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I didn’t unfortunately, and I really wanted to! Something to look forward to when I come back.

I thought I was the only person who noticed this haha! It was weird to see especially since with almost 4000 or so people on board crew members on Royal seem so happy and eager to help you. I almost felt I was bothering them on VV. But I’ll cut some slack considering they don’t seem to be used to the amount of people on board now.

So the verdict is……it does get better. Thank you to the user who suggested using the app for cabin services because I decided to forego the “light” system all together and use the app to request my cabin cleaning. I didn’t go back to galley however, I was so frustrated with my initial experiences that I decided to simply go eat elsewhere. The food on Virgin is great. Like actually. I am so pleasantly surprised whenever I had a quick bite or at a restaurant. I was chatting with a crew member and they said the past couple sailings have been at almost full capacity (doesn’t feel that way if you’re used to the bigger ships) but the crew can definitely feel it. I don’t feel it’s fair to rate the service I received (though not horrible) if they are short staffed. But note to Virgin, hire more crew members! I said earlier I wouldn’t sail on her again but wow I loved this itinerary. I think I would try her again.

Today is Day 3 and I hope I come back with a better report this evening. Thanks everyone for your replies!

I have not tried using the app for cabin services I think that’ll be much more effective than the light. Thank you!

Everyone had similar questions so I’ll answer them all here! 1. I was using the blue light. 2. I had to call sailor services to have someone clean come by to the room. 3. They definitely seem busy in the galley. Again I’m used to Oasis class ships so this ship doesn’t seem full to me but maybe it is to the staff so I’m trying to give grace. But also imagine waiting over an hour each sitting to not receive your full order. 4. I’m glad this wasn’t the experience of some responders here and I hope it’s not the experience of those that haven’t sailed yet but are planning to, but so far this has been my experience.

Hopefully. I consider myself to be Virgin’s target demographic ( I’m in my early 30s, fairly tech savvy and I’m looking to have a fun/easy going time on vacation) and still its Day 2 on Scarlet Lady and I’m not looking forward to the rest of this vacation. Let’s start with the cabin. It just doesn’t get cleaned? No seriously, I’ll leave my cabin for hours and hours in the morning or at night with the light on indicating I’d like my cabin cleaned and no one stops by to clean it. Day 2 and I don’t know what stateroom attendant looks like or if I have one. Im used to the Oasis class ships of Royal Caribbean, you know where you can leave your cabin for 15 minutes to get a coffee and come back with your bed made and towel monkey. Next, the Galley. The idea of the Galley is great: take a seat, someone stops by to take your order and they deliver your food to you. The problem is execution has me preferring the frustration of the buffet because what actually happens is you take a seat and wait 30 minutes or so to grab someone’s attention and then another 30 minutes for you to get 1/2 of your order and a lot of apologies. The positives? When the food eventually comes it’s actually very good. And I love the amount of quiet places to sit on this ship. I hope Day 3 and onward gets better and I actually get my cabin cleaned and my french toast, but I honestly don’t think I’ll sail on the Scarlet Lady again. Someone needs to convince Royal Caribbean to have an adult-only ship 😞

No idea how I didn’t find this! But thank you so much!

Trying to figure out my pre cruise testing options and rapid antigen tests in my area (surprisingly, I live in a rather busy part of Florida) are far and few in between. Most stores in my area are offering the RAPID NAAT (A Nucleic Acid Amplification Test) and I can’t figure out if Royal will accept it. Everytime I call I get a different answer (of course) does anyone else have more insight?

Wondering this as well as their FB and IG posts are all warning people to not go due to current unrest. Not sure how much of that is true however

It’s been 3 years since I’ve been on a cruise (thank you COVID 🙃) and apparently I forgot all things cruise related like how to find excursions!? I used to be so good at this… Anyways I’ll be sailing on Allure of the Seas (May 22nd - 28th) and I can’t seem to find any excursions worthwhile so I’m looking for a bit of help. Ports of call are: Roatan, Honduras : (would love to see some monkeys/sloths and go to a nice beach). Will be cruising with friends who can’t swim but for some reason would like to book the shipwreck snorkel & beach break through Royal!? Cozumel, Mexico Costa Maya, Mexico Thank you in advance for any recommendations!