Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has landed in Australia, training travel advisers – known in the line’s parlance as First Mates – in what’s on offer aboard Scarlet Lady, its first ship. Virgin Voyages will be fully operational in Australia by the end of the year, President and CEO Tom McAlpin announced today at Cruise360 Australasia, … Read more
It’s being launched with all the hullabaloo you’d expect from the Virgin brand and global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. It’s the cruise for non cruisers. The line that will change the game for ever. What do we know so far? The Scarlet Lady, Virgin Voyages first ship, has a tattoo parlour, ‘sailors’ instead of guests, ‘Events … Read more
Virgin Voyages is officially open for business according to Virgin Group Founder and philanthropist, Sir Richard Branson. And you can even cruise with him! He and Virgin Voyages President and CEO Tom McAlpin announced that the line is now taking bookings for their first ship, the Scarlet Lady. The inaugural season kicks off from April … Read more
Virgin Voyages has released a preview of their “RockStar” suites on their first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady, which debuts in 2020. The line is deliberately drip-feeding information about the Scarlet Lady to keen interest high. First, we saw the interiors then the food menu. Now we can get a peek at the suites on the ship which … Read more
Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has thrown out the traditional cruise dining rule book and will launch groundbreaking restaurants to rival the food scene of world famous cities. Set to disrupt the cruise cuisine industry, Virgin Voyages’ first ship, Scarlet Lady will offer more than 20 restaurants, seaside lounges and casual eateries when she launches in … Read more
Getting tattooed on a cruise ship can now be added to your bucket list as a tattoo studio can be found on the first ship of new cruise line, Virgin Voyages. The studio is called Squid Ink and is a feature that is befitting the ship, which is boldly named Scarlet Lady. Squid Ink will … Read more
The name of the first ship from Virgin Voyages, the cruise line owned by billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, has been revealed. The Scarlet Lady will be launched in 2020 and has some features onboard which the line hopes will revolutionise the cruise industry. Virgin Voyages has put a ban on single-use plastics onboard and … Read more
The new adults-only cruise line from billionaire and entrepreneur Richard Branson, Virgin Voyages, has unveiled new images of the line’s first ship.
New details have been revealed around the new Virgin Voyages cruise brand – the cruise line for non-cruisers. Revealed at the Seatrade cruise conference in Fort Lauderdale, CEO and President of Virgin Voyages, Tom McAlpin said the brand is “an epic sea change” from what’s currently available to cruisers. Virgin Voyages, the brain child of … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
