That 'fantastic offer' is available to anyone. It's called a 'My Next Virgin Voyage' certificate that you buy onboard the ship. VV is one of the few cruise lines that you can turn that placeholder voyage around to anyone else. So the TA simply purchased that MNVV onboard for $300 and then resold it to you having you pay the full deposit to make up for their $300 purchase. Hopefully they also gave you an additional $300 off the cruise fare from the publicly advertised prices for your cabin. That's part of the deal too. There are quite a few TAs who purchase these MNVVs to resell.
Be sure to purchase at least one for yourself while onboard, it's only $300 out of your pocket that goes towards your deposit, $300 off the cruise fare and the $600 OBC. You can purchase up to 10 of these onboard, but you must sail within 2 years. So in effect, when you purchase an MNVV onboard yourself, you pay $600 less than the advertised price at the time you book your next cruise.
The Bar Tab just happens to be the public special VV is running right now, they've been running that since before Christmas. $300 for 6 nights or less, $600 for 7 nights or longer on all voyages. VV allows you to combine the current offer with an MNVV
As for VV, the cruise line is for those of all ages who are young at heart. "Summer Camp for Adults" is how the Gamer described it on our first sailing and it's honestly true. Unlike any other cruise line out there, so casual and relaxed. If they had a larger pool it would be the perfect cruise line for us, but so many others simply don't care that it's a lounge pool. We've sailed Scarlet Lady twice and will be on Valiant Lady for Thanksgiving. One of my favorite things was discovering The Groupie on my first cruise and laughing more than I have laughed in a long time.
One thing you might find a bit lacking will be the Shore Things. VV really goes deep into sustainability, environmental support, animal welfare and supporting smaller local operators. Because of some stringent criteria, their shore things are much more limited than what the other cruise lines offer. We have honestly not purchased any Shore Things yet and have gone with third party operations. It's admirable what VV is doing, but it does limit your options somewhat if you want to book excursions through the cruise line.
We also have the 600$ bar tab and 700$ in loot, I am pretty sure we can manage the Bar money(oops). But need to figure out how to spend the loot. Can we purchase one of the MNVV with it?
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We also have the 600$ bar tab and 700$ in loot, I am pretty sure we can manage the Bar money(oops). But need to figure out how to spend the loot. Can we purchase one of the MNVV with it?