Virgin Voyages: Scarlet Lady Hits & Misses
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- There are no perfect ships. We feel the Scarlet Lady is a boutique hotel that you'd find on South Beach. Is it enough to make us want another cruise? Probably not. We break down our top Hits & Misses in this video. Virgin Voyages gives us a new style, and we certainly appreciate it. Question is, Who Is it for?
I want to go on Virgin Voyage...for the food, the pajama party, the scarlet party...
It's like vacationing in Miami. During the day you hit the beach. Then at night you hit the clubs. Wake up late. Go to the gym and repeat haaaaaa
I did enjoy the review. My DW Deborah summed it up really well. Outside of wellness/exercise, eating and drinking, there wasn't really anything to do. The shows and entertainment were pretty awful. And activities like afternoon tea and trivia were held in the wrong venues. Putting trivia in the only bar with sports playing?...ended up spending our free time on The Dock. The thing that annoyed me the most was you couldn't get anything at all to eat between 11a-12p. So it was 130pm before my cheeseburger arrived. We only sailed this due line to the itinerary (DW wanted to go to Key West). To this day, I occasionally think about what I missed that could have made the trip better. And still can't think of anything. Yes - it was basically all inclusive, but when you break down the prices into individual components, could have sailed on RCCL or Celebrity for less money. I do understand the concept, but it's not for us. With that said, it was the quietest and smoothest sailing ship we've ever been on. Looking forward to your reviews on the new NCL ships.
Much appreciated. Reviews are certainly subjective, so we make sure that we give normal honest reviews. No click baits on our end. Based on the price, to us it wasn't worth it. Love the Adult Vibe and parties, but other than that, I can just fly to Miami, stay at a posh hotel and go clubbing every night LOL. We booked because of the supposed food experience and the chance to visit Bimini Island. In the process of recording the audio for that experience. We booked the VIP Cabana for that one. It was surely the quietest and smoothest sail for us as well. Couldn't feel a thing. We sailed on the Norwegian Prima back in Feb, but failed to put up a FULL REVIEW. We posted some videos on the Prima. Go to our NCL Videos section for some of the videos of the Prima experience. Of course, once we sail the Viva, we'll surely put those videos up in the month. Thanks again. Happy Cruising
The ship has a futuristic look... modern industrial
Yeah. It kinda does. I feel like it does mostly on the outside. They made it more chic on the inside. We went for the food. It was def an experience. Can't knock that one. We are actually putting together the review for Bimini Island using the private Cabana. Someone takes too long editing videos lol
We sailed in Oct. 2023. We were able to get our own hamburger. Took just as long as waiting to be served. Great analogy " Floating Hotel in Miami" Great night life, sleep in the day, recover from doing what-ever, Was disappointed bc hype didn't match reality. Staff inexperienced in all areas. You are "spot on". Glad your app worked. I believe you are the focus clientele age group but First time cruisers would appreciate more. The "adults only" - no kids- is misleading. As seasoned cruisers know, the children on board kid friendly lines have their own part of the ship and are very seldom seen running around or crying in the food places.{But they do tend to press elevator buttons!} In port we met a cruising travel agent that had just visited Carnival's Valenzia and we booked our first Carnival cruise. We are expecting the "awesome experience" we thought VV was going to provide. We kept thinking we had missed something, done VV with the wrong attitude/mindset. Thank you
Super thanks for your thoughts and comment. I'm (Gil) not going to lie, I started feeling as if I had missed something shortly after posting our Hits & Misses.I stand by my feelings lol . So much hype indeed. Wasn't horrible. Cruise reviews are subjective. What may be good for one, not so much for the other. I thought about the Venezia, but then the newer ships were announced. We're sailing on the Viva in Feb. The Icon of the Seas end of March. Carnival Horizon in April and Carnival Jubilee in July. Tons of reviews the first half of 2024. Hope you have fun on the Venezia. Saw the decor. Looks amazing. #downtovacay : )
Great review.
Much appreciated. We have so much more content from other topics and cruises. Thanks for the follow. Hopefully you'll find our reviews and experiences helpful.
This review makes me want to only do 4 nights...I really like Broadway like shows...this cruise line does not seem to really have that, but there are some hit moments for sure
I think 4 nights is the sweet spot for this cruise. Anything longer than that will get boring super fast. It is a great experience for the food and the parties because of the adult only part. We a re a fan of Broadway shows, so we always compare this cruise to others like NCL and Royal that do have shows. Even Carnival's Mardi Gras, Celebration and now Jubilee have show after show after show. You get a well balanced cruise experience on the cruises mentioned. Virgin is just a posh boutique hotel in Miami. Still worth the experience.
The galley has ready made to go sandwiches, along with sushi and salad. To me I like made to order fresh food that hasn't been sitting out. It's more along the European cruise style
I think we're just impatient haaaa. I'd prefer a wide variety of food to choose from. I don't want the same choices every day and to sit there waiting for it. But it is fresh, so that's a HUGE plus.
Actually I am sold on the private cabana
Were you able to get reservations at all the restaurants?
Virgin Voyages are quite accommodating. Even If you weren't able to reserve on the app, you can still walk in, as they have slots open for these cases. Using the app was a tad complicated, but I (Gil) was able to reserve Gunbae, Pink Agave, Extra Virgin and the Test Kitchen via the app.
That pool is way TOO small!