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How many stores have you seen that raise prices on items and then have a “sale” a week later. Up to the consumer to decide what and when to buy In addition excursions always get more expensive as the cruise gets closer.

Remember Virgin is not cheap and believe me you are paying gratuities even if they don’t say so it is built into the price.

We dress the same on casual or formal nights Long pants and button down shirt As long as you are not wearing shorts or ratty clothes you are fine. People who want to dress up do but not eveygoes that route

Just a note bounce back offers have gone down recently. We used to get up to $1,000 pp in free play now that is down to around $400 but still get a free balcony or inside. And yes always upgrade to a full suite preferably penthouse

It’s nice but the Royal class ships are just too large and noisy and we hardly ever use the lounge except for maybe a fast coffee in the morning or help with specialty dinner reservations

Yes but we call it the screaming chicken as an inside joke

Any ship below Royal class no not have lounges. However never thought the lounge was a real big deal for the way we cruise

In St Thomas our favorite is the Screaming Rooster right at the pier. Jalapeño Mac and cheese rocks

Yea we have lost a few thousand on a cruise and sometimes break even but we always enjoy the casino. We still take the free balcony and upgrade to a suite. Since we love suites we also like that we can always get a 30% discount on most sailings

Like a Grand class ship you will lose some food venues but get more openness and less people

And you don’t need to wear it just have it in your hand. Lanyards are way to touristy to me

Yes if you have your medallion you are green lane. No one ever asks to see your app just the medallion

We always go in a day early and stay at a hotel near Canada Place. The Pan Pacific is in the dame building and they can have your bags sent to the ship for a small gratuity. We always wait out the crowds have a late breakfast or early lunch and the board after 1pm when the crowds are gone and we have no waits

Here in Portland jeans and a button down shirt all all you need for these events

Pretty much any long pants are ok on any night

We just slip into seats in the back or stand in the back so we can leave if we do not like the show. We have seen most of the production shows so usually only check out guest singers

Most ship bands are awesome jazz musicians and usually do gigs in venues on nights they are not playing in the theatre

We have always been able to get into specialty dining while on board. Those venues are hardly ever busy after 7;30. In our experience

Wi-Fi packages are not priced on usage but on the amount of devices to connect at one time. App runs off free intranet but you cannot connect to internet net for free

We don’t even finish dinner until at least 8:30. Explorers lounge and roomer still jammed. Casino rock till way after midnight and so does Crooners. We always pick up a double Sambucca around 1 am in Crooners on the way back to our suite. There is only one concierge lounge and if you want to be close then pay for a suite nearby. Reserved Dining is no wait good service with an extra menu item. That is what the promise and that is what they deliver

You chose where your suite is. We always sail in aft suites located great for us. We have been eating in Reserve dining for the last 2 years at least and never had a wait so not sure what you mean by never happened. What suite were you in

We have no problem on the app at home or on ship. I Phone. Friends use Android and have no problems. How old are the phones that have issues?

Prices generally go up or down depending on number of slots available. Supply and demand

We pack 7-9 days worth of t shirts, socks and underwear regardless of length of cruise and most of our cruises are 14-21 day cruises. The only short ones are an occasional 10 day Mexico getaway

We only use cash in places like flea markets and small stores like pharmacies. In restaurants we generally use a credit card from a credit union which gives us pretty good rates