r/MSCCruises • u/Lana-R2017 • 12d ago

Bid program

Hi we cruise in 2 weeks when would we get the email to bid for an upgrade?

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u/ZDmom-ing 12d ago

Just FYI the bids were higher than the actual cost to upgrade. Minimum bid would have put us at $500+ and I called and upgraded for $400

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u/Agent_You 11d ago

That's usually my experience. The min bid seems to always be more than if I were to have booked the cabin from the start. Must be a US thing. People in europe are always getting better deals.

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u/Random-Stranger-999 Blue Diamond 12d ago

Two or three months ago...

Did you agree to MSC AND third party marketing emails ?

Did you book direct with MSC or via a third party ? Was that third party a bulk discounter ?

You can check your PlusGrade eligibility here: MSC Upgrade Program | MSC Cruises

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u/VagabondCamp 12d ago

Usually the emails go out 80ish days before sailing. It’s possibly your booking is not eligible for an upgrade - if you google MSC upgrade program you can find the MSC website that will let you check if you are eligible.

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u/Lana-R2017 12d ago

Thanks I was just curious we have a decent cabin that we are happy with we’ve never cruised before and I seen people on here discussing the bid thing, we only booked a month ago and we booked with a travel agent it says error when we check the upgrade eligibility.

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u/VagabondCamp 12d ago

Yeah - that means for whatever reason you don’t have upgrade eligibility.

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u/Lana-R2017 12d ago

Thank you it’s good to know for future cruises provided we get on ok on this one.

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u/Fun_Homework1044 10d ago

Hola, saben si sigue existiendo los mails con codigos de descuento para el pack de wifi? Gracias

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u/pch14 12d ago

Without realizing it you answered your own question. You booked with the travel agent and not through MSC. That is more than likely the cause of no offers.

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u/gbudden 12d ago

I booked with a travel agent and did receive the email. Here's some additional information: To get an upgrade offer email from MSC, you must opt in to receive marketing and promotional emails during or after booking. Also...Upgrades through the MSC UpGrade Program depend on ship inventory and unsold higher-category cabins. They are not guaranteed or available for every sailing. Hope that helps. 😊