Is an excellent cruise for adults, food and drinks are great in all restaurants. The Wake restaurant is excellent need to try it . The staff on the ship was Excelente. The cabins are very nice and the hammocks on the balcony’s are very comfy ILOVED IT . Just a few observations they need needs a better options of music on the cabin, at the pool area, the disco and all over the ship the music was ...
I honestly thought that sailing with Virgin was not going to be my best experience. Having watched videos and read reviews, convinced me I was going only so I could say I had. What a pleasant surprise! The balcony cabin had enough space, but it was irritating having to do the shimmy between the end of the bed and wall to get by. The bed is hard but surprisingly comfy. The shower is amazing for ...
We were on with extended family, including three teenagers. There was plenty to do on board but it felt very crowded. This was our second post-pandemic cruise. The first one was only about 35% capacity. This one felt completely full. The lines were long for the Flow Rider and it was hard to get show reservations. Windjammer was pretty crowded too. But overall we had a good time and the kids ...
For comparison, we are a family of four, myself (51), wife (50) and two boys (14, 16) who selected two balcony cabins (9670 and 9672). Fully vaccinated. Tested negative to PCR tests 48-hours before sailing.
Embarkation - In the RC app, you are asked to select your arrival time and are reminded several times, via the app and email, to show up during your selected window. The earliest time I ...
We're mid 30s and just regular vacationers. This is our fourth cruise line and fifth cruise and we weren't compensated to review here. The demographic I observed on this sailing was like 30% (20-40 yo), 40% (40-60), 30% (60-80).
Although completing the pre boarding app requirements before embarkation it didn't exactly ensure smooth sailing, but get as much done ahead of time, ...
We came from all over to be together at least. The Encore is new, clean similar to other NCL ships in the Breakaway class. Usually we are in the Haven ( fabulous) but no one wanted to spend the money even though upgrades were offer as late as two days before sailing. So we took a Club suite on 13 middle ship while everyone else was nearby in Balcony cabins ( through the casino) I got a good deal ...
My wife and I have cruised several cruise lines multiple times (Royal, Norwegian, and Carnival). After our last cruise (Dec 2019) we'd discussed giving up cruising for a while. That is, until I saw an ad about Virgin Voyages offering an "Adult only, All-inclusive" cruise. So we booked a 2020 cruise to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Well, COVID pushed that little plan to 2021. So, we ...
We just got back from our MSC Seashore Cruise out of Miami. Given the number of questions we had heading into this, I thought I might try providing insight to help others with the similar questions.
To level set this was our first cruise since the pandemic (we have been on others prior), this was the first Caribbean Seashore cruise for the new ship, and COVID rules are still in place so going ...
Let me start by saying the entire cruise was great- even with having to wear face masks inside. I felt like they were trying their best to keep everything clean. They were even washing the walls regularly!
But the initial boarding at the pier... It was absolute chaos. If you have The Key then this won't apply to you- you have your own entrance clearly marked.
By some fluke I managed to ...
Booking:
I booked directly with the cruise line which is something I normally don’t do. I just figured with my recent experience with Royal Caribbean (same ownership) trying for months to get a refund through a travel agent I was better off calling them directly. That was a mistake, as I spent many, many hours on hold as a result. The booking itself was the easy part; a balcony cabin, in the ...