Age demographic?

[marynjason]

HeLLo all 🙂 we're looking at booking the Resillent Lady for the Grrece cruise.... can you let me know what is the vibe on the boat and the age demographic?

 

Little about us ... Ages in our group is 43, 50 and our son 20 and we are used to Carnival, Royal and recently went on NCL (not a fan other then the free unlimited drinks).

We like the fun of Carnival but of the ships of Royal are 100 and the free drinks from NCL! lol

I know we are all over the map but Im hoping for all the above... ❤️ 

Tell me all the good and the bad please! 

 

TIA-

Mary

[cantgetin]

In 2022, the average age on VV was 43.  I recently saw a post by a TA saying that the average age was 48, but it didn't say whether that was the first half of 2023, since inception of the line, or whatever.  The range is 18-90s.

I don't know what you are looking for. If you want lots of activity and party time, any time you see a member of the "Happenings Cast," follow them.  THey are leading you to fun.  There is plenty of dancing, late night activities, etc., but it isn't a "party ship" in the way Carnival is.  We do longer cruises...we never saw any of the drunken rowdiness on VV that Carnival is so well known for.  There are few "free" drinks on VV, but overall, you'll pay for them with your bar tab.  Food is better than any of the lines you mentioned, most comparable to Celebrity.  I would say that the "vibe" on VV is that you can find what you want--you might have to look a little.  The musical styles are different all around the ship.  The "what is there to do" is up to you.  There is plenty to keep you busy.  The pools stink--they are as big as postage stamps.  If you want to swim, VV is not for you.

The average age on VV will always be higher than on "Family" lines because there are NO KIDS.  That means no kids screaming while running in the halls, pushing every button on the elevator, trashing the drink stations, etc.  The occupancy will look bad by comparison to other lines as there are relatively few cabins with more than 2 people booked, as opposed to many cabins with 3 or 4 on "family lines."  So the numbers don't tell the whole story.

If you want a line that is basically "you be you," very minimal dress code (you can go anywhere in shorts and a t-shirt), and essentially no one telling you what you have to do, that's VV.

[jon81uk]

Vibe on the ship is both very chilled and a party, it can switch between events and locations. There might be the awesome 80s party in the Manor nightclub while the casino right outside is buzzing, a live soul band in On the Rocks bar but at Sip champagne bar it’s quiet and very chilled.

 

Average age when we were on Resilient Lady in June was probably in the 40s. Not too many 20-something but plenty of 30 and 40 year olds and a good crowd of 50-70 but like to enjoy themselves. Due to the port stops there are many people off the ship in the daytime so evenings can be a bit subdued but there was still a good crowd for all the shows (which are excellent on Resilient) and a decent number on the dance floor at parties.

 

This advert is obviously a stager advert but actually does show the ships well and the sort of crowd feels accurate.

 

 

Edited August 24, 2023 by jon81uk

[jcarter4551]

Just celebrated 40th on the Ibiza cruise out of Barcelona. My wife and I have sailed Virgin 3x in last year and have one booked for Christmas holiday sailing out of Miami. Clearly, we love it and will never sail another line unless we take our kids with us. (which we are doing RC Thanksgiving)

 

The good: 

The vibe is spectacular. You can't beat it. There are people of all ages who like to party but are classy. There is large LGBTQ+ presence which I chalk up to as great because they like to party but I have seen some judgmental people complain.

Everyone is friendly and talkative. I find most people on all cruise lines are this way but VV just has a different feel - again, think it goes back to the classy aspect and most I would say are professionals in life.

The food is amazing. 

The club is best on any cruise ship I have been on to include Carnival

No announcements or art shows (some love that, I hate it on other lines)

no screaming kids onboard or unparented kids or disrespectful kids....again, fine when we have kids but def a plus if our kids are with their other parent.

No tips and wifi included as well as the dinners. They aren't nickel and diming you.

People are just sexier on board. Other cruise lines have beautiful people but on the VV, just hits different.

If you like to party, you can find it. If you like to chill, you can chill. I would say if you party, you will know all the party people by night 3 because you will see them at the clubs and casino nightly.

Cocktails - they have good bourbon choices for cheap - blantons bourbon for $15. It is 80-100 where I live.

Pool gets lit up around 130-2 pm once people buzzed up and DJ plays.

Best part - they stay overnight in the party spots (Ibiza, Mykonos, etc)

 

Cons

Pool is small, like very small. 

VV wasted tons of space with gyms that are 20% full when I am in there (save workout classes)

 

Book the VV - You won't regret it.

[CruisingWalter]

On our two sailings on Scarlet so far, I'd say the median age is 50, but literally the entire spectrum from 18 to 90+ is represented onboard.

 

Vibe is mostly chill, "Adult Summer Camp" as one crew member put it. I think that's accurate. If you want to party every night, The Manor the place for you. If you want to chill in the evenings with some great live music, On the Rocks has amazing musicians and shows. 

 

If you enjoy cruising, you should try VV at least once. For most people it's not at all what they expected based on the vloggers who focus on nothing but Scarlet Night or The Manor because those draw clicks and views. 

[CruisingWalter]

16 hours ago, jcarter4551 said:

Pool is small, like very small. 

 

That's the one aspect of VV that honestly keeps us from sailing them more. They had an opportunity to create an incredible aft pool experience ala NCL Prima class Haven, but all that wasted space in the back with the net and seating that nobody uses.  That and the fact that the Miami itineraries are so repetitive there's not much to choose from in the Caribbean. I'm hopeful that the 10 night itineraries in Greece might spur some occasional 7 and 10 nighters from Miami when we only have one ship in town. Anything to mix up the repetition.  Other cruise lines have repetitive itineraries too, but they may also have 2 to 5 ships in Florida at a time offering options. 

Edited August 25, 2023 by CruisingWalter