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It was my TA, but he went to call to verify and he said that they told him it wouldn't be a problem so I'm glad about that. With that affirmation I'm able to rest easy. Just happy someone can enjoy the Deluxe Veranda on the new Ascent. I agree... I have one good friend who i always go with that is one of my best friends for never flaking or telling me the deal. I'm lenient about emergencies and ETC, and I do love treating my family and friends but it's very easy to see who can be a problem or not. Yea, I was feeling quite frantic. I'm able to relax now! Thank you so much for the support 🙂 Thank you! And I'm terribly sorry that happened to you, I hope you were able to at least enjoy a delicious meal. 💘

That's excellent, these were my initial thoughts as well. I was just starting to get stressed out because I thought it might have been new changes celebrity put out or some hidden rule somewhere! I just absolutely hate putting anyone in the position of not being allowed entry, or any uncomfortable situation. It would truly make me pop a vein if I wasn't allowed to bring at least one person in an already paid for cabin... In all honesty my mom pushed them to going, when I told her it wasn't a good idea for various reasons, one that you have also listed. Since they're old she wanted to do a nice thing and also celebrate their retirement... And also hid a very important fact from me that they're deathly afraid of water.🤦‍♀️ (That I just found out RIGHT NOW.) Because they're family I also can't expect them to pay or I would be a heartless monster and have relatives messaging me why and inflammatory things.😭 I can say more but what's done is done, If I can just pull off to someone enjoying that cabin I'll be very happy!

Yes, we're able to change the guest. But now I'm being told that if the other person doesn't show up, the substitute might not be able to get on? Is that normal? Are they actually able to enforce that at the port??

Sorry! I was writing this last night in a panic and no sleep scrambling to salvage this. Only 4 people are booked for this cruise, my mom and I, and my grandparents. I put my grandparents in their own cabin since they wanted to be together- (which later in the road is now the problem) I am using a TA and asking them about it, but I'll keep my hopes to a minimum. For now the rules officially state I can at least change one guest, and the substitute would be my friend. So they might be in a cabin of their own then since both of my grandparents will be a no show. I have no cruise insurance, and my grandparents just don't want to go in general... So there wouldn't even be a way to get documentation.

Is there also a rule about letting people in different cabins into your room to sleep in? If i do the sub, I'd like my mom to be with my grandpa and me with my friend, even though it's written for my friend to be in the room with my grandpa in the system.

there is 2 cabins. no children I see! 😕 Guess it wouldn't hurt to ask on the phone anyways, maybe someone will be benevolent to me.

Hi, read title above. I'm trying to salvage the cost by replacing them, but is it only possible to replace one of them? If both of them can't go, I'm not able to change it to two different guests? I wanted to book them together, but I made a grave oversight with how much my grandma is making a fuss about going...on my birthday no less. It's a lot of my own money that's really hard to just throw away, does anyone have experience with trying to change the guests? The sailing literally happens in around 4 weeks.

Like an actual dedicated smoothie or milkshake place, or bring back the creperie that I never got to try. Or just another specialty dining restaurant, it feels like there’s not enough. A cooking class would be fun too. For unrealistic expectations I would like to enjoy watching a big aquarium while I’m eating….

I hear that VV quality all around is very inconsistent and depends on the boat you go on, if you’re reviewing can you please tell us what boat you were on that you found to be excellent and what boat you found to be terrible?

I don’t think I enjoyed any of the music aside from silent disco, it wasn’t a big deal though since it’s not my demographic but on that particular sailing it was so rock heavy… I wish there was more light piano or soft jazz/ instruments playing…. But do take my opinion with a grain of salt since it wasn’t very memorable for me, I just remember being slightly annoyed.

😬 And they'll keep trying to see if they can put a FEE on any item that is desirable enough for people to pay for... When will they reveal the person who launch these ideas, and the person/board that let it pass through?! The only thing I know VV for is that they provide some transparency (?) compared to other lines since I heard cruise passenger thoughts/voices were actually the one who helped them form their ideals such as the Bar Tab & having it be all inclusive, adult only, etc. I suppose we will see how it goes later down the road when VV gets older (will it get corrupted? Who knows) And if they become successful post pandemic (sway other loyalist)

Agree, I feel that not only in cruise sailing but every other company just hand -shaking in cutting costs with food/ingredients/etc in general.😬 People at the top just collectively deciding what's what on their soft cushions while the workers and the consumers gotta pay for it! No company would reveal their Data with what consumers are doing on their ship, testing the limits to see what would be just enough to squeeze $$ out of us while making sure they don't make us mad enough to stop going altogether! [The fine line of tiptoeing in maxing profits) The only cutting costs I can agree with is really with being environment friendly- or reducing Food waste like with smaller portions, etc (as long as they don't charge you for asking more!) But seriously, where can I get a nice genuine fruit smoothie or milkshake around here? I don't fancy popcorn, and I would have 100% went with VV if I saw they also had some milkshake machine or something! I got a serious sweet/fruit tooth! Anyways, Right now. I'm seeing that VV might be more of a ship experience than a destination experience I suppose? I don't get on ports much so I don't mind. Sometimes I hear they might have too many fully booked activities or shows, so unless they manage that or pump out some more ships for their passengers to spread out more evenly, that would be nice. This is all my speculation on my part and reading other peoples thoughts though. I also like their website, and that they show the total price for the cabin and everything is already all inclusive!

I'd like to try virgin once they have more diversity/longer sailings just for the for the experience and food. I found celebrity entertainment to be quite bland usually so it'd be nice to see something really different. VV just feels so pricy for it's short sailings sometimes, but I think I'll keep a look out anyway. Competition is good and stops competitors from trying to slowly/secretly kill off their perks if they're desperate to keep their customers or gain customers, just a shame they're all in debt from covid and also desperately trying to climb out of that debt. But if you're gonna cut stuff & raise prices at the same time, don't be surprised if a new upcoming line is going to poach your custies.

On another note, I just remembered that AL will not include gratuities in the future anymore. So if you do get AL, You will only get internet + Drinks in the future.

When I tried Al before, it felt pretty bad since I barely to drink to nothing all, plus I had to upgrade my wifi. I can imagine AL being better for longer sailings, but I haven’t done the math to see if I only want the n/a package plus premium wifi, and I never buy that without a good flash sale since I always book far out in advance. If I book without a TA I don’t buy internet at all. If only celebrity update their website to add add-ons during booking along with the AL included package so you could see the totals without using manage reservation. The only add on you can choose is Gratuities so far. And if they cared about their functionality and wanted to bring it to the next level, have those add ones be manageable in the cruise planner that you bought during the booking to be removable without having to call. Such as when you were buying it from there itself and refund it whenever you see a good flash deal. But that’s just a magical dreamland, imagine any company trying to make profit make things accessible and transparent to your customers/consumers.