You have quickly become one of my favorite travel RUclipsr who talks about the experience instead of the product, other RUclipsrs seem to just talk about the same things over and over again
Great video, different just like Virgin. Love the references to NYC boroughs and cruiselines. What about reviewing the exercise classes and gym options?
Oh wow, I must say I love this preview format. I think you can expand this to your airlines and hotels. Perhaps Virgin vs BA or Etihad vs Emirates when on one of the carriers. Very nice.
Wow…can’t wait for the full review now 🎉 Loved the way you described the competition by means of geographic areas, very easy to relate 😅 Thank you for this short but nevertheless entertaining and informative video!
It’s funny how easy it was to break it down. I can’t imagine what it would be like if airlines also targeted specific demographics in the same way lol.
Ah... it's a sad day because I have reached the end of your videos! I will have to go back in your playlist to see which ones I've missed in the past :D (or wait a few more days!)
@@ParadigmSh1ft_I’ve had to fly economy on Qantas twice since pandemic. Wasn’t bad, because I’m fairly small - nobly let my husband take the last business seat. He says service has dropped off. Heading to Melbourne in July, looking at other airlines.
Hi, Kevin. Another fab review. Virgin Voyages sounds just like every other Virgin company I've come across. Laid back and extra friendly, attentive staff, they behave not like staff but firnds. I love them all especially Virgin Atlantic. Thanks for the video🙃🙂❤❤
Lovely! This must be soo much effort to edit into ten minutes! But when is Royal Carribbean review coming? I remember you went on one in Singapore a while back and I’d love it as I live in the region
Not to sound crass, but if/when I can find flex in my posting schedule. Simply because of how many video clips there are from a cruise I film (800-1200 vs 150-250 for a resort), 2 cruise videos take twice as long as 2 videos of any other kind. Something I didn’t expect before doing the cruises and a reason I don’t have any more booked at the moment lol.
Maybe you’d prefer one of the new Virgin Hotels haha… which just gave me the thought, writing this from an All Inclusive resort… Virgin would be an incredible addition to AI resorts.
Sure, but even among them, almost none of them (Aman and Shangri-La aside) have an international following… meaning the algorithm would be very unkind if I published a series from here at this time.
Actually makes sense since most brands are independent and somehow catered to locals. IHG and Marriott are expanding though so kinda excited for that 🤩 nevertheless, your videos as it inspired me to start mine too! 🤞the channel is a gem!
Great review! Booked their new cruise ship for Panama Canal March 2026 as our first cruise with VV. Don’t sleep on the current 30% bonus transfer offer thru AMEX and Chase.
I can’t find what you paid for your cruise, am I just missing something in the horrible RUclips app? Also, Is booze included on Virgin, or is it an add on package?
Ah, should have been more clear. For my cruise line guide videos the price isn’t really relevant since the video isn’t about a specific cruise. But for this one I paid 80k Virgin Red Points.
Pray for me:). Tho cruising appeals less than root canal, I’m taking my 5 (adult) kids down to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean to bring in the new year. Seven days in a shopping mall! Have told them I’ll be in my room painting (looking forward to that) if they want me. Virgin had nothing on offer when I was booking - more slings and arrows of outrageous fortune! Great video.
Ah sorry- in the cruise line guides like this I don’t mention the prices since it’s not about one cruise specifically- the price would be in the full review video. But for this 7 night Med cruise I paid 80k Virgin Red points.
We did the Virgin Resilient Lady, from Auckland to Sydney, 12 night cruise. Ugh! My 56th cruise and I will never sail Virgin again. Meal after meal of dishes of hot foods arriving at the table, room temp, cold, or one time partially frozen. The food itself was no better than fast casual restaurants in the USA. We met at least a dozen couples who never were able to obtain a dinner reservation. Later, we found that the cruise line expects 600-800 passengers per night to eat in "The Galley". Almost all of our reservations were before 630PM. Every night we would sit in an almost empty restaurant. Yet the host station, would tell us the restaurant was fully booked that night. We ate at the bar, in Extra Virgin twice, seated at 545PM. That restaurant was completely empty until 730PM. That is totally ridiculous to not have those empty seats being used!!! The entertainment venues are too small. We waited in lines for every show, most times over an hour. The entertainment is very good, if you can get into the venue. But having a drag queen show is not a reason to sail on Virgin. Our cruise had poor sailing weather. So all 2550 pax were squashed into the very limited public areas that are inside the ship. The Lady ships are warm weather cruisers, best suited to flat oceans. The ships themselves are boring and poorly designed. The cabins are cramped with very tight bathrooms. The beds have 5" mattresses that are very hard. While no kids is great, the average age on our cruise was 51. VV even states their average guest age is 48. The VV app is ridiculously poor. Crashes constantly. Everything has to be done on the app. Which means that one is constantly on their smartphone while on vacation. A cruise vacation is supposed to be care-free. AND, if you complain, the staff marks your cabin # as being complainers. So then the service you receive is even worse! Virgin Voyages states that we do things differently, but saying that should not be an excuse for delivering a very sub-standard (for the industry) cruise product. Virgin Voyages has been habitually cancelling cruises, sometimes with very little notice. They cancelled our cruise with 6 months notice. I guess they thought guests should be thankful for that notice. But in the end, never again, will we sail on VV. Kevin, I sometimes think you are too hard on some reviews. But this guide, is way too easy on VV's short comings. Which are many! Too many! VV has four, "4", almost identical ships with all the same flaws! The best thing to happen to Virgin Voyages is for another cruise line to buy them, because there have been rumours that VV is for sale. Also, Cruise Critic has a page just for the Reslient Lady's sailings downunder. At least 20% of the reviews name the same complaints that we had.
My very positive sentiment reflects my very positive experience on board. Literally none of the things that you mentioned happened on my cruise, so I don’t really have a reason to be complaining about them 🤷🏼♂️
@@tfft People who sailed on Virgin Voyages, last year, the experience is not the same as this year. Many of the Lady ships are sailing with much higher occupancies. Cruise Critic reviews of the Resilient Lady have the same complaints now with the ship in the Med, as they had the first 4 months of this year.
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Subtitles refuse to cooperate today! Will try to get them up and running again tomorrow.
how do you write like 100 languages each time, Kevin?
You have quickly become one of my favorite travel RUclipsr who talks about the experience instead of the product, other RUclipsrs seem to just talk about the same things over and over again
Appreciate that!
Great video, different just like Virgin. Love the references to NYC boroughs and cruiselines. What about reviewing the exercise classes and gym options?
Oh wow, I must say I love this preview format. I think you can expand this to your airlines and hotels. Perhaps Virgin vs BA or Etihad vs Emirates when on one of the carriers. Very nice.
Well this is the format I do just for cruise lines since I was on board for a number of days 😉
Holy cow, Kevin. You've got me very excited for this review!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Wow…can’t wait for the full review now 🎉 Loved the way you described the competition by means of geographic areas, very easy to relate 😅 Thank you for this short but nevertheless entertaining and informative video!
It’s funny how easy it was to break it down. I can’t imagine what it would be like if airlines also targeted specific demographics in the same way lol.
Excellent video! It had helped us to recommend VV to ppl around us. And we will be going for another one, we just booked to sail on Brilliant Lady.
You do a great job of hitting the nail on the head. Keep it up❤️
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Thanks, Kevin. Now it looks like I will take a cruise after all!
Enjoy it!
What about choice of excursions and prices? Thanks
Kevin, you did amazing in fitting everything in 10 minutes! Waiting for that full review though ;-)
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Ah... it's a sad day because I have reached the end of your videos! I will have to go back in your playlist to see which ones I've missed in the past :D (or wait a few more days!)
Perhaps you can rewatch every all the videos by scores from worst to best haha.
@@tfft haha great idea 😅
I still cannot wait for the two Qantas Business reviews ;)
Well, thanks to Qantas, neither of them is actually in business class haha.
@@tfft Qantas treating customers like dirt, say it ain't so /s
@@ParadigmSh1ft_I’ve had to fly economy on Qantas twice since pandemic. Wasn’t bad, because I’m fairly small - nobly let my husband take the last business seat. He says service has dropped off. Heading to Melbourne in July, looking at other airlines.
Thanks for shouting out Westchester!! 😂🙌🏽
The big question is though... was I correct? haha
You definitely are correct!! ✅
Hi, Kevin. Another fab review. Virgin Voyages sounds just like every other Virgin company I've come across. Laid back and extra friendly, attentive staff, they behave not like staff but firnds. I love them all especially Virgin Atlantic. Thanks for the video🙃🙂❤❤
Very much so yes! Thanks for watching 🩴
Thanks for the info + video!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Lovely! This must be soo much effort to edit into ten minutes! But when is Royal Carribbean review coming? I remember you went on one in Singapore a while back and I’d love it as I live in the region
Not to sound crass, but if/when I can find flex in my posting schedule. Simply because of how many video clips there are from a cruise I film (800-1200 vs 150-250 for a resort), 2 cruise videos take twice as long as 2 videos of any other kind. Something I didn’t expect before doing the cruises and a reason I don’t have any more booked at the moment lol.
0k, that seems to be an interesting new concept. By the way, you seem to constantly travel the world, always on vacation, you got the right job.😂😂😂😂😂
Working 7 days a week… always… I assure you, it doesn’t feel like a vacation 😅
Nice 😊. Looks like Virgin has upped the cruise game almost enough for me to think about taking one, almost 😅. Great video as usual.
Maybe you’d prefer one of the new Virgin Hotels haha… which just gave me the thought, writing this from an All Inclusive resort… Virgin would be an incredible addition to AI resorts.
@@tfft I had no idea Virgin was in the hotel game as well, will definitely check them out.
Thanks for the video. Could you make a video on how you deal with jet lag traveling so much?
I already have a post about it on my Patreon 😉
Greece! My part of the woods!
Hope you liked it...
🙂
I love Greece… except for the lines lol.
@@tfft Lines...? Of people..., of cars..., the ones on the flag...? 😆
I never been this early! Hope you can also do hotel reviews here in the Philippines.
It has perpetually been on my list, but it’s a tough market for hotel content. Simply not many well known resorts or brands.
@@tfft Most of the leisure properties are in Boracay, Cebu, and Palawan. Metro Manila is business centric due to CBDs of Makati and BGC.
Sure, but even among them, almost none of them (Aman and Shangri-La aside) have an international following… meaning the algorithm would be very unkind if I published a series from here at this time.
Actually makes sense since most brands are independent and somehow catered to locals.
IHG and Marriott are expanding though so kinda excited for that 🤩 nevertheless, your videos as it inspired me to start mine too! 🤞the channel is a gem!
Can't wait
Thanks for watching 🩴
I kind of like a ship that is more compartmentalized. It creates more intimate/private spaces, not like your inside one giant floating shopping mall.
Thanks for sharing ✈️
Great review! Booked their new cruise ship for Panama Canal March 2026 as our first cruise with VV. Don’t sleep on the current 30% bonus transfer offer thru AMEX and Chase.
If I ever got a deal like I got last year- I’d jump out of my boots to buy it haha.
Not for me, but this is a great guide. And you packed a lot into 10 minutes.
Team Terra Firma for you! Haha
Say nice things about them and you might get a free holiday on the grinning Bond villans lair that is Necker Island 🏝️!
I won’t hold my breath lol.
Wow. For the first time in my life I think I want to go on a cruise. No kids!?! Sign me up!😂
Yess!
Do you find the Virgin Red deal using chase or amex points compelling enough to book?
At the time I did, I sure did lol
We only go on virgin with no kids it’s huge, and no buffet as well
I can’t find what you paid for your cruise, am I just missing something in the horrible RUclips app? Also, Is booze included on Virgin, or is it an add on package?
Ah, should have been more clear. For my cruise line guide videos the price isn’t really relevant since the video isn’t about a specific cruise. But for this one I paid 80k Virgin Red Points.
Pray for me:). Tho cruising appeals less than root canal, I’m taking my 5 (adult) kids down to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean to bring in the new year. Seven days in a shopping mall! Have told them I’ll be in my room painting (looking forward to that) if they want me. Virgin had nothing on offer when I was booking - more slings and arrows of outrageous fortune! Great video.
If you have 5 little kids, I’d pray… but they can entertain themselves, you’ll be fine haha.
What's your favorite port to leave from with Virgin Voyages?
unless Im blind cant see what you paid in descriptions this time
Ah sorry- in the cruise line guides like this I don’t mention the prices since it’s not about one cruise specifically- the price would be in the full review video. But for this 7 night Med cruise I paid 80k Virgin Red points.
@@tfft what a deal just paid 115 for one from Miami and they got me for $400 in fees
I will only cruise with Virgin.
We did the Virgin Resilient Lady, from Auckland to Sydney, 12 night cruise. Ugh! My 56th cruise and I will never sail Virgin again. Meal after meal of dishes of hot foods arriving at the table, room temp, cold, or one time partially frozen. The food itself was no better than fast casual restaurants in the USA. We met at least a dozen couples who never were able to obtain a dinner reservation. Later, we found that the cruise line expects 600-800 passengers per night to eat in "The Galley". Almost all of our reservations were before 630PM. Every night we would sit in an almost empty restaurant. Yet the host station, would tell us the restaurant was fully booked that night. We ate at the bar, in Extra Virgin twice, seated at 545PM. That restaurant was completely empty until 730PM. That is totally ridiculous to not have those empty seats being used!!!
The entertainment venues are too small. We waited in lines for every show, most times over an hour. The entertainment is very good, if you can get into the venue. But having a drag queen show is not a reason to sail on Virgin. Our cruise had poor sailing weather. So all 2550 pax were squashed into the very limited public areas that are inside the ship. The Lady ships are warm weather cruisers, best suited to flat oceans. The ships themselves are boring and poorly designed. The cabins are cramped with very tight bathrooms. The beds have 5" mattresses that are very hard. While no kids is great, the average age on our cruise was 51. VV even states their average guest age is 48.
The VV app is ridiculously poor. Crashes constantly. Everything has to be done on the app. Which means that one is constantly on their smartphone while on vacation. A cruise vacation is supposed to be care-free. AND, if you complain, the staff marks your cabin # as being complainers. So then the service you receive is even worse!
Virgin Voyages states that we do things differently, but saying that should not be an excuse for delivering a very sub-standard (for the industry) cruise product. Virgin Voyages has been habitually cancelling cruises, sometimes with very little notice. They cancelled our cruise with 6 months notice. I guess they thought guests should be thankful for that notice. But in the end, never again, will we sail on VV.
Kevin, I sometimes think you are too hard on some reviews. But this guide, is way too easy on VV's short comings. Which are many! Too many! VV has four, "4", almost identical ships with all the same flaws! The best thing to happen to Virgin Voyages is for another cruise line to buy them, because there have been rumours that VV is for sale. Also, Cruise Critic has a page just for the Reslient Lady's sailings downunder. At least 20% of the reviews name the same complaints that we had.
My very positive sentiment reflects my very positive experience on board. Literally none of the things that you mentioned happened on my cruise, so I don’t really have a reason to be complaining about them 🤷🏼♂️
@@tfft People who sailed on Virgin Voyages, last year, the experience is not the same as this year. Many of the Lady ships are sailing with much higher occupancies. Cruise Critic reviews of the Resilient Lady have the same complaints now with the ship in the Med, as they had the first 4 months of this year.