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They used to have Scorpion Powder at Pink Agave, but last time they told me they stopped getting it because too many people compained it was too spicy 😞 Below was taken on the ship:

When was the last time you went? When I went last January, I was told that there were cost-cutting changes that had just started. I also saw some videos that showed these changes and the differences in the food, especially the buffet.

These are exactly as they were served...

For me the main thing was the food. The food was pretty bad on Celebrity. Frozen vegitables. I thought our "Concierge Balcony" room on Celebrity was about the same size as our Sea Terrace on Virgin, and although there was more variety of entertainment on Celebrity, the style of entertainment on Virgin was more my personal style. But I would say it was 80% the food and 20% the vibe.

Perhaps taken as a whole, that's true. But for some people, Virgin is better suited than the other lines (and for some people, the other lines are better suited to them). It's fine to say that "Virgin is beyond compare to other lines", for *you*. That doesn't mean it will be true for everyone. But it certainly can be a true statement for that person. I've tried 3 different lines (all within the past year), and Virgin is beyond compare to Celebrity and Norweigan for me, at least for my small sample of one each of the other two.

Hope it's going to Alaska!

+1,000,000

I still don't get the "cancel the excursion so she gets the money" scam. I'm obviously missing something. I had a weird run-in with that VV security guy who did most of the talking for VV. I had an incorrect charge on my bill and the Sailor Services person called him over and he didn't smile once with me, either. He was also treating me with suspicion. But it eventually got fixed.

I'm in the process of planning this now. On the September 3rd (now "Celebration") cruise from Portsmouth. So planned a trip around it. Flying FLL-LGA (JetBlue), EWR-ATH (Emirates), ATH-JTR (Aegean), JTR-LHR (British), Overnight in London, Train Waterloo-Portsmouth. Then after cruise, train Portsmouth-Gatwick (Have to make a 4pm flight that day!), LGW-OPO (British), train Porto-Lisbon, LIS-MIA (TAP). Will be 2 days in Athens, 3 days in Santorini, 2 days in Porto, 1 day in Lisbon. I looked at hotels in Portsmouth and Southampton, and didn't see anything that was appealing to me.

I think this is a big change, not a slight one. I'm very happy about it.

Maybe you could bring some sugar free vanilla extract? Then you wouldn't be limited to what you have on board, since they have Coke Zero?

It's not real Freestyle. It's what I call "Freestyle Light". You can't mix anything. It does not have Coke Zero Vanilla (but does have Coke Zero and Diet Coke)

Wow, so it wasn't even close to being ready in time. They should have let us know sooner that our voyage would be canceled...

Hmm...That's a shame (I assume your word "any" in the first sentence should have been a "one"). He's by far the best bingo host I've seen. Also, I thought he was on RL. Glad to hear he's on VL.

For my cruise next month on VL it's also listed as "with the Happenings Cast", which took me by surprise. I've always just seen "with the Diva", including the last time on VL. I hope you check it out this trip and report back.