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Also interested. Thanks Walter!
Did you find any shopping there? Wondering if it's worth the trouble of getting Euros.
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Best place to exchange USD for Euros?
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On 9/21/2023 at 11:53 AM, mitsugirly said:
We have went with Spencer twice now and absolutely loved it there. The first time we went we just went directly to Jalousie beach. They snorkeling there is absolutely AMAZING! The food is really good too. We knew we had to go back again when we went back to St Lucia. The second time around we did the land and sea tour, which included going to the mud baths and waterfall and it was another great experience. You can find my reviews HERE and HERE with tons of pictures if interested.
We did his Land & Sea Tour based on your recommendations Mitsugirly and totally agree...Doing it again in Feb
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On 12/27/2023 at 7:49 PM, Ixtoras said:
We're on the 2/10 Sailing and have been trying to book dining all day. But the tentative schedule is as follows:
Sat 2/10
- 7:30 Festival Stage
- 8:00 Miss Behave Show
- 9:00 The Hostess Sings Her Secrets
- 10:00 Miss Behave Show
- 11:00 PJ Party
Sun
- 5:30 Ship Show
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 11:30 We Fancy
Mon
- 6:00 Festival Stage
- 8:00 Festival Stage
- 10:00 Duel Reality
- 10:00 The Hostess Sings Her Secrets
- 11:30 Heartbeat Dance Party
Tue
- 5:30 Ship Show
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 10:00 Bingo with the Happenings Cast
Wed
- 6:30 Miss Behave
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 9:00 Scarlet Night
- 9:45 The Story of Scarlet Night
- 10:15 The Story of Scarlet Night
- 10:45 Scarlet Night Pool Party
- 11:45 Scarlet Night the Afterparty
Thu
- 8:00 Festival Stage
- 10:00 Untitled DanceShowPartyThing
- 11:00 Circus Disco
- 11:30 Studio 72
Fri (Sea Day)
- 10:00 VHS Workout
- 12:45 Bingo with the Happenings Cast
- 1:00 Festival Stage
- 5:30 Ship Show
- 7:30 Duel Reality
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 10:00 Duel Reality
- 11:15 BoomVang
Do we need to book Festival Stage Shows onboard?
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21 minutes ago, colesc15 said:
I really want to do Spencer's boat to sugar beach, but the time is 8:30-3:30 and the ship is in Port from 7-4 so 3:30 feels like it's cutting it pretty close, no?
We are doing Spencer's Land & Sea Tour on 2/28/24 - scheduled 8 am to 7pm. I was worried about not getting to the tour in time, but was told they watch schedules of ships so would not be a problem.
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Loved our June 5 nighter from Miami so much that we booked another for 1/24/24 - Southern Caribbean. However, the price increases have discouraged us from booking another VV in the near future.
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10 hours ago, cantgetin said:
First, don't get your legal info from contributor web site. I'd suggest the government web site of the country you will be visiting. Secondly, at the very least, bring a photocopy and shoot a photo on your phone.
Did so, but was confusing. In the meantime, I found out from my TA that the info on their site was old.
No vax card needed for St. Lucia.
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I've tried to find this out, but not clear.
If coming in on a cruise ship do we need to bring our vax cards with us when disembarking? There is also mention of an immigration form. Not sure about that either.
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Hope not. Unfortunately some of my group has little patience!
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Could be wrong, but read somewhere that it is simple...Can go to Sailor Services to split.
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10 hours ago, Ixtoras said:
We're on the 2/10 Sailing and have been trying to book dining all day. But the tentative schedule is as follows:
Sat 2/10
- 7:30 Festival Stage
- 8:00 Miss Behave Show
- 9:00 The Hostess Sings Her Secrets
- 10:00 Miss Behave Show
- 11:00 PJ Party
Sun
- 5:30 Ship Show
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 11:30 We Fancy
Mon
- 6:00 Festival Stage
- 8:00 Festival Stage
- 10:00 Duel Reality
- 10:00 The Hostess Sings Her Secrets
- 11:30 Heartbeat Dance Party
Tue
- 5:30 Ship Show
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 10:00 Bingo with the Happenings Cast
Wed
- 6:30 Miss Behave
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 9:00 Scarlet Night
- 9:45 The Story of Scarlet Night
- 10:15 The Story of Scarlet Night
- 10:45 Scarlet Night Pool Party
- 11:45 Scarlet Night the Afterparty
Thu
- 8:00 Festival Stage
- 10:00 Untitled DanceShowPartyThing
- 11:00 Circus Disco
- 11:30 Studio 72
Fri (Sea Day)
- 10:00 VHS Workout
- 12:45 Bingo with the Happenings Cast
- 1:00 Festival Stage
- 5:30 Ship Show
- 7:30 Duel Reality
- 8:30 Ship Show
- 10:00 Duel Reality
- 11:15 BoomVang
Hope you got your dining booked. Tx for this list.
I read somewhere that you can book dining directly with VV if you cannot do in app or ask your TA if you have one.
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On 12/21/2023 at 7:40 AM, Rewind said:
We didn't do a whole lot on Scarlet Night - we watched the opening in the Roundabout, went to see the Hostess sing the story in the Red Room, then wandered a bit before going back to briefly check out the dance party back in the Red Room.
Our weather conditions had gotten bad enough that they moved the normal pool party into the Red Room. I was kinda looking forward to the dance number at the pool, but as it moved to the Red Room, it got crowded so we didn't stay.
On our June cruise Scarlet Night was changed to the Red Room since there was lightning in the area. Very disappointed and tired..So we skipped it.... Hoping to do the Scarlet Night pool party on our February cruise from San Juan.
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6 minutes ago, BethesdaSC said:
Have you downloaded the app? My cruise is February and I can see some showtimes under “browse the events lineup”. Happy sailing! Come back and let us know about San Juan if you can. 😊 I’d be interested in knowing about that first night since departure is 8pm. Thank you!
I just checked and since my cruise is the 24th I cannot see this until the 45 day mark.
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I've been looking around trying to get some idea of very approximate dates/times/shows, etc. for upcoming cruises from San Juan starting 1/13/24.
Nothing available yet. I checked aws URL and nothing there yet either. Didn't see anything for first few SJ cruise departures either.
I know things change last minute, but since the San Juan departures will be new, it would be nice to have some idea of what will be happening so we can plan our excursions.
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One person in our group is interested in bidding on the suite upgrade. I've read that some of the locations are bad for some suites. Anything else she needs to be aware of if she decides to do this?
Would Rockstar agent be able to get reservations for just her cabin or for the 3 cabins in her group?
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13 hours ago, cantgetin said:
Booking--first you need to link your account to the others in your group. After that, you can book for everyone. This applies to dinners, shows, activities, etc.
Excursions booked in advance must be paid in advance. If you book for a group, you'll need to pay for all of them and square up with them later by whatever means you choose. You can't use loot for bookings prior to boarding; you must put it on your credit card. Booking after boarding, my experience is that it comes from the account of the cabin of the person that does the booking. I know they can shuffle charges within a cabin if you don't all have the same pay source, but I've not heard of being able to move loot from one cabin to another or swapping charges among cabins. My suggestion on excursions would be to go to the big red desk after boarding and let them handle the whole group. THat way, you can be sure enough spots are available, etc. before you get into the booking details and let them handle taking it out of the loot.I've not heard of being able to move loot from one cabin to another or swapping charges among cabins. My suggestion on excursions would be to go to the big red desk after boarding and let them handle the whole group. THat way, you can be sure enough spots are available, etc. before you get into the booking details and let them handle taking it out of the loot.
Sounds like a plan... However, I hope we don't miss out on excursions since we will be booking other activities as soon as we board. Is the Big Red Desk right by boarding area?
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If one person books for a group on the app onboard for events that require payment thru loot, I seem to remember that the charges would need to be divided at Sailor Services so that one person isn't using their loot for the group. Is that correct? Easy to do?
Is it true that some events, i.e., Duel Reality only permits one person to book for people in his cabin? (not for the whole group)
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I read this, but didn't think it was the case:
although restaurant bookings open very early, Virgin often will not list the entertainment times until 1-2 weeks before you sail. And they all have to be booked while on board.
I thought one couldn't see any of the entertainment times until the same day as restaurant bookings open. Which is correct?
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47 minutes ago, CruisingWalter said:
Order whatever you want, if it's something to be cooked in the back they will try to time it to your grilled food. I recommend the Kalbi (Short Ribs) for the grill. On Valiant a friend order the pork belly and it was flavorless, she ended up digging into some of my short ribs which were really good.
I felt the same way about the food on the grill except for the short ribs. Thinking I'll order off the menu next cruise. I'm going with friends and would like them to experience the Gunbae game and atmosphere.
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On trips with many ports & excursions are times for bingo, loteria and other usual daytime activities changed? I'm looking forward to our S. Caribbean cruise, but thinking we will probably miss quite a few onboard activities.
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On our last VV cruise we did Gunbae and from what I remember we all ate the same food which was cooked in front of us. Perhaps the waiter suggested we all get the same thing and we agreed without ordering off a menu?
I didn't care for most of this food we had and see things that look good on the menu online. If I order from menu will my order arrive at the same time as the grilled items for others?
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Enjoying your review
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I know the restaurant booking availability date is 45 days before one's trip. (I usually book around midnight the night before)
However, I see that the Event Listing Opens date is the same. I remember that this list is only for viewing, but I couldn't book events until onboard. Does the Event Listing information appear the night before the 45th day also? It would be nice to be able to view these before making restaurant reservations although I now these will change a bit.
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First time going on Valiant Lady.
Read that Euros are needed in Guadaloupe
in Guadeloupe
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What excursion did you find? I am cruising 2/24 and some of the excursion details were sketchy.