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Richard Branson made sure that Australians will be able to join the maiden voyage of Scarlet Lady in April 2020 as his cruise line Virgin Voyages partnered with Virgin Australia that will fly Australian travellers to Miami to board the ship.
The British business magnate and philanthropist vows to “disrupt” the cruise industry by steering away from the boring, one-size-fits-all type of cruise. Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady will dispatch its first “adults-only” ship to the Caribbean from Miami next year.
“I think there are some people who would never dream of going on cruises and all our research suggests people are willing to give Virgin a try when we launch a new business and generally they’re happy with the results,” Branson said.
Anthony Gallagher from @TravelDailyHQ TravelDailyAsia meets up with Sir Richard Branson during the launch of Virgin Voyages in Sydney.
Gepostet von Travel Daily am Mittwoch, 13. November 2019
The 110,000 gross tonne, Italian-built Scarlet Lady — which is the first of four ships on order by Virgin Voyages – can accommodate 2,770 passengers, which the company refers to as “sailors”, the ship is designed to look more like a sleek, luxurious yacht than a mega-cruise ship. It features 1,330 stylish cabins with mood lighting, 78 “Rock Star” suites and four “Mega Star” suites that come with standing hot tubs and guitar-lined music rooms.
Scarlet Lady has no massive buffets that are commonly found in cruise ships; instead, it has more than 30 more intimate restaurants and a champagne on-demand service. True to Virgin’s rock n’ roll heritage, there is a tattoo parlour and a vinyl record store on board. Also, there will be a lot of table-top dancing.
Starting today, Aussies can buy Tail to Sail packages – a one-stop-shop packages to travel with Virgin Australia to Miami and board Virgin Voyages ship, Scarlet Lady. Tail to Sail packages include return flights from the East Coast (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne) to Miami, accommodation in Miami and a Virgin Voyages cruise to destinations such as the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
“I’ve always loved coming to Australia and am delighted to launch this new partnership between two iconic brands in our Virgin family, which will bring more of our Virgin magic Down Under and allow Aussies to experience our wonderful Virgin service across Virgin Australia and Virgin Voyages,” Branson said.
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