Travel_Lover28

You said it! Thank you!✌️

I agree with you on this. I wouldn’t fly to another continent to enjoy sea days. I would have just cruised in any US ports, spend less money on flights and hotels. Spend my money on shops, drink cocktails, and try my luck in the casino. Still not happy with the port cancellation but it is what it is. I’m not happy with people not having a little or no empathy to those who were looking forward to this port stop. Yes, I know about the cruise contract. I have cruised other brands. I have also worked in a cruise port for many years. People save hard earned money to be able to travel and cruising is the best way to travel to many places.

This is not way in the future and the reason was not for safety as we were told. I would easily be more understanding if it was. You are right that some of us are not seasoned travelers. Some of us have to save up many years to be able to experience a trip like this. We are not privileged to visit many countries like others and would be fine with something like this because they have been to this port many times. This would be our first to Toulon, to France. This would have been a memorable trip for us. We save up for a trip like this. Who can guarantee me that I will be back another time?

Yes “should” but how many cruise lines have? Why not make an itinerary based on passengers input instead of changing it after people have already booked? And to wait 50 days before sailing and/ or after people have already booked excursions or when you can no longer cancel and get a full refund. Do you really think this is good business process?

I booked this cruise because it was only one sea day. My decision was if I have to fly to another continent for more than 10 hours, I would like to experience all the different ports on my cruise. Virgin is refunding $11, yahoo!🤬That doesn’t even buy both my husband and I a cocktail. This is making me so mad. I was looking forward to all the ports. Hopefully people (sailors as Virgin says) make a lot of stink about this. This is not good business or at least not how to make people want to cruise on Virgin. I should have booked a different brand.

Agree (hotsauce126)! When I booked this cruise, I knew where it was stopping. If I didn’t like the ports then I would not book it but if I wanted to sail anyways then I would stay on board at port. I have not heard of a cruise brand that would change an itinerary because of the passengers. It’s less than 60 days and Virgin would do this?☹️ It leaves a bad taste specially for first time Virgin cruisers like me. I know people will defend Virgin no matter because they’re enamored with the brand but I bet they would not be happy if this was their first time. I have never been to Toulon and wether it is, or not a good port, I would have liked to have experienced going there.