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You can’t status match to get deep blue extras. That ended December 2023.

Richard’s Rooftop is open all hours but the hot tub will drain around midnight or 2am for cleaning. The bar up there closes at 7pm. It hosts a happy hour with free drinks 5pm to 6pm but will move to an indoor bar if the weather is bad. VV Insider has details on what is included https://vvinsider.com/on-board/event/richards-champagne-happy-hour/ Also rockstar suites get the first fill of the mini bar for free, that’s five half bottles of spirits plus some beer and wine, it’s about $250-300 value. If you are bidding then check the dates for your sailing on your website and see what suites are available. If there are none for sale then you are relying on someone cancelling to give a room for you to win a bid on. There are only 78 suites so chances of getting one is very very low.

Change one of the restaurants so it’s different to the other ships, maybe switch out Gunbae for something new. Improve Richards Rooftop so it’s not so windy. Get rid of the bed to sofa concept and just have a proper bed and separate sofa or seats. Add more suites. Find a way to make cabaret shows work better in the Manor so it can seat more. Maybe move the bar into the back corner that isn’t used for seating really. Or create another venue for live music and cabaret somehow so there are more options to go to all at once. The dancefloor space in the Manor is almost perfect though. Fix the music zoning and sound levels. If there is hosted karaoke in the social club it doesn’t need to be heard at full volume in the whole venue. Same for On the Rocks which is frequently too loud. Give each ship at least one unique show and more unique food menus.

The Scarlet Lady transatlantic last week had around 2500 onboard and we didn’t have any significant issues ordering. I think actually being busier makes it more likely for a server to come past the table as they have more dishes to clear up too.

Looks like it is fully reserved if not actually sold.

The MerMaiden voyages are silly prices, but others seem about right, most NY and LA are around £300/350 a night for seven or eight night trips which is cheaper than many of the Carribean cruises. The Panama Canal is expensive but not extortionate and seems comparable to Royal Carribean for similar itineraries. I do think VV are being a bit stupid expecting people to pay that large upcharge for the maiden voyages though.

The security photo remains but you need to go and in check it then add the passport details and card details. Start by selecting the arrival time! go to me and then settings cog and scroll down to switch voyage sometimes they end up creating additional accounts for people when the booking is made somehow which can screw things up, but if you can log into the website and see all the bookings it should be fine.

There is one exception, they hold some workshops in the gym, such as posture and nutrition, these are sales for insoles and vitamins. I went to the posture workshop and it provided no used information on improvement except to buy the insoles to solve all your issues. There are also a few events held in the shops but it’s more obvious that a talk about Rolex watches and their history will be a sales pitch. The ones done by the fitness trainers stand out compared to everything else VV does and in my opinion cheapen the overall experience significantly.

it’s only on the breakfast menu, available until 11.30am. After that they don’t offer French Toast.

the website and app only show sample menus. You can find full menus here https://vvinsider.com/restaurant-menus/ The only one that changes during the cruise is Test Kitchen as it’s a set tasting style menu. The Galley food court will usually have lunch and dinner specials, but you need to walk to the counters to see them.

This is new, but last year they had “taste of the Galley” in early evening (4pm to 7pm or similar) where each counter had small to medium bites. Asian market might be similar I expect.

Per person who has qualified. So if only one person in the room has the benefits it must be applied to them for it to be no charge. Cabin mates who have not qualified for the extras can go to the drinks party but can’t get coffee etc. unless they tap using the others band.

Very few places will offer rare burgers unless they make their own minced beef.

I heard the opposite in a review, someone was angry that he spent ages meeting “regular” people by the pool but never came into the rooftop to see the rockstars!

We are currently on the transatlantic so maybe some people are more chilled as there is so much sea day time. We did order the special burger from a server once and they chased it up for us as it took ~15 minutes but I think that was mainly a wait for fries. One night the dinner special was a baked potato bar and I think there was a long line as everyone wants very specific toppings. I grabbed the sweet and sour chicken with egg fried rice instead and it was great.

We are on Scarlet right now and ordering by raising the flag for a server and by going up to counters has worked very well. Generally we ordered with a server at breakfast (to get pancakes) but went to counters at lunch to find the specials. Only Galley issue we had was at 2.30am after Scarlet night when they ran out of hash browns, then served them still frozen and the ordering went to complete chaos.

Yay! Hope you found it a fun show/party. And don’t lick your friends face

They will be on deck 8 due to the lifeboats being further in for the Panama Canal. So most will be limited view.

I’ve had an accidental nap, didn’t mean to fall asleep but the hammock is that comfy.

As it’s a standing show if you are a little late it’s fine, but test kitchen should be possible in 90 minutes.

No kids, plenty of parties. More fringe/festival style entertainment. Great food.

It’s on again Thursday. I highly recommend it. The first few minutes might seem weird, but it’s a fun show that can make me laugh, party and cry then laugh again. It is floor standing only, but grab a drink and join in.

There is also Untitled Danceshowpartything and Duel Reality.

Unfortunately Miss Behave is not on Scarlet Lady only Valiant and Resilient. Scarlet has Ships in the Night.

The popsicles are free and typically fruit flavours. The $29 on the menu is a glass of champagne.