and didn't win any. I'm just over 3 weeks away from my cruise. #8. For example we have a CLS for our August Allure cruise and. Suite. Royal Up (loss) (bid options) Just for stats. 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. #2. 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. Posted March 25, 2019. Cruise was fully paid 3 months in advan. I purchased a Jr Suite GTY and was assigned a Jr. Received our Royal Up bid acceptance upgrade today. Neesa , JennaRCB , Bob_KY and 1 other. 5k. The program has recently changed terminology so some of these words may have changed but the meaning is essentially the same. 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. 7 minutes ago, MISSGJ said: Can you receive a Royal Bid Upgrade acceptance right up until boarding also? Yes. It's not like you lose anything by trying. The higher one does not necessarily take priority, no. 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. Our Royal up bid was accepted two days ago. Got the ocean view balcony, placed mid. If your cruise/RoyalUp is coming soon, you might be able to ask your card company to do something similar. Initial impressions. Submitted two bids on Royal up, one for a junior suite, one for a grand suite. 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. Initially booked bargain basement guaranteed interior stateroom on the 1/28 Nav, put in simultaneous bids of $30/$60 total for an Ocean View, $40/$80 total for a "Spacious" Panoramic Ocean View, Ocean View bid expired, got the Panoramic room, comparing rack rates seems to be about $80 savings from legit upgrade. We did our first RoyalUp bid for our last cruise, Jr to a Grand. When booking two cabins, we need them to be in close proximity. 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. On our EN July cruise, no suites or balconies are available, but we could have bid on every category above our JS. ago. If your bid gets accepted 2 months in advance, you probably bid way more than you. 5. UHHH. đ . Royal Caribbean Discussion. I received the email for the 12/5 Allure sailing on October 6 and again on November 28. We just received our Royal Up. We bid agressively, hsuband really wanted the room. Learn more about our cruise upgrade program, RoyalUpâ . 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 assignmentâŚit created no issue swapping cabins. Posted December 7, 2022. You can share experiences and ask questions. Got this via e-mail yesterday, 3 days before cruise. get a better cabin for a few hundred dollars more than my original cost which was many hundreds less than. 6th. . 1k. At some point closer to the sailing (sometimes as late as the DAY OF. #8. Eight days out my RoyalUp bid for a previously sold out category was granted đ. Royal Caribbean Discussion. Won on the minimum bid of $35/pp. 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 RoyalUpâ ? A. 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. We have an OV Large Balcony right now. 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. So I quickly went online to cancel The Key. Can I modify or cancel my RoyalUp offer after I submit it? A. The $100 was for a upgrade (bid) from our balcony to a spacious balcony. I put in a minimum upgrade bid because we would have been fine to stay in an interior. They emailed me Friday morning saying we had won our bid and that they would be sending us need guest ticket booklets. Won both bids at thirty days out. 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. USA. Four weeks ago we were on Harmony. ago. At that time I did the minimum for the OS and GS. At one point select ships were testing RoyalUp for onboard upgrades. We found an oceanview GUAR at a reasonable price and in 2 days got an assignment on the 2nd deck of a pretty standard oceanview room. 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 also purchased The Key. 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. This is your one-stop-shop for all things Icon of the Seas. JS went from $150 to $50 and GS dropped from $250 to $150. title}} {{notification. We recently won a RoyalUp bid, and the balcony cabin we received was just fine (Harmony deck 11 mid ship). So for those curious about RoyalUp Bids after Covid, I am pretty sure mine was just accepted. One does get the usual benefits associated with the suite, but does not get extra points if one upgrades to a JS/suite. They do take bids even if there are no actual suites available at the time of bidding. PSL Florida. One is a large ocean balcony and one is a Central Park balcony. Well I checked Royal this morning and got my double points. If someone cancels, there's at least the chance your bid is accepted. We are booked on Oasis for the 12/19-12/26 sailing next week, got another request to Royal Up bid, issue is we have 2 rooms, what happens if i bid on a 2 bedroom grand suite and we win, we no longer need the 2 rooms since the grand suite has 2 rooms, anyone have that experience?BID YOUR WAY TO A CRUISE UPGRADE. About a week before our bid was accepted, all of our bids became expired and our winning bid became uneditable despite still being pending. 2/4 Bids successful from recollection, all 4 bids were $5 above minimum. We have reviewed the RoyalUp bids for your upcoming sailing onboard Odyssey of the Seas ®. 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. I always tell him it will never happen. On 12/8/2021 at 9:38 AM, AAD said: How funny! This is our first ever cruise so this is all new/news! I think that I am going to lower my bids, after reading some threads about RoyalUp luck on low capacity sailings in Fall 2021. I just placed 2 RoyalUp bids for the 2nd half of our B2B Symphony Nov 2021 cruises. I have a 100% upgrade success rate (2/2). Royal up bid status missing. For my 2ndcruise on the B2B I bid in the high range for an OV and Spacious OV from a standard OV. If eligible, guests will receive an email that. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2. 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. we did not bid on the 1 bed ATS because there are 4 of us and we would be giving up a bathroom so didnât make sense and didnât bid on the Star loft seemed to expensive so just bid on. How much do I bid through RoyalUpâ 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. Happy where we are in a Grand Suite. They bid half way between the lowest and the highest bid. Posted March 22, 2022. El programa de mejora de RCL Cruises Limited, "RoyalUp SM ", ofrece a los pasajeros con reserva la oportunidad de solicitar una oferta de precio individual a RCL ("Oferta") para mejorar la categoría del camarote adquirido inicialmente por una categoría superior que pueda estar. I am sure I won't bother to bid for an upgrade. Did not win royalup. On ship, day of sailing went to our stateroom and without unpacking in hopes of being upgraded then. Merion, Pennsylvania. Royal up suite combining rooms. Michelle Couch-Friedman. 2022 is starting off strong!Ashland. We booked an Ocean View (9214) and received the upgrade email. Royal Caribbean offered Stan Fernald and his wife the opportunity to bid on an upgraded cabin for their upcoming cruise. From Ocean View and Balcony staterooms to the most expansive suites at sea, the possibilities are endless. 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. Had you bid on both a JS and a GS?So, apparently the minimums have been changed for the bids, and the old bids were eliminated. Our bid for the Balcony was accepted. The two successful bids were both Sea Class to Sky Class and we found out both times about a week before sail date. . They donât allow RoyalUp. At first I couldn't modify my bids and it was pending. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. That makes no sense that my Royalup money is lost forever. Made a bid £5 ($7) over minimum (which was discounted by I think 25% at the time too) to upgrade to balcony. If your bid is successful, youâll win better accommodations at a lower price than direct booking. I believe the min bid amount was $800-900 per person. Booked a standard ocean view balcony for 3 last week, got an email from RoyalUp to bid on an OS, GS and Spacious Ocenview. 2. 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. It said. But hey, you never know. I threw down 2 bids, a $15 bid for the Promenade View ($5 more than the minimum) and a $40 bid for the Panoramic Ocean View ($10 more than the minimum). One of mine progressed to the "expired and pending" stage before becoming unavailable, and I only now 3 hours after departure got the decline email. Some people have reported posting minimum bids for even suites. Right now, I've bid about $50 pp over the min bid on the JS - and $60pp over the min bid on the GS. I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. 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). You bid how much you're willing to pay above your current price per passenger (for the first 2 in a cabin) So for example I'd booked an obstructed balcony, so I can big on everything from a balcony up to a suite. Posted July 13. I put a minimum bid in for a suite last week and I sail on Sunday, still no word on whether itâs been accepted or not. Bid $550 per person ($1,100 total) for a junior suite. We have our 5th bid in for a Royal Suite on Grandeur ($5 above minimum) Iâll let you know how we fare. Check on the Royal Up website to determine if you are eligible for an upgrade. Not going to. 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. 800 euros for a week's sailing in a Junior Suite and that includes gratuity and the Deluxe Beverage Package x 2. Some people will continue to get that message and be within the 30-day time frame. 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. When you are at the âSelect a Payment Methodâ section, you will have an option to change the default card under âChange. #7. With more than 2, it is nice to have space to spread out. It took our D concierge about 20 minutes on the phone to straighten it out for us and. . Mar 17, 2019 - Set sail date. ) KLA , WAAAYTOOO , PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others. But the TA does get an increase in commission if the client's RoyalUp bid is accepted, right? Link to comment Share on other sites. Hereâs my take: RoyalUp is considering your pending bid, and theyâd rather you did not alter it while they do so. Author. There's no going back if you don't like what they give you. With yesterday's announcement on change of protocol, a bunch opened up. Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) I received 3 Royal Up offers for the same cruise. Once cruising resumed and sailings were at low capacity, it seemed that a higher percentage of cruisers were winning their RoyalUp bids. Totally agree! If you want me to bid, then start the bidding at $0. 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. Our bid for the Junior Suite was 180 euros PP so all in all we paid less than 1. We never book on any B2B cruises. Find more information on what happens when you cancel your cruise booking. Welcome to Celebrity MoveUp - our new program that allows you to bid on a cruise stateroom upgrade after you purchase your cruise. Posted July 24. Towel Animal Photos. We have received several RoyalUp emails for each leg of our B2B on the Liberty. What does a âpendingâ RoyalUp bid mean? I cannot edit or cancel my bid either. I made a bit in a balcony, spacious ocean view, and some others (currently have an interior room). Grand Suite - 1 Bedroom $130 USD per guest. Again we are in a Grand Suite and have. We originally booked a 2C (ocean view with large balcony) long ago. I wanted a junior suite, but it was more than double. We booked Suite GTY and have a JS assigned, put in RUB for all the suites and all are still "pending. My current Royal Up bids have also changed from "Pending" to "Submitted". 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. If you get OBC on you current cabin, I would not expect a change in RoyalUp offers. 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. We both thought the interior balcony (above Central Park) was outstanding. âGreat news! We also want to invite you to participate in our RoyalUp program, where you can bid on an upgraded stateroom for your sailing. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the. For more details about RoyalUpâ , click here. Locate a Travel Agent. In the future, if the difference between interior and one of these isn't too much, we'll go with the latter. ROYAL SERVICE. We originally booked an inside cabin for <$1500. If you do get lucky and score a suite with Royalup, all 4 can sleep there no problem. If the person that has that one stateroom also bids, and wins the bid, then they need those bids in. Baked Alaska; 1 Quote; Link to comment Share on other sites. Yesterday there were 5 of the one bedrooms showing as. All bids are per person, based on double occupancy -- regardless of how many people are sharing the cabin. 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. We always note the price (do a dummy booking) of potential suite upgrades when we book. Ports of Call Photos. Is that right? Correct, you only get the points for the category you were originally booked in. 24 hours after I upgraded for about the same as the minimum bid; my minimums decreased by at least $200 each. Posted July 24, 2022. 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. Oh well but it would have been nice. 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. 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. 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). Since yesterday, cant change bid, royal up is locked. The last one that we won was the GS to OS on Jewel in December. It allows passengers to bid on higher cabin categories before their cruise, offering the chance to âwinâ an upgraded stateroom. About two weeks ago, all but the Owners Suite had expired, and I couldn't edit the Owners Suite Bid. 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. Dont know if still true. 2) Passengers should always compare the fare already paid to the desired upgrade. Yesterday, I noticed that all bids had 'expired' except for the 1 bedroom GS which is still 'pending'. Well, we are sailing on Anthem next week, and he received an email yesterday that our bid was accepted. Last week my cabin was assigned, an OV as expected. 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. Unable to Modify/Cancel RoyalUP Bid. The next day I received an email like your indicating my bids had been canceled. They don't have to have availability because they're only offering up for bid if something opens up. I also bidded close to the minimum bid for the Grand Suite. We sail on April 23rd and havenât heard anything from RoyalUp. But I checked my bids and they are all still pending and no cancellation emails. maynardd1 ⢠3 yr. So anyone who booked under the double points offer and did royal up and lost. See full list on royalcaribbeanblog. 2. Sailing is 7N Voyager ots on August 21 out of Copenhagen. 883. Donât forget to keep checking the prices. RoyalUp can leverage last minute cancelations. If the Royal Up bid is accepted, guests will have a wonderful start to. A week before sailing we received notice that our bid was accepted. RoyalUp targets or makes offers based on where you are starting. 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. ago. But forgot to mention that not everyone will qualify for a RoyalUp. Royal Caribbean calls its program âRoyalUp. Link to comment Share on other sites. Scoring a fantastic upgrade is easy! Simply browse through stateroom options and select the amount youâre willing to pay the upgrade. I think that would be confusing. It's a LOW bid on a GS ($200pp) so we probably won't get it. As you get closer to your sail date, the Royal Up status may change. You will be able to modify or cancel your bid(s) up to 2 hours before departure on embarkation date. March 29, 2017. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . We do get copied on SOME of the emails for the RoyalUp program, but not always. 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. I just got the Congratulations email, got our Royal Up for our July 16 Symphony cruise. Just do a mock purchase on the app or website until you get to the payment screen. â˘. The cruise is on the Anthem from Bayonne NJ on December 12âŚso, five days from embarkation day. Because there were fewer guests onboard, there was a higher chance of winning a RoyalUp bid for an upgraded stateroom category. I received 2 emails. I wanted). The email said I could. This time I snagged an Owners Suite with a $5 over minimum bid for the 1/23/22 cruise on Oasis. From marketing materials to ship information, begin exploring how you can become an expert on Icon! This is the Icon of Vacationsâ â arriving January 2024. Headed out on the 01/23 sailing of the Harmony out of Port Canaveral. Last month, I made a couple of royal up bids for my upcoming cruise on Ovation. AHollyS. Offers are based on two occupants per stateroom - only the first and second guest will be charged. e. But there is probably no benefit to bid early. 2k. 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. 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. On my first cruise the Interior GTY has not been assigned so I gave a lower bid on a Standard OV and OV Balcony. So I quickly went online to cancel The Key. I bid anyway. ETXCheeses Diamond ⢠10 mo. Royal Caribbeanâs RoyalUp bidding program involves the cruise line offering guests the chance to bid for an upgraded stateroom category by submitting a minimum bid. If someone else does that there will be no ATS available for awarding through RoyalUp. I bid on a (RoyalUp) GS, and today that bid was accepted. We are comped in an Interior room & fine with that, but a good deal on a larger room & I could be convinced. Suite GoldenBalconyROYAL UP - YOUR UPGRADE IS A BID AWAY Welcome to RoyalUp. Just like a Royal Caribbean® adventure, the. It's anyone's guess. title}} {{notification. The room was nice but every morning we had several yoga and stretch. BTW, there were no OS showing as available when we. Today I talk RoyalUp â a bid-based stateroom upgrade program for @RoyalCaribbean I share my personal experiences, some observations as well as some advice fo. 00pp, but was considered a âweakâ bid on the Royal Up scale. LocationNear Southampton, UK. sailor05. From JS to Ownerâs Suite. Yay!Wonder of the Seas Thanksgiving 2023 RU from GS to CLS, OS, AT2BR, RLS. đ¤ˇđťââď¸ Yes , I was one of those. I haven't heard about my RoyalUp on that sailing, yet. Suites that are assigned via Royal Up receive all onboard suite perks and get C&A points based on the original stateroom category. Know what the inventory is now and what itâs going for now. These were the only options we were given, and as I recall, we bid the minimum on each. 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. We bid on two categories for our Aug 15th Allure sailing. Then a couple of days later I noticed that they had hump balcony rooms available for like $30 more than my standard so I called Royal and changed to that and. I put a bid for a Junior suite and Grand suite. We bid $150 per person for ocean view and $200 for balcony for a 3 day cruise. The Offer Amount does not include the higher gratuity. My cruise is over 40 days away. Royal Up Bidding Questions. For our first cruise in 2019 we booked an Ocean View. 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. In these cases, I donât consider Royalup an option. 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. LocationMaine, USA. I even went back in to modify our original bids. Sarasota, Florida. When you use RoyalUp to upgrade the "Berth Category" changes but the "Price Category" does not. 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. That left me with RoyalUp. Posted April 6, 2019. All reasonable approaches that suit different people (or maybe even the same person at different times). There was a limit to the number of categories that you can jump in the Royal Up FAQ. 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. I'm wondering if they've changed the terminology to avoid issues with guests thinking their bids are being accepted when they have not. Since we now do virtually all B2B or longer cruises, and always book suites, we havenât put in a RoyalUP bid this year. 3 hours ago, Starry Eyes said: I feel your pain. Posted December 8, 2021. Since we now do virtually all B2B or longer cruises, and always book suites, we havenât put in a RoyalUP bid this year. Royal up is one time upgrade from x to y. 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 received a rejection letter for all bids the night of the cruise. e. Currently bid for upgrades on Sept 19th Harmony. I didn't win any. The last cruise i was on, I purchased an OceanView balcony cabin(it was the minimum Cat. What is the RoyalUp programme? A. Just like a Royal CaribbeanÂŽ adventure, the possibilities are endless. 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. We had a balcony and won a Grand Suite. I'm a Diamond Plus. So I'm definitely hoping they accept our RoyalUp offer. 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. Paid my balance a couple of weeks early - again no idea if makes a difference - and had RoyalUp email 6 Jan. Seems RoyalUp is a really good idea since the ships aren't at full capacity. Today. We bid on three rooms, Grand Suite 2 bedroom, Grand Suite one bedroom, and a Junior suite. The other says "Pending. Si cambio a categoría superior con RoyalUpâ , ¿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. so there is hope for bids. Iâm 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. We booked a suite guarantee and put a lot of royalup bids in. 2. Posted July 16, 2021. Royal Up emailed me yesterday about our upcoming Adventure OTS cruise next week. Yep, as long as you are fine with your current room but wouldn't mind an upgrade this is a great option. #1. That went from "expired" and unable to change or modify bid to "pending" and I'm now able to modify my bid. com In trying to answer the question of how to increase your chances of winning a Royal Up bid, the answer is simply luck. All RoyalUp bids are chances and, in most cases, low. Won our bid for the one bedroom grand suite at $245 per person. 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. We received the email and bid on a Balcony, Panoramic Ocean View, and. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites. Weâre on the Harmony 01/30-02/06. The difference between what I purchased and a Jr suite was $3000. Just got confirmation that my Royal Up Bid was accepted. 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. 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. 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. 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. Basically I get excited when I see it's.