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I've seen very sexy attire but most attire is comfy lounge type stuff. Interestingly I've seen a lot more men baring it all vs women. NYE cruise I'm pretty sure one gentleman was wearing little to nothing under his robe! And yes, I stopped and stared waiting for that robe to come apart. hahahaha (NO NO NO)

I saw this post about laundry in Sydney with a quick turnaround and I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for similar type of service in Auckland by chance? We are staying at the Hilton Auckland but also would be open to a nice area for sightseeing or brunch while waiting for laundry service as the OP did in Sydney. TIA

Interesting question. I'd be curious about this as well, but for Celebrity.

Not sure if OP is still having problems but posting my experience since others may have it too... I had this exact problem 2.5 years ago when I first became a VV customer. I had signed up via my email address for offers, etc., in 2019 or 2020, but by the time I booked my first cruise in 2021, I "logged in" using the Google shortcut (I have a gmail email address). Somehow in doing that, I wound up with 2 accounts with a very similar experience to not being able to access things as the OP. It was painful to resolve, but I was insistent that I remain on the phone until the customer service agent put me in touch with IT who could actually "make ship happen" (HA). HOWEVER, as mentioned, that was 2 years ago when they weren't nearly as busy with people using their cruise line and customer service agents actually had the knowledge to resolve things and time to put me in touch with the right people. I understand that now they have a larger CS staff and if I had to guess (based upon a recent call with them) are fairly new to dealing with VV. I feel like the end result was for VV IT to delete BOTH accounts and then I was able to create a new account using my booking number to get things back in sync. I've not had any problems since, but I do use that Google shortcut to login to VV rather than a unique username/password.

Exactly. Not sure why political leaning has a thing to do with a vacation. Especially if the OP is as accepting as the post indicates.

I was on this cruise, my 4th one last year. It's interesting how differently people view the same things. We will be on Celebrity Edge in 5 weeks, so close enough that mentally I'll be able to do the good comparision (our last non-VV cruise was 2018 and RCL).

agree - you can add things to your agenda (putting it on your "love list" by clicking the heart is not enough to get the reminder)... and you can double book yourself with free things to do. as far as "what" to book... my first Virgin cruise I had no idea what I wanted to do nor did I do a lot of research on what others preferred. I do enjoy Loteria and I've seen Dual Reality 3 times - so that's also a favorite for me. Around the World is a great show, but arrive early as it will fill up... Most of all.. enjoy!!

Absolutely not my experience on the NYE Scarlet Lady sailing. Because of the weather I didn't spend a lot of time on the pool deck, so I can't really comment as to what our boat had vs yours on that point. 2 people vomiting out of 2500 would not ruin it for me... bad luck that you experienced that. No shirt? No problem if you have something nice to look at. HA! No shoes - gross, but again, I've definitely seen that on Carnival and RCL. So not sure why you'd think that would be a NYE thing vs some other time of year. Maybe weather related? Our sailing was quite cool and rainy, otherwise maybe we would have had more skin showing? I honestly thought the NYE sailing was by far one of the best I've done with VV (this was my 6th) with the exception of the fact that Carlos was not the Diva on our sailing (as others have mentioned, he is hands-down the best). The entertainment on board was top notch and the happenings cast was great even though for a lot of them they had been on the boat for a while (I had seen / met many of them when I sailed in September).

if you want to book excursions ahead of time then one person can book and then just have your friends send you the $$ you can definitely swap charges around if you book onboard - sailor services can help you with that. I’ve done it many times.

thanks all just really needed the info about the boarding... #hijackers 😂

thanks yeah I've had DBE for a while and have generally sailed as RS or done a romance package... so wasn't quite sure how DBE worked standalone. Helpful information. thank you!

Question - I'm sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find it ... so apologies... But just like the title reads, is the DBE perk only the dedicated line or is also priority boarding? A friend who is sailing with us for NYE has DBE via status match but was only offered a 3:15pm boarding time. Wondering if they can board with us at 1:45pm? Does anyone legitimately know? Expedited Boarding A VIP-style dedicated line at embarkation awaits you at the terminal.

I literally watch what the porter writes down and do not leave unless I'm satisfied that it's correct and legible!

I was on full sailings earlier this year, but maybe more people are aware of the app & how to use it... it's definitely been a sore spot from day 1. LOL

thanks... super familiar with all of the finagling with the app and brunch options (this will be my 6th sailing)... but the first time I've had this many problems!

We too are on the NYE cruise and having a horrendous time booking reservations for dinners. I was lucky to secure a table for the 4 couples traveling together for 2 meals (at 6pm!) but even trying to book for 2 couples seems impossible this week. The app as been flakey at best and atrocious at worst.

slightly different take on this... I purchased 3 MNVV and then immediately booked a new cruise while on board. The gentleman at the future cruise desk was able to get me 3 rooms all next to each other on the new cruise. He even was kind enough to help me search through the decks until we found 3 near each other.

I'm not expecting it to happen overnight... but I'll ping them again in a week or two if I haven't heard anything back.

@-The-True-North- I just took your advice and used the chat function to reach out to sailor services. I copied your note with a few minor changes for my personal style (ha!). Probably not entirely necessary, but certainly didn't hurt! She was as nice as could be and looks like I will get the $200 loot applied to my NYE sail. 🤞 at least!

we did lights last year and had no issues. at the time I didn't realize that lights on the cabin doors was frowned upon so we had them on our door too.

We were on SL lady last year for Christmas and I don't recall there being anything particular. However there were a LOT of door decorations which was nice to see. I realize that is technically not allowed on VV ships, but they seemed to stay up and not be taken down. There were a LOT of sailors who dressed for xmas, such as staying in PJs all day... santa hats.... xmas light necklaces, etc.

I received my email and it's now pretty explicit. Given the restrictions to new cruises that have to be booked by the end of this year for sailing by the end of next year and how high the prices are for fares right now, I doubt I will use it. To thank you for recently completing our Sailor Survey powered by IntelliSurvey, you've scored $200 in onboard credit for the next new voyage you book. Terms and Conditions: This is non-transferable and is subject to availability and to the terms and conditions provided. 1. Offer Details. These terms and conditions detail Virgin Voyages’ $200 Sailor Loot benefit. 1.1. Virgin Voyages will provide an onboard credit (i.e., “Sailor Loot” in our branding voice) of $200 USD per cabin on all new voyages purchased before midnight EST following December 31, 2023 for open cabins on an eligible voyage as outlined in Section 3. 2. Restrictions/Exclusions. The $200 Sailor Loot is subject to the following restrictions and exclusions. 2.1. Subject to this Section 2, the $200 Sailor Loot is combinable with most Virgin Voyages’ current public promotions, Affinity Circles, and Tour Operator Rates. The $200 Sailor Loot is not combinable with Contracted Circle Programs, Casino Rates/Program, Interline Rates, other Reduced Rate programs, My Next Virgin Voyage offers, or any other previous offers. 2.2. Travel Agents (or “First Mates” in our branding voice) do not earn commission on the Sailor Loot value given to Sailors for the $200 Sailor Loot. 3. Eligibility 3.1. Eligible Voyages: Offers are eligible on the following non-charter, open, revenue voyages, as modified in section 3.2: Ships: Starting with voyages departing on or after October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024 on Scarlet, Valiant, and Resilient Lady. 3.2 Excluded: Any full-ship accommodation voyages (i.e., charter voyages), Mer-Maiden Voyages, and contractual Circles are excluded from the offer. We reserve the right to modify these offers at any time.

I will give this story.. I am sailing on Wednesday... 2ish months ago I put in an upgrade request. About 2-3 weeks ago I started receiving emails about "bid for an upgrade" and I'm like "wait, I already did this... wth"... Very much different from my one and only prior experience with trying to bid for an upgrade where I received an email telling me that my bid was not accepted. So their process is not infallible...

Thank you for posting this. I've been amazed to read some of the comments recently about getting the 10% pay in advance discount all the way up through 180 days pre-sailing. I've always bit the bullet and paid up front on the day I book to get this discount. So I've been very confused!

@Cloud9 Bob are your dates accurate? I sailed in July of 2022 on a 50% capacity SL (they were not yet maxing anything out) and again in December of 2022, and it was not at all shop worn. I sailed in April and May of this year, and there were a few signs of wear on SL and it was closer to 100% capacity and would generally agree with your comments.