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31 minutes ago, -The-True-North- said:

Are DBE now per person or per room?

Per person

DBE benefits begin when you board the ship

56 minutes ago, Rogueperson said:

I’m on Scarlet Lady right now.  There’s a recent change.  I’m not sure when the deadline passed, but status match only gives you Blue Extras, not Deep Blue Extras.

 

Also, each person must submit an application.  I submitted mine last year but did not know i needed to do it for my wife.  I submitted the monday before boarding and when I boarded 6 days later, it had not come through.  When it did, they gave her only Blue Extras because the deadline passed, but later amended it to say my wife was indeed eligible for Deep Blue Extras so I am thinking its when you booked the cruise is when that deadline applies.  I booked this cruise over a year ago.

 

We are Diamond Plus on Royal Caribbean.

According to the new loyalty scheme, anyone who applied for a status match after the change should receive Deep Blue, regardless of when you booked.

But in true VV fashion, some folks were awarded DBE, my husband was one of them.  An error, to be sure, and I’m half expecting to take it back!  Another friend of mine was correctly awarded Deep Blue.  Go figure.

15 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

Earlier in the year I submitted my Elite Princess status and received Deep Blue Status. A few weeks ago I submitted my DD's Diamond RCI status and she received just the Blue status. I am not sure if it was the status level or the timing that made the difference. 🤷‍♀️

There was no need to re-apply for a status match.  You already had Deep Blue Extras.

It’s like they don’t want to lower their pricing to entice people to book - and come up with these gimmicky offers to get bums in seats.

On 4/24/2024 at 10:42 AM, CruisingWalter said:

Yep, get ready West Coast.  My guess is she comes across the pond to NYC. Does a few sailings there.  Comes down to Miami, does a few sailings there. Then Panama Canal Crossing to LA.  And then Seattle for some Alaska itineraries?  That'll be interesting. I'm really hoping Hawaii is at least one of the itineraries.

Any clue as to a timeline?  Fingers crossed for 2026, but most likely 2025

4 hours ago, bdever said:

I would highly recommend Southern Spain & Casablanca because it’s a 10 day itinerary and if you’re going to Europe IMO it should be for at least 2 weeks. Spain is the best country in the world, with Cadiz being the best city in the world IMO and this is the only VV sailing visiting Cadiz. And on top of Cadiz you get Casablanca. 

Booked for this cruise too!  What a fabulous itinerary - and so looking forward to Casablanca!

4 hours ago, loohoo1 said:

Same with us. I think it's very generous!

I hope it stays that way beyond 2024.

Terminal A is indicated on the map connected to my check in time.

With my status match, we received all the OP’s benefits - without spending a dime or ever having sailed on Virgin.

Boatyard is our favourite beach spot in Barbados!  

The Beef was amazing!  Loved the Corn too!

1 hour ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Orange blossom & blackberry sangria

Yummy!  My go to drink!

Yay!  It’s cruise day!

We love The Paddock - but we will definitely try The West Deck next time we’re in Aruba!  Everything looks yummy!

7 minutes ago, scubagal44 said:

More walking bubbles. This is going down way too quickly. 🤣 not that I'm complaining. 

I could use some Moet right about now!  Enjoy!

12 hours ago, scubagal44 said:

Also because I know he's reading and today is our anniversary - happy anniversary, babe! Love you!! 😘

Our anniversary was yesterday too!  Happy anniversary!

5 minutes ago, scubagal44 said:

 

Awesome, so glad you had a great time! Can't wait to board. 

We were Virgin “virgins “ and loved it!  Can’t wait for our cruise in the Scarlet Lady next year!

Looking forward to your “live”!  We just got off a B2B on the VL, Jan 20th.  We had an amazing time!

It was amazing!

7 hours ago, -The-True-North- said:

As far as it goes for Canadians, European cruises are the better bargain.

 

Flights to Miami are $450, while Flights to Barcelona are $800.

 

Itineraries and ports in Europe are also so much better.

 

Caribbean cruises out of Miami are hot garbage and near pointless to us. 1 week at an all inclusive at a 5 star resort is cheaper since airfare to Miami is so much. 

Agreed!  Been on so many Caribbean cruises, that Europe is the better way to go  

1 hour ago, CruisingWalter said:

 

There's no confirmation yet that the ship is chartered. Negotiations to charter an entire ship usually take months. It's a long long contract that is customized for each charter. Cruise lines will always put cruises up for sale when they are ready in case the charter doesn't work out. My understanding is that many charter contracts fall by the wayside because the two sides can't come to an agreement. I don't think many companies realize the costs involved in chartering an entire ship. It's much more expensive than if you simply booked all the cabins. And it oftentimes involved unique menus, unique entertainment, etc... It's not just a standard cruise line sailing, so much goes into it. 

Good to hear!  I keep checking to see if this voyage pops up on the booking engine.  You’ve given me a little hope!

7 hours ago, jon81uk said:

I don’t think this one ever made it on sale, the itinerary posters went to TAs but there are a couple of 2025 itineraries which didn’t appear on the VV website 

For sure!  I was ready to book this one (see graphic) when I was told it was chartered!  Not sure why they would distribute the poster to TAs, knowing dull

well it wouldn’t be available to book 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

Great start!  Sailing a B2B (Virgin virgins) in a few weeks!

2 hours ago, Lustate said:

This is a charter they have with Atlantis, so it won't be sold on the VV site or through agents. 

Ok, thanks.  Not sure why it was advertised to agents then?