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malstar_2

Heading off 2 vegas next week on virgin - seen all the chat about their Vegas planes not being up 2 much. Any advice on which seat 2 pick on the seatplan to give a better chance of having the in flight entertainment work or is it just a lottery!?

photome

malstar wrote: »

Heading off 2 vegas next week on virgin - seen all the chat about their Vegas planes not being up 2 much. Any advice on which seat 2 pick on the seatplan to give a better chance of having the in flight entertainment work or is it just a lottery!?

its pot luck, my ife has always worked but loads dont. At this late stage you will be lucky if there are any/many seats left to pick

Stew68

Well if it helps the twin seats at the back were working almost three weeks ago, seats 61 a & C, but i'd be suprised if they're still available.

Stew.

PS I know, no trip report yet, still getting over the jet lag, will post some bits and pieces by the weekend, I promise.

ferf1223

March

malstar wrote: »

Heading off 2 vegas next week on virgin - seen all the chat about their Vegas planes not being up 2 much. Any advice on which seat 2 pick on the seatplan to give a better chance of having the in flight entertainment work or is it just a lottery!?

I think it's a bit of a gamble on the seat-back system - at least I haven't read anything that indicates that particular seats are more prone to issues...but have a look at

http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Virgin_Atlantic_Airways/Virgin_Atlantic_Airways_Boeing_747-400_2.php

for some guidance...agree with the others that the pairs at the back will be long gone by now, but at least you can try to select the best of what's left. Chances are you've been assigned seats already but you can normally change them online (or by telephone, but I prefer online as I can flip back and forth between seatguru and the flight seating plan availability.

luci

May

martmonk wrote: »

Hi all,

Me and the better half are off to Vegas early next year. We've decided to do tandem skydiving and I wanted to canvass any opinion there might be on who to go with as there are a few options thrown up by google.

Anyone got any past experience of any provider?

My favourite so far is looking like
www.vegasextremeskydiving.com

Sorry I can't help with recommendations, but the first thing you should do is check that you would be covered for it on your travel insurance. Most policies don't cover hazardous activities.

My annual Nationwide policy used to cover most hazardous activities as long as they were a one-off experience and not the main reason for the trip. Now however they specifically list the ones that they cover.

trets77

April

shoppaholic_returns wrote: »

Hi thinkin of returning to vegas in late september, its a long time since ive been, just wondering if the flights for virgin outta heathrow are better than the gatwick ones or if folk are finding them all to be cr*p. sorry if this has already been asked.

ps anyone know of any deals on the palazzo for late sept??

many thanks

the Flight we took from Heathrow to La with Virgin was excellent , like a different airline compared to LV to Gatwick..

Has anyone visited the Chicken Ranch???

I only know what i have read in the Unofficial guide to Las Vegas which makes a interesting read on the whole subject as regards to LV .

Heading off 2 vegas next week on virgin - seen all the chat about their Vegas planes not being up 2 much. Any advice on which seat 2 pick on the seatplan to give a better chance of having the in flight entertainment work or is it just a lottery!?

you could also try to a secure a bulkhead seat put your gonna have to get to twlight check in when it opens the day before your flight. you could pay for a exit row seat , but they sell fast as well. other than that i would choose something on a aisle , so you are not blocked in by a starnger who you have to ask to move if you need to get out , and trust me you will want to get out of your seat .

pennylane99

May

shoppaholic_returns wrote: »

Hi thinkin of returning to vegas in late september, its a long time since ive been, just wondering if the flights for virgin outta heathrow are better than the gatwick ones or if folk are finding them all to be cr*p. sorry if this has already been asked.

ps anyone know of any deals on the palazzo for late sept??

many thanks

just received email from Palazzo, but offers only to beginning of Sept

http://www.palazzolasvegas.com/EPA0608.aspx?EMC-EPA0608

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Book this special package today for as little as $159 per night and experience a stellar summer in an opulent suite that is almost double the size of an average Las Vegas hotel room and you’ll also receive:

• Complimentary Dessert with dinner purchase at Carnevino
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• 10% off purchase at Double Helix Wine Boutique
• 2 for 1 glass of wine at Double Helix Bar
• $25 gaming credit
• Exclusive Suite Upgrade Specials

canardo

Going to stick up for Virgin here we flew out about 7-8 days ago and it was fine, flew BA LHR to LAX and whilst the service was better Virgins seats were far nicer which for me is far far more important.

only complaint of the flight which wasnt virgins fault is we had to wait an hour to take off after we had boarded, however by the time we landed we were only 20 mins late, had to wait about 45 mins to clear customs, however this was much more friendly and less zoo like than LAX was by a mile (where we waited about an hour last time)

These last couple of nights have been in the mgm and its much quieter(by vegas standards and the weekend just gone they are offering free passes to coyote and studio 54)

Been to the following shows which were all very very good

Spamalot really recommend this we got offered VIP tickets from the Wynn box office for the normal category 1 price, so got to sit in row E, which was really good as this was the show we really wanted to see

KA, top show the stage is amazing got tickets from tix4tonight for about 40% off category 2

Mystere, 40% of cat 3 tickets which meant this was very cheap, again brilliant show

Folie Bergere, this is on 2 for 1 either at tix4tonite or the box office (if you sign up to tropicanas players card), much better than we expected and was worth seeing

photome

canardo wrote: »

Going to stick up for Virgin here we flew out about 7-8 days ago and it was fine, flew BA LHR to LAX and whilst the service was better Virgins seats were far nicer which for me is far far more important.

only complaint of the flight which wasnt virgins fault is we had to wait an hour to take off after we had boarded, however by the time we landed we were only 20 mins late, had to wait about 45 mins to clear customs, however this was much more friendly and less zoo like than LAX was by a mile (where we waited about an hour last time)

These last couple of nights have been in the mgm and its much quieter(by vegas standards and the weekend just gone they are offering free passes to coyote and studio 54)

Been to the following shows which were all very very good

Spamalot really recommend this we got offered VIP tickets from the Wynn box office for the normal category 1 price, so got to sit in row E, which was really good as this was the show we really wanted to see

KA, top show the stage is amazing got tickets from tix4tonight for about 40% off category 2

Mystere, 40% of cat 3 tickets which meant this was very cheap, again brilliant show

Folie Bergere, this is on 2 for 1 either at tix4tonite or the box office (if you sign up to tropicanas players card), much better than we expected and was worth seeing

Wonder if you will still be saying the same about Virgin after your return flight, my outbound flight wasnt so bad but the return was HELL, but if I do it again I now know the best seats are in the toilet...thanks trets:rotfl:

Froggitt

canardo wrote: »

Going to stick up for Virgin here we flew out about 7-8 days ago and it was fine, flew BA LHR to LAX and whilst the service was better Virgins seats were far nicer which for me is far far more important.

Everyone is agreeing with you that the LAX/Heathrow fleet is great.

Its the old rust-bucket they put on the Vegas/Gatwick route that people are saying is rubbish.