It’s not every day that we see a brand new ship debut from a brand new cruise line, but Virgin Voyages, the first venture into cruising from The Virgin Group, has taken delivery of Scarlet Lady. Also Watch: Virgin Voyages – The Beach Club at Bimini (Preview) Nearly three years in the making, Virgin Voyages formally welcomes its first ‘Lady Ship,’ Scarlet Lady in its fleet of four to the open waters, departing the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy. In just 46 days, Sailors will embark on the Maiden Voyage,…
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Virgin Voyages Offering Incentives as Launch Approaches
Virgin Voyages might be a new cruise line, but they’re keeping up with old traditions by participating in the cruise industry’s “wave season” promotions. Wave season typically runs the first quarter of every year and is the time when cruise lines offer some of their best pricing and offers to incentive cruisers to commit early for reservations throughout the year and beyond. Also Watch: Scarlet Lady – Virgin Voyages Cruise Ship Preview (2020) Virgin Voyages is offering “sailors” making new reservations on one of their two new ships, Scarlet Lady…
Read MoreGetting Spicy in RockStar Suites onboard Scarlet Lady
Virgin Voyages has enlisted the help of Spice Girl, Geri Horner to thoroughly test out the line’s new RockStar Suites onboard their first cruise ship Scarlet Lady. In the video, Sir Richard Branson calls Geri Horner to see how she is doing with putting the RockStar Suite through a rigorous “real-life” test from a “real-life” rock star. Following Horner’s journey through the ‘Gorgeous Suite,’ one of the ship’s most glamorous cabins, the footage chronicles her full RockStar experience, as she’s seen spinning records, reading Branson’s book, rocking out with a…
Read MoreVirgin Voyages Appoints Canadian Female Captain
Virgin Voyages announced today at a press conference in Toronto the appointment of Captain Wendy Williams as Master of Scarlet Lady. When Captain Williams takes the helm of Scarlet Lady in spring 2020, she will become the first Canadian woman to be captain of a ship for a major cruise brand. Just last year, Virgin Voyages announced its Scarlet Squad program, an initiative dedicated to bridging the gender gap in leadership roles across the maritime industry, where women represent less than three percent of the workforce. The program aims to…
Read MoreVirgin Voyages Music Centric Offerings on Scarlet Lady
Virgin Voyages has announced a series of music-centric experiences onboard their first ship Scarlet Lady as well as at their private Beach Club at Bimini Bahamas. Incorporating the Virgin brand’s deep-rooted history in music, Virgin Voyages sonic identity will have a home in electronic music, but will also include other music genres, ensuring that all Sailors will find a sound they love. Virgin Voyage’s fierce approach to music will feature exciting developments such as: Voyage Vinyl – a new record shop aboard Scarlet Lady that will be the go-to spot…
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