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4 hours ago, Mattsudds said:

The summer 2025 gap is a Barcelona ship. Presumably that is where Brilliant Lady is going. I find it hard to believe she won’t sail until 2025 but nothing concrete indicates earlier sailings yet. Given all the reports suggesting she was getting ready to sail and being crewed up, this would imply Virgin have decided not to put the ship in service, rather than she is so far behind in construction. 

The gap in July is the 14 day Barcelona to Portsmouth cruise.  Which is the one I’ve been waiting for.  Still not up to book

9 hours ago, Swells1 said:

I'm on the January 13th sailing and I've booked all my dinner reservations for 5:45 and 6:00pm.

We are booked for 6:00 pm too

Loving your review (of course)!  Looking forward to our B2B on VL in January!  Our first Virgin cruises!

54 minutes ago, benjaminnicholas said:

VV has had more than enough time to hire the right developers to make their app easy, streamlined and reliable.

And they clearly haven't.

 

At least it's not as shitty as MSC's app.  It could be worse folks.

MSC’s entire IT department should be replaced.  Terrible from top to bottom

All confirmed today, and everything is correct on the app!  So stoked!

15 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

I'm actually on the Carnival Luminosa (an older Costa ship they took over) right now. Seattle to Brisbane, Australia, 30 days!!! 

Very, very nice!  Enjoy your cruise!

1 hour ago, DAP2 said:

Oh dear God, that means they are still working on last Thursday 😳, the day your case was created with your original phone call. 

That seems correct, based on what folks on several roll calls are reporting.  I’d be absolutely amazed if we hear anything about our request by Monday.

A CSR told us yesterday that they were hoping to get everything done by the end of the month  😳 

7 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

The Carnival phone app is great! They even have your casino Play and casino points on the app. 

I know!  It’s a fantastic tool, both pre-cruise, and during your cruise!

9 hours ago, cantgetin said:

Booking dinner reservations, I got the first 3 nights booked with 4 crashes.  Then the app crashed 27 times with NOTHING accomplished.  Fortunately my TA came to the rescue and was able to book all my reservations thru her portal.  Why can't an otherwise decent cruise line get their IT in place correctly?

For as much as people like to call Carnival “WalMart of the seas”, their IT (app, website), are head and shoulders above VV (and MSC).  What an utter fiasco this has been.

4 minutes ago, Yinster said:

Success for our friends were on the cancelled cruise. They have now heard they are on the  same rebooked cruise as us

When did they put in their request?

21 minutes ago, 1025cruise said:

It's gone.

 

Wow!  Ok, thanks!

5 minutes ago, CineGraphic said:

They can be used in both, but you have to specify.

Speak to whoever is in the casino cashier cage.

For table games they give you promo chips.

For slots, they load the amount to your bracelet.

The cashier will explain everything.

What happens if we don’t use all the loot loaded to the bracelet?

Thanks for the quick reply!  I appreciate it!

Can we use sailor loot to play table games only - or can we play slot machines too.  Thanks in advance!

4 hours ago, BethesdaSC said:

My VL was cancelled. Considering the VL switch out of San Juan on Feb 3. Does anyone know the specific itinerary? It no longer shows and won’t be available to book till 9/11. Thank you!

We are considering this sailing on Jan 13

2 hours ago, BeasleysMom66 said:

 

Don't feel bad they cancelled my Eastern Caribbean for 1/13/2024 to 1/21/2024.  This is the 2nd time and LAST they have done this to me.

We were on this sailing too.  Going to wait until Sept 11th to view all our options.  Those in the email don’t cut it.

6 hours ago, Yinster said:

So a weird thing happened to us. My OH did status match for both of us so we can get the extras for our first virgin cruise in 2024

 

Her email from virgin was she wasn't entitled to the DBE since our cruise wasn't till next year 

 

But my confirmation email give me all the DBEs even though I'm not cruising this year

 

Is that right?

We status matched too, and are taking our first Virgin cruise in January.  I emailed Virgin support, and they added DBE for both of us, within half and hour.  Wrote again, someone else will add them for you.

6 hours ago, FFMilesJunkie said:

It might be a glitch that they change, but I've noticed for 2024 sailings, DBE Bonus Bar Tabs are showing up for both passengers if both have status (so $100 x 2 instead of $100 for the cabin)

Yes!  That is the case for us

2 hours ago, HolsAddict said:

I sailed in October 22 and June 23 and are sailing again in June 24.

 

When do my deep blue perks show up as there's nothing showing on my account or the app? Tia

I sent VV an email - and within minutes, DBE were added to our accounts

We’re booked on the Valiant Lady (first Virgin cruise in January.  Hope we’re not cancelled!

7 hours ago, _tacocat_ said:

they ended the sailor loot referral 2/14.  now i think they just give each cabin a bottle of champagne.  do you see sailor loot in your booking?

No sailor loot on our account.  This link is to entice others to join us (near as I can tell when I click the link).

On 2/28/2023 at 11:23 PM, cantgetin said:

This promotion ended on 2/14/2023.

Not sure who you’re referring to, but we booked the voyage Feb 28

Ship - Horizon

Deck - 5

Stateroom # 5208

Stateroom Category – Havana interior 

Starboard or Port Side - Starboard

Quiet Stateroom? – Yes

Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? - No

Balcony View – N/A

Balcony Size? N/A

Was wind a problem? - N/A

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? - N/A

Any specific problems with this cabin? - no

Any other comments? - This one of 2 “sideways” Havana interiors.  The room felt bigger because of the configuration.  
 

Couple of small drawbacks:  TV is to the left of the bed, which means one has to lie to one’s side to watch.  Closets are right up against the wall, across from the bathroom.  The last closet opens in to the room, which means things are a little tight.

6 hours ago, 3smithboys said:

Thank you! It’s our 1st time on a Vista class, and I heard that the Havana area is better on them than any other class. So, we figured, let’s try it!

You won’t regret it!  Enjoy!

22 hours ago, 3smithboys said:

Great! Thanks so much! What did you think of the Havana area? We’ve never been there before.

We love it!  It’s the only cabin category will will book on Vista class ships.