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I'm seeing a lot of posts on a group I'm in where people are drying laundry on their balconies. Some clipping to the hammocks, others installing portable clothes lines. The other lines I've been on have prohibited this. What is Virgin's position? And is it in writing anywhere? I couldn't find it. Maybe they don't care since they don't allow smoking on balconies.

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Now on Sale: Cape Town to Barcelona or Sydney to Barcelona So this is interesting. We always book directly with VV and have been told the first two legs of the upcoming repositioning cruise would not be for sale because the ports can't handle a sold-out ship. But, if you really want to go on one of these itineraries, it is for sale through My Cruises. From what I gather, they are some type of travel agency/reseller in Australia. They apparently bought a large block of cabins on the original repositioning cruise from Virgin and then packaged and resold them. Now, it looks like they are trying to recoup some of their costs by still selling their inventory, which I assume has increased due to cancellations. Buyer beware: the comments in the FB groups I'm in and YouTube reviews are...well, do your own research. Note, pricing is per person, not per cabin and is in AUD, not USD. Here's one example of the packages they are offering: https://mycruises.com.au/package/virgin-adults-only-half-world-voyage-cape-town-to-barcelona-2024/

They're definetly working to recoup some costs from the long way around from Africa.

Called last night about 5PM. It was updated in the app by 2AM. They did change our cabin and floor, so we needed to call this morning to get back on a floor we wanted.

Hello, My understanding is that the bed locations on the Reselient Lady alternate in every other cabin. I'm looking of a cabin with the bed by the balcony, not by the entrance door. How can I determine the bed location? The VV agent said he didn't have that information. Thanks!

I'm in! We've been rebooked and our details are in the app. All Add Ons transferred over.

Not yet and I called to ask. We all have to be rebooked by the 16th, so I presume they'll go on sale then.

They're telling me you can only choose one leg. I will probably purchase the 5-night 3rd leg and continue on to Athens. Seems to me they broke it up this way intentionally to recoup some costs. A Barcelona to Athens leg as the start of the Med season will attract a lot of new sailors.

I was originally only booked on the Dubai to Athens leg. So, having read the email, I'm curious whether I can choose the last two legs or have to choose only one of the legs. I still need to get to Athens, but the second leg won't do that. I definitely don't want only a 5-night sailing.

I hope it is even split into legs! Some of the info makes it sound like a 'once in a lifetime' voyage from Sydney to Greece via Africa. No extra charge for those who can make the journey. I really hope I can get on in South Africa.

Can confirm the same. May 9th Starry Nights appears to be still intact.

Interesting. Mine says $235..And it makes no sense. It's not 10% or 5% of my voyage. It doesn't match the taxes or deposit. I can't figure it out and the call center has no idea.

From what I've read, this type of future voyage credit is usually due to canceling within a window of time when your deposit is non-refundable. This will be my first VV cruise. I haven't booked and canceled anything. I was part of the cancelations and rebooked. I do have DBE due to status match. Thanks in advance. You're all so helpful!

Check your emails over the next few days. I just can't believe it. We just received a new email and by all appearances, we are now also getting a fare refund of $225. That brings our total cost per night down to $44.39 per night per sailor. Our actual cost is $53.32 per person as we had to pay a $250 fee to change a conflicting charter cruise. The agent who handled our final rebooking for our canceled cruise explained that even though we were downgrading cabins (central sea terrace to obstructed view sea terrace), we would not be getting any refund due to the cost and popularity of the repositioning itineraries. We were ok with being as we were going from 6 nights Carribean to 14 days Dubai to Athens.