Today would be the first time on a Virgin Voyages ship, and I knew there would be some issues. The key one would be getting to the ship on time, given the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in the middle of the week. With a little advance planning, this would be a minor wrinkle for the day. What worried me most would be the unknown differences between Virgin and other lines on which I have cruised.
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We got up at 9 am, and did our final preparations for the cruise. Around 12:30 pm, I brought our luggage downstairs to make it easier when the Uber was to arrive at 12:45 pm. As planned, the Uber arrived on time, but it took longer than expected for us to make it to the cruise terminal. Unfortunately, my GI Tract was about to explode, the most important place I could reach was one where my GI Tract could be dealt with properly.
Reaching the cruise terminal, it was the usual chaos outside the building. However, Virgin made it worse for many by preventing early arrivals at the terminal from checking in early - unlike most cruise lines making port here. We were lucky enough to arrive close enough to our scheduled arrival time to be let in early. Again, we encountered the usual long lines inside the building. But this time, they ran slower than usual.
Eventually, we made it onto the ship and began our vacation. We first went to lunch and then to dinner. The food was good as expected. (More on this in my cruise blog.) And then it was back to the room to rest.
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