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Did anyone ever get to the bottom of the “Can lock it in rates” being able to bid for an upgrade?

Congratulations on the anniversary, 22 years and counting for us.

From what I can see and from chatting with others onboard, VV has a lot of repeat sailors. We seem to hop on board and either love VV and feel right at home, or demand "old school" cruising. I have been on four voyages (over two ships), have two booked, and am about to complete a third booking today. For me it's the food and crew that keep me coming back. You know the quality, and it does not drop. The more I hear about other cruise lines, the less I want to go on them. How many VV have you been on or booked? and what keeps you coming back?

Well her home port was Barcelona but we all know she won't be back there for a while. lol

The potential to travel the canal is very different from actually doing it. I mean, I have the potential to avoid the sweet treats in the galley... but....

Thats our plan too. We are due to go on a voyage in next couple weeks, still no cabin allocated, but fingers crossed will come any day. We cannot apply for an upgrade until a cabin is allocated so its going to be a lot of close calls.

They are not plastic 🙂 . The little bottles for toiletries in the suites are biodegradable, biocompatible, refillable, and recyclable. :)

Oh, it's modern luxury. Don't expect gold toilets and flash for the sake of going "Look we have money", but do expect to feel quality at every corner, from the food you eat to the entertainment. Think of it is as as boutique hotel at sea, where the service speaks for itself, and class is left on land.

You can do it yourself from the "manage my bookings" section of a voyage if you have not had an email. Not all sailors qualify, but you can check on that page as well.

I'm sure they will come out with something news-wise soon. Just using basic logic they will be looking at budgets for 2024/25 and need to get sales coming in. So a couple more weeks and all these concerns will be a thing of the past.

So I have stayed in a central terrace, a corner suite, and an XL terrace x2. Given the choice (on any deck!) i would go for the XL after checking if it has a hammock. The red room sometimes in bad weather hosts Scarlet Night, but even that closes at midnight. The manor on most voyages at a maximum has two late nights if you are a tender sleeper. Cabin differences - the deeper main part of the room, inc the wardrobe so you can store your cases easier. The bathroom has a walk-in sink part (no door) but the WC and shower are behind two separate doors. The shower is full-size, and not a triangle shape wedge. Call your agent, or go through the deck plans and you can check if it has a glass side and a hammock as enough people have now recorded this.

Dont forget shows in "On the rocks" and "The Dock House" are open bars so you just turn up nice and early and snag a chair with a view, and some snacks, and wait for the shows to start.

I was kind of hoping they did something in Europe (or even a TA) for Brilliant this year. They would need something to "run her in" a little as doing the mermaiden public voyage starting on Christmas Eve is just asking for drama. Fingers crossed might see something pop up, and dive on into a booking for 2023.

I mean, it is kind of clear why. If you are in a hot location, and open the door hot air rushes in and will beat any air con you have running. So make the system cut out and save power. Then when the hot air is stopped from coming in again, turn the cooling back on.

Generally yes, your agent can do that for you, or you can call up and do it yourself. You won’t get the same cabin for sure, but you can ask.

so if you currently have no status, you would need to have completed two qualifying voyages by 31/12/23. You cannot use access codes, and no friends and family or free voyages or extra discounts such as casino comps. On your third voyage you then get the DBE, as you would be a sea rover status. The third voyage would need to be completed by 31/12/23 for DBE, as DBE end then. You can make any of the three bookings combining and stacking offers like the current air credit one, or the solo traveler one.

An access key will be shared “shortly”, and you can also call up the sailor services as they know it’s coming.

if in doubt, get them to call VV as if they say it’s the lead passenger who is the sailor that it’s based on, ask them to just swap the same sans confirm. it should be showing in the add-ones a few days before the voyage but VV will see it in the backend and can confirm.

if your in the same cabin then yes, but if your a different booking or cabin I doubt it, as the perks are by cabin, and not by sailor.

There is also one new perk that yet to be pushed out on socials etc. 10% off for sea blazers & sea rovers on bookings through to 31/10/23, and travelling by 30/04/24 and it can be stacked with various other discounts!

Yer, and one that your trapped away from land with no way of getting off unless you packed a boat in your carry in lol

flipflops are going to be useful as they have a runner down on the sand for walking on, but rough under foot on it. sharks are out in the deeper water and have zero interest in the beach. Swim and enjoy the water as it’s warm and so blue!

A bit of news that might be welcomed by casino users. The Den on deck 6 of Scarlet Lady has been converted into a poker room... https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/04/virgin-voyages-partners-with-the-world-poker-tour/

Yes, its basically a night club 🙂

I think it was $200 as well. We bought one of the single-person seated ones (but in a different color) for our garden. I hate it. honestly it's the worst. You climb in, sit down, and someone steals your afternoon from you without you spotting it. 😆