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Bathrooms are immediately outside the Galley food court. Ladies is on the right (starboard) side, Gents on the other side. But on deck 6, it’s the opposite, Gents outside Extra Virgin (right side), Ladies outside Test Kitchen (left/port side). On deck 5 it’s the same as deck 15, Ladies starboard outside Pink Agave, Gents port side by Razzle Dazzle.

Have you not tried to crack the flag code on Valiant Lady’s artwork?

There is no bottled water at all on VV. But sparkling water is readily available.

The dedicated desk has really short hours, like 12-3pm or similar, I’ve never actually used it. The best method to contact sailor services is almost always messaging in the app.

The menu on the website or app is a sample menu and doesn’t show all dishes. The other one is a photo of the actual menu given in the restaurant so is more accurate. The menu here is the same as I was given two months ago. https://vvinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/extra-virgin-follow-vvinsider.pdf VV Insider is pretty accurate for menu updates https://vvinsider.com/restaurant-menus/

Does seem a sensible question to check if anyone is joining you before ordering, they could be in the bathroom or delayed.

They offer them from Miami but they are expensive compared to just using Uber/Lyft. More use if you want one that gives a tour rather than just a transfer I think.

The Red Room does actually have a full bar in the back, but they generally don’t run it except for the bad weather indoor Scarlet Night. Most of the time they are only serving canned drinks on the way in. I assume someone at VV has run the numbers has found that the effort of running and staffing a full bar isn’t worth it just for shows and that offering cans on the way in is enough.

I would add that although Test Kitchen has a lot of diner style seating, it is no more likely than any other restaurant that people at that seating will want to talk to strangers, so don’t assume people are going to want to be any more social than they would at a table for two.

On the first night there is a solo meetup about 5.30 before the sailaway and then that evening there is a solo dinner in Razzle Dazzle. Other than that it’s only Gunbae that is shard tables. If you want dinners with others then make friends at the solo meet ups. But at most restaurants tables are close so you can end up chatting to couples at other two-top tables nearby.

The peekaboo window is the one that looks into the shower. Ask the cabin attendant and they can cover it up. The door into the bathroom is solid and can be locked. Inside the bathroom there is a non-lockable door to the toilet cubicle too, so even if you don’t cover the shower window you can close the door when using the toilet.

All the outdoor bars do have slushy machines and at times do keep the frozen cocktails pre-made. Seems to depend on how busy they expect to be and they only have space for two slushy drinks at each bar.

Generally for XL the balconies are pretty much the same but some at the very front can’t have hammocks as there is no attachment point above. Your room will have a hammock. https://vvinsider.com/cabin/9342z/

I assumed other lines (I’ve only done VV) wouldn’t have blenders indoors too due to the noise issue.

They hold most reservations to be booked onboard. It’s estimated to be only a third of times can be booked in advance. They don’t keep back much for walk up so you do need to book once onboard, but there will be times available and you can often get walk up with a short wait as people don’t show up. The Wake and Extra Virgin are hardest to get reservations, Test Kitchen and Razzle Dazzle easiest.

Yes it can still be done if you want.

I think all the outdoor bars on decks 15 &16 have blenders, but no indoor ones do.

Most bartenders can make off-menu cocktails if they have the ingredients at that bar. Common things like a cosmo will be fine, I often order espresso martini at Sip, On the Rocks and the Manor. For wine I’m not sure as never ordered off-menu myself, but I would not expect them to go searching for a wine not on the list. A lot of the time they are out of stock of wines that are on the list!

It’s not too much trouble, they just found a majority of guests preferred having a bed. If you want a sofa tell the room attendant or tap in the app/ tablet for that to tell them.

Personally I found the free drip coffee in the Galley more flavourful than an Americano from a barista.

Sorry, that was a typo for wings as in hot dogs and chicken wings. Can get free sparkling wine at the sailaway 5.45-6.15pm on the first day though.

If you insist you can tip extra, https://www.virginvoyages.com/help-and-support/search?text=Can I tip extra for Crew on board? Personally I would discourage the sort of bribe to get better service tips though as that will create an expectation of tipping culture and I think the experience on VV is better because there is no expected tip. but VV rewards their staff by giving them additional time off and similar if you name them in the post-voyage survey so take down names of people who really impress you. I also think small gifts like chocolate or something unique from your home town can go a lot further than just cash.

Items with heating elements are prohibited (except for hair irons). https://www.virginvoyages.com/safety-security/prohibited-items

There is very little difference in the physical ship, the deep section of the pool is bigger on RL and the artwork differs. The main difference is the shows, Resilient has Persephone, Miss Behave, Mind Mangler and Lola’s Library as well as the Another Rose dinner show ($50 but includes 3-4 cocktails plus sparkling rose). Scarlet has Duel Reality, Untitled DanceShowPartyThing, Ships in the Night and Rockeoke plus the Lolz supper club dinner comedy show (free but pay for drinks). Generally I think the entertainment on Resilient is better with Persephone and Another Rose being stunning shows and Miss Behave very funny. Duel Reality is also great and Untitled is good but lacks the wow of the shows on Resilient. VV Insider has a good list https://vvinsider.com/on-board/events/ and the official website https://www.virginvoyages.com/cruise-entertainment The club nights are also different between the ships but all have PJ party and Scarlet Night.

Oh to be clear I meant it’s a change that the regular rockstars meet in Sip, that’s what we had as rockstar in April. I’ve not done mega so I defer to Eric&Pam.