Less-than-ideal weather makes for less-than-ideal cruise
Scarlet Lady Cruise Review
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Second Mate
Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 43
4 Night Fire & Sunset Soirees (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 13, 2023
Ship: Scarlet Lady
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 1 month ago
Review summary
Would like to try Virgin Voyages again. Of course no one can control the weather, but we can control how we respond to it. And VV has a lot to learn in its “backup” plans for poor weather.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
This ship is highly dependent on good weather. If/when weather is poor, crew/entertainment have no contingency plan, and as a result all venues just end up with crowds of people just trying to find something to do.
Entertainment
Perhaps entertainment was good, but because weather was poor, all shows for the cruise were fully booked by 2:00 on embarkation day. Stand-by lines were incredibly long as a result.
Service and Staff
Because everyone was indoors, there was a lot of strain and demand on crew. But this unfortunately led to lots of service “misses” - orders were forgotten, long waits, missing substitutions. It all felt “messy”
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
This was an ADA room that we were assigned to. Fortunately we did not need any of the accessible-amenities, but if we did there would be a problem. Several of the ADA compliance tools were just not working - the bathroom door, the lights, and the balcony door. We had several other maintenance issues that crew were in and out throughout the cruise.
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