by Steve Griswold | Jun 28, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Here’s the short version: Virgin Voyages asks for a 20% deposit of your voyage fare (the cruise ticket only, not taxes and fees) to lock in a booking, and your final balance is due 120 days before you sail. Book inside that 120-day window and the full fare is...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 28, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Short answer: Virgin Voyages is an adults-only (18+), design-forward premium cruise line where almost everything is bundled into the fare, including WiFi, tips, and all the restaurants. Carnival is a family-friendly, mass-market “Fun Ship” line with the...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 28, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The short answer: on Virgin Voyages, RockStar and Mega RockStar are the two tiers of the line’s suite collection, called RockStar Quarters. Both get you a bigger room, VIP priority boarding, a personal RockStar Agent, and access to the exclusive Richard’s...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Yes, Virgin Voyages has a full spa — it’s called Redemption Spa, and it sits on Deck 5 of every Lady ship. The treatment menu (massages, facials, acupuncture) is paid à la carte, and the relaxation area known as the Thermal Suite requires a separate pass...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Extra Virgin is Virgin Voyages’ Italian restaurant — fresh handmade pasta, shared antipasti, grilled meats and seafood — and it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. You’ll find it on Deck 6, with a warm trattoria feel and an...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Razzle Dazzle is Virgin Voyages’ vibrant, plant-forward American restaurant — famous for its playful “naughty vs nice” menu — and it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. Found on Deck 5, it serves a largely...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Gunbae is Virgin Voyages’ Korean BBQ restaurant, where you grill your own meats at a flameless table grill — and, like every main restaurant on board, it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. It’s the most social, interactive meal on...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The Wake is Virgin Voyages’ steak and seafood restaurant — the closest thing the line has to a classic cruise “specialty” venue, except it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. Set on Deck 6 (aft) with floor-to-ceiling windows...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Pink Agave is Virgin Voyages’ contemporary Mexican restaurant, and like every main restaurant on board it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. You’ll find it on Deck 5, serving small, medium, and large plates — tlayudas, sopes,...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Virgin Voyages includes all of its sit-down restaurants in your cruise fare — there’s no cover charge at any of the six main eateries. The headline venues are The Wake (steak & seafood), Pink Agave (Mexican), Gunbae (Korean BBQ), Razzle Dazzle...
