jon81uk

Yet I’ve read elsewhere that Virgin are profitable when over half full, which is it? I will admit I’ve not done any other cruise line, but what am I missing out on? I love the design and decor of Virgins ships.

Anyone can ask, but flashing cash to try and get it is not good. Asking politely is fine.

Generally speaking Virgin Voyages staff will refuse tips, don’t make it awkward by trying. Dining early (6pm) is more likely to get the better tables as they aren’t already occupied. Or go for brunch as it’s quieter and they mainly use the central section of the restaurant.

Specifically to Virgin, know to book dinners before boarding and brunch, shows and activities as soon as you get on the ship. Pack PJs for the Pajama party and something red for Scarlet Night. Take a reusable water bottle and maybe a coffee cup too. Don’t worry about restaurant dress codes. Try eating everywhere. Check the schedule and see what’s happening but be sure to see Duel Reality and go clubbing at Heartbeat in the Manor. Also dance in the pool at Scarlet Night.

More reservations open up once onboard. You’ll be fine. shows and activities can only be booked once on the ship.

They’ve swapped out the steak tartare and scallop crudo for the burrata salad. Would make things easier if the vegetarian main was printed in the menu too, but I guess they don’t want meat eaters ordering it and lots of chicken going to waste.

I enjoyed the show, four good variety caberet acts plus a couple of songs done by a live band. The audience participation gags were silly but fine. the food was fine considering it has all been sat in hot hold so they can serve a whole room at once. The major issue was the steak tartare but I’ve read they no longer serve it. The chicken was fine but needed more vegetables really. it’s worth seeing once, especially on longer cruises. You can always get pizza after.

Not done it myself but reviews on the VirginVoyages subreddit aren’t good. Several discussions right now with one person stating it’s the worst excursion they’ve done on any cruise. the main issue seems to be that there just isn’t enough heritage and culture on a small island to fill a tour and you might be better off renting golf carts and self-guiding if you want to see outside the Resorts World area.

As cantgetin says, there is no dress code as long as you have more than wet swimwear. Pretty sure I’ve seen baseball caps in the restaurants.

It’s usually Saint Louis sparking rose at the standard sail away. https://www.vivino.com/GB/en/saint-louis-88086-saint-louis-rose-sparkling-sparkling-v-rz7bm/w/4603537

That’s the same whenever you drink in a bar or restaurant though, it will always be more than retail price. But the house spirits are usually $7 a time for what I assume is a 50ml measure so you’d get about 7.5 from a 375ml bottle saving around $7 by buy purchasing the $45 bottle.

I did sail in 2021 and my Sea Blazer badges is purple and clearly obtained. Other badges haven’t launched yet so all shows greyed out.

Are you sure their badge isn’t greyed-out? If you sailed in 2021 then you should have the badge, for others it might appear greyed out.

If you have a cruise booked there should be a link when you are logged into the website or app to buy bar tab. It won’t show the right bonus before purchase, just the standard $50 but it should be correct after purchase. Or you can call them to purchase.

Just a minor thing, The Dock generally only does afternoon service not evenings. Social Club (hot dogs and wings) goes into the evenings. Also pizza stops between 6 and 9pm.

Espresso martini is my go to. I had it at Sip but other bars might serve too.

On the app. It can be possible to walk up for standby, but it’s best to book. Fitness classes go first as they have very very low capacity though.

Yes it is 🙂

The to-do list is all in the app, most communication will be to the person who booked but you will be able to see everything in the app and you both need to do the checklist separately in the app.

As above really, more reservations open once onboard. walk ups for dinner depend on how many passengers are onboard, once it gets over 2000 it seems to be much harder. full service breakfast/brunch can be reserved but often easy to get into as a walk up, The Galley food court doesn’t need reservations. I’ve never had a major issue although have eaten at 6pm once to try and get to a show as there was a lot we wanted to fit in one the last night.

Terms of the offer are here https://www.virginvoyages.com/cruise-deals/our-2nd-most-inclusive-offer-ever assuming it is within the terms I think it just gets confirmed after purchase, it doesn’t show in the checkout.

When Scarlet Lady launched there was only shelves in the closet space but they refurbished and converted some of the shelves to drawers. There is plenty of storage in my opinion.

There is currently a special offer of up to $600 bar tab, this is for everyone who books by end of Feb no matter status. https://www.virginvoyages.com/cruise-deals/our-2nd-most-inclusive-offer-ever

That’s odd as the FAQ on the website states it is 18 in international waters. https://help.virginvoyages.com/helpportal/s/searchresult?userInput=What is the drinking age on board#reload it’s possible that they are doing 21 on all Caribbean cruises now and 18 on the European cruises though.

Just an FYI it isn’t Moet at the Sailaway, or most of the other events. Rockstar suite guests get a Moet hour each night, but for the regular guests it’s Saint-Louis, usually the rose https://www.vivino.com/US/en/saint-louis-88086-saint-louis-rose-sparkling-sparkling-v-rz7bm/w/4603537 just wanted to mention it in case others start expecting Moet when actually it’s just the cheap stuff. personally I much preferred the cheap rose compared to the expensive Moet Brut.