And is it true it's ANY purchase for which there is a charge? I saw a Ship Eats menu on VV Insider and a single espresso is only $3, so would that provide complimentary food? Your video (which was great, BTW, I learned some valuable tips) mentions that the orange juice was cheapest at $5. Looking forward to my first cruise in January and doing the sailaway party and asking about specials in the restaurants. Thank you so much! ❤
Another pro tip when using Ship Eats is to buy one item and order a selection of soft drinks as well. The soft drinks will be delivered free of charge in cans (coca cola, ginger beer etc) and can then be chilled in your fridge and taken off the ship when in port if you want to.
I won a free cruise as part of Virgin's free cruise hand out promo they did in London while back. Richard Branson personally handed me the cruise invite. So excited to go!
Test Kitchen not only has the two menus but also an alternate version to each menu (addressing one’s food restrictions). So, on our last cruise I opted to have the alternate dishes for each course of menu 1.
I loved Menu C!..Scallop, Eel, Cheese, Chicken, Watermelon & Yuzu. One tip ...We met a couple who thought the chicken wasn't cooked because of the colour. We asked the Maitre D and he assured us that it was cooked Sous Vide first and then roasted (they also check with a meat thermometer) so there's no need to worry!
I like the Term "Gourmet Galley" and Yes it's a regular thing. Every night starting around 6pm they do offer something unique in the galley. I've often found them offering specials during lunch as well but the dinner offerings are great. The butter Chicken in particular is quite good.
We’re on a 4 night, so yes I had pre-planned and woke up at 5am to get our reservations! Gunbae, Pink Agave and Extra Virgin booked, the 4th night we’re planning the early Another Rose then a late night pizza. Razzle Dazzle and Wake for brunch so just missing the Test Kitchen… but we have got an 11 night coming up so we’re not really missing out… and we plan to make friends with a Black Band 🤣 cheers guys! 🍸
Very funny and informative content! We've been on four voyages with Virgin and still learned a thing or two. Did anyone ever tell you that you are doppelgangers of Ewan McGregor and one of the Property Brothers!
Glad to hear it! Thank you :) And funnily enough - we do get those comparisons! Mark certainly gets more comments about looking like Ewan than I do about the property brother though haha
Yes, you are lovely people! We have not seen a Gourmet Galley. We've done 6 sailings but not a transatlantic, so maybe it's a transatlantic thing? We're doing one in Nov and will watch for it. Water bottles: I bring two - one for water, one to fill up at Richard's Rooftop during the happy hour. Great tips!
First of I was literally lol and truly appreciated your tips! My husband and I have never been on a cruise, ever! We're very excited to do a VV and your videos are so helpful but moreso entertaining! We are sailing February 2025 from San Juan and curious if you have any tips about port days re: how long does it take to get off the ship for tours and such?
Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed it :) Getting off the ship really depends tbh, it’s hard to say. If you have a VV booked shore thing though it’s usually quite smooth and you get a number to wait on the ship and then you get off when they call your number :)
I have sailed with them multiple times and my next sailing is in 40 days. Believe it or not I have never tried ship eats. We may try it this time. Thank you!
Guys you've made me smile throughout your video. Our first VV is the short Comedy Voyage on 14th Sept on Valiant lady and No 2 is on Scarlet Lady 24th October. I'd love to say hi it if you were on one of these? xx
So glad you enjoyed it, and hope you found it useful. We aren’t on those sailings unfortunately! Hope you have the best time, and hopefully we get to say hello in person at some point xx
Brilliant video. Really practical for our upcoming cruise. We will be rewatching before we go. I also want to shoot lasers from my 'fingernips'. What software did you use for that 😂👍
😂 thank you! I just use iMovie, and then add keyframes to make it look like the picture of a laser has moved. Bit fiddly, but we all like a fiddle! One thing we didn’t mention in the video…. If you’re after snacky bits for lunch, as well as sun club cafe, and the galley, the dock has some great tapas options. There’s defo some fishy seafood veggie options too. 👍🏻
Thanks for this. I've watched lots of Virgin Voyage videos by my fav. RU-vidrs, and they didn't mention any of the things you guys did! Now I know what not to do. Joining in is not my thing. So I will be avoiding a lot of activities. Thanks for the head's up.
You’re very welcome, glad you found it useful! A virgin voyage really is what you make it, plenty of chill out places for relaxing and quiet time away from the ‘forced fun’ if that tickles your pickle, equally very inclusive if you fancy dipping your toe into some of the activities.
I wish the special teas cahi and macha would be added to ship eats. There are loads of coffee optiona, but only regular tea options. I also wish there were more vegetarian options in the ship eats app. Thanks foe the info.
Food festival last year was a great time. Happenings cast are one of the most unique parts of V V. Pink Agave is a must. Gumbae was a less than great experience- it is very dependent on the server and the other guests. Great job with the lasers! Really enjoy your videos. ☮
Hi guys, we are boarding Scarlet lady on the 1st September in a MRS Suite, looking forward to it and really enjoying your tips and hints, much appreciated, thank you 🤩
Thank you so much, and thanks for watching. We’d recommend The Wake (steak and sea food), Pink Agave (Mexican), or Test Kitchen (tasting menu experience) for something a little fancier for a special occasion. Depending on your food preference. ❤️
The Grog Walk sounds like a great way to meet people, but I don't drink. Is there anything similar on Virgin for us teetotalers? Also, I know you need to book Dinner and Brunch (or try to), but do you need to book Lunches in the restaurants that serve it?
You can request non-alcoholic beverages during the grog walk, but it’s still $50 so not the greatest value for money, and I suppose it depends if you mind being surrounded by drinkers/drunks 😂. Outside of that, there are usually social meet ups onboard called “friends of Bill W” for teetotallers periodically through the voyages, if that’s more your thing. Yes I believe you still have to book for lunch time slots. Although we’ve never done it, we usually grab a lighter bite during the day at the sun club cafe, the dock, the social club or the galley (no reservations needed for these).
Guys, I'm weak😂😂 youre hilarious and very entertaining We're trying our first VV this September and can not wait Fantastic tips for us newbies Thanks, now i must check out your other vlogs❤
😂😂 thank you so much! We’re so glad you enjoyed it! We really enjoyed filming this one 🥳! How exciting that you’ll be on your first VV sailing soon!! Very envious! ❤️
We are going on our first VV cruise in September, the Comedy fest one. We’ve done 55 cruises with other lines and are looking forward to the different way Virgin operates. We are both 70, will we “fit in”?
Hi :) We wish we had done that many cruises! Haha. You will absolutely fit in. Virgin market themselves to the ‘young at heart’ so physical age is no barrier. Some of the best people we’ve met onboard have been in their 60s and 70s :)
Planning restaurants is all very nice IF you are a Rock Star. But by the time the 40 day mark rolls around, the only slots left are after 9.30pm. We are on Resilient Lady this Sunday 29th Oct so fingers crossed your info works out for us plebs :)
We followed our own advice on our most recent voyage and managed to book our restaurants when we boarded. Just make sure it’s the first thing you do when you get onboard :) Hope you have a fab time :)
I made reservations and several of them have been canceled. We leave this Sunday. Not really impressed so far but I am hoping there are plenty of grab and go options if needed. Not a rockstar… obviously 😊
That would be sooooooo annoying. I don’t like the whole having to book restaurants days in advance it’s so annoying. Sometimes you just want to go and eat something at any time
It will blow up/melt your appliances if you plug a US appliance into the UK socket. I used to live in Europe and had to invest in all new appliances and left mine at home in the US
What about the special menu items of Richard’s rooftop? I hear there is sushi (nigiri) offered there, coming from Sun Club Cafe but only for Richard’s rooftop… did you try it?
We didn’t try it, we aren’t sushi fans. But our friends on board had it and the vegetarian sushi options in Richard’s and said it was lovely (some of the next sushi they’d had)!
Where’s the fun in that 😂. Personally., we’ve always enjoyed getting to know the staff, they’re always very friendly. Each to their own I suppose though ☺️.
You guys are adorable! Your nipple lasers are fabulous! You need to shoot them off, ahem, more often however! We're planning a trip now and I'm getting more and more excited watching all the different youtubers and the Virgin stuff. We're Virgin Virgins and hope to be pros like you guys someday! Lovely content gents!
Thank you for the feedback, we really appreciate it. It’s something we’ve actually been thinking about, and are currently working on a different space in the house for filming (one that’s less echoey than the kitchen 😂), but it’s not ready just yet. Thanks for watching 🤗
We’ve always taken a hair dryer on board with us, and not had any issues. Interesting 🤔. Not heard of others having issues either, is this something you experienced?
@@TheDoddolds interesting...must be ok on virgin, which I haven't done.. Usually anything with a heating element is confiscated as you get on. I've walked by many tressle tables with hair dryers kettles, extension cables etc on them.
Very interesting indeed. Yeah maybe they’re just a bit more relaxed, although I know Virgin do confiscate irons, steamers, extension cords etc. Will see if we’re still ok with our hair dryer in a few weeks 😂
