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Bid upgrade accepted, sailing as a Mega Rock Star next week.
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
We're going to be regular Rock Stars in September, I hope it's not a huge disappointment. lol -
We're hopping on the Valiant for a short 5 day sailing next week to hold us over until our 12 day September sailing on the Resilient, and we placed a few bids so we could experience Bimini as a Rock Star. I started to see what few RS suites were left disappear, so I put in a last minute bid on a Gorgeous Suite and was informed yesterday that our bid was accepted. The first sign that it was accepted was a notification that my credit card had been charged, then an hour or so later a flurry of rejection emails came in for each bid I placed on other suite categories, and finally one acceptance email noting our new cabin #. Today I called Red Glove Services to arrange our transportation to and from the port, and the rep, Jennily was great to deal with. This will be our first sailing as any sort of Rock Star which will be fun since I worked so many years as backstage security at several of our local concert venues. From Pitbull to Bono, Dolly to Cher, and even Cheech & Chong, I've seen, heard, and smelled all sorts of things backstage. 🥸 Believe it or not, the only time I had to call the police was during an Indian concert. The "Elvis of Mumbai" fan's got way out of hand. 🤣
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Rogueperson's **Live** Scarlet Lady 4/21/2024 Transatlantic
CineGraphic replied to Rogueperson's topic in Virgin Voyages
I love this hand washing station too. I took this video last year https://youtube.com/shorts/CAZNZ9SpGso?feature=share -
Brilliant will have 4 homeports in the USA
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
My guess is that they will repeat the same 5 night itinerary listed as the LA Mermaiden for 3 additional sailings before they do the Hollywood Sunsets and Cali to Canada sailings. -
Brilliant will have 4 homeports in the USA
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
BRILLIANT LADY NEW YORK MERMAIDEN 5-NIGHTS SEPTEMBER 5-10, 2025 1 New York, New York 2 Sailing Day 3-4 King’s Wharf, Bermuda (overnight) 5 Sailing Day 6 New York, New York THE BIG APPLE TO BERMUDA 5-NIGHTS SEPTEMBER 10-15, 2025 1 New York, New York 2 Sailing Day 3-4 King’s Wharf, Bermuda (overnight) 5 Sailing Day 6 New York, New York NORTHEAST ATLANTIC ADVENTURE 8-NIGHTS SEPTEMBER 15-23, 2025 1 New York, New York 2 Sailing Day 3 Boston, Massachusetts 4 Eastport, Maine 5 Saint John, New Brunswick (Bay Of Fundy) (latenight) 6 Sailing Day 7 Halifax, Nova Scotia 8 Sailing Day 9 New York, New York NAUTICAL NORTHEAST: NYC TO QUEBEC 10-NIGHTS SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 3, 2025 1 New York, New York 2 Sailing Day 3 Boston, Massachusetts (late night) 4 Sailing Day 5 Eastport, Maine 6 Saint John, New Brunswick (Bay Of Fundy) 7 Sailing Day 8 Halifax, Nova Scotia 9-10 Sailing Day 11 Quebec City, Quebec CANADA, CAROLINA, & MIAMI 13-NIGHTS OCTOBER 3-16, 2025 1 Quebec City, Quebec 2-3 Sailing Day 4 Halifax, Nova Scotia (late night) 5 Sailing Day 6 Saint John, New Brunswick (Bay Of Fundy) 7 Eastport, Maine 8 Sailing Day 9 Boston, Massachusetts (late night) 10-11Sailing Day 12 Charleston, South Carolina (late night) 13 Sailing Day 14 Miami, Florida MIAMI TO LA VIA PANAMA CANAL 16-NIGHTS MARCH 21 - APRIL 6, 2026 1 Miami, Florida 2-3 Sailing Day 4 Cartagena, Colombia 5 Colón, Panama 6 Panama Canal (Cruising) 7 Sailing Day 8 Puntarenas, Costa Rica 9 Sailing Day 10 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala 11-13 Sailing Day 14 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 15-16 Sailing Day 17 Los Angeles, California BRILLIANT LADY LA MERMAIDEN 5-NIGHTS APRIL 7-12, 2026 1 Los Angeles, California 2 Sailing Day 3 Santa Barbara, California 4 San Diego,California 5 Ensenada, Mexico 6 Los Angeles, California HOLLYWOOD SUNSETS & MEXICAN HORIZONS 7-NIGHTS APRIL 26 - MAY 3, 2026 1 Los Angeles, California 2 Sailing Day 3 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 4 Mazatlan, Mexico 5 Puerto Vallarta, 6-7 Mexico Sailing Day 8 Los Angeles, California FROM CALI TO CANADA 8-NIGHTS MAY 3-11, 2026 1 Los Angeles, California 2 Catalina Island, California 3 Sailing Day 4 San Francisco, California (late night) 5 Sailing Day 6 Astoria, Oregon 7 Sailing Day 8 Victoria, British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia -
Brilliant will have 4 homeports in the USA
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
This is all we know at this point. Placeholders will put you in the front of the line for bookings. No dates or itineraries yet, other than they'll be sailing May-September 2026. -
Brilliant will have 4 homeports in the USA
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
Alaska was their #1 request, so due to the demand they will be selling placeholders, dubbed,"Alaska Fron(tier) of the Line Pass" $500 per sailor Sea Terrace or higher, $1K per Rockstar, or $2500 per Mega RS. They will go on sale "this Summer" -
9/2025 New England and Canada Sailings out of New York Oct/2025 - March/2026 Caribbean March/2026 16 Day Panama Canal Miami to LA with stops in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico April-May/2026 Mexican Rviera May-Sept/2026 Seattle - Alaska
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Rogueperson's **Live** Scarlet Lady 4/21/2024 Transatlantic
CineGraphic replied to Rogueperson's topic in Virgin Voyages
When this Maryland native makes baked stuffed shrimp with lump crab meat for folks who have never experienced true Maryland seafood, they can't believe just how good it is. Glad you are enjoying everything! -
According to a thread on Reddit, "Port of San Pedro released their schedule for 2026 and Brilliant lady will be there form April 2026-October 2026"
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Rogueperson's **Live** Scarlet Lady 4/21/2024 Transatlantic
CineGraphic replied to Rogueperson's topic in Virgin Voyages
Ugh...I forgot. I'll be on the Valiant in a few weeks, can't wait to see the show for the 3rd time. -
Rogueperson's **Live** Scarlet Lady 4/21/2024 Transatlantic
CineGraphic replied to Rogueperson's topic in Virgin Voyages
I warned you! lol🤣 Glad you are enjoying the cruise. Wait until you see the Miss Behave Show. The set is nothing but cardboard, but it's the funniest thing I've seen in decades. -
As someone who cures and smokes his own bacon, I believe the pepper is added in the curing process, and not just added before cooking. I only tried their bacon once in 2022 and found it to be too sugary, almost candy-coated.
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Not gonna happen!
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Astoria is a lovely small town. One of our previous Princess coastal sailings docked there, and we walked into town. Everyone was so friendly.
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I was on the sailing before this, and had several hundred more passengers than you currently have. I saw the long lines for a few shows/events and passed. One of the joys of our previous sailings was never waiting in line, and I stated so in my post-cruise survey.
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I've heard of a certain change to the fleet that will begin with Scarlet, but I'm not sure if it's been officially announced yet, so I'll bite my tongue for now.
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Rogueperson's **Live** Scarlet Lady 4/21/2024 Transatlantic
CineGraphic replied to Rogueperson's topic in Virgin Voyages
The fuller the ships are, the harder it will be to do a walk-up unless you're sailing solo and don't mind sitting at the bar. If you like eating around 9pm, you shouldn't have a problem compared to everyone who wants to eat between 5:30 and 8:00. -
Rogueperson's **Live** Scarlet Lady 4/21/2024 Transatlantic
CineGraphic replied to Rogueperson's topic in Virgin Voyages
It's asparagus, not avocado. -
Virgin announces it's casino loyalty program
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
Yes, play amount and actual cash from pocket amount are two different things. $300 from your pocket can easily turn into more than $1K played. Points are based on play. -
Virgin announces it's casino loyalty program
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
You may have only spent 10K, but with playing your winnings, you may have easily hit the required $35K -
Rogueperson's **Live** Scarlet Lady 4/21/2024 Transatlantic
CineGraphic replied to Rogueperson's topic in Virgin Voyages
All dining venues are included in your fare, however most,if not all of the sit-down venues offer extra dishes with an up-charge, with examples being a Tomahawk Steak, or a seafood tower. https://vvinsider.com/restaurant-menus/ -
Virgin announces it's casino loyalty program
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
And yet I've read about and have met people who play very little or who have never spent a single sheckle in the casino, and they get free offers every now and then. My guess is that occupancy rates must be pretty low when they start reaching out to folks with no play history. -
Virgin announces it's casino loyalty program
CineGraphic replied to CineGraphic's topic in Virgin Voyages
I get free cruises with other lines based on chump change compared to the numbers listed here, but the food, accommodations, etc are not even close to comparing to VV. Even so, I find it hard to turn down a free cruise on those lines when there's a big tournament involved. A chance to win $250K for just taxes, port fees, and gratuities!? Why yes, thank you!