Virgin Voyages INSIDER Holiday Update 2025 🎄🚢

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Well, the holidays are officially here
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and with all four Virgin Voyages lady
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ships out celebrating their holiday
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voyages right here, we've been taking a
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look at the latest news that you're
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going to need to know when you're
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planning your next Virgin Voyage. I'm
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David from VV Insider, and this is our
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last Virgin Voyages insider update of
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the year. And this time we're looking at
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a shakeup with itineraries in summer
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2027 in the Mediterranean, which has led
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to some exciting new itineraries to a
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new location that people are very
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excited about. Then we're going to take
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a look at our big 2025 recap with all
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the news from the Virgin Voyages brand
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over the last year. And as it's
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Christmas, you're probably wondering
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what it's like on the Virgin Voyager
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ships during the holidays. Well, I'm
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going to show you an article of ours
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that tells you everything you'll need to
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know. We're going to be taking a look at
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a way to score yourself some extra
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sailor loot on some Caribbean voyages
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next year. We cover an announcement
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about the improvement of sailor services
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and then a little something that people
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are really excited about and this is all
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about Virgin Voyages offering more ways
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than ever to match and join the sailing
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club loyalty program. So, as ever, we've
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got tons to cover. So, let's jump right
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in. V Insider is the number one resource
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So, first of all, one thing we weren't
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expecting to see as we get to the end of
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December are some brand new itineraries
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being announced, but that is exactly
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what's happened. Just a few short days
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ago, some brand new itineraries were
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released for Scarlet Lady in 2027. And
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these itineraries all involve voyages in
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the Mediterranean, including a visit to
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a port that people are getting very
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excited about indeed. And that's with a
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voyage with an overnight in Cairo,
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Egypt. Now, these four new sailings are
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all longer sailings. They range from 9
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to 12 nights each. So, let's take a
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quick look at each of those. So, first
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of all, on May 30th, we have an 11 night
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sailing leaving from Athens, which is
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called Greek Isles and the Adriatic.
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We've sailed a number of times to the
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Greek Islands before on Resilient Lady.
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So, I'm sure this one on Scarlet Lady
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and Scarlet Lady Season in Greece in
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2027 will be absolutely fantastic. Then
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we have the one that's causing all the
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chatter online. On June 10th, there is a
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10- night sailing which is called
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Greece, Turkey, and Cairo. This
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particular sailing again leaves from
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Athens, has a visit to Turkey, and then
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heads over to Cairo for an overnight
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stay, meaning there's going to be plenty
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time for those that want to go off and
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explore the pyramids in Giza, as well as
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something I'd be very keen on doing,
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which is the new museum in Giza, as
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well. That's before Starlet Lady comes
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back to Greece, visiting another couple
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of Greek islands before heading back to
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Athens. Then later on in the season on
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August 29th, there is a new 9- night
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voyage. This time, it's a repositioning
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voyage from Athens to Rome with a
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12-night voyage setting off on September
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7th from Rome to make her way back to
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Athens. This will be one of those
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voyages that will be capping off the
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season before she makes her way back to
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the Caribbean for the 202728
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winter season. Now, in order to make way
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for these new itineraries, some of the
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older itineraries during this season
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have been cancelled. A notice went out
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on December 15th to all sailor that were
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affected. If you believe that your
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sailing is affected, head over to our
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article on vbvinsider.com
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and we cover all the information that
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you'll need to know. We also cover all
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the options available to you as an
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affected sailor, including the ability
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to move your booking to a different
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voyage or request a full refund. If you
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have any questions about your booking,
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head over to our article first. And if
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you need any help rebooking, let us
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know. Last weekend, we wanted to cover
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off all of the big news stories of 2025.
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So much happened in the world of Virgin
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Voyages, and we were lucky enough
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ourselves to go along to some of those
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big events that defined the year. That
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particular video was part of our sailing
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smarter series that we have on YouTube
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where we cover off guides and stuff you
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just need to know before you head on
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your Virgin Voyages cruise. If you
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stumbled on our channel, it's likely you
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want to learn way more about Virgin
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Voyages. Well, you've come to the right
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place. So, do me a quick favor and just
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make sure that you've hit the subscribe
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button. If you haven't subscribed to our
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channel yet, now is the perfect time to
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check. I just want to quickly pause here
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as well and give a special thanks to
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those this year that have joined our
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YouTube member program. It's not
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something that we've really talked about
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on the channel yet because we're going
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to be looking at how we build this
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channel out in the new year and there
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will be more benefits for members at
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that point. But some of you have already
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found your way to our members section
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and are supporting us each month with a
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monthly membership and we couldn't be
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more grateful to have your support. A
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special shout out this week for Domen,
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who is our latest member, who has chosen
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the mega rockstar level of our
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membership. It's honestly down to people
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like you who give your support for
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helping us build this independent
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content on Virgin Voyages. So, we
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really, really appreciate it. We're
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going to be releasing more information
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about membership in the new year, but
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I'll put the link to our memberships as
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they are right now if you want to take a
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quick look. But watch out for more
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information about memberships in the new
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year. Now, of course, the Christmas
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season is very much upon us now. I hope
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that you've managed to do all of your
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holiday shopping and preparations
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already. I am terrible. I've done barely
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anything, but there's three or four days
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left, so I'm sure it'll be fine. But for
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a very special bunch of people, they're
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celebrating the holidays on board the
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four Virgin Voyages lady ships. You
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probably ask yourself the question,
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what's it like on board the ships during
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the holiday period? where we put
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together an article explaining what it's
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like on board the four lady ships during
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the holiday season. Head over to this
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article to read about what the featured
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entertainment looks like, the special
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entertainment that happens just around
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the holiday season, and we've heard it
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absolutely fantastic and really, really
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funny, including a really special show
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called Happy Holidays with the Hostess
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and Friends, which is a cabaret style
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show. And as well, there's a PJ party
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that has a festive spin to it. There are
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also some festive beverages available
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just on these holiday sailings. So, take
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a look at our article if you want to
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read about the new festive drinks menu.
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And then, of course, one of my favorite
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parts of the holiday season is the
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festive foods. Here in the UK, we take
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Christmas food very, very seriously
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indeed. Well, we don't have
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Thanksgiving, so we have to make up for
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it in Christmas. And boy, we do. Well,
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on the ships there are some festive menu
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items that you want to read about,
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including the special black bean soup
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that's served at Pink Agave, as well as
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a short rib tamale. In Gum Bay, there's
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some special seafood dumplings and these
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incredible gingerbread desserts. In the
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wake, there's a beef tartar and a rib
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roast. At Extra Virgin, there's a
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special festive salad and an incredible
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looking herb encrusted rack of lamb. And
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in Test Kitchen, there's an option for a
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duck dish as well as the option to swap
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your dessert course for a pumpkin
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dessert. But don't worry if you haven't
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tried Test Kitchen yet and you're
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looking for the old menu, that's still
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available, too. We've yet to be on board
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during one of these holiday sailings
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ourself, but we've heard it's a really,
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really fun time and definitely a very
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different way to experience the holiday
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season. And if you're thinking about a
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change of scenery for next holidays in
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2026, well, there's a new offer from
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Virgin Voyages for Caribbean sailings
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where they're offering up to $300 of
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extra sailor loot when you choose a
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longer Caribbean sailing next year. And
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if you head over to vbvinsider.com and
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check out our article, we tell you all
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about this new loot offer and we also
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tell you about our loot offer that we
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have for our sale forward. Basically, we
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always check to see that you'll get as
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much promotional loot as possible. So,
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if you're thinking about making plans
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for your next Virgin Voyage, head over
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to vvincider.com/book
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where we list off all of the sailings
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available across all the four lady
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ships. And when you make a booking with
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us, not only are you supporting the work
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that we do, you'll also be scoring
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yourself some extra perks, including ad
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free access to our website. And we'll
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also give you some expert advice with
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every single booking. But on top of all
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that, with every single booking that you
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make with VV Insider, you will earn
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diamonds as part of our Red Diamond
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Club. This is our loyalty program from
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VV Insider. This actually sits on top of
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the Virgin Voyages Sailing Club loyalty
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scheme. So, you're basically getting
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double loyalty just for making your
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booking with us. To do this, it couldn't
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be easier. I'll show you exactly how in
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just 15 seconds. So, let's say I found a
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sailing that I really like the look of.
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So, this Riviera on the 8th of February.
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I'm going to click book now. And I get a
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little indication to say that this
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booking is going to be linked with VV
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Insider. I hit continue to Virgin
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Voyages. And that's it. I simply go
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through the booking form here with
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Virgin Voyagers.com. I choose my
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add-ons, my fair type, and I give my
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credit card information to Virgin
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Voyages, not us. And that's it. Once
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your deposit is paid, you'll get a link
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sent by us which will invite you into
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the red diamond club and then you'll
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have access to vvincider.com with no ads
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and will already have added your
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diamonds to your account so you can
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start collecting them straight away. It
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really is so straightforward. Now, back
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to the news. Virgin Voyagers have
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recently announced that there will be an
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improvement heading your way for sailor
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services. Sailor services are what
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Burton Voyagers call their customer
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service or their guest services side of
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the business. And in an open letter sent
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to first mates just a few days ago,
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there was a commitment that new
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training, new upskilling, and new
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tooling was going to be available to
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sailor services over the next few
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months. with the director of service
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delivery and excellence promising that
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their goal is improving overall
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delivery, highlighting that their goal
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is strengthening how global support is
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delivered with their intention of having
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sailor services as a much more stable
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and dependable resource for sailors. If
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you want to read more about this pledge,
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head over to our article at
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vvincider.com.
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The Virgin Voyages Sailing Club is the
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loyalty program connected with Sailing
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with Virgin. If you're looking to join
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the sailing club, there's now a way that
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customers can do that through matching
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the status that they have, not only with
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other cruise lines, but now as of this
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announcement from last week, you can now
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match your status with airlines and
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hotels as well. This is called the air,
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land, and sea status match. And
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crucially, Virgin Voyagers are targeting
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this particular scheme at those that are
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booking in brand new sailing. So, this
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program is going to run up until January
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16th. And there is a few steps that
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you're going to need to know about doing
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this. You'll need to be really careful
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because you need to do a few steps
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before you make a booking, you're not
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able to apply this retrospectively to a
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booking that you've already made. So, do
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make sure if you have a status with an
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airline or a hotel chain or a cruise
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line and you want to take advantage of
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this, head over to our article on
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vbvinsider.com and read the rules before
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you make a booking. Do not miss out on
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these privileges because the blue extra
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perks are pretty darn good and you don't
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want to miss out on that on your next
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sailing. As the year comes to an end, so
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does our Virgin Group swag bag giveaway.
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If you've not heard about it yet, this
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is a big giveaway for this big swag bag,
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which is full of all manner of wonderful
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Virgin Group merchandise. And this is
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from across a huge number of brands,
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including Virgin Hotel, Virgin Atlantic,
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Virgin Limited Edition, and of course,
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Virgin Voyages themselves. To be in with
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a chance of winning, you just need to
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follow a few steps and we've got all of
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the information that you'll need over on
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our article on vvincider.com.
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But I will drop a link to this giveaway
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in the description below. But one of the
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ways that you can enter is by
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subscribing to this channel. So again,
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if you haven't subscribed yet, now is
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the perfect time and then head over to
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that article to register for the
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competition. You really don't want to
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miss this. There are some incredible
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things in that swag bag that I'm sure
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everyone would love to get their hands
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on. Well, that is all the news that I
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have for you in this update. And that's
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the final Virgin Voyages insider update
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from us that you're going to see this
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year. But we have some fantastic plans
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for 2026, including some huge
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improvements to some of the major tools
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that we have over on vbvinsider.com
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to help you plan your Virgin Voyage in
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the best way possible. I just want to
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give a huge thanks to everyone that has
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supported us this year, including the
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many, many people that have chose to
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book their next Virgin Voyage with us.
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We really appreciate you trusting us
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with your booking. And so many of those
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people have already sailed and given us
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tremendous feedback over the service
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that we give them. So, thank you so much
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for putting your faith in us. And to
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those that have already booked and
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you're waiting for your voyage to come
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up, make sure that you keep an eye on
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your inbox because we'll be sending you
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all sorts of incredible ways that you
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can make your voyage even better. And
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also, just a little personal note from
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me. It was back in March this year that
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I first came on camera and started
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delivering these YouTube videos. I was
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really nervous to make my first video,
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but it looks like it's been received
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really, really well. But I really do
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love making all of this Virgin Voyages
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information available to everyone who's
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watching at home. So, thank you so much
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for putting your faith in me, giving you
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this information week in week out. We
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have many, many plans to be on board the
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ships in the new year. So, I'm looking
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forward to capturing some new footage
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and delivering you some new content in
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the new year. We have big plans and we
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want you to come along with them. So,
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that's everything from me. I just want
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to wish you a really heartfelt merry,
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merry Christmas. And if you don't hear
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from me before the new year, have a
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lovely new year as well. Thank you so
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much and happy Christmas and happy
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sailing.
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