Adult Only Cruise On Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady (In December): What it’s REALLY Like, Honest Review

[@fluffyduchess101]

I liked how detailed this video was. I also like that it was more of a fun honest vibe and not super over exaggerated staged type vlog.

[@mahoganydrive]

Why thank you! I really appreciate that. I try to add value for others with details and just being real but I also want to enjoy my vacation with my husband. I don’t have too much time for staging.

[@ltburks]

We just got back from Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles (March 2-9) on the Valiant Lady out of San Juan. The weather was fantastic the entire time. Had so much fun! We already booked another trip in March 2025 [Saint (Isles) & Seas of the Caribbean]. Can’t wait!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! We are sold!!!

[@mahoganydrive]

Glad you loved it and your vacation weather was great! I hated to complain but it matters a lot when you’re on vacation. We are on the hunt for our next one for 2025. We are thinking maybe Europe but we’re not sure which. Yay!!

[@caroll2489]

I’m surprising my husband on this exact cruise for his 50th birthday in January. There are not many good videos of this cruise. Yours was great! Short but very detailed. Thank you.

[@mahoganydrive]

Funny because I always worry the videos are too long. Glad you liked it. What a sweet surprise for your husband. Happy (early) Anniversary! Hope you two have a fantastic trip.

[@caroll2489]

@@mahoganydrive thank you n no, I wish there was more to see of the trip.

[@AnnRich-1111]

This was a great video you were so detailed thank you !

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank you. I try! I enjoy documenting my travels to look back on later, but I also hope it can be helpful and interesting to others. 😊

[@mackenziekavanagh4859]

That tour guide in puerto plata was my tour guide last year and he was the sweetest person ever lol!!!! This video was amazing thank you!

[@mahoganydrive]

That is too funny! He got you. And I’m glad! He did seem perfectly harmless. Glad you liked the video. Thank YOU for checking it out.

[@iamshe3275]

This is hands down an excellent review. Your experience and thoughts are relatable. We sail on December 6, 2024 4 days away, I can't wait. Thank you so much.

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank you so much for this comment! It means a lot. You are in full on pre-vacation mode. You’re almost there! Have a great trip.

[@ryangordon3611]

I plan on doing this cruise for my birthday. Thank you for this detailed video

[@mahoganydrive]

What a great way to spend your birthday! Enjoy. And thank you for watching.

[@ryangordon3611]

@@mahoganydrive just booked I’m so excited

[@emilsegonzalez8455]

Going on this cruise line on December 21st. My first cruise ever. I hope to have a great time in the Eastern Caribbean islands .

[@mahoganydrive]

Oooh! That should be really nice. I think eventually we’ll do one there. We are going to try out one of the European ones next year. I hope you have a great time and great weather.

[@nikkib6604]

Good overall day to day over view of your cruise adventures. Doing my first Virgin cruse on the Resilant Lady in March

[@mahoganydrive]

Thanks. I like how the cruise experience can be whatever you make of it. After the holidays March is right around the corner. I hope you have a great time!

[@tonidreist7134]

Looks like you had a nice time. Bummer about the weather as I live in gloomy Michigan so I’d be sad to not have the nice weather on a cruise. Food looked amazing. Love the idea of adults only. No kids running through the halls at night LOL. Always enjoy your videos.

[@mahoganydrive]

We made the best of it. We had no choice. And it was still fun. Just means we need to do it again! This was our first adult only vacation. I’m sold!

[@nicholascanel8347]

When i went to puerto plata with my family on royal caribbean that same guy was our tour guide his name is felipe and we were able to see the city and he was very good tour guide.

[@mahoganydrive]

I love that you are not the only one who commented that remembers him, went on his tour, and liked it. He joked with us that he is the mayor of puerto plata and I kind of believe him now. 😁

[@TravelEatsFun]

Looking into booking this ship, and your video was very helpful.

[@mahoganydrive]

Virgin is awesome. We liked it so much we’ve booked another one. Glad this was helpful.

[@kimkirksey562]

I really enjoyed your video...I'm loving you all with bottles of champagne in the room.

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank you! Ha ha- We were living it up!!!

[@Jasmin_615]

This was a really good video, thank you.

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@kamkarter8821]

Just booked this cruise for next May. Your video is fantastic

[@mahoganydrive]

Thanks so much!!!! I hope you have a fab time on your cruise.

[@Secretworld64]

Pretty sure I was on the cruise you were waiting for to arrive. The fog closed the port. We had horrible weather too and we’re redirected to Mexico and didn’t go to Bimini. 😢.

[@mahoganydrive]

What a bummer. Our Bimini trip was gloomy but yours didn’t even happen! I know that December cruises can work out great but I think we’ll avoid that month on our next one.

[@Secretworld64]

@@mahoganydrive same. The year before was a December cruise and was the same bad weather. Didn’t make it to Bimini either. But July was amazing!,,

[@mahoganydrive]

@@Secretworld64 Oh no! Two times in a row.😢

[@explosev6513]

Really awesome video yall, super helpful

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank You. I’m So glad it was helpful! ☺️

[@Just_Jelle]

Another great vlog, CeCe. Sucks that you guys had such bad weather (even though it was December). Did you at least test the waters in Bimini? When we went a couple years ago, the air was cold, the sky was mostly cloudy until later in the afternoon, but the water was surprisingly warm.

[@mahoganydrive]

Thanks!!! We did put our feet in. Definitely not cold cold but not too warm either. But also, I was just cold in general so maybe I couldn’t even really tell, but throughout the day it didn’t seem like too many people were getting in. Sure was beautiful though! And even more so when the sun hit.

[@Brightly_Bailie]

Loved this video it made me so excited for my trip next month! Last summer we went to a resort that was 16 and older and for a childfree couple they are just such good options!!

[@mahoganydrive]

I’ve never been to an adult only resort. Sounds great. I do love it when they at least have adult only pools. Where are you going on your next vacation?

[@Brightly_Bailie]

@@mahoganydrive Where we went last summer was Sunprime Protaras Beach which I would highly recommend, next month we are going to Ocean Beach Club Gran Canaria which we went to in 2022 and had a lovely time

[@chocobeast]

You two had such a good time! Thanks for sharing, and for making this video.

[@mahoganydrive]

The best time! I’m glad to have this video to look back on. Thanks for watching!

[@FM-ig3th]

Great, calm report! You both are great.

[@mahoganydrive]

Awww!!! Thanks.😊

[@lovequeen_4014]

Nice video it might change my mind about cruises

[@mahoganydrive]

Thanks! Virgin is a a great one to try if you aren’t so sure. We love our land trips but cruising is back on the list after our Virgin Voyage.

[@tamijiles9906]

I really enjoyed your video. I think we were on the same sailing! 😊

[@mahoganydrive]

Awww thank you! In that case your Bimini Beach Club day probably didn’t go like you were hoping either. 😩

[@JC-sm3wq]

What time do you have to leave out of the room in the am?

[@mahoganydrive]

On the last day? I think they wanted us out by between 9-10am. We had just enough time to eat breakfast and hustle out of there at 9:30.

[@Nattiekaybudgets]

Thank you for sharing !! I’m going soon !

[@mahoganydrive]

Oooh! Dominican Daze? The only thing better than Pre vacation excitement is the vacation. You’re going to have a blast! Thanks for watching.

[@CharmingTracyRobin]

Hi my dear, thank you for sharing- I have never been on a cruise before ❤😊

[@CharmingTracyRobin]

I read somewhere that you are up to 4k watch hours but needs to hit 1k so I decided to be that support- I am always a creator so I know ❤😊blessings on your journey 🙏

[@mahoganydrive]

I hope you feel like you were there!

[@mahoganydrive]

Aww. Thanks so much! Yep. Still working on that 1k. I’m closer to having it than not having it so that’s something. Thanks for your support.😊

[@CharmingTracyRobin]

@@mahoganydrive That's great, keep going. You're welcome- anytime 😊

[@CharmingTracyRobin]

@@mahoganydrive sure did 🙏🙂

[@chefvld]

Thanks for the good video looked pretty fun so y’all obviously went It Must’ve late nov or early dec :-) 🙃🙂❣️👍🏼 Vic in Ga

[@mahoganydrive]

It was a mid December cruise and it was so much fun. We definitely plan to do another one. Thanks for watching!!

[@patriciafry7450]

What size suitcase did you use on the cruise? I have a 29” but afraid that will be overkill for my Feb cruise.

[@mahoganydrive]

I’m probably not the best person to ask because I consider myself an over packer…but I don’t think it’s overkill at all as long as you are okay checking a bag if you’re flying. Mine is 28” tall. I saw plenty of people with that size or bigger. Some had 2 rolling. For anything longer than a weekend or 5 days that’s pretty much the size I end up needing. I wish I could get by with less but I need what I need and I’d rather take a larger size than over stuff a smaller one.

[@patriciafry7450]

@@mahoganydrive I am exactly the same. Thank you for replying & you did a wonderful job!

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank YOU!😊

[@shantakoa8596]

Great video ❤I hope one day to have my traveling husband but until then I will enjoy my 1st solo cruise in 2025 ❤

[@mahoganydrive]

Good for you! No reason to wait. People on ship are so friendly. Between that, all of the potential activities and the time you will have to relax and just BE, you will have a great time.

[@richsmith1000]

I love it 😊😊

[@mahoganydrive]

😊

[@kimkirksey562]

Did you all order the champage to your room?

[@mahoganydrive]

We got it from our mega rockstar friends! They said take it because “they’ll just give us another one tomorrow.” They were REALLY livin’ it up!!!

[@kimkirksey562]

@@mahoganydrive wow...kool

[@ilovemeee21]

Wait so you can drink the alcohol bought at the port on thr cruise ??

[@mahoganydrive]

No you can’t! You are supposed to check it in when you come in from port. They will deliver the night before you arrive to your final port. Anything we drank onboard was Obtained onboard.

[@nicolegari]

Thank You🤟🏾

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank YOU!!!😊

[@nyclesdrpr]

how did you get the 300 bar tab and 100 sailor loot?

[@mahoganydrive]

We booked with our friend’s travel agent. They invited us to use a link from their travel agent to book our cruise. From what i understand agents can offer bar tab and loot. And sometimes Virgin will also offer loot and bar tab deals as well. If you book while you are still on a cruise they will usually offer loot and or bar tab.

[@nyclesdrpr]

@@mahoganydrive nice! Do they still offer that? Can I get the travel agents info? Thanks

[@mahoganydrive]

@@nyclesdrpr I couldn’t track down the exact info but you’re welcome to try this one. elevateyourescapes.com

[@lissamac8513]

did the cabin have a hair dryer?

[@mahoganydrive]

Yes they do. Standard issue hotel type nothing fancy but it’s there in the closet in a bag.

[@JmeechTv]

Great video “GO BILLS”

[@mahoganydrive]

Thank you!! “GO BILLS!!”

[@RAHULSS31]

Amazing video ! How can i connect you for my question?

[@mahoganydrive]

Hello. You can DM me on instagram @mahoganydrive

[@RAHULSS31]

@@mahoganydrive my comment was month ago i even forgot what i wanted to ask exactly!😅

[@mahoganydrive]

@@RAHULSS31 Aaaah!! I’m sorry. 😂

[@RAHULSS31]

@@mahoganydrive it's ok,can i still connect there?

[@mahoganydrive]

@@RAHULSS31 Yes!

[@em_pathetic_772]

"Time to eat again..." y'all are cute. Stop. 😂

[@mahoganydrive]

Sometimes I feel like that’s all we do on vacation! But I’m not too mad about it. 😂

[@lakehall10]

The “tour guide” situation happened to us in the DR 😂🤦🏾‍♀️

[@mahoganydrive]

They are super persistent. You gotta give them that. If it were just me I might’ve given in!

[@ReallyFlawed]

If you see this I would LOVE to connect with you about a Bills Mafia collaboration! Please let me know

[@mahoganydrive]

Hey there!!! If you’re on Instagram feel free to DM me there @mahoganydrive ☺️

[@solojft]

THE FOOD LOOKED REALLY BAD.

[@mahoganydrive]

Oh did it? I guess it’s not very photogenic.🤣 But I did really love all of the meals we had in the restaurants.

[@johnheinlein79]

I’ve been on this cruise. The food is fantastic, and this video review was amazing 🤙🏻

[@mahoganydrive]

@@johnheinlein79 Thank you!!😊

[@freejyou]

One thing about Virgin they have very good food.