secret number 14 is to get to know the happenings cast as soon as you get on
Virgin voyage's Scarlet lady because you might get invited to go to a secret magic show on
secret parts of the ship this secret and more like it and how you can uncover them coming up
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so many more trips coming up and I'm sharing with you 14 secrets you might not know about that will
help you to know what to expect have a really fun cruise and so much more and why why would you want
to get to know the happenings cast and who the heck are they so on version voyages instead of
having a single cruise director instead they have a team of people called your happenings cast and
they will help to put on the entertainment and kind of be the hosts and hostesses of the ship
they're really easy to find because they are at every single fun event but get to know who they
are and especially get to know the charmer who is the Magician on the trip and so when you get
to know the charmer they might slip you a secret VIP card to invite you to a secret place on the
ship where you are taken to a more secret place on the ship to watch a very fun and secret magic
show in which in every experience I've had no phones are allowed but you're oftentimes in a
part of a ship that you can't normally access so look for the happenings cast they're also just
really fun people in general number 13 is to book brunch book brunch so many people don't
know that brunch exists I didn't know on my first sailing and I missed it entirely there
are two restaurants that do brunch obviously you can do breakfast at the galley which is
the food Hall upstairs but when I'm talking about brunch I'm talking about the wake and
I'm talking about Razzle Dazzle so the wake is where you're going to find your Seafood towers
and your steaks and eggs for breakfast and the pork belly Benedict is an item not to be missed
but you can book brunch and generally in my experience I've only been able to book it
once you're on the boat so don't miss brunch at the wake and don't miss brunch at Razzle
Dazzle number 12 is about the pizza place oh the pizza place it's open until 1am but often times
the parties in the manor will go to 2 A.M and you don't want to miss out on late night pizza
while you're in the dance club secret the buzzer from the pizza place will reach all the way to
the manor so what I mean by that is before it's 1am head over to the pizza place order your pizza
and grab a buzzer sometimes it's really busy in the pizza place and I don't know why but Everyone
likes to wait inside of there and it is so hot inside of the pizza place and so save yourself
the Heat and the weight and take your buzzer and it doesn't have to be the manner you can go out
out to the open space or on the rocks or wherever listen to the live music at the rocks or you can
actually head back into the manor boogie down on the dance floor and your buzzer will reach all the
way there to let you know when it's time to grab your pizza number 11 is about private karaoke a
lot of people don't know about the groupie the area where you can go do karaoke not only is it
free but you can get your own private karaoke room so there's a few rooms here for different amounts
of sailors and there is a room where you can have just two to four people so if you just want to go
have a private karaoke session and sing your heart out you totally can that's an option for
you that a lot of people don't know about these next two secrets are about a few secret menus
that you might not know about Razzle Dazzle number 10 is the secret menu at Razzle Dazzle
um you just gotta ask them about it oh don't miss the porch schnitzel that's just on the menu it's
one of the best best items on the ship but don't forget to ask them about the secret menu which
is fantastic here's another Pro ordering tip for Razzle Dazzle when you go for brunch don't miss
out on the brunch order the fairy French toast which is a brioche that's soaked in condensed
milk but it doesn't come with a syrup so if you want additional something to dip it in ask for
a side of the cookie milk so one of the desserts that they serve at Razzle Dazzle is warm cookies
and milk and there's three different kinds of milk that you can get one of the most popular
ones being the Biscoff cookie milk I love to order a side of this and dip the French toast into it
oh and one more Pro tip because so many people complain about the serving sizes on Virgin voyages
I don't know if they just don't know or if this is a secret but you can ask for a second Siri or a
third serving or a fifth dish or a tenth whatever you can ask for as much food as you want it's
unlimited and so a lot of people complain about portion sizes or feeling hungry on this Cruise
which is confusing to me because I don't think the portion sizes are small but you can absolutely ask
for more food so don't go stuffing number nine is the second secret menu which is at Test Kitchen
if you don't know what test kitchen is it's the experimental restaurant where they have a longer
dinner with many courses and it's such a beautiful experience Pro tip if you don't have time for the
very lengthy sometimes two hours and up I've had a three hour dinner there before if you don't have
time you can tell your waiter and waitress that you need it to be a little bit more Snappy but
definitely put Test Kitchen when you have time to enjoy but there's not just one menu there's two
menus so especially if you're on a longer sailing maybe a seven night sailing you want to come back
again to this restaurant then ask for that second menu a lot of people don't know about it you want
to know about the third menu that's it Test Kitchen bonus I tried this on my last saline
which is their vegetarian menu there's a really beautiful lineup of dishes if you try this and I
I mean trust me I love my meat but the vegetarian menu is fantastic so consider that one as well
which by the way if you're getting some value out of this video cheers that like button consider
subscribing and tell me in the comments below if you have a helpful tip for all a community number
eight is one that I love which is free sailor loot if you don't know what sailor loot is basically
it's basically on board credit that you can use toward a lot of things make sure you check out my
top questions asked one of them is what can you use sailor Loot on the quick answer a couple
things are food upgrades like get the wagyu beef at gun Bay or use it on shopping or use it on the
spa experiences obviously use it on booze that's a must but get tons of free sailor loot by booking
in a way that I didn't anticipate I always thought I was this tech savvy traveler that could find all
the best deals I didn't realize that travel agents are still a thing and that they get way better
deals with tons of free sailor loot that I didn't know I could get I did not pay for a single drink
on my last sailing thank you JC make sure you message him info and description below he'll hook
you up so getting a ton of free sailor Loot and scoring the best deal on this cruise is a secret
that I didn't know about until this last sailing can we keep it going with more ways to either save
money on drinks or get some free drinks on Virgin voyages because there's a few Secrets over here
one one tip for you is if you want bottomless mimosas or bottomless drinks beers are included
in this as well as well as some wines um but the Wake going back to brunch the wick has the option
for 25 dollars for a bottomless brunch that's a fantastic one that a lot of people don't know
about another one get some free sparkling get some free bubbles during the sail away party if you are
at the upstairs pool area during the initial sail away party they're giving out free Bubbles at that
another one by the pool if you like to spend your day at the pool a lot of people don't know you can
save on beer by buying buckets of beer that's another option for you and if you check out
my what to pack for Virgin voyages because what you pack on that cruise is different from other
cruises two bottles of wine per stateroom and so check out that video you but don't forget a lot
of people don't know you can bring two bottles of wine and each stateroom has a fridge that you can
keep your bubbles in and keep them cold so that's an option too the cruise I'm about to go on this
weekend does not allow you to bring wine two more ways is to win stuff so in other words there's a
lot of things with the happenings cast such as like dodgeball if you win at dodgeball they'll
bring you back for free drinks or if you win at the beach games all the beach games are so fun
on Bimini islands make sure you try to win so you can get some free drinks there or one more
way to get free drinks is by some of the secret invitations and so when you're attending shows
some of the shows might give you a free ticket to head to a back room area to meet and greet
with the entertainers and get some free drinks how do you actually get that keep an eye out
during your shows just look for it and have a big old smile on your face number six is your
way to fulfill all your childhood dreams and beat an arcade game a lot of people don't know that the
arcade is free it's free you can go beat Miss Pac-Man or whatever childhood arcade game fits
your fancy but the arcade is free oh and number five if you're a vegan or you just want to try
it out and see what a vegan hot dog is like a lot of people don't know there are options like that
right next door to the arcade is an area where you can get some vegan hot dogs number four is about
getting the best photo of scarlet lady if you want a beautiful shot of the cruise ship while at Port
when you're at Bimini head all the way down the beach toward the rock star area over there on the
beach side where you can everyone can access that Beach area you'll find one of the best photos of
the cruise ship and so consider going over there it's beautiful so anyway snap a photo and get one
of the best views of scarlet lady oh and here's a pro tip that a lot of people just don't know
about for the Bimini Island Experience when you go to the beach club for Virgin voyages not only is
water provided there as well as all of the towels but you don't have to worry about getting your
Bahama SIM card out or having some kind of plan through your phone provider because the Wi-Fi the
free Wi-Fi from the ship also is included over there so water towels Wi-Fi you're all set for
your day at the beach club there oh and one more thing that a lot of people don't know about is
the tram that takes you over there it will make a few stops so it's not the only thing that you have
to do on Bimini that day your other options are to go rent a boat do one of the extra excursions
whether through the top rated ones Link in the description below or book one through sure things
through version voyages and it will also a stop at the Hilton Resorts World if gambling is your thing
so there are a few other things to do on Bimini that people just don't know about but if you want
to know more about the beach club make sure you check out my other video link in the description
below to help you out number three is around day beds it's kind of hard to get a day bed over at
the pool especially on sea day everyone is there which by the way helpful tip if you're trying to
just put your stuff on the day bed and then leave all day and just kind of come and go every now and
again they don't let you do that if your stuff is unattended for 40 minutes or longer they will take
it into lost and found where you can go pick it up but you can't reserve a daybed all day but one of
the places that you can own two places that you can go get a day bed one is at the doc house and
oftentimes they'll have a DJ set up back there we can get some cool nice grooving music have
some drinks and enjoy a completely beautiful view of the back of the Scarlet ladies ship and so one
thing to consider is head to the back of the boat and get a day bed over there because I mean how
often are you actually going in the pool given the pool and virgin voyages isn't really one that you
swim in which it shouldn't be it's one that you party in another way to score an amazing daybed is
make friends with a rock star keep an eye out for somebody that has a black band who can let you in
a Richard's rooftop go hang out with them there's a million day beds over there it's beautiful if
you want to know more about the VIP and Rockstar experience check out the other video in the
description below but if you do make a friend with them make sure you go with them over there between
5 and 6 PM each day because you get free and unlimited Moet Champagne which is fantastic number
two is around booking booking booking booking and booking immediately as soon as you get in the port
not even when you get on the ship when you get in the ports and as soon as you are within a range of
version voyages Wi-Fi yo get on that ASAP get on that ASAP and start booking things in other words
things like your shows and your entertainment and your free included workout classes you can't book
them until you are on the Virgin voyages Wi-Fi and you have the app downloaded on your phone and so
as soon as you are in ports even before you're done getting onto the ship and checking in get
on there and start booking things immediately if you go nuts on booking things don't forget some
ticketed items if you don't show up will cost you and they will donate that money towards a charity
but make sure you start booking things in advance otherwise things will fill up for example the
Bungie class is such a fun workout there's only like six or eight people that can get into that
make sure you are booking it well in advance but also helpful to know is that you can drop in a lot
of people don't know this so especially for the workouts if you couldn't get in you can oftentimes
drop up in there's plenty of hungover people that regret their decision of signing up for a class
so even for example the sold out spin class that I was in there are plenty of open bikes you can get
in just fine but I can't promise that or even for the shows a lot of people don't know that you can
go upstairs you can go upstairs and watch the show in other words the reserved seating area for shows
in the manner for example are seated downstairs on the same ground level as the stage but if you
don't have a ticket you're just trying to drop in they have a whole upstairs viewing area where
you can watch the show from up there so don't feel like just because you weren't able to get
in same thing for dinners you can try to go stand by for a lot of these things and get in just fine
does that mean I can guarantee that you'll get in just fine no it doesn't but I can guarantee a lot
of Sailor load so don't forget to book with JC info in the description below but the last thing
and the number one and I made this mistake is book your dinners book your dinners but don't book your
dinners when you're at the port or when you're on the ship book it 45 days in advance I wish
I had someone like JC sending me that message being like yo it's time 45 days before you're
sailing book your dinners because I didn't have a single dinner booked and I had to go stand by
for everything which it ended up being just fine but I don't know I don't always want to eat dinner
at 9 45 p.m which I did these are your 14 secrets if you have another one or a helpful tip for all
a community at it in the comments this is one of so many videos and a full blog post make sure you
check out the info in the description below and score yourself an amazing deal in the description
below I'm Christine Lozada connect with me and I hope to see you on a future sailing ciao