onboard, there was a higher chance of winning a RoyalUp bid for an upgraded stateroom category. Posted December 22, 2019. The minimum could be $100 (per person) with $10 or so increments. It's not like you lose anything by trying. These were the only options we were given, and as I recall, we bid the minimum on each. 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. Solariati • 1 yr. ) KLA , WAAAYTOOO , PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others. We bid on upgrades any time we have a single cruise booked. When you use RoyalUp to upgrade the "Berth Category" changes but the "Price Category" does not. Following in the footsteps of Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean is introducing a new bid-based upgrade program that will go into effect Nov. All that said we got our bid rejection on our last cruise after we boarded. 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. 00pp, but was considered a “weak” bid on the Royal Up scale. RoyalUp targets or makes offers based on where you are starting. About a month before the sailing our TA (Tracey at Dreams Unlimited) found a better deal on a Loft Suite. Want a cabin upgrade on Royal Caribbean? Here's the Royal Up bidding process explained in simple and easy terms. No, once your bid is accepted, your card will be charged immediately, and the upgrade amount paid is final and non-refundable. I would have. It kinda goes in sections. Since we now do virtually all B2B or longer cruises, and always book suites, we haven’t put in a RoyalUP bid this year. 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. 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. Lantana, FL, USA. " 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. Suite GoldenBalconyROYAL UP - YOUR UPGRADE IS A BID AWAY Welcome to RoyalUp. Whether you have 1, 2, 3, or 4 people on your reservation, you will pay 2x your per-person bid. August 2, 2011. Posted July 24. They allowed me to bid on 4 suite types all the way up to Royal Suite. 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. I also tried grand suite (1BR). Since yesterday, cant change bid, royal up is locked. I have an Ocean view balcony which are currently going for $451 per person without taxes etc. SnooKiwis1151 • 2 yr. Sailing on Independence of the Seas for 4 nights on Monday, and she's completely booked. 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. 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. I had also bid $200 on a "Ultra Spacious Ocean View with Large Balcony", and that was not accepted. , Grand suite 2 BR, Owner's suite, Sky Loft, Grand Loft, Owner's Loft and Royal Loft) (not sure if I misspelled a. My bids were $760 total for the Grand Suite and $350 total for the Panoramic Suite. One example is the big box TA that rhymes with Frostco. 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. It doesn't cost them anything, and that it leads you on unnecessarily is the furthest things from their minds. Happy where we are in a Grand Suite. We didn't win, but we also couldn't get our cabin until 6 pm. 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. Whether you're a fi. More sharing options. Is that right? Correct, you only get the points for the category you were originally booked in. 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. They bid half way between the lowest and the highest bid. After reading around on Cruise Critic I saw that some people noticed their bid increments could change as the cruise got closer. On ship, day of sailing went to our stateroom and without unpacking in hopes of being upgraded then. 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. ago. Royal Caribbean. RoyalUp can leverage last minute cancelations. M Been cruising 30+ yrs on Royal, made Diamond 20yrs ago, Diamond Plus and should be P by 2020 and never received or offered an Upgrade. 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. 1k. To find out if you are eligible for the RoyalUp℠ upgrades program, click here and enter your last name and booking number. The higher one does not necessarily take priority, no. 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. That makes no sense that my Royalup money is lost forever. This way I got to choose. When I got my RoyalUp email last week all suites were gone. In the closing days a few cabin are for sale, probably due the flight cancellations. Bid whatever YOU feel the cost is worth to YOU. We placed a competitive bid for a 2BR Grand Suite on our upcoming cruise on Oasis. Royal Caribbean Discussion. I also purchased The Key. 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. 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. The minimum bid is $50 per adult; the max is $400. I cannot submit a bid without inputting a credit card. In just a few steps, you can submit a bid to upgrade your stateroom for your upcoming sailing. I had bid on a one bedroom grand suite and an owners suite. Cruise Lines “P – Z”. (If your credit card has not been charged and you really want to cancel that bid, call immediately to try to cancel the bid). We went from a very well located mid-ship balcony to a rear facing, obstructed JS. I guess that will delete the D+/P listed benefit of "priority access on stateroom upgrades, (If available) " Seems recently newer cruisers were given priority anyway. If you cancel your cruise booking and have a stateroom RoyalUp upgrade you will be refunded the money for your RoyalUp upgrade. 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. I bid about $40 over each minimum. JS went from $150 to $50 and GS dropped from $250 to $150. 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. If you bid the $50 minimum, it will be double that, so $100. The last one that we won was the GS to OS on Jewel in December. Take your vacation to the next level with RoyalUp — a bid-based stateroom upgrade program. This exclusive offer does not guarantee an upgrade. I received 2 emails. Agreed there is no urgency to bid, but I liked knowing what it would cost for the bids. For a given sailing do RoyalUP wins all occur at once on the same day, or can they be awarded at various times of the day or even over several days? We had several folks on our upcoming cruise receive confirmation of winning bids earlier today, yet my RoyalUp bids all still show Pending (not Expired) and are available to Modify or Cancel. If I wanted to bid on that the. We were kinda counting on a royalup win 😅 So we are moving two categories up to a JuniorSuite. I apologize in advance if I missed it. I was awarded the Panoramic ocean view today, 3 days prior to sailing, so 80 bucks total for the upgrade. My bid was right in the middle of the "Fair" category. I also purchased The Key. September 25, 2009. 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. My new obstructed ocean view stateroom is on Deck 7. my oct cruise just took a nose dive so i guess no one is booking. April 8, 2015. 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. And, with the Royal Up, everyone moves up. In total, I spent $1800 for my husband and I to have an unobstructed balcony on the Liberty after the RoyalUp was accepted. 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. 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. Bid for Grand Suite shows expired Bid for Junior Suite shows pending Called Royal and they have no idea what the expired term mean, Royal up is outsourced to an outside company which handles the upgrades. Today I received a RoyalUp offer which had a suggested bid of $155 to upgrade to a one-bedroom Grand Suite. Balcony to JS; JS to GS; GS to OS. Posted November 16 (edited) Yeah, we got our Royal Up email last week for our 1/7/23 cruise and submitted a bid. September 7, 2003. Just before I got the RoyalUp e-mail, I noticed some interiors had appeared (as had other categories) and I was just about to text my TA to try to move us. They don’t allow RoyalUp. The first time I got the email on 11/28, the minimum bids were much. 240. I also believe that means that you’re no longer in the running, and I don’t think you can up your bid. One is a large ocean balcony and one is a Central Park balcony. For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here. We apologize for the trouble, our team is aware of the outage and we are working on resolving the issue as quickly as possible. 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. If you are comfortable with your bid then I. We originally booked an inside cabin for <$1500. e. Yes, solos often receive offers, but your bid, like all other bids, will be doubled as if two people are in the cabin. Q. RoyalUp, as it's called, enables cruisers to place bids for upgrades into any higher level room. We are a family of 5 traveling in two rooms. Posted November 20, 2021. If you are eligible, you’ll be able to submit bids for your upcoming sailing. It's a LOW bid on a GS ($200pp) so we probably won't get it. I wanted). It likely won't go through, but after a week with his parents, our son would probably benefit with his own bedroom. Got the ocean view balcony, placed mid. so we actually saw a decrease in bid price. 1. Don’t forget to keep checking the prices. Posted September 11, 2019. Your offer can be accepted anytime from the moment it is submitted up until 2 days prior to voyage departure. e. There was a limit to the number of categories that you can jump in the Royal Up FAQ. ago. 00 and see who wins. Posted July 16, 2021. Posted July 13. Ports of Call Photos. The bid is per person for the entire trip. Originally booked a guaranteed interior, offered to bid on several categories up to Ocean View Balcony, which was our highest bid at $150. I didn't win any. 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. Suite. The RoyalUp system is based around paying for two passengers. On 1/9/2022 at 4:46 PM, CrusoeFam said: We sail on 1/24 - Freedom. 24 hours after I upgraded for about the same as the minimum bid; my minimums decreased by at least $200 each. Florida. Now, one-bedroom Grand Suites are selling for $1,496 per person on this cruise. Forum Jump. I received my Royal Up bid opportunity 9/26/19 for my 11/24/19 7 night sailing on the Harmony. Members; 39. If the person that has that one stateroom also bids, and wins the bid, then they need those bids in. It's now three weeks out from the latest cruise I've bid on, a nine day Southern Caribbean aboard Explorer of the Seas. There's no going back if you don't like what they give you. I don’t think the max bid is needed if you’re going up one or two categories. Let’s assume the cruise is refundable. Royal Caribbean Makes RoyalUp Bids Easier. 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. So, while the room you bid on may be sold out today, if someone in that class wins a bid for a better room, those rooms will be available to be. Since we now do virtually all B2B or longer cruises, and always book suites, we haven’t put in a RoyalUP bid this year. Some people have reported posting minimum bids for even suites. I also did not bid the minimum bids for any of them as well. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. Royal Up emailed me yesterday about our upcoming Adventure OTS cruise next week. About a month ago, someone on here mentioned being able to bid on rooms for a lower than usual bid. I bid anyway. . . Well, we are sailing on Anthem next week, and he received an email yesterday that our bid was accepted. Kept checking for notification with no response. Discussion. 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”). 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. Good luck with your bid if you choose to place one, and enjoy your cruise! Hello fellow Ausitnite. Michelle Couch-Friedman. Royal Caribbean makes it easy to take a shot. You can't combine two smaller rooms into one large room if you win the bid. I'm assuming that if you win a RoyalUp bid to a full suite that you do not get double C&A points. 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. 2. This time I snagged an Owners Suite with a $5 over minimum bid for the 1/23/22 cruise on Oasis. Just got confirmation that my Royal Up Bid was accepted. I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. I believe the min bid amount was $800-900 per person. [email protected]. 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. When booking two cabins, we need them to be in close proximity. Sometimes there is inventory and they just. Minimum bid was about $20 for Junior (bid $20), $50 for GS (bid $100), GS2B $100 (bid $105) Did not win but as it got closer the minimum bids do go down on some categories. For example, if you select a $100 bid in the upgrade tool, your bid total for that room will be $200. My bid was $105, a very weak bid according to their meter😂😂😂😂. Royal Up website shows individuals a selection of cabin types that they can choose to bid on for the chance at an upgrade. com In trying to answer the question of how to increase your chances of winning a Royal Up bid, the answer is simply luck. 28, 2018. I posted a few weeks ago about accepting my RoyalUp offer and someone commented stating that anyone booked under the double points promo and accepts a RoyalUp offer, your double points offer would be void. I'm wondering if they've changed the terminology to avoid issues with guests thinking their bids are being accepted when they have not. 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. When a GS bids on a Star class they want people in balconies to bid on that GS. It’s strange because I had bids on this already and once I bid higher I won it in a few days. Royal Up is a program offered by a Royal Caribbean third party, that allows guests to bid on upgrades to higher stateroom categories. We booked an Ocean View (9214) and received the upgrade email. For example we have a CLS for our August Allure cruise and. The Loyalty Ambassador and Concierge and Hotel Floor Supervisor worked. There's no going back if you don't like what they give you. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the possibilities are endless. 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. The min bid was only $15 and we bid a tiny bit more. #1. I’ve never put in a bid that was outside of the “weak” range on the slider. 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. Most commonly 5-7 days before sail date. I received the email for the 12/5 Allure sailing on October 6 and again on November 28. Four weeks ago we were on Harmony. We just received our Royal Up. i. People on Royalup Facebook are telling me no, I can’t get my Royalup money back if I cancel a refundable cruise. My wife is a TA and we were watching availability pretty close. •. 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. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. Prior to capacity increasing, I have been able to bid in Oct for a Jan cruise, which was more than 60 days. LocationNY. If it’s a holiday sailing then most likely even $520/pp won’t necessarily win since the ship would be booked to capacity. I've bid on a JS and a 1BR GS. RoyalUp is a stateroom bidding program offered by Royal Caribbean. If we bid on it and win it, could the. Just do a mock purchase on the app or website until you get to the payment screen. So anyone who booked under the double points offer and did royal up and lost. and didn't win any. I think that would be confusing. . 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. We both thought the interior balcony (above Central Park) was outstanding. Nov 28, 2018 - Received initial RoyalUp opportunity; returned same day. It said. Someone in one of those categories that appear sold out may end up getting a RoyalUp to something greater and then it would free up their room, so you never really know. I received a rejection letter for all bids the night of the cruise. The doubling happens regardless of the number of people actually in the cabin, whether 1, 2, 3, or more. If it says pending…it’s still active. the royal loft is available just a month out. If due to a category change, there are any RoyalUp bids you’d no longer want active, cancel them immediately.