For Virgin Voyages, last Friday was an eventful day in Genoa and years in the planning. Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Voyages executives plus officials from Fincantieri shipyard were on hand to witness the Scarlet Lady float out. The event commemorates when the ship touches water for the first time. Similar to a new ship’s naming […] Read more…
Virgin Voyages announced last week that onboard gratuities will be included in the cruise fare. This means that guests (called Sailors) won’t be charged the usual daily service fee. Plus, all of the 20+ specialty restaurants are complimentary. The cruise fare includes dining in all the restaurants. The ever-changing daily service fee charged by almost […] Read more…
More Scarlet Lady Updates For those of us excited about the debut of adults-only Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady next year, there’s more great news. The new cruise line announced yesterday that all of their cruise ships will be gratuity-free. No automatic service fee (i.e. tips) will be added to your onboard account. Gratuities will be rolled into […] Read more…
Scarlet Lady cruise ship suites are as eclectic as Richard Branson Virgin Voyages has released the first peek of their first ship’s incredible suites. Scarlet Lady will have 78 RockStar suites and 15 of those are called Mega RockStar suites. Sporting names like Massive, Fab, Posh, Brilliant, Cheeky and Gorgeous Suites, they’ll all be located […] Read more…
No Buffet? No kidding. When Sir Richard Branson announced he was building a cruise line, he made it clear that his sleek, yacht-like new ships would break out of the traditional cruise ship mold. He wasn’t kidding. The latest news from Virgin Voyages is a reveal about Scarlet Lady dining options, their first ship due […] Read more…
Heading to Havana Virgin Voyages just announced that their first ship, Scarlet Lady, will include visits to Cuba as one of the islands in the new ship’s itineraries for 2020. After extensive consumer research was conducted in North America and the United Kingdom, it was learned that Cuba ranked high in the results of places […] Read more…
Scarlet Lady Adds Squid Ink Studio for exclusive tattoos at sea. If you’ve ever even considered getting a really unique tattoo, this might be the cruise for you. Virgin Voyages has announced that their first ship, Scarlet Lady, will offer tattoos at sea at their new Squid Ink studio. Partnering with World Famous Tattoo Ink, […] Read more…