neverendingcruising

We have done a couple of really fantastic excursions through Virgin and at least one that was just meh. We don't tend to do a lot of organized excursions and just go our own way. I will say, if you get the opportunity to do the truffle hunting excursion in Marina De Carra it is probably one of the best things we have done on land if you are remotely into truffles.

And no self serve laundry like other cruise lines, you will have to send it out.

San Juan is like Miami, escorted off the ship and through customs to then return to the ship. In most of Europe it's all done onboard, up to you if you want to leave or not as you don't have to go through customs.

You can do either in the Galley. If you sit and raise the flag someone will come to you and take your order.

My wife says gel for sure, not sure about the dip.

Maybe some placeholders for Brilliant?

Heres an example, we were pretty far back on the ship on the starboard side.

For the Galley in general we walk all of the stations everytime now. Never know what you are going to find and now that they take walk up orders we will order direct at places there is no line and then go sit and order the rest from a server.

Starboard

All of that is available. Maybe not raisin bran specifically, but there is a selection of cereals.

Its because that route sails too close to the coast of Australia. They do everything they can to keep the ships out of territorial waters so they can get every last dollar out of you, but things and certain itineraries can change those plans.

Not sure if it is french, but there is a grab and go charcuturie available at the Dock and the Galley. Also one available via room service, but I think that one is the same as Extra Virgin.

Anytime before you get off the ship and something is still open. We purchased bottomless mimosas at breakfast on debark morning to try and kill our bar tab. If you wanted shopping specifically I think they close around 11pm night before departure.

We started our journey with Virgin this way, we are avid cruisers but swore to never do anything shorter than 7 days. Like many, we thought we would like it but weren't sure. We also only had the option of 4 or 5 nights back in 2021 so we broke our rule to test the waters. In our case we haven't looked back.

It depends on when you board. The app does “lock up” when the safety drill starts around 4. If you get on late enough that the drill has started already you can’t do much but the safety video. We usually go straight to cabin and watch on the TV instead of futzing with the app.

With you on the original Razzle dinner menu, truly a loss. I believe all sailings/all ships now have a nightly dinner special at the Galley. The burger place is also open for dinner now which is nice.

For the casino, you can convert sailor loot to promotional chips. They can only be played and not cashed out. If you win, then the winnings are cash.

If you hate kids there’s truly nothing like it so I’d say it’s worth at least one go. It only takes one poorly behaved child to ruin a moment or an entire voyage so having zero without it being a snooze fest like the other 18+ lines designed for really old people is something to behold. I think overall product is different enough that it’s not for everybody, so you may not be lifetime fans but for a short trip I think it’s worth a try. They have also toned down some of the risqué parts a little bit, but if you aren’t easily offended you’ll be fine. if you are easily offended, definitely do not go to Miss Behave!

Rockstars can book dining at 60 days out.

Bacon

Extra Virgin has truffles and a pork dish for an up charge. Pink Agave also has an up charge seafood item with a fish fillet, lobster, and ceviche scallops.

The person booking will be charged for all, you can go to Sailor Services in person to move the charges to other people's accounts. If they have loot it will apply.

Link your reservations in advance (this can be done in the app or by calling) and then when you make a booking it will show an icon for all of the people linked. Select everyone and then it will show the open times for party that size. You’ll have a single booking for both cabins and it will show in the app for everyone.

I’ve walked in on embarkation day, not sure if that’s luck and not typical. Very person dependent, I’d say 2 of my 3 haircut/shaves were excellent. The third one was an OK shave and awful haircut.

We won once and they said "any drink" so the whole team got a glass of Moet, which for a team of 6 was essentially the whole bottle. Curious if they define that a little better now.