Virgin has shuttles that can take you to Bayside Market for a while. We arrive port around 10 am then head off to Bayside until our embarkation time. The Wake, Razzle Dazzle, Gunbae, Extra Virgin, TestvKitchen opens at 6pm on Embarkation day.
Yes thank you! We knew about the shuttle to Bayside Marketplace but haven’t used it before. It’s a good option for something to do before getting on the ship! Thanks so much!
Thanks Kelly and Bob, we enjoyed your video very much. We learned a lot. Leaving in about 40 days for our virgin Virgin Cruise. Our daughter went on one last year so we have an experienced guide also. Joanne and Wynn Miller
We are so glad this was helpful! That’s fantastic! Have a wonderful cruise! We leave in just under 30 days for our next Virgin cruise. Thank you so very much for watching! 😀
Great tips! Several questions. 1) Can you pre book your dining reservations online or via the app before embarkation day? 2) Can you reserve an embarkation time? 3) on board entertainment. can you pre book your reservations prior to embarkation day?
Hi there! Yes you can pre book dining via the app. If you look on the app on the first page scroll down under “ship just got real” you’ll find when your window will open to book dining. Yes you can also reserve an embarkation time. In the app also on the first page under “ before you sail” you’ll see a check in area, complete all that info and you’ll be able to choose an embarkation time. Thirdly, you cannot book any entertainment until embarkation day. We have another video titled “more tips for first timers navigating the app” that will walk you through everything. Hope that helps! 😊
That’s so exciting!! So glad this was helpful for you. Like we said check the app when you get on the ships WiFi there will be more spots for dining that open up or go to where they are doing dining reservations when you first board the ship. It should be very near sailor services. You are going to have an amazing time!
Same experience back in March. I checked daily even prior to boarding and random spots would just open up. It will also show that they have some spaces for walk-ins too.
Thank you guys. This was very helpful. I’m a virgin on VV this 11/5 for my 55th birthday… I’ll be knocking double nickels and having a blast. Thanks for the tips.
1st off, love the matching shirts. Great Tips. I wanted be a Rock Star. We noticed on our Disney Wish Cruise how they pushed the Cruise app. Thumbs UP 👍
Bayside Marketplace is a shopping center across the bridge from the cruise terminal. They’ve got a lot of shops and a few restaurants to hang out at before your port arrival time if you are looking for something to do. Thanks so much for watching, hope you have an awesome cruise!
Jon wants a T-shirt just like yours Kelly haha Scarlett night sounds like a lot of fun. A midnight sushi snack sounds delicious. It sounds like you have had an amazing time haha. Booo debarkation. Xxx
Yes that’s correct, only from the grab and go stations and the Galley. Any leftovers from the sit down restaurants have to stay there. Thanks for watching
Great video guys - your point on Dining Reservations is SO important - I've just got off Scarlet and couldn't book into a restaurant when I left the bookings until Day 2. They managed to squeeze me in, but a total nightmare!
Oh wow! So glad they were able to squeeze you into some bookings, it can be a bit of a pain for sure especially when trying to navigate dining and show times. Hope you had a great cruise though!
Hi! We never had a fancy or “formal night” on either of our cruises. Honestly I’m not sure if they do on longer sailings either. People can choose to dress up for dinners or you can go as casual as you like. That’s what’s cool about Virgin, it’s a “do what you are comfortable with” kind of cruise line. But some people will wear formal red attire on scarlet night. You’ll see people way dressed up and others with just a splash of red. Hope that helps!
Ooooo love the all red 😊 Kelly even slaying with the red lipstick 💄. Very awesome tips for first timers because we would be Virgin virgins. I think it sounds like the best time 😊
Thank you for this. My first Virgin cruise is in 17 days and I starred check in last night. Almost all reservations are gone and I was worried I'd have to eat in the Galley majority of the cruise. It is my birthday cruise so I was hoping for a great experience. Thank you for the info.
Hi! We are so glad this was helpful for you! Don’t stress at all, I’m sure you’ll be able to get everything you want once you get to the cruise terminal or on the ship. Have an awesome time and happy birthday! 🎉✨
@@RUclipsrrrrrrrrrrr do you mean the shuttle to Bayside Marketplace? Bayside is just across the bridge from the cruise terminal. We never took the shuttle so I don't want to give you the wrong information. We took a Lyft from our hotel ( right next to bayside market) to the cruise port and it as around $11, so not a bad option at all.
Hi! We had an XL sea terrace on our last cruise and it wasn’t bad actually. We’ve cruised with Disney also and their bathrooms are way smaller than on the Virgin ships. The shower we had on Virgin was tall and spacious enough for us. There was lots of counter space in the sink area too, so we had no complaints. I think they may be a tad smaller and configured differently on the regular sea terrace rooms though. Thank you so much for watching!
Hi! On the app on the home page you’ll see a section that says “share and add your mates” you can link your reservations so that you can book dining together. Once you Click on “share and add your mates” you can choose how to send your friends a link (text, messenger, email…) once your dining reservation window opens you should be able to book for all in your party. You can check to see your sailor mates are linked under “messenger” in the app once you click on that you’ll see a red button called “contacts” and you’ll see your friends listed there once you are linked. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great cruise!
Going on our first virgin cruise. It's bucket list for my girlfriend and I'm seeing so many mixed reviews.I'm not sure how this is going to go. At the very least she can say she'd got to do it once.
We think maybe a lot of the mixed reviews come from people who aren’t prepared, it is different than other cruise lines. Our best advice is make dining reservations when your window opens. We know the pool is also a negative for some folks but if you aren’t a hang by the pool all day sort of person there’s lots to do on the ship. If there’s any questions we can help with feel free to ask! We hope you have a great time on your cruise, we’d love to hear how it goes. Thanks so much for watching!
25:33 Hi Bob and Kelly. Great video. Very informative. Do you have any tips about the glass sliding door in the Rock Star suites? I’m travelling with my daughter next month in a Sweet Aft Suite and we are quite bemused about the glass door to the bathroom. I’m aware that the window in the Seriously Sweet suite can be covered by your cabin steward. Are you aware if they can do the same with the sliding glass door? I’m super curious!🧐 👀 Cheers
Hi Susan! We aren’t aware of any way to make the door to the bathroom a bit more private. But the toilet area is more private and away from the door if that’s a concern. Even though the door is glass it does have colors and gets fogged up when the shower has been on. I’m a very private bathroom person myself and it didnt bother me at all. Hope that helps! Have a wonderful cruise! - Kelly
Great tips! Myself, husband and two college age sons are FIRST TIME cruisers and are booked with Virgin for July. I am nervous about all the planning and making sure I don't miss something, being a true "Virgin" at this. We have the app, good WIFI tip from you about logging in at the terminal to begin booking, thanks for that! My question is, will their App work while we are off ship at the Bimini Beach Club and Cozumel beach excursions? I've seen mixed reviews on that.
Hi! Thank you so much! You all are going to have an awesome time! Our cell service was great on Bimini and in the Dominican Republic. But we switched to our regular cell service (T Mobile) while we were on land instead of WiFi . I would imagine if you have cell service then your app will work just fine. When we got off the ship we received messages from our cell carrier that we were good to go. I just researched that Bimini has the same WiFi name as the ships WiFi so you should be good there if you don’t have coverage with your cell carrier. Sorry I didn’t have a better answer for you about Cozumel though. Thank you so much for watching and have an amazing cruise!
Can you make reservations for shows in advance of the cruise, in the terminal, or do you have to wait till you're on the ship? Can you get a list of shows in advance of the cruise?
Unfortunately you can’t book the shows until embarkation day but you can As soon as you get in the cruise terminal and on the ships WiFi. I don’t know of any way to see a list of the shows and what times they will be ahead of time unfortunately. But if you’ve already booked dining reservations and a show you want to go to interferes with it it’s pretty easy to shift dining times on the app.
So sorry… we just realized you WILL be able to see the event line up ahead of time on the app, if you go into the home page on the VV app scroll down and it will give you dates where you can see them. (You do have to have a cruise booked to see it) also the event lineup can change after you set sail, they sometimes add more shows and events as the cruise goes Along. sorry for the confusion, hope that helps!
Thanks for the great vidoe we are cruising Auckland New Zealand to Sydney Australia in March 2024. We have a rockstar suite, do you know if restuarant reservations open earlier for rockstars? thanks Wendy
Hi Wendy! Oooh that is going to be an amazing cruise! Yes! Rockstar sailors will be able to book restaurant reservations 60 days before sailing. Download the Virgin Voyages app if you haven’t already and it should give you a countdown as to when your booking window opens on the home page (scroll down to near the bottom of the page to see it). Thank you so much for watching!
Great tips. We like the idea of a cruise without kids. So Virgin might be our first pick. If we ever cruise. I got seasick on a dinner cruise once so maybe cruising isn’t for me. But thanks for the tips!
I do to but when I got on Virgin, I didn’t realize I was on a ship….felt like a hotel with a mall…book a Central Sea Terrace cabin..middle of the ship…
Sorry to hear you don’t enjoy your experience. Virgin does do things quite differently than other traditional cruise lines. Thank you so much for watching, we appreciate it!
Hi Tim, Virgin Voyages are amazing in our opinion. There are some distinct differences between how Virgin does their cruises and how other traditional cruise lines are. Those who are used to how other cruise lines are may not appreciate the style of Virgin if that's what they are used to. Everyone has their own way of how they like to vacation, our advice is watch some vlogs and see if it fits your style. We fell in love with Virgin cruises from the moment we took our first cruise, hope you give them a try, and if you do, please let us know!
Maybe they have changed the way to make reservations for the restaurants because my cruise is not until Dec 17th and I already did all of my reservations 2 days ago through the app🥰
I'm planning a cruise for my mom and I. We are considering Virgin but not sure we would fit in. I'm 42 mom is 64, and we are both pretty open minded. Not real big into partying, we would attend sail away and Scarlet night, have a few drinks and just have fun. Would we be happy on this cruise? We have only sailed with NCL before.
Hi Melissa! To be honest we wondered if we would fit in on our first cruise too. Bob just turned 61 and I am almost 54. We’ve seen all age ranges from 20’s to 80’s having a great time on these cruises. There are lots of things to do besides partying, trivia, games, karaoke and shows to name a few. There are also lots of spaces that are quiet around the ship. We’ve never sailed with NCL, only Disney so I can’t really give you a comparison; But we feel very at home on a virgin voyages cruise. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and let us know if you do decide to give it a try 😊
We are Virgin virgins. Going on our first Virgin Voyage in January of 2024. We are sailing out of San Juan, Puerto Rico on the new Brilliant Lady. Any chance you guys will be on that voyage? We are so excited!!!
Oh my gosh how exciting!!!!! You are going to absolutely love it! Aw unfortunately we won’t be on your Brilliant Lady cruise 🥲 please don’t hesitate to ask anything at all if you have any questions, we are happy to help in Any way we can!
@@BobandKellyGoWe are already amped up for it! We love Puerto Rico and it’s only about a 3 hour flight from Georgia. We will definitely ask questions since you guys seem to be Virgin Vets!
Very informative, thanks for the video! I'm super excited, I just booked my 1st Cruise with Virgin Voyages and went all out and did the "Rock Star" package! I have a debarkment question, what time-frame do you think is safe to book a flight back home from MIA and or FFL, I want to leave enough time to get to the airport and don't want to miss my flight
Hi! That’s so awesome! You are going to love it! You should be safe booking a flight anytime after 12:00noon. It’s about 30-45 min back to MIA and about 45-60 min to FLL depending on traffic. If you leave the ship around 9:00 am or earlier you should be good to go. We don’t like to rush it either and choose to walk our own luggage off the ship rather than collect it after debarkation. You can also book an Uber/Lyft ahead of time to avoid any wait if you won’t have a car. Have an awesome cruise!
Hi Bob & Kelly. Myself and Partner are booked on Virgin Scarlet Lady later this year ( 1st time with Virgin) . The more I see reviews etc the more worried I get :-( . We need to eat early all they time due to my partner having to , she also needs GF food. I am used to traditional ships ( over 20 cruises ) but this will only be her 2nd. We are also somewhat older than the average age of people on virgin cruises although that does not seem to be an issue. The way the galley works how can you be sure you get GF food ? ANy suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi Peter! One of the awesome things about Virgin Voyages is they are very good about providing vegan and GF options on all their menu’s. All of the menu’s including the one on the galley have indicators for vegan and GF items. I would recommend Razzle Dazzle for an early dinner or later brunch, as they focus on healthier vegan and GF items. They even offer GF pizza crust in the pizza place which is awesome! Your servers will also ask if you have any dietary needs and will be able to make suggestions for you that will work for your partner. We’ve seen all age ranges from 20’s to 80’s on the ship all having a great time, don’t worry we think you will to! Let us know if there are any other questions we can help with. Also if you do a Google search for “virgin voyages restaurant menu’s” you can see everything they have to offer, including the GF options noted with a (gf) Hope that helps and have a fantastic time in your cruise!
Yes absolutely! If you search “virgin voyages handicap accessible” you will see several vlogs from folks with wheelchair accessible rooms and their experience in other spaces on the ship. Hope that helps 😊
hi :) we are cruising on resilient lady in december for our honeymoon, were so excited :) its the first time virgin has come to australia :) you mentioned on debarktation day that you could get breakfast at the dock, what type of food do they serve please?
Hi! That is so exciting!!! Congratulations! We would love to cruise Australia someday. So very sorry for the misinformation, we should have said the Galley is open for breakfast on debarkation, not the Dock (margaritas and filming don’t mix well) 🤣 the Dock is open on Embarkation day and they have a lovely tapas style menu. Choices for breakfast on debarkation day are the Wake, Razzle Dazzle and The Galley. Thank you so much for pointing out our mistake and hope you have a fantastic Honeymoon cruise!
awww thank you :) and thats ok :) makes more sense now as to what is opened hehe ive just subscribed to your channel :) nice to be onboard :)@@BobandKellyGo
hope you get across to Australia one day :) It has been my dream for my entire life to travel to the US and now I've extended that dream to the UK :) who knows what the future holds, anything is possible :)@@BobandKellyGo
Hi Laura you no longer have to book shows ahead of time, they are now first come first served with the exception of dinner shows; which are an extra charge. Those you do book through the app and can be done in the cruise terminal or at the sailor services help desk. To sign into WiFi in the cruise terminal put your phone in airplane mode and connect to the ship WiFi, it will then ask for your birthday and cabin number as far as I remember. But it guides you through the process. You don’t have to set up another username and password for it. If you still have difficulty go straight to sailor services on deck 5 once you get on the ship and they are happy to help. Hope that helps
Right, we’ve experienced different things; on our last sailing we couldn’t book dining until 30 days before as standard passengers so it is a bit confusing. The app will tell you for sure when your booking window opens. Thanks so much for your comment we really appreciate it!
Thanks for the video. Sounds like you need a reservation for most dining and entertainment and you have to do it way in advance or as soon as you get on-board. Appears to be a hassle. I heard you can only book a reservation for each restaurant only once. Is that true? The late boarding time is also an issue, Once checking out of the hotel what are you going to do with all your luggage while finding something else to do.
Most sailings are near full these days so reservations do help unless you are willing to eat at off peak times. If you get on the ship’s wifi early it’s pretty easy to snag reservations in the app. Yes on the shorter cruises (ours was 4 nights) you can only do each restaurant once for dinner but you can repeat Razzle Dazzle or The Wake again for breakfast/brunch. I’m pretty sure on the longer sailings you can repeat dinners. We stored our luggage with bell services at the hotel and went to the Bayside shopping area for a late breakfast and then just hung out in the hotel lobby for a while. I’m pretty sure every hotel will hold your luggage for you until you are ready to head to the terminal. Thanks so much for watching and let us know if we can answer any other questions. Have a great cruise!
So glad you found this helpful. Yes if you look on the virgin app or the virgin voyages website you’ll find excursions under “shore things” there aren’t a ton ( depending on your ports) so if you don’t find any that you like on their website look on Trip Advisor, they often offer the same excursions and some others that Virgin doesn’t.
Hi! Yes only one of you really needs the app to do pre voyage check in, booking dining etc. but we do recommend both of you have it just in case one person has difficulty. The app does a tendency to be glitchy. Thanks so much for watching!
typically the shows are between 6 and 7pm, but they could vary. We found that making dining reservations early, like 5 ish or late, after 8:30 works best if you want to see the shows
CORRECTION: at 22:14 breakfast options should be The Wake, Razzle Dazzle and the Galley, not The Dock. Also be sure to check your app for your Dining reservation booking window to be certain.
Looks like your cabin may be above The Red Room so there is a possibility of noise from the music. I haven’t heard from anyone directly though. You could always call Virgin and tell them your concern and see if you could get moved up a floor or two. Our XL sea terrace was 12330Z and it was super quiet
We’ve heard of people having a lot of difficulty with the app, fortunately we’ve never really had an issue with it. I guess we would consider ourselves lucky that way. Thanks so much for watching
Thanks, my first VV cruise is coming up on the 10th. I’m hoping Deep Blue Extras can board early. Virgin has told me yes and they have told me no, so I’ll find out.
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Bob & Kelly, great job and most excellent tips and content. Thank You!
Thanks so very much!
Thanks for the GREAT tips and info! I want to be on a cruise with you guys! Love❤️ your personalities😁
So glad you found this helpful! Aw thank you so much! That’s so sweet of you to say ! 🥰
Thanks for your review! I’ll be cruising on the Valiant Lady on April 26. I can’t wait!
That’s amazing! We haven’t been on Valiant Lady yet but are hoping to soon! You are going to have an awesome time!! 😃✨
Virgin has shuttles that can take you to Bayside Market for a while. We arrive port around 10 am then head off to Bayside until our embarkation time. The Wake, Razzle Dazzle, Gunbae, Extra Virgin, TestvKitchen opens at 6pm on Embarkation day.
Yes thank you! We knew about the shuttle to Bayside Marketplace but haven’t used it before. It’s a good option for something to do before getting on the ship! Thanks so much!
The way they bring your ship eats is so cute
I agree! I love those bags it comes in! 🥰
Thank you so much for this video! I booked my first Virgin Voyage cruise this week & this was super helpful!
We are so glad you found it helpful! You are going to love it!
First timer here. Me and my boyfriend are going in January soaking as Mega Rockstars! Super excited
That’s so awesome! We would love to sail mega rockstar someday! You are going to absolutely love it!
Thanks, I'm booking our first cruise in bit and this makes me feel prepared
Nice! So glad this was helpful for you! Enjoy your cruise!
Thankyou that was very helpful. This will be our first virgin cruise and so excited
Yay!!! That’s so exciting! So glad it was helpful for you. You are going to love it!
Looking forward to our VV Cruise in 2024! Thanks for the info! 👍👍
That’s so exciting!! You are going to love it! Thank you so much for watching and let us know if we can help with any other questions!
Thanks Kelly and Bob, we enjoyed your video very much. We learned a lot. Leaving in about 40 days for our virgin Virgin Cruise. Our daughter went on one last year so we have an experienced guide also. Joanne and Wynn Miller
We are so glad this was helpful! That’s fantastic! Have a wonderful cruise! We leave in just under 30 days for our next Virgin cruise. Thank you so very much for watching! 😀
Great informative video guys!!
Thanks so much Melinda! :)
Great tips! Several questions. 1) Can you pre book your dining reservations online or via the app before embarkation day? 2) Can you reserve an embarkation time? 3) on board entertainment. can you pre book your reservations prior to embarkation day?
Hi there! Yes you can pre book dining via the app. If you look on the app on the first page scroll down under “ship just got real” you’ll find when your window will open to book dining. Yes you can also reserve an embarkation time. In the app also on the first page under “ before you sail” you’ll see a check in area, complete all that info and you’ll be able to choose an embarkation time. Thirdly, you cannot book any entertainment until embarkation day. We have another video titled “more tips for first timers navigating the app” that will walk you through everything. Hope that helps! 😊
Booked yesterday, 10 days out...like you said every dinner reservation was filled. Thanks for keeping us from freaking out! LOL
That’s so exciting!! So glad this was helpful for you. Like we said check the app when you get on the ships WiFi there will be more spots for dining that open up or go to where they are doing dining reservations when you first board the ship. It should be very near sailor services. You are going to have an amazing time!
Same experience back in March. I checked daily even prior to boarding and random spots would just open up. It will also show that they have some spaces for walk-ins too.
Thank you guys. This was very helpful. I’m a virgin on VV this 11/5 for my 55th birthday… I’ll be knocking double nickels and having a blast. Thanks for the tips.
Happy birthday!!! What an amazing way to celebrate! So glad this was helpful for you. You are going to LOVE it!
1st off, love the matching shirts. Great Tips. I wanted be a Rock Star. We noticed on our Disney Wish Cruise how they pushed the Cruise app. Thumbs UP 👍
Hi guys! Thanks so much! Having everything on the app instead of a paper copy is really nice, you always have your phone with you! 😀
Great tips guys! Virgin really does sound super fun! I love that they allow you to relax in the day time but have fun at night!
It’s a completely different vibe from any other cruise line we’ve been on. And so much to know ahead of time!
Fantastic video. Thank you for making it for us.
So glad it was helpful for you!
Very informative, what is Bayside market? Wifey +I 1st virgin cruise on scarlet lady is April 20th. This video is very helpful.
Bayside Marketplace is a shopping center across the bridge from the cruise terminal. They’ve got a lot of shops and a few restaurants to hang out at before your port arrival time if you are looking for something to do.
Thanks so much for watching, hope you have an awesome cruise!
Sailing on The Resilient Lady in March 2024. These tips are very useful. Thanks!
So glad it was helpful! Hope you have an awesome cruise! ✨
We're going for the first time in December! I'm so excited!
That’s so awesome!!! You are going to LOVE it!
Jon wants a T-shirt just like yours Kelly haha
Scarlett night sounds like a lot of fun.
A midnight sushi snack sounds delicious.
It sounds like you have had an amazing time haha.
Booo debarkation. Xxx
I should have been smart and got Jon a spirit jersey like mine, next time!!! 😉 we love our midnight sushi snacks! Debarkation is always booooo! 💕
Great Info - Thank You! My first sailing is 11/5/23, Solo - so your info helps. 😀
That’s so awesome! You are going to love it, have an awesome cruise! The people on the ship are so friendly and it’s so easy to meet people
So a clarification about how free-range things are, you CANNOT remove food from the formal restaurants (doggy bags)
Yes that’s correct, only from the grab and go stations and the Galley. Any leftovers from the sit down restaurants have to stay there. Thanks for watching
@@BobandKellyGo loved our Scarlet Lady Bimini cruise. Leaving Athens on Resiliant Lady in 2 weeks!
@@iNFiNiTE69 NICE! We hope to get to do some of the Europe cruises someday! Have a blast!
Great video guys - your point on Dining Reservations is SO important - I've just got off Scarlet and couldn't book into a restaurant when I left the bookings until Day 2. They managed to squeeze me in, but a total nightmare!
Oh wow! So glad they were able to squeeze you into some bookings, it can be a bit of a pain for sure especially when trying to navigate dining and show times. Hope you had a great cruise though!
Oh, had a great time - it's just SO fun on there!@@BobandKellyGo
Confused!! Hearing too many different versions - PJ Party and Scarlet you must wear red. What’s the Fancy Night? Thank you.
Hi! We never had a fancy or “formal night” on either of our cruises. Honestly I’m not sure if they do on longer sailings either. People can choose to dress up for dinners or you can go as casual as you like. That’s what’s cool about Virgin, it’s a “do what you are comfortable with” kind of cruise line. But some people will wear formal red attire on scarlet night. You’ll see people way dressed up and others with just a splash of red. Hope that helps!
Ooooo love the all red 😊 Kelly even slaying with the red lipstick 💄. Very awesome tips for first timers because we would be Virgin virgins. I think it sounds like the best time 😊
There is so much to know we hope that these little tips help a few people out. Aww thank you 💕 virgin cruises are just so much fun!!
Thank you for this. My first Virgin cruise is in 17 days and I starred check in last night. Almost all reservations are gone and I was worried I'd have to eat in the Galley majority of the cruise. It is my birthday cruise so I was hoping for a great experience. Thank you for the info.
Hi! We are so glad this was helpful for you! Don’t stress at all, I’m sure you’ll be able to get everything you want once you get to the cruise terminal or on the ship. Have an awesome time and happy birthday! 🎉✨
@@RUclipsrrrrrrrrrrr do you mean the shuttle to Bayside Marketplace? Bayside is just across the bridge from the cruise terminal. We never took the shuttle so I don't want to give you the wrong information. We took a Lyft from our hotel ( right next to bayside market) to the cruise port and it as around $11, so not a bad option at all.
Thank you for the tips. You’ll provided a ton of great info. We definitely will take a Virgin cruise in the future as it looks like a great time.
We had a lot to talk about for sure! 🤣 I think you guys would really enjoy it!
Super helpful for my first virgin cruise next year🎉
We are so glad this was helpful for you!
Have a fantastic time! ✨
Thank you for all the valuable info!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for watching!
thats awesome that you can go straight to your cabin :)
It’s so nice! That way you do t have to carry all your things around with you! 😀
I am wondering about balcony suites, I saw a few pictures and the bathrooms seem extremely small. What is your opinion?
Hi! We had an XL sea terrace on our last cruise and it wasn’t bad actually. We’ve cruised with Disney also and their bathrooms are way smaller than on the Virgin ships. The shower we had on Virgin was tall and spacious enough for us. There was lots of counter space in the sink area too, so we had no complaints. I think they may be a tad smaller and configured differently on the regular sea terrace rooms though. Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you both for the information, I love your video and I like your red outfits. My first VV cruise is in 9 days (10/8-10/13).
Thank you so much we are so glad this was helpful for you. Ooh single digit countdown! Have an amazing time!
Very helpful information ! How can we book dinner reservations with another couple ?
Hi! On the app on the home page you’ll see a section that says “share and add your mates” you can link your reservations so that you can book dining together. Once you Click on “share and add your mates” you can choose how to send your friends a link (text, messenger, email…) once your dining reservation window opens you should be able to book for all in your party. You can check to see your sailor mates are linked under “messenger” in the app once you click on that you’ll see a red button called “contacts” and you’ll see your friends listed there once you are linked. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great cruise!
Going on our first virgin cruise. It's bucket list for my girlfriend and I'm seeing so many mixed reviews.I'm not sure how this is going to go. At the very least she can say she'd got to do it once.
We think maybe a lot of the mixed reviews come from people who aren’t prepared, it is different than other cruise lines. Our best advice is make dining reservations when your window opens. We know the pool is also a negative for some folks but if you aren’t a hang by the pool all day sort of person there’s lots to do on the ship. If there’s any questions we can help with feel free to ask! We hope you have a great time on your cruise, we’d love to hear how it goes. Thanks so much for watching!
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Hi Bob and Kelly. Great video. Very informative. Do you have any tips about the glass sliding door in the Rock Star suites? I’m travelling with my daughter next month in a Sweet Aft Suite and we are quite bemused about the glass door to the bathroom. I’m aware that the window in the Seriously Sweet suite can be covered by your cabin steward. Are you aware if they can do the same with the sliding glass door? I’m super curious!🧐 👀 Cheers
Hi Susan! We aren’t aware of any way to make the door to the bathroom a bit more private. But the toilet area is more private and away from the door if that’s a concern. Even though the door is glass it does have colors and gets fogged up when the shower has been on. I’m a very private bathroom person myself and it didnt bother me at all. Hope that helps! Have a wonderful cruise! - Kelly
@@BobandKellyGo Thanks for your insight Kelly 😸
you're such a lovable couple!! Love your vibe
Thank you so much!! What a lovely compliment!
Great tips! Myself, husband and two college age sons are FIRST TIME cruisers and are booked with Virgin for July. I am nervous about all the planning and making sure I don't miss something, being a true "Virgin" at this. We have the app, good WIFI tip from you about logging in at the terminal to begin booking, thanks for that! My question is, will their App work while we are off ship at the Bimini Beach Club and Cozumel beach excursions? I've seen mixed reviews on that.
Hi! Thank you so much! You all are going to have an awesome time! Our cell service was great on Bimini and in the Dominican Republic. But we switched to our regular cell service (T Mobile) while we were on land instead of WiFi . I would imagine if you have cell service then your app will work just fine. When we got off the ship we received messages from our cell carrier that we were good to go.
I just researched that Bimini has the same WiFi name as the ships WiFi so you should be good there if you don’t have coverage with your cell carrier. Sorry I didn’t have a better answer for you about Cozumel though.
Thank you so much for watching and have an amazing cruise!
@@BobandKellyGo awesome, thank you so much! 🙏
@@chefdeesmith7937 you’re very welcome!
Thank you for these great tips..
You are so welcome! So glad you found them helpful and thank you so much for watching
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! 🫶🏻
Can you make reservations for shows in advance of the cruise, in the terminal, or do you have to wait till you're on the ship? Can you get a list of shows in advance of the cruise?
Unfortunately you can’t book the shows until embarkation day but you can As soon as you get in the cruise terminal and on the ships WiFi. I don’t know of any way to see a list of the shows and what times they will be ahead of time unfortunately. But if you’ve already booked dining reservations and a show you want to go to interferes with it it’s pretty easy to shift dining times on the app.
So sorry… we just realized you WILL be able to see the event line up ahead of time on the app, if you go into the home page on the VV app scroll down and it will give you dates where you can see them. (You do have to have a cruise booked to see it) also the event lineup can change after you set sail, they sometimes add more shows and events as the cruise goes Along. sorry for the confusion, hope that helps!
Thanks for the great vidoe we are cruising Auckland New Zealand to Sydney Australia in March 2024. We have a rockstar suite, do you know if restuarant reservations open earlier for rockstars? thanks Wendy
Hi Wendy! Oooh that is going to be an amazing cruise! Yes! Rockstar sailors will be able to book restaurant reservations 60 days before sailing. Download the Virgin Voyages app if you haven’t already and it should give you a countdown as to when your booking window opens on the home page (scroll down to near the bottom of the page to see it). Thank you so much for watching!
Great tips. We like the idea of a cruise without kids. So Virgin might be our first pick. If we ever cruise. I got seasick on a dinner cruise once so maybe cruising isn’t for me. But thanks for the tips!
Getting seasick on a cruise is no fun at all! I can understand why you’d be nervous about trying one. Thanks so much Alice!
I do to but when I got on Virgin, I didn’t realize I was on a ship….felt like a hotel with a mall…book a Central Sea Terrace cabin..middle of the ship…
@@CynthiaHiatt we agree! We haven’t ever felt any movement at all on these ships! It’s so nice to
Love that this video has gotten so many views ❤❤❤Jenn
We just hope it helps some folks out 🥰
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching Nick!
Veteran cruiser here. Just finished my first and last Virgin Cruise Terrible experience.
Sorry to hear you don’t enjoy your experience. Virgin does do things quite differently than other traditional cruise lines. Thank you so much for watching, we appreciate it!
What didn't you like about it? I've heard they are better than the rest, am considering trying them.
Thanks, Tim
Hi Tim, Virgin Voyages are amazing in our opinion. There are some distinct differences between how Virgin does their cruises and how other traditional cruise lines are. Those who are used to how other cruise lines are may not appreciate the style of Virgin if that's what they are used to. Everyone has their own way of how they like to vacation, our advice is watch some vlogs and see if it fits your style. We fell in love with Virgin cruises from the moment we took our first cruise, hope you give them a try, and if you do, please let us know!
Maybe they have changed the way to make reservations for the restaurants because my cruise is not until Dec 17th and I already did all of my reservations 2 days ago through the app🥰
That’s great! I hope you were able to get all the reservations you wanted! Have an awesome cruise!
I'm planning a cruise for my mom and I. We are considering Virgin but not sure we would fit in. I'm 42 mom is 64, and we are both pretty open minded. Not real big into partying, we would attend sail away and Scarlet night, have a few drinks and just have fun. Would we be happy on this cruise? We have only sailed with NCL before.
Hi Melissa! To be honest we wondered if we would fit in on our first cruise too. Bob just turned 61 and I am almost 54. We’ve seen all age ranges from 20’s to 80’s having a great time on these cruises. There are lots of things to do besides partying, trivia, games, karaoke and shows to name a few. There are also lots of spaces that are quiet around the ship. We’ve never sailed with NCL, only Disney so I can’t really give you a comparison; But we feel very at home on a virgin voyages cruise. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and let us know if you do decide to give it a try 😊
This was super helpful. Thank you! My gf and i are going on our first VV cruise this Friday. Excited is an understatement!
We are so glad this was helpful for you! You are going to have an amazing time! Have a blast and thank you so very much for watching!
We are Virgin virgins. Going on our first Virgin Voyage in January of 2024. We are sailing out of San Juan, Puerto Rico on the new Brilliant Lady. Any chance you guys will be on that voyage? We are so excited!!!
Oh my gosh how exciting!!!!! You are going to absolutely love it! Aw unfortunately we won’t be on your Brilliant Lady cruise 🥲 please don’t hesitate to ask anything at all if you have any questions, we are happy to help in Any way we can!
@@BobandKellyGoWe are already amped up for it! We love Puerto Rico and it’s only about a 3 hour flight from Georgia. We will definitely ask questions since you guys seem to be Virgin Vets!
Very informative, thanks for the video! I'm super excited, I just booked my 1st Cruise with Virgin Voyages and went all out and did the "Rock Star" package! I have a debarkment question, what time-frame do you think is safe to book a flight back home from MIA and or FFL, I want to leave enough time to get to the airport and don't want to miss my flight
Hi! That’s so awesome! You are going to love it! You should be safe booking a flight anytime after 12:00noon. It’s about 30-45 min back to MIA and about 45-60 min to FLL depending on traffic. If you leave the ship around 9:00 am or earlier you should be good to go. We don’t like to rush it either and choose to walk our own luggage off the ship rather than collect it after debarkation. You can also book an Uber/Lyft ahead of time to avoid any wait if you won’t have a car. Have an awesome cruise!
Thank you for the info!! @@BobandKellyGo
Hi Bob & Kelly. Myself and Partner are booked on Virgin Scarlet Lady later this year ( 1st time with Virgin) . The more I see reviews etc the more worried I get :-( . We need to eat early all they time due to my partner having to , she also needs GF food. I am used to traditional ships ( over 20 cruises ) but this will only be her 2nd. We are also somewhat older than the average age of people on virgin cruises although that does not seem to be an issue. The way the galley works how can you be sure you get GF food ? ANy suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi Peter!
One of the awesome things about Virgin Voyages is they are very good about providing vegan and GF options on all their menu’s. All of the menu’s including the one on the galley have indicators for vegan and GF items. I would recommend Razzle Dazzle for an early dinner or later brunch, as they focus on healthier vegan and GF items. They even offer GF pizza crust in the pizza place which is awesome!
Your servers will also ask if you have any dietary needs and will be able to make suggestions for you that will work for your partner.
We’ve seen all age ranges from 20’s to 80’s on the ship all having a great time, don’t worry we think you will to!
Let us know if there are any other questions we can help with.
Also if you do a Google search for “virgin voyages restaurant menu’s” you can see everything they have to offer, including the GF options noted with a (gf)
Hope that helps and have a fantastic time in your cruise!
@@BobandKellyGo Thanks-
@@BobandKellyGo thanks
In your opinion , Do you feel VV is handicap friendly?
Yes absolutely! If you search “virgin voyages handicap accessible” you will see several vlogs from folks with wheelchair accessible rooms and their experience in other spaces on the ship.
Hope that helps 😊
hi :) we are cruising on resilient lady in december for our honeymoon, were so excited :) its the first time virgin has come to australia :) you mentioned on debarktation day that you could get breakfast at the dock, what type of food do they serve please?
Hi! That is so exciting!!! Congratulations! We would love to cruise Australia someday.
So very sorry for the misinformation, we should have said the Galley is open for breakfast on debarkation, not the Dock (margaritas and filming don’t mix well) 🤣 the Dock is open on Embarkation day and they have a lovely tapas style menu.
Choices for breakfast on debarkation day are the Wake, Razzle Dazzle and The Galley. Thank you so much for pointing out our mistake and hope you have a fantastic Honeymoon cruise!
awww thank you :) and thats ok :) makes more sense now as to what is opened hehe ive just subscribed to your channel :) nice to be onboard :)@@BobandKellyGo
hope you get across to Australia one day :) It has been my dream for my entire life to travel to the US and now I've extended that dream to the UK :) who knows what the future holds, anything is possible :)@@BobandKellyGo
Do u book the shows in the app in the cruise terminal. Do u need to create a username and password for signing in to their Wi-Fi in the terminal
Hi Laura you no longer have to book shows ahead of time, they are now first come first served with the exception of dinner shows; which are an extra charge. Those you do book through the app and can be done in the cruise terminal or at the sailor services help desk.
To sign into WiFi in the cruise terminal put your phone in airplane mode and connect to the ship WiFi, it will then ask for your birthday and cabin number as far as I remember. But it guides you through the process. You don’t have to set up another username and password for it. If you still have difficulty go straight to sailor services on deck 5 once you get on the ship and they are happy to help.
Hope that helps
@@BobandKellyGo thanks.this is our 75th cruise but first time on VV, everything is so different.
@@lauraguerrero2190 it is very different!! We hope you love cruising with Virgin as much as we do!
For the five day cruises, what day is scarlet night?
we just got off a 5 night cruise and scarlet Night was on the third night. It's typically the night before a full sea day. Hope that helps!
I think dinner reservations were 45-60 days before sailing for Rockstars, you mentioned 45……
Right, we’ve experienced different things; on our last sailing we couldn’t book dining until 30 days before as standard passengers so it is a bit confusing. The app will tell you for sure when your booking window opens. Thanks so much for your comment we really appreciate it!
Thanks for the video. Sounds like you need a reservation for most dining and entertainment and you have to do it way in advance or as soon as you get on-board. Appears to be a hassle. I heard you can only book a reservation for each restaurant only once. Is that true? The late boarding time is also an issue, Once checking out of the hotel what are you going to do with all your luggage while finding something else to do.
Most sailings are near full these days so reservations do help unless you are willing to eat at off peak times. If you get on the ship’s wifi early it’s pretty easy to snag reservations in the app. Yes on the shorter cruises (ours was 4 nights) you can only do each restaurant once for dinner but you can repeat Razzle Dazzle or The Wake again for breakfast/brunch. I’m pretty sure on the longer sailings you can repeat dinners.
We stored our luggage with bell services at the hotel and went to the Bayside shopping area for a late breakfast and then just hung out in the hotel lobby for a while. I’m pretty sure every hotel will hold your luggage for you until you are ready to head to the terminal.
Thanks so much for watching and let us know if we can answer any other questions. Have a great cruise!
Great tips! For shore excursions, does Virgin offer those or do we find our own?
So glad you found this helpful. Yes if you look on the virgin app or the virgin voyages website you’ll find excursions under “shore things” there aren’t a ton ( depending on your ports) so if you don’t find any that you like on their website look on Trip Advisor, they often offer the same excursions and some others that Virgin doesn’t.
@@BobandKellyGo awesome, thank you!
You can only use 1 Cruise Line for the rest of your life ... which would you pick?
Don’t put us in that predicament! Can we choose 2????? Haha
49 cruises on 6 lines so far. Our current favorite is VV, but we've had different favorites at different stages in our lives.
Can only one of have the App or do both?
Hi! Yes only one of you really needs the app to do pre voyage check in, booking dining etc. but we do recommend both of you have it just in case one person has difficulty. The app does a tendency to be glitchy. Thanks so much for watching!
What times do the shows usually start?
typically the shows are between 6 and 7pm, but they could vary. We found that making dining reservations early, like 5 ish or late, after 8:30 works best if you want to see the shows
CORRECTION: at 22:14 breakfast options should be The Wake, Razzle Dazzle and the Galley, not The Dock. Also be sure to check your app for your Dining reservation booking window to be certain.
I heard that the noise level may be a problem on level 8. Does anyone have any idea what the noise level would be if our cabin is 8334A
Looks like your cabin may be above The Red Room so there is a possibility of noise from the music. I haven’t heard from anyone directly though. You could always call Virgin and tell them your concern and see if you could get moved up a floor or two. Our XL sea terrace was 12330Z and it was super quiet
Do they have room service for morning coffee?
Yes they do!
@@BobandKellyGo Do you know if there's an additional charge? I'd want coffee delivered each morning to my cabin.
What time do you need to return to the ship on Key West?
If I remember correctly all aboard was around 5:00. But the cruise itinerary should tell you for sure. Thanks so much for watching!
The VV app is so bad, I can’t get over the constant loading and errors
We’ve heard of people having a lot of difficulty with the app, fortunately we’ve never really had an issue with it. I guess we would consider ourselves lucky that way. Thanks so much for watching
Thanks, my first VV cruise is coming up on the 10th. I’m hoping Deep Blue Extras can board early. Virgin has told me yes and they have told me no, so I’ll find out.
You are going to have a great time! I wish I had a definitive answer if Deep Blue gets to board early, but so hope you do! Have a great time!
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Thanks for your review! I’ll be cruising on the Valiant Lady on April 26. I can’t wait!