Wildcatllamas

So having an extra $200 isn't worth it? So here is a scenario - you have a major problem with your cruise. It is taking repeated calls to the cruise line and still not resolved. At times you may be on hold for an hour or more. Or you let your TA do it. But if you book it yourself don't bother to call the TA you spoke with to fix any problems. That would just be rude.

I think CruisingWalter had in one of his video he had an Amaretto Old Fashion that was amazing. I'm not an Old Fashion drinker but I may have to try that.

I think everyone had hit it right on for cruising on Virgin. I'm on the upper end of 60 and fell in love with Virgin. I have another Virgin cruise booked in December. Would go earlier but I have my final cruise on Princess in April and my milestone birthday in Hawaii in May. Since I work in a casino June through September are out for vacations and I don't book cruises in the Caribbean until December. Otherwise I would be cruising with them at least 3 times this year. I sure wish they would cruise out of the West coast because it is so much easier to get to for me. I would probably be on Virgin at least 4 times a year if they were doing the West coast.

I definitely would too. I would say we would be standing in line to do it.

So this is off topic, but has to do with people taking pictures or videos in areas where you have to scratch your head. Last night going home from work I came to the one and only stop sign on my 28 mile trip. The car in front of me is stopped and then suddenly the driver jumps out with their phone and begins taking pictures of the cows across the road. These aren't even unique cows. Just the run of the mill Herefords. So she is standing in the road and blocking the lane if I even wanted to go around. After a moment I honked and she flipped my off, but she did get back in her car and drove off.

Last October, on my Discovery cruise, I had to do payroll for the my department where I work at. The internet on ship wouldn't even hold long enough to approve a single person. So I waited till we were in port and went to a Starbucks so I could finish. On my cruise on Virgin back in 2021 I had absolutely no problem doing payroll while on the ship. I have Starlink at home and it is amazing. A neighbor is an RVer and has Starlink and has never had a problem with it. So we shall see.

I think I could manage to miss the fitness class. And pool time is not my thing so 9 AM is perfect. In my world I am usually up by 2:30 AM so my day is already full steam ahead by 9 AM.

I just watched his video and I can definitely see what you mean about him. I have done numerous behind the scenes tours on Celebrity and NCL. Best one I had was on NCL and because I had dinner with the F&B Director he conducted a private tour for those of us at his table. I definitely think I will try to book this tour on my trip in December.

I was thinking I might have to check this out since I have been reading Tarot, both professionally and for myself for many decades now but it sounds like just a magician.

I have already experimented with the very same idea using my old band. It looks pretty sharp. I will try to take a picture and post it.

Sort of partial to groups like Jethro Tull and Janis Joplin. Although having had a father who was a musician I also like Classical, Big Band and Jazz.

@WheresWalter I'm looking forward to the Princess cruise although my time for music was a bit before the 80's.

That is actually me. I'm Barbara Harris. If you have your own travel agent or book things yourself you can use just the JAqW to link it so you can get the $50 onboard credit.

I love your videos. Thank you for sharing them. I agree on Virgin being close to Celebrity. I last sailed on Celebrity the end of January 2020. Yup - right before everything hit the fan. It was a very relaxing cruise and the food was wonderful. But once I sailed Virgin in December of 2021 I found the new love of my life. This time around I won't have my knee in a brace and can stay more active. The gremlins sewed the seams of my close up tighter while I slept at night the last time. 😉

I am 315 days out from my next cruise and I am already checked in on the app and have my arrival time. It could be because I have cruised with them before and all my information was still available.

I have allergies to black pepper. When I have cruised on NCL and Princess it was very difficult to eat just about anything, even ordering a day ahead. On my B2B on Scarlet I had no problems. I told them at Pink Agave, which was my first restaurant and the chef came out and recommended all the things they could make that wouldn't have pepper on or in. Every restaurant there after, even on my second leg of the B2B would discuss the options with me so there wasn't any black pepper. It was amazing the way they worked with me. So I think your wife should be fine.

Thank you cantgetin. You sound exactly like me. I will look for Bembridge's video. I shared Where's Walt's video. I think this young man will enjoy Virgin. He loves good food, something you don't find on Princess or Carnival anymore.

I have Starlink at home and absolutely love it. This is wonderful news.

I am sailing solo on Virgin next December - but I love Virgin and have sailed solo on other lines with no problems. But now I have a friend who wants to to one of their cruises and is afraid to do it because they may be out of place. They are a single male in their 30s who is a quiet kind of person, most of the time. I think he will enjoy it but thought I would toss it out there to see what the rest of you think. He is used to sailing Carnival and Princess.

I am going in December and I know what you mean about the wait. I am going with a friend on a Princess cruise in April - not my favorite, and then spending 10 days in the Hawaiian islands in May so kind of tapped out until December for vacation time until December.

I love your video on the food. I hope you don't mind but I'm sharing it with some friends of mine who have been asking about my cruise and the food on Virgin. I shared photos but you make it all real about how good it is.

Thank you for starting this. I am sailing on Scarlet Lady for 5 nights December 3 - 8, 2023 Here is my link: https://virg.in/JAqW

I love your review. I haven't cruised as many times as you have but I feel the same way about the Virgin product. I love their cruise options. I did a back to back last December and have another cruise booked with them in December of 2023. And I still have a future deposit to use.

Carnival, who is the parent company, has had major violations for the same thing. At one time I judge threatened them with being restricted from docking in any US port.

Nothing on my cruise in October.