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Just to emphasize, tips are included in your fare - sure you can slip a bartender or server a few bucks but many of them will refuse it. The staff is paid much better than typical cruise lines and have much better perks. So the prices that you see on a bar menu are THE PRICES. No 20% gratuity tacked on. And you can see all of your purchases on the app. And they are no longer (or maybe just currently?) accepting applications for status matches.

I saw Slam Allen [he was great!!] on Virgin's Scarlet Lady about a year or so ago, and I just checked his website and it looks like he's performing on Virgin exclusively for the rest of this year.

Room service is another breakfast option...

I take a quick photo of my bag after it's tagged by the porter in the extremely unlikely event it goes missing...I figure it can't hurt and might help.

I had some surplus Bar Tab and ended up buying a full bottle of wine to carry off with me.

I'm on board Scarlet right now and I was there are only 1200 passengers aboard.

@rfnc07 Thank you so much for the event schedules! I'm so glad that I won't have to try to watch on my tablet. [I'm having a tough time paying attention to work today while my thoughts are full of packing and getting up extra early tomorrow morning for my flight to Miami!]

Thanks for that idea. I did a cruise on Scarlet Lady a year ago so I'm a Sea-Blazer and get the Deep Blue Perks that includes "Unlimited Premium Wifi (where available) If you can dream it, we can stream with access to our premium wifi." So I'll keep my fingers crossed...

Does anyone know if it's possible to watch any of the World Cup action on board the Scarlet Lady either on the in-room TV or in a public venue? I'll be on from Friday, Nov 25 to Sunday, Dec 4 and am hoping to be able to watch some matches.

LOL, I'm a retired software product manager and I've been tempted to try to get VV to hire me on a 3-month consulting gig to tell them how to fix the damned app! Especially if I could cruise for free while working for them...maybe I should write to Sir Richard?

Here's the sad thing - the app was a cluster when I sailed on the Scarlet Lady last November. I can't imagine why it still sucks a whole year later! It's probably my biggest complaint about VV - their tech is awful. But I'm still excited to be booked on back-to back voyages from Nov 25 - Dec 4!! BTW, I'm loving this review...it's getting me revved up for that warm Miami/Caribbean weather. It's currently ~30 degrees here in Saint Louis, MO!!!

Thanks - that's good to know!

I'm just curious - do you get a full-size (750 ML) bottle or is it a smaller bottle?

thanks for posting this - I was on Scarlet Lady about a year ago and didn't even know that there was a thermal suite! I will definitely be checking it out on my B2B at the end of this month!