Cruise Embarkation Day Advice, Tips & Tricks for Virgin Voyages 

Very helpful, thank you!

This is!! I’m in the process of planning my first VV cruise, and this is so helpful!!

Ahhhh I absolutely remember. No problem. I hope it made you feel a little better. I'm sorry to hear you are in the hospital but I hope you get well soon!

Not a stupid question at all. You can drop it and then leave. You sont have to stay.

However, they won’t hold your bags for you after you get off the ship if you have some time to kill in Miami before going to the airport. I asked when I went in March.

Great advice!

Wooo. Have fun!!!

Their roadies can book for them

For those coming to this later, the ship has something like a 2 to 1 ratio of US 110 to UK 220 plugs, so they have both in the rooms. No adapter necessary!

Book your shore excursions in advance from the app. If you book early enough, you can sometimes find excursions, but very difficult by the time you get to port. And if you book only 2 months out or less, most of the good excursions may be sold out. Also, booking basically the same trip through the ship costs more than buying it directly. Just be sure the external provider has you back at the ship in time. So booking through the ship is a convenience you may be willing to pay for, but I always book directly by word of mouth recommendation or online reviews. One time, either Cancun or Cozumel at the dock, I actually just yelled, "anyone want to make $50 to take us to swim with the stingrays?" And a captain with a small boat raised his hand. Yes, that could have gone wrong, but it was half the price of the ship version, went to the same place, our captain was incredible, and 6 of us had a personal experience and stayed longer than the ship version. But for snorkeling, jeeps, scuba, jet skiing, parasailing, etc. you can find plenty online.

Hey Rajiv, you totally can! You can even do it with friends you meet onboard. In the VV app, go to the Messenger tab and click on Contacts. From there you can link up with people you’re traveling with in other rooms, or just people you meet on board. Once your contacts are linked, you’ll be able to add them by tapping on their pictures when you book dinner/show reservations. It’s really convenient.

Amazing answer! Thanks David!

No, most of the full service restaurants are only open for dinner. You can find the schedules online. The Galley restaurants and the bar restaurants do have good food and are open in the afternoon. The Pizza Place and Sun Club cafe are open in the afternoon and razzle dazzle has lunch until 2pm. The full service restaurants require reservations if you don't want to be disappointed. The other places are first come, first serve.

@@FredDeckerNC thanks for that info. I guess I’ll have to switch my mealtimes around…and maybe not skip breakfast like I usually do since there’s no point in eating at 9am if I’m having a full dinner at noon.

Ahh see you soon David. Thank you!

Hi, when you check in you will be able to wait in a VIP section in the terminal and will be among the first to embark the ship. Your roadie will introduce themselves later in the day.

@@CruisingAsCrew thanks so much Lucy

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Vou embarcar no VL mesmo dia tambem! Super ansioso pra começar a trabalhar lá.