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BIMINI GUIDE: + 5 INSIDER TIPS for Virgin Voyages Private Beach Club
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Apr 1, 2025
This is a video about Bimini Guide: Plus 5 Insider Tips for Virgin Voyages Private Beach Club 00:00 Virgin Voyages: Miami and The Bahamas 00:18 Miami Sailings and Private Beach Resorts 01:56 The Beach Club at Bimini: An Overview 02:46 Getting to the Beach Club 04:28 What is at the Beach Club at Bimini - Virgin Voyages Private Beach Club 05:45 Entertainment and Events at the Bimini Beach Club 08:06 Food and Drinks at the Beach Club 12:00 Rockstar Experience at the Beach Club 13:59 5 Tips for Visiting the Beach Club 16:28 Booking Your Next Virgin Voyage 17:39 Conclusion and Sailor Tips - Beach Club at Bimini Guide: https://vvinsider.com/guides-and-faqs/guide/the-beach-club-at-bimini/ - Event - Float On: https://vvinsider.com/on-board/event/float-on-beach-at-club-at-bimini/ - Event - We Run This Beach: https://vvinsider.com/on-board/event/we-run-this-beach-the-beach-club-at-bimini/ - Event - Slow-Flow on The Beach: https://vvinsider.com/on-board/event/slow-flow-on-the-beach-the-beach-club-at-bimini/
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2025 is shaping up to be a really
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exciting year for Virgin Voyages and
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they're starting to see record-breaking
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sales across the fleet a lot of the
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fleet will be based out of Miami and
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heading into the Bahamas heading into
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the Caribbean over the next year and
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this coming winter we're going to see
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four Virgin Voyages ships all sailing
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out of Miami now with all this
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excitement around the Miami sailings
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there's never been a better time to talk
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about the Beach Club at Biminy Virgin's
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private beach resort in the Bahamas
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directly with
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us now private resorts and offerings are
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not a new thing most big cruise lines
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have some sort of private offering
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private resort private island that they
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visit when they're running these
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standard itineraries in the Bahamas in
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the Caribbean so you may have heard the
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likes of Cocoa Key available on Royal
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Caribbean sailings or Castaway Key
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available on Disney Cruise Line sailings
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these cruise lines because they're a
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little bit more mature and they have
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larger fleets than Virgin Voyages have
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they can tend to afford something like a
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big private island where they can offer
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their sailor a unique curated experience
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simply for that cruise line brand so for
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the likes of Disney they get to really
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curate the experience for Disney cruise
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sailor and they're able to give them a
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proper Disney welcome fully themed it
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can tell that Disney story as soon as
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you leave the ship and you can enjoy
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your day fully surrounded and immersed
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inside of thating now with Virgin
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Voyages it is slightly different in the
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fact that they have a smaller number of
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ships it's a smaller company overall so
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instead of having a full private island
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all to themsel they have the Beach Club
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at Biminy which is a beach club that
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Virgin have complete and total use of
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when Virgin Voyagers ships are in port
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in Biminy that is to say this is not a
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beach club that has been designed and
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curated exactly by Virgin Voyages but
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the Virgin Voyages team have worked
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really hard to make sure that the beach
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club at Biminy really comes alive with
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the Virgin Voyages essence the food the
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drinks the entertainment is all provided
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by Virgin Voyages and you're fully
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immersed in that Virgin experience a
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visit to the Beach Club at Biminy isn't
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guaranteed on all sailings leaving Miami
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so do make sure to check the itinerary
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before you book it but for most
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itineraries out of Miami it will
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generally include a stop at Biminy where
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you can explore the beach club now let's
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talk a little bit practically about how
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you actually get to the beach club once
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you reach Biminy the Beach Club isn't
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exactly connected to the port it's
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around about 1 and 1/2 miles away from
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where the ship docks but don't worry
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you're not expected to walk to the beach
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club virgin Voyages offer a parking lot
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style tram which will take you to the
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beach club the journey takes about 15
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minutes and there is one stop it stops
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at the Biminy Resorts World Casino and
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Fishing Village which offers a few
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amenities in themsel they're obviously
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not connected with Virgin Voyages but
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you're welcome to hire golf carts do a
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bit of shopping use the casino if you
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like but if you prefer you can stay on
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board the tram and it will take you to
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Bim Beach Club the journey takes about
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15 minutes doortodoor but when you
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arrive at the beach club that's where
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you'll enter the Virgin Voyages
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experience once more you might notice
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some familiar faces around the staff
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that work on board the ship in the bars
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and restaurants will have made their way
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into the beach club to work at the bars
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and food outlets there and you'll also
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notice that your phone will still be
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connected to the Virgin Voyages Wi-Fi so
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this is actually part of that blended
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experience between the ship and the
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beach club so you'll be able to not only
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enjoy the complimentary Wi-Fi that
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you've got on board but also you're able
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to use your wearable band you'll still
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be able to use your band for purchases
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for example at the bar when you're
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getting alcohol you will also still have
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those Virgin Voyages benefits of being
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able to get soft drinks free of charge
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and of course you'll get those
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all-inclusive benefits that you would
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expect from Virgin so for example you
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don't need to pack a towel before you
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head off to the beach club towels are
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included when you reach the club and you
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can use them both in the pool the beach
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you can take them as long as you return
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them at the end of the day now let's
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talk a little bit about what's offered
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at the beach club itself so what
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facilities and amenities do you get the
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resort is split into two main areas the
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first bit is the beach which of course
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is a beautiful Bahamian beach with
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crystalclear blue waters and lovely
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crystal white sand it really is paradise
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there are also parasols and day beds on
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the beach as well for you to use free of
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charge and there are showers for bthers
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to use before you get onto the beach
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near to the beach itself there are a
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couple of very small bars which offer a
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full range of beverages so simple
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cocktails mixed drinks beers wines that
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type of thing the second part of the
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beach club are the two very large pools
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which are surrounded by day beds
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parasolles comfortable seating and two
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large circular bars which serve the pool
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area there are also more formal changing
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facilities they call them the changing
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cabanas you have access to lockers and
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there are restrooms there as well
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further out from the pool you'll see
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private cabanas that you're able to rent
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but also there are the eeries so you'll
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be able to order your beach eats in a
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quick serve style and I'll talk more
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about the food on offer at the beach
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club in just a moment now your
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experience at the beach club is entirely
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up to the pace that you'd like to take
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it at you can either just rest and relax
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in the beautiful sunshine or if you like
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to have a bit of a party there are
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events available to you as well so part
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of the crew that join you in the beach
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club not just the restaurant servers and
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the people behind the bar but actually
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the happenings cast come and join you in
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the beach club as well and there are a
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few events that are run by the
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happenings cast to help bring the energy
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up and really get the party started the
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first event that makes a bit of a splash
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is called Float On floaton is a really
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fun pool party that starts about 100 p.m
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lasts about 90 minutes and the way that
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it works is that the happenings cast
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will come out to music played by the
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live DJ they'll do choreograph dancing
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really get the party started but while
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this is happening they'll be bringing
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out inflatable floats that they'll use
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in the pool and you'll actually get the
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chance to interact with the Happenings
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cast themselves as they come and float
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on into the lagoon pool but also you can
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grab a float yourself and enjoy floating
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around and enjoying the music enjoying
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the party atmosphere as you do that now
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of course there's always an option with
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Virgin Voyages if you're not wanting
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that party atmosphere that loud DJ music
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and you'd rather have a bit more of a
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chilled vibe you can of course stay away
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from the pool where the event is
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happening because there are two pools
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one pool is used for the entertainment
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the DJ and the other pool is a much more
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chilled and relaxed vibe one more event
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that follows on from the floaton pool
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party is something called We Run This
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Beach we Run This Beach is a competition
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style game where you can participate in
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fun games like Shark Attack or Minefield
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and the teams compete to win red flags
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leading to a final competition which is
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a four-way tugofwar and the winning team
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earns the title of beach champion for
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the day now again for those that prefer
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a little bit more of a relaxed take on
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the beach vibes there is an event called
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Slow Flow on the Beach which are
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complimentary yoga and meditation
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sessions that happen on the beach in the
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morning and it's a really nice and
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relaxing way to start the day at Biminy
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that event lasts about 45 minutes and of
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course it's included in your cruise fair
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do make sure you're up for this though
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because if you book it in the app and
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you don't attend there is a charge of
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$10 but that is donated to a charity
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when the event is over take the
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opportunity to relax and take a dip in
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the crystal clear sea afterwards now
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let's talk a little bit about the food
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and drinks that are offered at Bimin the
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full menu of everything that's available
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on Biminy is available on
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vivinsider.com but just as a little bit
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of a highlight reel we know that sailors
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really enjoy the grilled honeyjerk
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chicken with lime and scallion the red
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snapper and mango ceviche with avocado
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lime and red chili and one of my
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personal favorites is the West Indian
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pumpkin curry which is a yellow curry
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with plantain chips and there's a few
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sides that you really can't miss either
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make sure you order the grilled corn on
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the cob and also the Caribbean rice and
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black beans now for dessert you're in
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the Caribbean so of course there's rum
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cake available and there's also a
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fantastic tropical fruit salad with
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lemongrass cardamom and ginger to order
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food you'll visit Beach Eats beach Eats
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is set up like a quick serve food
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location so the food will be prepared
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buffet style and when you go you'll be
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given a tray and they will put whatever
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you're ordering on the tray and you take
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it away there's no table service
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available at Biminy unless you're a
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rockstar sailor and I'll come on to that
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in just a moment there are two
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convenient beach eat locations they're
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labeled north and south but it means
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that you're never having to walk too far
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to grab a bite to eat now regarding
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drinks most of the drinks menu will
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reflect exactly what's available on the
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ship so you'll get very much the same
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options you have on board there are a
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few specials and frozen cocktails
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available in Biminy and there's also a
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couple of non-alcoholic options as well
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there are also options to have beverages
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served in a natural coconut as well so
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you get the full Bahama Beach experience
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some of the bars get very very crowded
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especially around the entertainment
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events and you could realistically miss
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quite a lot of the entertainment if
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you're stuck at a bar waiting for a
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server to notice you especially because
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they're in the round it's quite a large
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space for servers to have to try and
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organize drink orders from otherwise
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Virgin Voyages offer graband go alcohol
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options and these generally are near the
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food outlets so you can just go up and
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grab a can of beer or a can of wine and
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because there's no mixed drinks offered
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at those stations it's a lot quicker and
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you'll get served much faster one thing
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to note about beverages if you've left
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your shake for champagne that you've got
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with your Splash of Romance package for
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example until your day at Biminy don't
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do that because Shake for Champagne is
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not available so it doesn't matter how
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much you shake your phone you're not
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going to get Shake for Champagne
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delivered at the beach club in Biminy
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unfortunately for those wanting to
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splash out a little bit there are VIP
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cabanas available at Biminy so if you
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want to be guaranteed of a sunbed that
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you can use for the whole day you can
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book these cabanas through the shore
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things so just like you would with a
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port excursion for example you would go
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to shore things and you would ask for
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the cabana or you do it on the Virgin
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Voyages app virgin Voyages state that
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the first round of drinks are included
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as part of this cabana experience that
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translates into as of time of recording
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this $100 of bar tab that you can use to
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spend on any type of beverage while
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you're out in Biminy the cabanas can
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generally accommodate four sailors but
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only one of you needs to book it in the
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app and you can all experience it for
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the day one major thing to know about
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beverages on Biminy is that there is a
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tax involved so you're in the Bahamas
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you have to pay the local sales tax so
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actually what this translates into is an
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extra 10% added to the cost of every
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beverage that you get now of course this
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is something that's unavoidable virgin
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Voyagers have to pay their taxes they
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can't get around it but it's worth
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factoring that into any calculation
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you're making around your bar tab you
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might want to add an extra bar tab chunk
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just to cover your drinks at the beach
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club at Biminy and as always use the bar
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tab calculator on VV Insider to really
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figure out exactly how much you're going
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to need but maybe add a couple of extra
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drinks just to make sure that you're
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covering that extra 10% charge now what
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I've just described is the experience
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for 98% of all sailor that will go to
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Biminy Beach Club but let's talk about
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the Rockstar experience because it is
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slightly different when it comes to
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Biminy and it starts as soon as you get
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off the ship so unlike us Red Van sailor
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the Rockstars will be treated slightly
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differently to get to the beach club at
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Biminy so instead of joining the
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standard queue to go on the parking lot
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style tram to get to the club Rockstars
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actually have their own privately
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chauffeurred golf cart that will take
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them all the way to the beach club
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there's no need to stop at Resorts World
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if you don't need to you're a rockstar
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or you'll be driven straight to the
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doors of the beach club you're also
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skipping what could be quite a long
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queue for the normal standard tram and
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it can feel a little unfair to those
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that are in general admission having to
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wait in that long line but let's not
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forget the Rockstar suites and the mega
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rockstar suites are quite expensive so
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they do need a few extra perks to really
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make it worth its while now the Rockstar
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experience doesn't end there when you
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reach the club itself there is a private
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section all for the Rockstars just like
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on board the ship where they have
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Richard's rooftop which is a separate
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experience simply for those rockstar
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sailors there is a similar experience
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available on Bibanese Beach Club and
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it's called the Rockstar Retreat this is
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manned by a security to make sure that
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only those with a black band will be
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getting through and what you'll find in
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the Rockstar Retreat is a dedicated bar
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and dedicated food options the food is
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the same as the rest of Biminy but this
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is served to your table there are also a
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number of sunbeds and seating areas that
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are specifically dedicated to the rock
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stars which means it's more likely
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you're going to find some space to relax
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and lie down in the Rockstar Retreat
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than you would in the more popular areas
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in the rest of the beach club there are
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also some specific Rockstar Cabanas
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these Rockstar Cabanas aren't included
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as part of your Rockstar suite or your
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Mega Rockstar suite they're still an
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extra that you would have to actually
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pay for it's not something you're
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getting free as part of your rockstar
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perks unfortunately so now I've covered
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off all the main information about the
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beach club at Biminy i want to leave you
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with five tips to get the most out of
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your Biminy experience my number one tip
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is to arrive early there is so much to
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do at Biminy and it's such a paradise
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that it really pays to get yourself out
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of bed and get down there as early as
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you can to really have a full day at
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Biminy that's a mistake that I've made
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personally and actually when we return I
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will be getting up a little bit earlier
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to make sure that we make the most of
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the day tip number two is to not miss
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the entertainment the entertainment is
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fantastic the Happenings cast works so
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hard on delivering such a fantastic
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experience when you're at Biminy so make
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sure you don't miss those entertainment
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options that I've mentioned and again
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get involved participate make sure that
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you're really making the most of the
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happenings experiences that are going on
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at the beach club which brings me on to
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tip number three which is to know where
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to get a quick drink if you're stuck
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waiting at a bar while the happenings
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events are going on while float on is
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going on you could be stood there for 20
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minutes waiting for a drink cuz those
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are the most popular times so make sure
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that you know what to do to find a quick
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drink so you don't miss the action don't
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just think about those main bars think
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about the smaller bar options around so
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the grab and go can option but also the
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smaller bars that are by the beach where
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you can get a quick mixed drink as well
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those generally will be a lot quicker
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than waiting at the main bars for a
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drink and talking of drinks tip number
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four make sure you're aware of that
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extra 10% tax when you're on Biminy you
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need to factor that into the budgets for
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when you're planning your day at Biminy
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biminy will generally be a day where
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you're spending the most on alcohol
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because you'll probably be there early
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on in the day you want to be making sure
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that you're making the most out of your
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bar tab so make sure when you're
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calculating the bar tab again use the
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bar tab calculator on
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vvincider.com but factor it in add a
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couple of more drinks or maybe actually
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use the price adjustment option you can
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actually add you know 5 or 6% to the
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overall cost of the drinks to make sure
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that you're factoring in that extra 10%
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that you'll be spending when you're in
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Biminy and tip number five if you're
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planning on booking an experience at
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Biminy go for it but I would probably
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recommend not doing it on your first
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visit to Biminy there's so much to do at
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the beach club that actually if you have
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an excursion planned or a shore
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experience planned like jet skiing or
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snorkeling maybe don't do that on your
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first try with Biminy just spend the day
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at the beach club trust me you will not
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get bored it will be a fantastic
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experience now speaking about your
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return to Biminy of course the best way
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to make sure that you're saving the most
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money when you're booking your next
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Virgin Voyage is to make sure that
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you're using the vbvinsider.com booking
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tool there you can see a history of all
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the prices for each category type for
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the voyage that you're thinking of so
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you can strike at the best time and make
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sure you get the best offer possible and
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of course we work with our partners at
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the Getaway Guys to make sure that
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you're getting the most sailor loot and
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bar tab that we can give you for your
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sailing we do have a very special
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incentive at the minute where we can
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actually give you up to $400 in sailor
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loot depending on when you sail i've got
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the information that you need at
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vinsider.com and I've included the links
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as well but it's certainly not an offer
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to be missed and of course if you book
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through
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vvincider.com you'll get access to the
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Red Diamond Club so you get exclusive
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planning perks on your next voyage as
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well if you have any questions or any
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queries about your upcoming voyage if
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you're planning a voyage if you're
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thinking about a voyage always let us
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know first any questions at all get in
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touch with vans.com we're here to answer
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all of your queries about Virgin Voyages
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and to make sure that your sailing is as
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good as it can be so that's everything
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from us on Biminy if you have your own
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tips and something that you just can't
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miss every time you visit Viminy let us
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know in the comments because we'd love
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to let other sailor know as well vivv
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insider.com is nothing without our
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sailor community so make sure you tell
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us about all the tips and tricks that
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