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IMHO, the best part about any of the Rockstar/MegaRockstar rooms is that the beds are actually comfortable.

Our TA can easily pick and choose from the FAS offers, not sure why yours is telling you differently unless they have some sort of group rate going that includes it.

Technically the only problem with doing this, is that in order for the AC to work at full power, the balcony door has to be closed AND locked. The door only locks from the inside. So, if there is still someone else sleeping in the cabin, it might get a tad warm. It doesn't seem to get too bad, but if someone likes to sleep super cold inside, it might be an issue. You will also get repetitive notices from VV about not having your balcony door closed and locked because of the AC issues. I have learned to ignore them since I have been known to sleep on the hammock or spend long periods of time reading/napping out there.

My suggestion with the gnocchi dish (it is generally way over cooked), is to get the sauce from the gnocchi and have it put over a different pasta. That has worked out way better!

I'm not sure if you can still buy in another person's name using their credit card info. I know that TAs can no longer do this. Not sure about regular folk.

If you want full sun that area in front is probably your best bet. I will say that I need shade (I burn super easily) and even with the screening over top of the chairs, I found that I still had to keep moving around to "chase" the shade.

Jacques is 88 years old. I imagine he is more than ready to take a step back.

However, you can only cash out your winnings not any of the loot you used to play.

You are not wrong, as long as you actually give them business (at least at some point). The people I am referring to which cause some agents to charge fees are the ones that have no idea what they want, so the agents spend lots of time and multiple revisions trying to nail down the trip they want and then once the client seems to be happy, the agent never hears from again. I can understand where the frustration of those sorts of people could make an agent at least consider charging a fee. Like I said, my agent doesn't charge a fee and I do believe there are plenty of good ones that don't, but as with many things these days, a small number of people can ruin things for everyone.

Absolutely. Certainly TAs selling cruises should be able to make up for anyone who doesn't book since cruise lines pay some of the better commissions. However, hotels and many other land based options pay very little and airlines (unless being booked as part of a package) pay nothing. All I was saying is that I understand why the idea is becoming more common, not that I agree with it one way or the other. I have been fortunate to have known my TA for a long time and by now they know what I like and don't like. It is nice to have someone you can trust.

It is true that it used to be unheard of for TAs to charge a fee to the client and while there are still many many who don't it is becoming more prevalent. Certainly, there are plenty of TAs who still charge no fee, but from talking to a friend of mine who is a TA, I can understand the temptation. There are so many clients who are just kicking tires and after the TA spends time on researching cruises and coming up with a proposal, the client ghosts them and there is no compensation for the time spent. All that being said, my TA still does not charge a fee. I use them for the personal service and any deals or perks I may get, I just consider a nice extra bonus.

I would guess if you have already booked your cruise, you would have to cancel and rebook to get this offer.

If you are sailing from Miami there are a bunch of third party companies that do scooter rentals and usually they will be delivered to your cabin. If you used a TA, they should be able to help you with this. If not, just google "cruise scooter rentals Miami" and you will get plenty of responses. There is also a forum on here specifically for "disabled" cruising.

I would be shocked if VV rents the scooters themselves. Usually, that is a third party thing. Also, while people may park their scooters in the hallways, it is usually prohibited (although often not enforced). The one big advantage with VV is that their accessible cabins quite often are still available much closer to a cruise departure than a lot of other lines.

This is not something that is particular to VV. It can and does happen on ALL cruise lines (and yes, it does happen on other lines even for reasons other than weather or safety). The fact that someone points out the contract does not make them a blind loyalist of any particular line, it just means that they have actually read the contract.