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YAY, time to follow another @sid_9169 adventure! My own epic adventure starts in a few weeks, so this is a perfect amuse bouche.

Thank you for the wonderful journey Sid, your time and effort in sharing with us is appreciated.

And he doubted your ability to eat it all.

I am in a union bargaining zoom meeting wordsmithing agreements about retention schedules...please keep it up so I can vacation vicariously through you.

Remove the ribollita and you have my exact order there, along with a few Negronis. Your taste is, of course, excellent.

They yelled at me for sitting on the concrete raised area while waiting for someone, not even at the edge of the pier! I think they just enjoy yelling...

Lol exactly! @sid_9169 on your walk there I recommend a pit stop at Stuarts to grab a bottle of their knockout rum punch. It's basically a boozy smoothie and is refreshing and delicious in the heat. I love that stuff, but they were closed last time we went.

When we went a few months ago we had found a 10am open on Google but they showed up about 10:30. So delicious!

Don't do it! If you are physically able to walk about 2 miles on flat land then just walk into town instead. Take the shuttle to the first stop and then turn right and head into town. If you do choose to rent, warning that the rental place right there at the first stop that has a small market as part of it has had numerous complaints about carts breaking down with no help and price issues.

Sid - have you been in the room that is just off of the pool area? I think it's called the hangout or something on the map, but nobody is ever in there. The pillow in this photo from my house may have originated from that room...

That pizza is also on my crave list...so good. My hubby and I take a "pretty fly for a white pie" and a pepperoni, then sandwich them together.

Another suggestion for you Sid - Head over to the Social Club where the Artist should be starting an art scavenger hunt about now. They will have a QR code to scan and it has clues to find various art on the ship. It can totally be done as a solo activity to find each of the art things listed and there are some neat ones I hadn't noticed before doing that.

@sid_9169 if you are up for a new experience for second breakfast, I recommend trying the avocado toast at Razzle Dazzle. Normally I am not a fan of avo toast, but that one caught me by surprise and now it is one of my crave foods on the ship.

Sure, but faster to ask your spouse to go fill them right before bed 😂

We have refilled our carafes at the water bottle fill stations before, works great.

Please tell me he also pronounced it "ah-cai" instead of the correct "ah-sai-eee"

I have had that exact set of items for breakfast there more than once... because they are the best.

Is his name like Fabio? I had a guy at the Dock who was super chatty and nice with that name. The other two people who knew my drink immediately and had it in my hand in minutes were also at the dock...inside part, whatever that is called.

Check in with the bartender at the casino. The guy on my last cruise took it as a personal challenge when I told an other patron that Sip had the best espresso martini. He comped me one just to provide that wrong.

Does your schedule have a loteria event that is like $30? If so, book it and they allow you to make all the margaritas you want during the event. I think I made 5 total...well worth the price.

Tsk tsk, sneaking in. I did that our first cruise and had a bruise on my arm all week from reaching over to open the gate.

On our December cruise we had two rooms booked, one in my name and the other in my husband's, but the second room actually held our two sons and a friend (their Christmas gift was partly paid by Virgin). We went to sailor services the first night to inquire about swapping our bands around to match where we were staying and they said they couldn't but they could give us room cards for the other room. Spent the whole week with a bracelet for one room, and paying for my drinks, and a room key tucked in my bra for my actual room. Aside from the funny looks I would get when holding my chest up to the sensor to open my door it all worked well for us and we ended up with both a band and a card. The card has no logo or anything on it, just white and basic.

Yay, I am here for another Sid adventure! Your review of your first cruise with Virgin is what prompted me to book mine...now I am 5 cruises in with one left to go (yet I only paid for 2. Thanks for the delay Resilient Lady). The exclusive cocktail event benefit only serves champagne and sangria for about an hour while a musician plays for the group. If the weather is nice, it is up at the perch in DIRECT SUN, so wear sunscreen or duck around the corner between drinks.

I have a tree nut allergy and they were fantastic about it at all of the restaurants except for one... The Dock did not ask and the sauce they use for the octopus has walnuts. A benadryl and a few hours of gastro distress later I was okay, but thought I should pass the story on for you to know as well! Have a wonderful time. Edit to add that test kitchen is my very favorite and they accommodate perfectly there. They will leave nuts off if they can or substitute for an alternate item.