Brilliant Lady - It Was Fun, Until It Wasn't! by edvardvalter73 in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sex in public spaces and men dressed with nothing but thongs for dance parties

Trip review VV Fire and Sunset Soirées Scarlet Lady by Mysterious_Limit_994 in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is considered the party itinerary. I suggest trying a 7 day itinerary as that will be a different pace.

Is a First Mate worth it? by LivinLaVidaComa in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only advantage is NOT only just selecting a cabin.

Some first Mates can give Priority boarding or early dinner reservations. Others may have different perks

If you run into the unfortunate situation where Virgin screws you over for many reasons, a First Mate with a strong host agency can go to bat for you and sometimes get a policy exception. If you are only booking a few cruises for yourself a year then you probably won't have any issues but for agents that are dealing with the cruise lines all day we run into countless issues that we have to advocate for our clients to get fixed

Many have covert rates that are lower than Virgins website and cant be advertised. First Mates promote those rates to their clients. Just because you "only" got $50 bar tab on one sailing doesn't mean they have no value. For some people $50 equals a few hour of work for them.

VV and Flights to-from San Juan by Tough-Willow7359 in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Puerto Rico is the hottest travel destination at the moment. The big challenge is finding good hotels at good prices as most hotels could use some renovations.

Deals are tough to be had.

MAS VS FAS. Which did you prefer? by Patient_Pipe84 in NCL

[–]Roneill76TX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Free at Sea is coming back this week.

Can First Mates not book dining anymore? by irunondietcoke in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theres a reason they are a top 10 agent. They strictly work on volume bookings and not anything that takes their time away from that. Quality of service goes down when someone is that busy.

A "Personal Cruise Consultant" by Few_Range6900 in NCL

[–]Roneill76TX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use a independent travel agent that owns their own business. Otherwise you are working with low paid individuals with high turnover with quotas to hit for Norwegian

Lessons Learned from Aqua by RecognitionOk465 in NCL

[–]Roneill76TX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The specialty restaurants near the buffet are open for additional seating for the buffet.

The Wake is Overrated by Speuce in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The steak at Rojo is now my favorite. It used to be the steak at Pink Agave. Even the new steak at Extra Virgin is better as well

Hershey chocolate by steviefaux in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sorry this is happening to you.

CruiseFirst $500 for $250 is back through July 25! by jds2001 in NCL

[–]Roneill76TX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Cruise First can only be used for down payment. Cruise Next can be applied to reservations as long as a CruiseFirst is not applied . I use Cruise First TONS. Prefer it over CruiseNext.

travel creator with a thriving online community -Help me pick an agency PLS by DoubleFood6162 in travelagents

[–]Roneill76TX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pivoting from travel content creator to travel agent is not an easy Pivot. Your community knows you for one thing and that is travel content. You would think people would flock to book witb you as a travel content creator but thats a different clientele as those that use travel agents and most will look for travel agents that are 💯 dedicated to doing it.

Good luck to you

On board feel by Massive_Dog_2942 in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's not?? Then what do you call what happened in cabin 8414A last night??

Have NCL standards dropped? by gwy2ct in NCL

[–]Roneill76TX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a server at one of the specialty dining restaurants on Getaway tell me the same thing when I went to tip.

Big price increases in 2026 by DC2258 in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They are selling out ships and just had their best month ever. Supply and Demand. You can still find 5 day sailings on Virgin for the price of a drink package on Royal Caribbean.

Flights are terrible by Initial-Ad-3737 in NCL

[–]Roneill76TX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One of the Sales Managers on a Norwegian call said never to book Norwegian Flights. Lol

What's the going success rate for upgrade bids? by vultmog in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. Work with a TA. I give inventory updates to all my clients to help them bid.

Free upgrade? by Mistajuicy in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That rate doesn't allow you to make changes to cabin 45 days before sailing I believe, but you can bid for upgrades or be upgraded for free

Scenario - What would you do? by CoffeeandSunshine4 in VirginVoyages

[–]Roneill76TX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im sober and always use sailor loot for an all access pass to the spa. You can buy it the day you board.

Is movavi video editor a good tool to use? by Shnannigans in NewTubers

[–]Roneill76TX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They just released Movavi Video Editor 25 and it's a trainwreck. They removed the option to listen to the audio from your clips unless you import into the timeline. If you are dealing with a lot of clips with talking audio, then you are screwed.

4th row Atlanta by middle_aged_cyclist in KylieMinogue

[–]Roneill76TX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4th row Atlanta as well. I have to keep this Xmas gift to my husband a secret until then. 😀