Rare eroller Posted September 24, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 24, 2022 I know VV uses The Band instead of a normal key card. Just curious when we receive it? Do they mail it in advance (if so how far before the cruise do we receive it?) or do you receive it at check-in at the terminal? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_tacocat_ Posted September 24, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 24, 2022 most likely, at check in. suites may get them in the mail still, but i haven't heard any regular cabin guests getting them in advance since the early days. guessing it was a pretty big logistics lift to manufacture custom fobs for everyone and stuff & ship them to people in time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cantgetin Posted September 24, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 24, 2022 8 months ago, they were mailing them to your home about a month before the cruise. Now it seems that everyone is getting them at the port. No worries about luggage tags either--the porters will take care of that issue at the terminal as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted September 25, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Thanks for the info. Would have been nice to get something mailed to the house but that sort of goes against their business model. Do they even print daily programs? Everything is on the app I believe, and of course they don’t print a brochure either. To my surprise Princess is still mailing out personalized Princess Medallions (their version of Virgin’s Band) and it must cost them a fortune. They are so much larger than VV too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cantgetin Posted September 25, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 25, 2022 You can get paper daily programs at Sailor Services, but you are right that the app is the most current way to know what's happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverendingcruising Posted September 25, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 25, 2022 The printed daily schedule is also available at both coffee shops. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted September 26, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Sailed back to back a couple of months ago, and received my Band in the mail for the second leg about a month prior... The Band for the first leg, I ended up getting at the port... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted September 26, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted September 26, 2022 5 hours ago, sid_9169 said: Sailed back to back a couple of months ago, and received my Band in the mail for the second leg about a month prior... The Band for the first leg, I ended up getting at the port... Interesting. Was it the same cabin both cruises? Suite or standard cabin? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisingWalter Posted September 26, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/23/2022 at 8:40 PM, eroller said: I know VV uses The Band instead of a normal key card. Just curious when we receive it? Do they mail it in advance (if so how far before the cruise do we receive it?) or do you receive it at check-in at the terminal? Thanks! Our friends got theirs about a month out, we never got them until we checked in. The only difference is that if they send them to you, your names are on them. If you get them at check-in it's just standard text. We were both in Cheeky Corner Suites, actually on the same deck, they had their sent, we didn't. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for who they send them to. We literally booked together on the same day, same cabins. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted September 26, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted September 26, 2022 34 minutes ago, WheresWalter said: Our friends got theirs about a month out, we never got them until we checked in. The only difference is that if they send them to you, your names are on them. If you get them at check-in it's just standard text. We were both in Cheeky Corner Suites, actually on the same deck, they had their sent, we didn't. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for who they send them to. We literally booked together on the same day, same cabins. 🙂 Thanks for the info. That is odd. I’m not booked in a suite so not expecting anything mailed out, but I have to say it’s a nice touch. Especially the personalized Band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Force Posted September 27, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 27, 2022 We’re booked on a 5 night cruise as Mega Rock Stars, sailing on 10/9. We called a few weeks ago and were told we would receive our bands upon check in at the terminal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted September 27, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 1:00 PM, eroller said: Interesting. Was it the same cabin both cruises? Suite or standard cabin? Thanks! Different cabins. One solo insider for the first leg, then a solo sea view for the second... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted September 27, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted September 27, 2022 2 hours ago, sid_9169 said: Different cabins. One solo insider for the first leg, then a solo sea view for the second... Thanks. So no suites. Doesn’t seem to be any rhyme nor reason as to who gets the Bands mailed out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted October 3, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Sea Terrace XL and no bands were mailed, they were received at check-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cantgetin Posted October 3, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 3, 2022 We cruise in less than 2 weeks, and those bands that they said would be mailed 4-5 weeks in advance have not arrived. I think they are all being handed out at the terminal these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogcityca13 Posted October 3, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I remember some folks having issues with the bands when VV first started sending them out. The up side of getting your bands at the port is you know they work. It would be pretty cool to get them in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cantgetin Posted October 3, 2022 #17 Share Posted October 3, 2022 It would be a cool addition to get it in advance, and it was sent with the luggage tag, so that also made sense. However, it would be one more thing to bring....so other than the personalized feature of your name on the band, it is no different to get it at the port. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now