neverendingcruising

Where did you see it is supported? Would like to be able to work on our next cruise and if they claim it works I want to hold them to it!

My work VPN did not work (Cisco AnyConnect) and when I asked about it they said they don't support VPN. My personal VPN did work though (Tailscale). I suspect it is related to whether you can go over https vs more traditional methods like IPsec. When I did get connected it broke the app, which makes sense since it probably needs to talk to the ship instead of the internet while onboard.

Razzle Dazzle books all dining when you are first boarding, after that book at the restaurant host stand or in app. Sailor services does not make dining reservations but they may message a restaurant for you. Brunch and breakfast are bookable prior to boarding now.

This is in fact why they go to Turkey, to avoid taxes. When we sailed last year there were no taxes charged while in Bodrum.

If you status matched in 2023 then you have DBE through 2025.

Port charge refunds should definitely be cash, that's not right to make it loot. I do wonder if the French are being problematic with environmental requirements. That seems to be a thing in a few countries lately and countries that Virgin is now avoiding.

We haven't done a GTY on Virgin, however from other threads it appears to be a day or two before sailing.

One of their main tech suppliers was put out of business by Carnival so that might explain the slowness to update/fix.

You can request a steamer from your cabin host, I don't recall the brand but it worked fine.

6 total hot tubs if you include Richard's rooftop. Two on 16 aft, 2 on 15 midship, 2 on 16 forward (Richard's). There's also the thimble sized one at the spa on 5

I know Grof Walk is $50, I think the others are similar maybe slightly less.

My wife's favorite wine is a variety of Belglos that is only available at the Wake so we started going there for a pre-dinner beverage. After a couple of visits the sommelier came out and told us he'd be happy to bring a glass or bottle to any of the restaurants so we didn't have to bother going to both places. On the other end of that spectrum, the Dock told us they didn't have a whiskey I had at Sip the previous night and had no idea if it was anywhere in the ship.

It certainly was not an option in 2022 when we arrived back at World Trade Center, now that they are at the main port maybe it's an option?

Flew in on Southwest and walked at least 15 minutes to get to the one place they pick up. Signage was abysmal and took forever for the driver to arrive despite the "5 minutes" advertised in the app. If I had to do it again I would have taken a cab.

The benefits of Sea Rover were only advertised through 2024, I think we will always retain that designation for bragging rights.