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CruisingWalter

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    The one I'm sailing today.
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Alaska, St. Maarten

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  1. VV said today this is not a tease, the 'free bar' tab promotion officially ends on March 27. Not to say it won't come back as a promo from time to time, but the ongoing Bar Tab promotion is ending on March 27. Book by March 27 to get the included Bar Tab on sailing.
  2. Resilient Lady Barcelona to Miami: October 27 - November 10, 2024, 14 nights Barcelona > Casablanca > Gran Canaria Las Palmas > Santa Cruz de Tenerife > Miami. San Juan to Barcelona April 12 - 26, 2025, 14 nights San Juan > Santa Cruz de Tenerife > Casablanca > Palma de Mallorca > Valencia > Barcelona
  3. I will say we've been cruising hurricane season pretty much from our first cruise since our wedding anniversary is in Sept. Most notably leaving Miami 3 days before Hurricane Irma hit St. Thomas, one of the largest Cat 5 storms in a very long time. We simply changed itineraries and had some of the best weather ever over our 11 day cruise. We've not experienced anything close to the conditions you described except this past December during all the bad storms that came through the Caribbean. Even then, it wasn't much the ships couldn't handle. 🙂 Temps in the Caribbean don't fluctuate all that much, yes it does get hotter in the summer, but in general it's pretty temperate all year. It's the humidity and water temperature that really changes. High humidity in the summer and generally December - March for the chilliest water.
  4. Officially, the Resilient Lady repositioning cruises still don't exist. Both publicly and in the TA sites. Itineraries will probably show up officially at some point today or tonight.
  5. Azamara and Oceania share the same R-Class ships but Oceania has more inclusions. Celebrity has amazing ships, but they tend to be more expensive overall vs. Azamara / Oceania if you add everything in.
  6. MNVVs do not have a Pay In Full Discount. Just because you purchased it before the PIF discount was terminated does not mean you can use it today. You simply put down a deposit on a placeholder cruise, to my knowledge the PIF does not apply to placehoders.
  7. VV really needs to run like the boutique cruise line they are and learn from the other small cruise lines instead of emulating the large cruise lines. Oceania is a great example. They rarely run the exact same itinerary twice. They only have 6 or 7 ships so even when they spend the winter season in the Caribbean they'll run 20 sailings for a single ship but each one will be completely or slightly different. The following year you might see 1 or 2 of those itineraries repeated while the rest are altered. VV has got themselves in a rut with the same itineraries running in repeat. Especially in Miami with identical itineraries going on 4 years now, but even over in the Med. When you have over 20 ships you can run the same itineraries over and over because people can choose different ships. But when you have 1, sometimes 2 ships, you need to mix up those itineraries and offer something the rest of the cruise lines don't. Adult-only and all the inclusions will get people onboard. To keep bringing them back, you need some different itineraries to break up the rut. I'm wondering how 3 ships in the Caribbean are going to do this Winter. They're banking their entire winter season on three ships running in the same region with each one competing for the same Sailors. Someone in my social feeds noted that Resilient could have sailed a Trans Pacific from Australia to go to Los Angeles for the winter, the same thing Carnival Luminosa does each year for the Alaska season. That would have been a more interesting move in my opinion to open up the west coast of the U.S. for Hawaii, Mexican Riviera and California Coastal sailings.
  8. Except that VV has the hammock. With that you will spend much more time on your balcony than any other cruise line. My wife will literally sleep at night in that hammock it's so comfortable. So in the case of VV, you usually spend more time on your balcony than you typically would.
  9. 2 cruises per year wins for me over a balcony every time. 🙂
  10. On interesting tidbit in the terms, you can swap out the second sailor for each itinerary. the primary passenger (“Sailor 1”) for all four itineraries in the Voyage Period remains the same (the secondary passenger may change between itineraries as long as the cabin remains at double occupancy);
  11. No mention of Priority Boarding in the actual terms of the offer. Persons making an Eligible Voyage will receive access to the following exclusive perks for the “Season Pass” voyages: Premium Wifi; ● Laundry Service (Wash & Fold) (one bag per itinerary); ● Early access booking window for dining and Shore Things; ● Dedicated pre-voyage concierge - to support all of your booking needs; ● Onboard RockStar Agent support; ● Access to Richard's Rooftop; ● Daily coffee credit ($10 for the cabin, Sailor 1)(coffee credit expires at the end of each day and does not roll over to the next day); and ● Welcome bubbles (i.e., sparkling wine or non-alcoholic substitute) to kick off celebration (one bottle in the cabin for the first itinerary of the Voyage Period).
  12. And from the TAs I talk to, the booking engine is only slightly better than the app. I'm pretty done with everything IT from Virgin Voyages. For basically the same onboard inclusions but with even better food, Oceania has been my go-to of late.
  13. It's actually three itineraries. Irresistible Med is slightly different than Med & Rome. Not much, but you're still sitting at sea for a month in a central Sea Terrace for $2498/week for 2. And you're getting a bunch of Rockstar Benefits too. All in all a great deal. If the WiFi was rock solid in the Med I would totally be over there running my business while I enjoy those four itineraries. 🙂 June, July and August are $9990, September is $10,990
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