đ . I booked mariner of the seas (6 days) about a week and half before sailing. I have an Ocean view balcony which are currently going for $451 per person without taxes etc. Our bid for the Junior Suite was 180 euros PP so all in all we paid less than 1. Cruise Lines âP â Zâ. We recently won a RoyalUp bid, and the balcony cabin we received was just fine (Harmony deck 11 mid ship). 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. Junior Suite. Last month, I made a couple of royal up bids for my upcoming cruise on Ovation. My sailing is tomorrow. So anyone who booked under the double points offer and did royal up and lost. Just like a Royal CaribbeanÂź adventure, the possibilities are endless. Our royal up bid was accepted thirteen days before our sailing; my brother in law was accepted just a couple days before sailing. Bid $100 over minimum and went from a guaranteed JS to a Crown Loft Suite. 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 JS we were booked in before was one of the aft-facing ones on deck 7. 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. I know my chances are slim. However, our pending status resulted in an email stating that our offer would be âreviewed onboard. 2. For it to maximize potential revenue for RCCL, they will always need to have a much wider bucket of offers to choose from. In a GS. #10. 6k. I'm assuming that if you win a RoyalUp bid to a full suite that you do not get double C&A points. Hereâs my take: RoyalUp is considering your pending bid, and theyâd rather you did not alter it while they do so. I am pretty surprised to hear you didnât get it though, Iâve heard a lot of stories lately of people getting their Royal Ups for the minimum bid. Royal Caribbean. RoyalUp, as it's called, enables cruisers to place bids for upgrades into any higher level room. I did do a mock booking and the going price is considerably more. 1. check pricing on your cruise a lot. Get support by Phone or Email. We got an inside balcony for only about $50 more for the week. NJ. 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. And then received another email to "Act Now" and submit bids again on Sunday (7/18). CheapMess. So I'm definitely hoping they accept our RoyalUp offer. Amazing, Funny & Totally Awesome Cruise Photos. One is a large ocean balcony and one is a Central Park balcony. 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. Congrats!!! Have a great cruise!The RoyalUp algorithm is more complex than just going with the highest bid. SPS , Va4fam , HBCcruiser and 5 others. unless your bid is locked (though I have not heard of a bid still locked when a person has checked into their original cabin. Iâve never put in a bid that was outside of the âweakâ range on the slider. Initially, my inside stateroom was on Deck 11. If balcony could bid on Star class they may not bid on the GS. 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. A. If not, you've lost nothing for the attempt. Royal letâs you bid on these rooms just in case they come available last minute. Then, youâll be notified via email if your bid was accepted. . e. đ€·đ»ââïž Yes , I was one of those. We have an ocean view balcony stateroom for our May, 2022 Symphony sailing. 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. Just sharing. Bid $550 per person ($1,100 total) for a junior suite. Whether you're a fi. I bid only slightly above the minimum bid available. The min bid was only $15 and we bid a tiny bit more. $700 ($350/person) for a scenic balcony from an interior on an Alaska cruise. So instead of paying over $6,000 dollars per person for a grand we paid $3,100 dollars each for 11 nights in a grand suite. I bidded for junior suite. Last Update: October 24, 2023 Ever wondered about the ins and outs of Royal Caribbeanâs âRoyal Upâ bid system while daydreaming about your next cruise adventure? Dive in as I take you on a journey thatâs part personal, part informative, and all about upgrading your cruise experience! Introducing RoyalUp â a new bid-based stateroom upgrade program. The first bid I won was on Anthem from balcony to JS with a near min bid, maybe 10% over min (like 220 on a min 200pp). Thatâs how I manage to upgrade sometime and canceling my RoyalUp bid because. The last time I was notified of a successful bid was on Nov 5th for the Anthem sailing on Nov 8thâŠso, three days out. Same with the upgrades an interior cabin are offered. You can also go to RoyalUp and check on the status of your bid. So, thinking of using this S$1,300 to bid for suites. I put in a minimum upgrade bid because we would have been fine to stay in an interior. We didn't participate because the only cabins available for upgrade from our balcony were 'mini-suites' and suites in the Haven and the 'dial' indicating whether a potential bid was a good one, didn't turn 'green' unless we bid at least $350 pp. 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. #5. Posted January 15, 2022. 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. The bid range for several categories have been dropped by 25%. 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. I was happy with my room category and location is important to me. So I quickly went online to cancel The Key. Hoping for a victory after many failed attempts lately. Inside RU to > Balcony $200. so there is hope for bids. Your offer can be accepted anytime from the moment it is submitted up until 2 days prior to voyage departure. In January we bid (just over minimum) for a Crown Loft Suite on Oasis and got it. 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. Good luck with your bid if you choose to place one, and enjoy your cruise! Hello fellow Ausitnite. But hey, you never know. Because there were fewer guests onboard, there was a higher chance of winning a RoyalUp bid for an upgraded stateroom category. Pre-COVID, once you won and got your new assignment, some have reported getting a second offer to bid higher y to z -. So, if there was a $100 minimum, you could not bid $101 or similar. October 31, 2004. If eligible, guests will receive an email that. 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. 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. Posted December 14, 2022. DESCUBRE MÁS. When Royal first started RoyalUp, I imagined that it was in their best interest to sell all of the suites at their full âretailâ price. Looking yesterday prices had gone back down on our cruise and we got a guaranteed balcony for $209. 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. Welcome to Celebrity MoveUp - our new program that allows you to bid on a cruise stateroom upgrade after you purchase your cruise. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. It's all about revenue. Bid mostly minimums but one got accepted on this thread for a similar amount. Posted October 4, 2021. If I âRoyalUpâ from a Grand Suite â 2 bedroom to a Royal Loft Suite, do I get a Genie and all the perks that come from the Royal Loft Suite. Iâm on the Freedom. They don't have to have availability because they're only offering up for bid if something opens up. Posted July 8. Suite GoldenBalconyROYAL UP - YOUR UPGRADE IS A BID AWAY Welcome to RoyalUp. August 2, 2011. It's now three weeks out from the latest cruise I've bid on, a nine day Southern Caribbean aboard Explorer of the Seas. See the example below - (I did not bid on these) RoyalUp emails are floating into inboxes now. 1. Sailing on Independence of the Seas for 4 nights on Monday, and she's completely booked. It was actually less money that we were paying for the Grand Suite. I'm just over 3 weeks away from my cruise. 1k. 55 minutes ago, SouthShore 5 said: Good Morning, I received an email that we are eligible to bid on an upgrade. I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. NO! I have bid on RoyalUp for 2 previous cruises. Bid for an upgrade. This exclusive offer does not guarantee an upgrade. Mar 17, 2019 - Set sail date. Do you think my S$1,300 (Which is around US$1,000?) will go a long way if I wanna bid for Sky Class suites?A successful Royal Up bid means that with your new cabin, the perks of the new cabin should also be included. The highest bid possible was an additional $800/person and that was strong. e. My new obstructed ocean view stateroom is on Deck 7. you can open your confirmation email you got when you first bid, and click on modify/cancel, when it gets to the next page I no longer have the option to modify or cancelâŠ. I purchased a Jr Suite GTY and was assigned a Jr. Check-in usually is available before the RoyalUp is. 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 â Upgrade Programme Terms and Conditions. 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. 32. Totally agree! If you want me to bid, then start the bidding at $0. That went from "expired" and unable to change or modify bid to "pending" and I'm now able to modify my bid. 24 hours after I upgraded for about the same as the minimum bid; my minimums decreased by at least $200 each. Royal Up is a program offered by a Royal Caribbean third party, that allows guests to bid on upgrades to higher stateroom categories. How much do I bid through RoyalUpâ 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. Iâm sailing Dec 31 in an OV gty and submitted RoyalUp bid weeks ago. About a month ago I bid on an upgrade to either ocean view for $60 or an obstructed balcony for $200. I did put one bid in for GS but the other suites were way to expensive for my budget âSpacious OV balconyâ on RoyalUp seems like sort of a mishmash, making it difficult to know just what one might win. 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. I donât think the max bid is needed if youâre going up one or two categories. Posted November 28, 2021. Today I received a RoyalUp offer which had a suggested bid of $155 to upgrade to a one-bedroom Grand Suite. At some point closer to the sailing (sometimes as late as the DAY OF. e. However, no additional promotions will be added to your reservation. I would have. Want a cabin upgrade on Royal Caribbean? Here's the Royal Up bidding process explained in simple and easy terms. In total, I spent $1800 for my husband and I to have an unobstructed balcony on the Liberty after the RoyalUp was accepted. We just received our Royal Up. 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). 00 for the upgrade, so the old fashion upgrade will only be an extra 232. The Offer Amount does not include the higher gratuity. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the. 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. My bid for royal up will cost me 370. Posted November 26, 2018. RoyalUp targets or makes offers based on where you are starting. I'm about 70 days out for my cruise and got my invitation to bid. 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. 3 hours ago, Starry Eyes said: I feel your pain. So, even with ships showing sold out, it can still happen. Ourusualbeach. Got this via e-mail yesterday, 3 days before cruise. Itâs strange because I had bids on this already and once I bid higher I won it in a few days. ago. I guess we'll find out in a few weeks. Request was made 8 December 2021. We only went from an interior to a promenade view and the bid was something like $15pp. 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. " Above is the mail I got, I am traveling on Spectrum of the Seas on 21st October in a few days. A passenger in an inside paid $100 to upgrade to an ocean view. Michelle Couch-Friedman. You have to slide up the segment. *. Your offer can be accepted anytime from the moment it is submitted up until 2 days prior to voyage departure. If the Offer is accepted, the difference between the original and upgraded stateroom gratuities (if applicable) will be automatically applied to all guests (the. From an interior room this is what I offered. 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. Yes, solos often receive offers, but your bid, like all other bids, will be doubled as if two people are in the cabin. So we pulled the trigger at $800 ($1,600 total). i. To find out if you are eligible for the RoyalUpâ upgrades program, click here and enter your last name and booking number. 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. our Royal up bid for our cruise to Catalina and Ensenada in October was accepted. 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. This was my experience in the past 10 days. The minimum could be $100 (per person) with $10 or so increments. Thank you so much for passing this along. Starboard side, just forward of the "bulge". Suite. You can share experiences and ask questions. LocationNear Southampton, UK. Headed out on the 01/23 sailing of the Harmony out of Port Canaveral. Keep in mind the bids seem to reflect what the original fare paid was - so letâs say your minimum was $150 a person and you bid $300 ($600) total. We booked Suite GTY and have a JS assigned, put in RUB for all the suites and all are still "pending. Since yesterday, cant change bid, royal up is locked. Paying for an Upgrade to Jr Suite without RoyalUp Since I would be earning crown and anchor points, I based on if itâs worth the upgrade based on price per point. 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. Hey guys! So I just snagged a Suite Guarantee, I am assuming its a Junior Suite, and today I can see the following categories that I can bid on: Grand Suite $0 - $700 Grand Suite - 2 Bedroom $0 - $910 Ownerâs Suite $0 - $980 Royal Suite $0 - $700 I have never done a. For my 2ndcruise on the B2B I bid in the high range for an OV and Spacious OV from a standard OV. The bids required to do that are anyone's guess. Towel Animal Photos. RoyalUp is a third-party service, and their selection criteria is unknown. BTW, there were no OS showing as available when we. We bid $220 pp, which was about 15% above minimum. 2. . The category of cabins included a Royal Suite, Ownerâs Suite (2-bedroom), Ownerâs Suite (1-bedroom), Grand Suite, Junior Suite, Ocean View Suite, or a slightly larger balcony cabin. 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 doubling happens regardless of the number of people actually in the cabin, whether 1, 2, 3, or more. The RoyalUpâ upgrade program provides booked guests with an opportunity to submit an offer (an âOfferâ) to Royal Caribbean International® (RCI) to upgrade from the original RCI stateroom category purchased to a higher stateroom category (the âProgramâ). We bid on and won our RoyalUP offer for our cruise back on Oct 17th on Allure. September 7, 2003. The room was nice but every morning we had several yoga and stretch. But this wasnât welcome news for the couple. 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. Seems RoyalUp is a really good idea since the ships aren't at full capacity. We bid on upgrades any time we have a single cruise booked. Paid my balance a couple of weeks early - again no idea if makes a difference - and had RoyalUp email 6 Jan. Initial impressions. Pricing weâd 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. ago. "Royal Up Success. Since we now do virtually all B2B or longer cruises, and always book suites, we havenât put in a RoyalUP bid this year. 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. . 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. Royal Up is usually available once your final. I also bidded close to the minimum bid for the Grand Suite. ULTIMATE FAMILY SUITE. Oklahoma City. You can access your bids on the Royal Up website until your cruise begins. We received the Royal Up email and one option for our Large ocean balcony is a two bedroom aqua theater room. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Surprisingly, I bid a little higher on the same rooms that was available, and I ending up winning a grand suite on the quantum. Posted September 11, 2019. Not going to. If you change to a higher category, you may receive new RoyalUp offers, though it can take a few days; watch for them. That makes no sense that my Royalup money is lost forever. 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. Made a bid £5 ($7) over minimum (which was discounted by I think 25% at the time too) to upgrade to balcony. I placed a bid for $280 for each of us ($560) total, which was $10 above the minimum for what was considered a âstrongâ bid. The Royal Caribbean InternationalÂź RoyalUpÂź Team. The poster is asking if you can get upgraded successively: Balc->JS-> GS or higher. If you get OBC on you current cabin, I would not expect a change in RoyalUp offers. 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. RoyalUp is definitely a program where categories above what you have show as open for bidding. Ports of Call Photos. 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. and didn't win any. Just kicking around the strategy involved in a RoyalUp bid. #1. 2. Link to comment Share on other sites. 2. But there is probably no benefit to bid early. It's always the risk you take when submitting for a Royal Up. And, with the Royal Up, everyone moves up. If you are eligible, youâll be able to submit bids for your upcoming sailing. 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 assignmentâŠit created no issue swapping cabins. Posted April 6, 2019. the royal loft is available just a month out. I also believe that means that youâre no longer in the running, and I donât think you can up your bid. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventures â the possibilities are endless. Reservations cancel all the time. When entering your information below, please make sure to use the first / primary guest last name and valid booking number for. Posted December 7, 2022. This group is dedicated to discussing Royal Caribbeanâs RoyalUp bidding program. This is a hard room to royalup into since itâs almost always sold out since there is only one of them. The RoyalUpâ upgrade program provides booked guests with an opportunity to submit an offer (an âOfferâ) to Royal Caribbean InternationalÂź (RCI) to upgrade from the original RCI stateroom category purchased to a higher stateroom category (the âProgramâ). Cruise was fully paid 3 months in advan. 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. Royal up bid status missing. Posted January 10, 2020. I had bid on a one bedroom grand suite and an owners suite. 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 were kinda counting on a royalup win đ So we are moving two categories up to a JuniorSuite. If you bid $200, you are committing to $400. We always note the price (do a dummy booking) of potential suite upgrades when we book. On 9/12/2021 at 1:48 PM, Wilson said: We were not going to bid, but the minimum dropped last week for our 10/01 Indy sailing. If I have two reservations can I bid only once through RoyalUpâ and if accepted, cancel the second reservation and move the guests into the upgraded cabin? A. Royal Caribbeanâs 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. Upgrade offers may also be sent by email within 30 days of your sailing as part of our. 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. Put in a maximum bid of $250 each to upgrade from a large outside room to a junior suite on odyssey in November and won that. In the closing days a few cabin are for sale, probably due the flight cancellations. I would have. ago. 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. We bid on an Ocean View Balcony. JS went from $150 to $50 and GS dropped from $250 to $150. 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. Hope it helps. We didn't win, but we also couldn't get our cabin until 6 pm. These were the minimum bids: Royal Suite $395 USD per guest. They will select the dollar amount they. 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. Eight days out my RoyalUp bid for a previously sold out category was granted đ. With yesterday's announcement on change of protocol, a bunch opened up. Just google "royalup bid" and you'll see a link where you can enter your name and reservation number, and it should let you bid right now. I put a bid for a Junior suite and Grand suite. one super good deal is the max bid for 2br aqua is thousands lower than sticker price. Went back to check a couple of days later and it said not eligible for upgrades, checked again over the next. Royal Caribbean Makes RoyalUp Bids Easier. Whether you have 1, 2, 3, or 4 people on your reservation, you will pay 2x your per-person bid. We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Odyssey of the Seas ®. I even went back in to modify our original bids. Members; 39. Yet, I placed my bids on Tuesday (7/13) and received confirmation of my bid requests on Wednesday (7/14). Q. . I purchased a Jr Suite GTY and was assigned a Jr. I. About a month before the sailing our TA (Tracey at Dreams Unlimited) found a better deal on a Loft Suite. Sailing is 7N Voyager ots on August 21 out of Copenhagen. About two weeks ago, all but the Owners Suite had expired, and I couldn't edit the Owners Suite Bid. 00 and see who wins. This time I snagged an Owners Suite with a $5 over minimum bid for the 1/23/22 cruise on Oasis. When I got my RoyalUp email last week all suites were gone. title}} {{notification. Discover Royal Up, a bid-based cruise room upgrade program. A week before sailing we received notice that our bid was accepted. Then last month, got a $200 per person upgrade from a 1 bedroom grand suite to a 2-bedroom. Owner's Suite $215 USD per guest. Can I modify or cancel my RoyalUp offer after I submit it? A. 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. The Royal Caribbean RoyalUp program acts as an auction for unsold cabins. I think the vague wording in RoyalUp website understandable confuses some people. Yes, by upgrading to a higher stateroom category, each guest in the booking may be subject to a higher gratuity amount. The minimum bid was $850 we bid $1250 each person. First time sailing in a long time. Take your vacation to the next level with RoyalUp â a bid-based stateroom upgrade program. Well I checked Royal this morning and got my double points. My current Royal Up bids have also changed from "Pending" to "Submitted". Bids are usually good until 48hrs before sailing. SnooKiwis1151 âą 2 yr. It kinda goes in sections. Q. And FYI I had checked that link the day before (at 60 days out) and got the "30 day" notice. The $100 was for a upgrade (bid) from our balcony to a spacious balcony. Prior to capacity increasing, I have been able to bid in Oct for a Jan cruise, which was more than 60 days. Now, two days later, I received another email with a âPromoâ offer; the ocean view balcony was reduced $10 pp. If your bid is successful, youâll win better accommodations at a lower price than direct booking. RoyalUp from Jr Suite to Grand Suite, on 9 night sailing in 13 days on Anthem. It was amazing. Moderators. Sometimes there is inventory and they just. I just got the Congratulations email, got our Royal Up for our July 16 Symphony cruise. On a couple of ships Guest Services pointed to a QR code and told me to submit a bid for an onboard upgrade on boarding day. 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. 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. RoyalUp is Royal Caribbeanâs stateroom bidding program that allows passengers to bid on higher cabin categories before their cruise, offering the chance to âwinâ an upgraded stateroom. The RoyalUpâ upgrade program provides booked guests with an opportunity to submit an offer (an âOfferâ) to Royal Caribbean InternationalÂź (RCI) to upgrade from the original RCI stateroom category purchased to a higher stateroom category (the âProgramâ). Posted July 13. When you use RoyalUp to upgrade the "Berth Category" changes but the "Price Category" does not. Again we are in a Grand Suite and have. I didn't win any. Grand Suite - 1 Bedroom $130 USD per guest. maynardd1 âą 3 yr. If the Royal Up bid is accepted, guests will have a wonderful start to. Location-Michigan. Like someone above posted, most of the benefits of The Key are included in the Sky Class of the GS. chevron. As I recall my pp minimums included : $800 Aqua theater 2 br, $750 Aqua theater 1 br, and $350 Crown loft, $200 GS 2 br, $300 OS (when I bid, the RoyalUp minimum for OS was higher than to just buy the upgrade; obviously we did not bid on it) Our Bid for the Aqua theater 1br is currently locked/pending and others are expired. 58. When you are at the âSelect a Payment Methodâ section, you will have an option to change the default card under âChange.