In case you’re fascinated with making an attempt out common upstart cruise line Virgin Voyages in 2024 or 2025, concentrate. The cruise line is doing the cruise ship shuffle — delaying the debut of its fourth sister ship, swapping itineraries amongst its trio of current ships to fill the hole, and introducing new ports and itineraries world wide.
Virgin Voyages followers will now have 27 new itineraries to select from via April 2025 and might go to 19 new-to-the-line ports of name, together with Morocco and Amsterdam.
The draw back is that Sensible Girl will postpone its debut from December 2023 to a later date that’s but to be introduced. Virgin has canceled all its current sailings via April 2024.
Plus, with Scarlet Girl headed into dry dock in 2024 and no new sister to take its place, the road has shifted the schedules of Resilient and Valiant Girl; it canceled choose departures and changed them with new itineraries.
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Confused but? This is the ship-by-ship breakdown of what to anticipate from Virgin Voyages within the subsequent 12 months and a half.
Sensible Girl
Virgin Voyages cites provide chain, staffing and development points as the explanation it might want to delay the debut of the fourth ship in its fleet, Sensible Girl. The road “is evaluating new doable launch dates when it is ready to ship the requirements the model’s Sailors have come to anticipate,” in line with a press assertion.
Vacationers booked on the canceled cruises between December 2023 and April 2024 can rebook on a distinct ship with pricing and promotions protected. They’re going to additionally obtain $300 to $600 in Sailor Loot (Virgin’s time period for onboard spending cash). Vacationers may also choose as an alternative for a full refund.
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Scarlet Girl
Distinctive repositioning cruises for the ship will embrace an 11-night crusing from Barcelona to Civitavecchia (the port for Rome) in November, stopping on the islands of Mallorca, Corsica and Sardinia; additionally included is a 16-night transatlantic voyage from Rome to Miami, with visits to Madeira, Portugal, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Once more channeling its sister ship, Scarlet Girl will sail Valiant Girl’s six- and eight-night Western and Japanese Caribbean cruises via spring 2025.
Valiant Girl
With Scarlet Girl stealing its sister’s itineraries, Valiant Girl will take over cruises initially meant for Sensible Girl. From January via March 2024, the ship will sail from San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Southern Caribbean voyages. Passengers booked on the ship’s authentic winter 2024 sailings could have the choice to rebook on the ship’s new sailings or swap to Scarlet Girl.
In April, the ship will take over Scarlet Girl’s brief four- and five-night cruises out of Miami.
Resilient Girl
Ignoring all of the ship shuffling, Resilient Girl will enterprise into uncharted territory after its inaugural season in Australia and a return to Greek island and Adriatic itineraries in spring and early summer season 2024.
In August, the ship will start crusing from Portsmouth, England, to locations similar to Le Verdon (Bordeaux), France; La Coruna and Bilbao, Spain; Amsterdam; and Bruges, Belgium. The ship will then transfer to Barcelona with two repositioning sailings visiting a brand new Virgin port in Morocco. As soon as within the Mediterranean, the ship will sail a Barcelona-to-Athens cruise with a maiden name in Catania, Sicily.
These voyages will change Resilient Girl’s initially scheduled Greek island cruises. Booked friends can change to Mediterranean cruises on Scarlet Girl on the identical dates.
Diehard Virgin Voyages followers will not wish to miss the ship’s 44-night repositioning cruise from Athens to Australia, with stops in Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Bali. Down Below, Resilient Girl will supply 15 new itineraries, together with 9 new Australian ports.
The right way to ebook
The brand new Virgin Voyages itineraries might be obtainable to ebook on Monday, Sept. 11, on the road’s web site or via a journey agent. The road is providing 30% off 2024 Mediterranean cruises, plus a Bar Tab value as much as $600, in the event you ebook by Sept. 28. Yow will discover reductions of $500 off choose Caribbean and repositioning cruises, as effectively.
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