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  1. rebeccac
    That Club 485C doesn't look like it has anything to do with travel agents specifically. Per the link, it sounds like it was for a select group of sailors, although I suppose some of those sailors could also be travel agents. As far as I understand it, gold certified first mates are just those who have completed the top level of training with VV.
  2. rebeccac
    From what I heard on a YouTube live (where a vlogger had a rep from VV on their show), they had been underpricing cabins and are now working on getting up to the levels that the investors think they should be to be profitable. Prices are going nowhere but up!
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    You can try calling VV or your TA and see if you can use that FVC to buy sailor loot. I was able to do that for a 2022 sailing. The rules may have changed, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
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    If you have your account set up so that one of you is responsible for all the payments for the cabin, the bar tab will be shared. You do that during the check in process when you are setting up your credit card. There should be a drop down to pick that you will be responsible and you just check off your spouse's name.
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    Just wondering if anybody has some more recent info on any "Death in Paradise" tours. We booked a fairly last minute Christmas/New Year's cruise which stops in Guadeloupe and there is not a tour through the ship, so I am looking for a third party options.
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    We have sailed nine different cruise lines and as far as I'm concerned (and everyone likes something different), the regular beds on VV were just about the most uncomfortable and I got very little sleep unless I slept in the hammock. On our first VV cruise, we had a rockstar suite and those beds were lovely.
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    It shows up, it just might not be 100% accurate.
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    I'm in my 50s, but I have bad knees and I had a problem getting up and down that wall around the pool. I really wish they had some stairs or railings.
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    We are not allowed to mention specific TAs on CC.
  10. rebeccac
    While this is the case for most cruise lines, VV is different. Once in international waters 18+ will be allowed to drink alcohol.
  11. rebeccac
    If you use up the bar tab, any additional drinks you buy will be taken out of the sailor loot.
  12. rebeccac
    They also have solo sea view cabins.
  13. rebeccac
    Technically, they do want you to pay upfront, but travel agents have (at least for the time being) been able to go into your booking and add the 10% discount before the 180 day mark no matter when you first booked your cabin. Of course, VV could close that loophole at any time.
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    On the app, it should tell you the specific date that you can start booking dining. On the home page, if you scroll down to where it says "Ship just got real", there will be a tab that says "restaruants coming soon" and under that it will have the exact date.
  15. rebeccac
    As far as I understand it, you either sleep head to head or foot to foot. From the pictures I've seen there isn't much separation.
  16. rebeccac
    Just FYI, while the table is set up for group grilling, the staff are the ones actually doing the grilling. None of the guests touch the grill.
  17. rebeccac
    Which does make it a lovely time to enjoy the pools without quite so many people around.
  18. rebeccac
    DH is going to miss the butter chicken!
  19. rebeccac
    There are other places besides Alaska that they could go to once through the Panama Canal. Bottom line, whatever they end up doing has 1. Not been decided and 2. Isn't going to happen in the near future.
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    I saw a live stream with a vlogger and a VV rep and while the rep did say "never say never" about Alaska, she seemed fairly skeptical that it was going to happen any time in the near future if at all.
  21. rebeccac
    Princess no longer has any set dining times, it is all "anytime". And since VV doesn't do Alaska and isn't likely to anytime in the near future, I think the Princess cruise tours are very nicely done.
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    I would guess that is the arrival time as they don't actually give you an exact embarkation time.
  23. rebeccac
    Yes. Arrival time is simply the approximate time they will let you in the terminal. Boarding shouldn't be too long thereafter, but in your case there are a few other categories that would go before you, such as rockstars, those with deep blue extras or the touch of romance package, etc.
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    The back stairs/elevators are quieter than the mid-ship ones, I doubt it will be much of an issue. Of course, that does depend somewhat on how sensitive you are to noises, but on other ships, most of the noise from the stairs/elevators seems to come more from the children running up and down the halls and that won't be an issue on VV.
  25. rebeccac
    The bar tab can be shared (as explained above) and can be used for any extra pay drinks not just the alcoholic ones, such as mocktails, fresh pressed juices, specialty coffees and teas, etc. Also, if you have gotten to Platinum or Diamond on Carnival, you will be able to be "matched" into the Deep Blue Extras program which will get you some nice perks.
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