RoyalUp Stateroom Upgrade Program

The stateroom category you are bidding on may not be available today, but we keep your bid in the event a room becomes available, or there is a cancellation.

Your cabin location and attributes will depend on availability when ready to be assigned. RCI cannot guarantee a specific cabin location assignment within the upgraded category, so you may potentially be given a lower deck than you currently have. If you are upgraded into a category with a view, It is possible that your cabin’s view may be slightly obstructed.

Your offer can be accepted anytime from the moment it is submitted up until 1 day prior to voyage departure.

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Once your RoyalUp℠ offer is accepted, the upgrade amount paid is final and non-refundable, even in the event of a booking cancellation.

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You get to keep the promotions you already have based on the stateroom category originally booked. However, no additional promotions will be added to your reservation. For example, if you booked a promotion that was for balconies, and you upgrade to a suite, you will still keep the same promotion that was for balconies. The promotion will not upgrade with your Royal Up upgrade.

Offers are reviewed individually, so it is likely you will be split if traveling next to another reservation. We cannot guarantee both cabins will be upgraded; should both cabins be upgraded, we cannot guarantee they will be close together or on the same deck.

You may modify or cancel your offer up until 2 days prior to departure, provided that your offer has not already been placed in “Pending” or “Accepted” status by RCI and provided your credit card has not been charged. Modifications or cancellations can be made here. 

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To find out if you are eligible for the RoyalUp℠ upgrades program, click here and enter your Last name and Booking number. If you are eligible, you’ll be able to submit bids for your upcoming sailing.

No. Accepted offers will earn Crown & Anchor points at the original stateroom category purchased, and not the category of the upgraded stateroom. The terms and conditions of your original cruise booking will remain in effect following the acceptance of an Offer, including Crown & Anchor Terms and Conditions. The best way to earn points quickly is to purchase the upgraded cabin category in your original booking.

Yes, by upgrading to a higher stateroom category, each guest in the booking may be subject to a higher gratuity amount. The Offer Amount does not include the higher gratuity. If the Offer is accepted, the difference between the original and upgraded stateroom gratuities (if applicable) will be automatically applied to all guests (the “Additional Charges”).

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To receive an email invitation to bid on a stateroom upgrade guest must be opted-in to RCI Marketing e-mails. 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.

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The RoyalUp℠ offer amount is per person for the entire duration of the cruise. Offers are based on two occupants per stateroom – only the first and second guest will be charged. 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.

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You will be charged based on double occupancy. If you bid $100, the total bid will be $200 for the stateroom. This will be confirmed before you submit your bid.

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At the time of a RoyalUp upgrade, both bookings would be in 100% penalty. You cannot cancel one of the reservations without being penalized for those guests. If you have two cabins that you want upgraded, you will need to submit two separate bids and they will be considered independently. RCI cannot guarantee that both reservations will be upgraded. In the event that one reservation is upgraded, you cannot move guests into the upgraded cabin.

No, once your bid is accepted, your card will be charged immediately, and the upgrade amount paid is final and non-refundable.

For more details about RoyalUp℠, click here.

The RoyalUp℠ upgrade does not include any additional promotions and is not combinable with FCCs as a Credit Card is provided at the time of bidding. However, you get to keep whichever promotions you already have.

Guests sent an invitation who are in an accessible room may bid on upgrades.  However, they will only be upgraded if an accessible room in the bid category becomes available. If a guest changes their reservation to a non-accessible room, they will be eligible for non-accessible rooms as is standard.