Universe93B

I will be going on a cruise with my wife on the Scarlet Lady at the end of July - have been on so many other cruise lines. But I'm nervous about Virgin cruises being "party-only" type due to the no kids atmosphere? I know people on here ask all the time on "what to expect other than no kids" on VV. See, I've given up alcohol recently due to health reasons and I can't say it's been easy. But overall, I feel better in health/energy. I think Virgin has the Heineken 0.0 beer at all the bars so I usually get that. All of my other cruises have been full of kids and so I've always been busy with that and their activities. Are there things to enjoy on VV other than drinking at the different bars all day? Is it a good laid-back atmosphere where I can relax with my wife and perhaps other couples as well? Those 3-day Carnival cruises Fri-Sun when I was like 19-20 y/o where alcohol flows like water and people are partying all night keeps popping in my head!

Excited to go on our 2nd NCL cruise - a bucket list Europe trip (Greek Isles) - June 16-25, 2024 on the NCL Getaway. It’s currently $7340 for a balcony room for 4 people. We are just leaving over a year out, when do prices go up here? Possibly within the year mark? Trying to see when to book. Are there any big NCL sales coming up? I’ve found most of the NCL sales like 70% 2nd guest are really just all the same by adjusting the other passenger prices up. Any advice on when you guys would book this?

I thought you can just get it as On Board Credit if you’ve already made the final payment? https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/best-price-guarantee-policy

Yep, happened to iPhones and android devices on the Wonder on spring break. Very slow app overall. Good functions though

Sometimes you can’t access updated things until right before the cruise, day before. be warned, the RCI app is very power intensive and takes a lot of battery power. Keep the phone charged on board and close other apps.

Isn’t the vista going into dry dock to fix the engine/transmission/propellor issues? That’s what I heard, no cosmetic fixes

Thanks for the quick review - I always wondered about the cove balconies. Your description sounds cool! But what about the view when coming into port, or looking further out into the ocean? I carry my binoculars, but was wondering about that since the balcony is so low.

So they can eat with someone who wants to go to the steakhouse, like with your wife, husband, family member or friend. It would be nice to eat together, not sure why people jump to your thought first.

Did Royal Caribbean have Kids Sail Free promotions before the pandemic? Or it was always there and are they just promoting that more often now to get people to cruise more with the lost revenue during covid? I understand it’s a numbers game and they just increase the first 2 guests’ prices, but for some select cruises, it does make a pretty nice savings. Trying to figure out whether to pick a cruise for Kids Sail Free promotions in case in the future (in a year or 2), they don’t do this anymore.