Virgin Voyages’ fourth ship, Brilliant Lady, touched water for the first time on Friday at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard of Fincantieri.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Voyages has this week opened four new one-way cruises that encompass the repositioning of Resilient Lady from Australia to Europe, while at the same time quietly releasing what appears to be the first departures aboard Brilliant Lady, the brand’s fourth ship.

Virgin Voyages has selected Melbourne as the Australian homeport for its Australasia deployment, shunning Sydney in favour of the Victorian capital. The adults-only cruise line has similarly chosen Auckland as its New Zealand homeport for the 2023/24 season.

Virgin Voyages will be conducting a series of face-to-face seminars for travel agent partners on the Australian eastern seaboard, kicking off at the end of April.

Virgin Voyages has unveiled a fleet-wide partnership with film and music superstar, Jennifer Lopez. Richard Branson’s cruise line is redefining the nautical tradition of appointing a godmother from a ceremonial role to a modern, change-making partnership with undoubtedly one of the most powerful artists in the world.

Virgin Voyages has outlined plans for its third adults-only ship, Resilient Lady, to be deployed to Australia late next year.

Virgin Voyages officially opened its first dedicated cruise terminal at its homeport of Miami, Florida yesterday [13 February 2022].

Virgin Voyages CEO Tom McAlpin has reported a strong swing in bookings for the launch deployment from the UK of the cruise line’s second ship, Valiant Lady.

Discerning Traveller is now offering clients the ability to book cruise packages online with live integration to cruise line partners. The family-operated member of the Virtuoso network says it is the first Australian dedicated luxury and experiential travel agent to offer the service.

Sir Richard Branson’s Virtuoso Preferred cruise line, Virgin Voyages, this week embarked on its “first official” sailing from PortMiami, bound for the Caribbean.

Virgin Voyages has confirmed its second ship, Valiant Lady, is expected to debut in 2022, initially operating a series of sailings from Portsmouth, UK to Europe.

On the cusp of launching its first commercial passenger carrying services, Virgin Voyages has unveiled details of a new VIP group for guests who cruise with the company in 2021.