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my favorite part is the description of Diner and Dash being super inaccurate. "Craving an egg and bacon dish in the morning? BLT at lunch? Chicken and potatoes for dinner? You're in luck" .... only one of those is true!

hi all/mostly roger, sorry. first off, can't believe you answer questions day in and day out here! that's so helpful and kind and i appreciate you! since COVID has changed the landscape of restaurants/bars/etc, a lot of the old advice may be out of date so -- any favorites in Palma for wine bars/sangria, paella, general snacking, and where to find a good ensaimada? finally, our ship offers excursions to two wineries/vineyards - Ramanya and Ribas - any thoughts?

I have three cruises booked through the end of the year, and yesterday, I received an email for each of them stating that "Based on feedback from you, our Sailors, we're excited to share that you'll now have a bit more time to spend onboard our beautiful lady ships." Some of these changes make sense based on that intro, some it's sort of funny and not at all based on sailor feedback (like the Med one), others are welcome I think. 8/28 Spanish Obsession - depart Gibraltar 6pm (was 8pm), depart Ibiza 4pm (was 6pm) 10/19 Fire and Sunset Soiree - depart Miami 6pm (was 7pm), depart Key West 5pm (was 7pm), depart Bimini 7pm (was 8pm) 11/19 Eastern Caribbean Antilles - depart Miami 6pm (was 7pm), arrive Puerto Plata 10am (was 9am), depart Puerto Plata 7pm (was 6pm), arrive San Juan 12pm (was 11am), depart San Juan 10pm (was 12am), depart Frederiksted 6pm (was 7pm), depart Bimini 7pm (was 8pm)

redeemed for 200% FVC, booked a Med cruise and then was going to use the Access Key for a Caribbean cruise, realized it'd be cheaper to flip them. even though i was past the cancellation/modification deadline due to the Med cruise being close, the VV CS people helped me out and modified my Med cruise to a Caribbean booking, then booked my Med one with the Access Key. two cruises booked and a solid $2k in FVC left!

yes! crew is younger and permitted to hang out with guests when not working. i'm friends with some of the crew from our sailing on instagram now and we did shots on the final night.

the group fitness classes are all very popular and there are several per day (they are free)!

oh no doubt. the no kids thing is the linchpin - i was just rambling about who the target audience would be of people who are looking for that experience. personally, i won't sail a line that allows kids while VV exists, and yes, i'd love for Celebrity AO to launch!

my wife and i are mid-30s DINKs and to be honest we couldn't tell you what a travel agent does beyond our viewing of The Americans. we have "used a travel agent" in the mega-ship realm as the cruise industry seems to be the one that still operates on the travel agent exclusive model, but by "used a travel agent", i mean we put in a cruise we have chosen and someone emails us an OBC offer that isn't available on the website. i generally think of travel agents in the same category as like traveler's checks. i genuinely don't know what they're for, but i'm cautiously interested?

the target audience really seems to be ~28-49 (with a generous + or - 5 easily) DINKs or empty-nesters. there was a LOT of playing on millennial-to-Gen-X nostalgia, from the neon Instagrammable signs that were super popular in clubs and cool-kid-Brooklyn-lounges when millennials were turning 21 to the playlists and even the Rocky Horror Picture Show inspired safety video. same for Bimini - it's a Vegas pool party without the bouncer/influencer/judgmental BS. i think 55+ could enjoy this line easily but it'd need to be a tech-savvy and open-minded 55+ rather than someone who is just going to be disappointed this line isn't RCCL/CCL/etc. i have seen a lot of poor reviews of VV that can be summed up as "i wish this was more like other lines and served food like other lines and had entertainment like other lines" -- the concept is literally that VV doesn't do those things.

ugh damnit. i don’t entirely understand the credit option. it’s 200% FVC, but if i use that FVC and rebook by July 31, i also get a second free cruise (but not the cruise i just rebooked)?