r/VirginVoyages

Is it just me or is the Sun club Café a terrific place to get lunch that no one seems to know about? The bao buns and the tuna Poké bowls are fantastic. Seems like no one is ever there getting lunch.

First time cruising but I get impression the experience is all about partying into the small hours - but most of the excursions leave about 9am. Do many people drink till 3 then up at 8? Or are there groups who are there for the nightlife and other groups there for the day life? I suspect I'm going to have lots of missed excursions...

My Husband has a crazy idea to do fancy dress for Scarlet night. Is this a thing or will we stick out like a sore thumb (to add the costume is red!) tia

We have the southern Caribbean cruise on valiant lady in December during the week of Christmas and we’re really looking forward to this new restaurant. There was a sneak peek of the menu items on the Virgin Voyages website and I think I’m gonna order one of everything:/)

Currently on our last day of Virgin's first Alaska voyage on Brilliant Lady and we have had a lot of disappointments.

First of all we wish we were given a heads up there would be a film crew utilizing much of the ship spaces for the bulk of the cruise.

We were removed from our prebooked thermal spa time and asked to leave Social Club and multiple decks on multiple occasions.

When not asked to leave there are Film Crews with light bars, drones and cameras in your face at all events and loud drones taking footage a large amount of the time including past our balcony on multiple occasions we were not the only ones to be upset by this, A heads up at booking or at least before boarding would have been nice.

Both of our excursions booked through Virgin were not at all what were advertised and were frankly complete outright scams and they are refusing to refund us all the way which is a huge disappointment for the premium prices we paid.

In Junuea we had to tender to port, which in itself is not an issue, but proved a logistical nightmare the crew was unprepared for.

What was unacceptable was they were completely unable to accommodate folks in wheelchairs,

we were not told this until already on board and about a day or two before we stopped in Junuea which is unacceptable and likely an ADA infringement.

I'm lucky I am able to move on my own with mobility aides but I watched the crew turn a gentleman in a wheel chair away after he had been waiting telling him "if you can't walk we can't accommodate you and you can't disembark here today"

I hope they compensated that gentleman accordingly.

We were pretty far from the glaciers and only stayed for a few hours. I would prefer an inexperienced Captain be safe rather than sorry but I have had very different (better) Glacier views on different cruise lines.

This is not my first Alaska cruise or our first Virgin cruise, but I highly recommend going with Holland or literally anyone else more experienced if you are looking for the full Alaska experience.

Virgin was obviously more preoccupied with getting promotional footage than they were with the actual experience this go around. It felt like our feedback regarding the scams they helped facilitate have not been taken seriously and we are pretty disappointed considering the cost of excursions in Alaska

I’m considering taking my first Virgin Voyages cruise. I haven’t read anything about the casino on Brilliant Lady. Is it any good? Is it too small to enjoy? Do they offer a Texas Hold’em ca$h game? Do they have any Dragon Link slots? Do players get free drinks? How does it compare with casinos on Celebrity cruises? TIA for any heads-up info on it.

I’m never been on a cruise and curious what most people wear. My in-laws said people dress up, but I’m more comfortable in sneakers, jeans and sweaters - just want to relax. Will I look horribly out of place?

We've seen a lot of nice reviews for Virgin Voyages room service, but I see it's a $10 fee per delivery. We don't drink, so buying a drink for $10 to recoup the delivery fee isn't really great for us. I know we are the exception, but we like to have room service on a cruise and eat casually on the balcony, at least twice a day. But we think $20 a day for 2 deliveries is steep. Some of the large suites waive the delivery fee, but are there any other ways to get it waived? (we're probably going to book a Sea Terrace balcony room). thanks!

Quick question- has anyone done the closed loop (Miami back to Miami) cruise without a passport and only your birth certificate?!? If so, how did it go?? Any issues ??

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planning our night out on July 2nd from the port to USHUAIA and UNVRS.

Has anyone done it? Do you have have advice?

Should we book through the shore excursions or book directly on each of the club's websites? What's the most economic way to do this?

We're planning on going to USHUAIA and then UNVRSE after. Probably will stay up until sunrise and concerned about being able to easily get a ride back to the cruise ship.

Some suites have the oval windows in the bathroom, and I know they can cover it. But if they don't cover it, what is the view? Can I see the ocean outside? Or only see into my own room? If my husband is laying in bed, can he see me in the shower or on the toilet? Thanks!

Hi all, I believe the first alaska cruise is done and I’d love to get any and all details you have to share!

My fiancée and I are going in August 2027 for 12 nights on Brilliant Lady for our honeymoon and I’m extremely excited! We already have the cruise booked with a sea terrace room on deck 13 on the starboard side for glacier viewing (does anybody know if deck 13 is as noisy as deck 14 for sea terrace? or is there is a more favorable deck to move to?)

What’s the crowd like? We’ve done an alaskan cruise on Princess before and we were by far the youngest couple we saw (22 at the time), is virgin similar or is it still more of a party crowd?

Any tips/ tricks on viewing wildlife from the boat? Specifically from your balcony?

How much have do the activities change? I believe I saw someone say the scarlet night and pajama party are now indoors?

How is the food / any new food for alaska? My partner and I have only cruised with virgin once for a short 4 day cruise back in 2024 and we didn’t enjoy the food that much, but we have heard of lots of changes happening. Any tips/ tricks for the food? I think we were too overwhelmed and unprepared for the last cruise we did with vv.

Do they offer a photographers on the boat or at the ports when you get off? Any tips for couples to get photos together?

Is splash of romance worth it? I have deep blue extras from doing a loyalty match in the past so I already get $100 bar tab, priority boarding and a “sail away event”, so splash of romance would only add champagne, chocolates and a spa pass from my understanding… does it make the trip really feel more romantic?

Any other tips/ tricks for honeymooners?

Did they have any good shopping available on the boat? Any alaska specific merch yet?

Lastly, any information about the ports would be extremely appreciated. We have done Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan before but we will also be stopping at Icy Strait Point, Sitka and Haines this cruise. Did the last cruise stop at any of those ports?

Any information at all would be greatly appreciated, I’m just so excited!!! Thanks everyone

Trying to get my outfits together and have a few questions. I know the PJ party and Scarlet night is pretty much guaranteed to happen. But what about We Fancy and the 80s party? Should I buy outfits for that now or should I wait until events are confirmed in June? (My cruise is in August). It’s a 5 night sailing.

Can anyone recommend a top class travel agent/first mate who can book for UK travellers (ideally based in the UK)?

It's been a couple of years since we cruised with VV - are the days of extra bar tab/sailor loot when booking through certain agents long gone?

We had a cruise in March and my wife hit 5000 points during that cruise.

We were told that in May we should start receiving some information for our yearly cruise offering for our status. The month is almost over and we haven't received anything. Should we be nervous?

Side note, getting our "cruise cert" before leaving the last cruise was difficult. When my wife hit whatever it was (7000 or something) she talked to a host and they gave her a QR code. The last night we tried to go back and they were busy. They said they would mail us an updated code, but it took multiple emails to get someone to understand what we were looking for. Was also disappointed that the cruise had to be used in 6 months (where RC and others give you a year to use it, it has to be booked within a certain time period). We have our vacation planned for the year so we couldn't make it work.

Waiting on that yearly offer so we can book a cruise for next year.

Is there a way to request a change of First Mate? Mine does not seem to read or understand emails.

Has anyone gotten the Shake for Champagne charged on their folio, even with the Splash of Romance package? Then had a hard time trying to get it reversed?

I've contacted Sailor Services a few times since my voyage and it's been pretty difficult to get them to take off the charge. Just wanted to see if I was the only one , I'm gonna try calling this week instead of using the chat.

I just sailed for my first time on VV and had a blast it’s definitely my favorite cruise line so far. I’m thinking about taking the Halloween cruise out of LAX. It goes San Diego/Catalina/ and a stop in Mexico. I have never did a non Caribbean cruise I’m kind of on the fence about the vibe on a California cruise. But this being a Halloween cruise it may be different!?