Lotería Gigante: A Whole Lotta Fun

While on our second cruise with Virgin Voyages, there was an afternoon where I wanted to go and participate in Speed Puzzling (our team won) and our friend, Kat, wanted to go to Boy Band Dance Lessons.  Chris wasn’t interested in either of those events so he decided to check out Lotería Gigante.  He came away from the event saying that it was one of the most fun events he had ever done on a cruise ship.  He described it as a funky bingo game combined with drinking tequila (what’s not to love?).  So, when we were on our next Virgin Voyages cruise, we decided that we would treat ourselves and the two friends traveling with us to the event.   

Here’s my winning team, meanwhile Chris is “winning” at Lotería Gigante.

       Lotería Gigante is an event put on by the Happenings Staff that takes place in Pink Agave, the Mexican style restaurant, and comes with a charge of about $40 per person.  Your group will likely be seated at a table with a couple of other people, so it is a great way to meet other cruisers and chat.  The bingo cards are from this funny Millennial set that have all of these snarky little drawings in each square.  During each round of Bingo, hilarity insures as you enjoy margaritas, palomas and a shot of tequila or mezcal is served to you in between each round.  The whole event lasts one and a half to two hours and if you leave not feeling at least a little “happy” then you are not doing it right.    

      Virgin Voyages has a lot of fun and unique activities you can participate in, some come with an additional charge and some don’t.  The Grog Walk, a glorified pub crawl, is another popular event with an additional charge that encourages socializing while enjoying fun beverages throughout the ship.  Whereas The Grog Walk sends you across the ship to multiple bars, Lotería Gigante is a more chill way to get to know others, including the Happening Staff, while staying put in one place.  And who doesn’t like essentially all-you-can-drink margaritas?

       While on your next Virgin Voyages cruise, we highly recommend that you book Lotería Gigante for your entire cruise group.  While you can’t use your bar tab to pay for this activity, you can use your Sailor Loot, which is great for those of you who have have booked through me and have received some sailor loot as a perk.  Will you give it a try on your next Virgin cruise?