Just a recent datapoint, we won a bid of $165x2 (was a $150 minimum) To go from an inside to a balcony for 7 nights. I've personally never had luck with calling in requesting to make it eligible but have had 100% success rate by emailing MoveUp although every now and then it can take a month for them to get back to you. It sounds like they made comped rooms eligible without the need to contact them so this is new information (again, just curious I am ambivalent about IV cabins.) It's a fully covered, mostly enclosed balcony-just curious, how is that different than an IV w/ the window down? Have always been able to utilize Move-Up program with BC booking.įYI.porthole balconies are so narrow you cannot face the chairs forward, only sideways toward each other. I could buy specialty dining for cheaper than $300, especially if they're offering 35%+ off like on my Solstice cruise last month. 😛Īlso, in my opinion, Aqua is not worth +$300 (i'm solo) for Blu and free yoga classes. I've never been in a porthole balcony before so i want to try it.īut if i was to bid, i'd bid minimum on sunset and pray. Now that Blue Chip is switching to Royal Caribbean's way of doing casino things, I guess this is one of the changes. Sky suite $1k person, sunset ss $1025/person, aqua sunset ss $1045/person Sunset veranda $50/person (so i assume $100 if going solo), Infinite Veranda $45/person, Concierge $100/person, Aqua $150/person (I consider Infinite Verandas as OV with windows that open.)Īnyway, here are my minimum upgrade bid prices: I'm in a rare deluxe porthole, which is basically a hull balcony.

In the past, free casino cruises were not eligible to bid for upgrades.īut i just an email to bid for an upgrade on my 7day Jan 2024 Ascent cruise.

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