Jessetfan Posted November 19, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 19, 2022 I have a 3/19/23 cruise booked on Valiant Lady, and our shore things booking window is supposed to open tomorrow, but I got a notification that it opened tonight. When I went to the app every single shore thing appears to be sold out. Has anyone had this experience or is it that the booking window hasn't actually opened yet? We want to do the dolphin swim in Bimini, and I had planned to book it tomorrow when the window was supposed to open, but I'm now afraid I've missed it. TIA for any help you can provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted November 19, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Every shore excursion offered by any ship can usually be done privately and possibly cheaper with less crowds. There are several dolphin swim tours offered in Bimini including SCUBA ones. This is a snorkeling one. http://www.biminiadventures.com/bimini dolphin swim.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cantgetin Posted November 20, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 20, 2022 It is very likely that the app is being squirrely. It specializes in doing strange things. Call VV in the morning and see what Sailor Services says. I really don't believe they are sold out; we had the same thing happen on our cruise but it was an app glitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalaDragonflyLady Posted November 22, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I have read that happens a lot the first day or so after the excursions open up. Check back again and it should work, they can't be sold out if they just opened up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessetfan Posted November 22, 2022 Author #5 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Thanks everyone! I was able to book, and it does look like it was an app glitch. We're trying to stick with booking through the cruise line due to some personal reasons, so I was glad to be able to book the dolphin encounter that we wanted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessetfan Posted November 22, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted November 22, 2022 And Virgin has now cancelled the dolphin swim for the rest of the season, so we're back to square one. Going to look into booking with a third party, but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cantgetin Posted November 22, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 22, 2022 30 minutes ago, Jessetfan said: And Virgin has now cancelled the dolphin swim for the rest of the season, so we're back to square one. Going to look into booking with a third party, but we'll see. There are some excellent third parties (which I suspect that I'm not allowed to name here). Your travel agent can help with a referral to one that has a great reputation and will guarantee you'll be back at your ship on time. In the US/Caribbean, they are often a little cheaper than going thru the ship, while in Europe, we found third party prices to be higher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccac Posted November 23, 2022 #8 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Search on the Ports of Call boards for reputable third parties. And unless things have changed recently, you can name tour operators just not travel agents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConSolo Posted November 27, 2022 #9 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Shore excursions opened up for me 4-5 days before sailing. I did book late. Also, look to other onshore resources as they will be cheaper. Ask your TA for more options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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