Virgin Voyages INSIDER Update - September 2025

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September has been an incredibly
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exciting month for Virgin Voyages with
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the launch of Brilliant Lady, the fourth
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ship in the fleet. So, you'd be forgiven
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for thinking that things had slowed
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down, but we've noticed a whole host of
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new announcements and changes that you
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should know about if you're sailing on
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Virgin Voyages. I'm David from VB
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Insider and I'm here with this week's
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Virgin Voyages insider update where I'm
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going to talk you through a new
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happenings cast on Scarlet Lady, the
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announcement of the headline act for
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Brilliant Ladies Miami Mermaid Maiden,
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an exclusive offer that we have for a
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very special sailing that's happening
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very soon that includes Drag Queens from
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Rupaul's Drag Race, some big changes
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happening to the entertainment roster on
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board Virgin Voyage's first ship,
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Scarlet Lady, and then I want to tell
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you about some changes that we've made
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to one of the most used tools on our
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website that's going to make your voyage
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even better. So, there's so much to
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cover, so let's get down to it. VB
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The first big news story I want to cover
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is all to do with the Happenings cast on
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board Scarlet Lead. As ever at VV
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Insider, we've had the privilege of
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letting everyone know who to expect to
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see on board Scarlet Lady in the Happens
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cast and this is the 12th Happenings
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cast on Scarlet Lady. This new group
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will replace the 11th Happenings cast on
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Scarlet Lady. So, we're saying goodbye
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at the moment to Hannah the Hostess,
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Vinegar Strokes the Diva, as well as
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some other favorites like Devid the
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Charmer, and Cameron the Hype. But
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replacing them on the 25th of September,
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we have the 12th cast, which is led by
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Summer the Hostess, who is making her
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Virgin Voyages debut after being a very
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successful vocalist on Regent 7C's and
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Norwegian. A returning cast member is a
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diva that you might have noticed if you
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sailed with Virgin Voyages before, and
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that's a woman named Carlos. Carlos is a
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huge fan favorite and a Virgin Voyagers
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happenings veteran. So, expect to see
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some real fun and hy jinks in Light
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Camera Drag as well as bingo with the
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Diva and other events on board. Another
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returner and fan favorite is Abby the
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Balancer. Abby or Abs the Balancer has
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been on Scarlet Lady in both cast 8 and
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cast 10 and you can expect to see her in
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some more of the physical events like
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VHS workout and something that she
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designed herself which is Broadway
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Boogie and it's one of my favorite
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happenings events. So make sure you go
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along and see that as well. The rest of
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this happenings cast look incredibly
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talented. We've got a whole list of
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everyone that is joining this cast and
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you can head over to our article on
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vvincider.com to see who's about and
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also to follow their socials as well to
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get to know them before you sail. Moving
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on to Virgin Voyages newest ship,
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Brilliant Lady. Having just graduated
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past her inaugural few sailings from her
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New York mermaid to the new four foliage
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voyages that she's doing right now,
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she'll be heading down the coast in the
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next few weeks to host her Miami
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Mermaiden voyage. And this is really
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shaping up to be a very special voyage
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indeed. And it's become even more
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special by the announcement of a new
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headline act that will be specifically
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for this Miami Mermaiden. So, it has
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been announced that Khis will be joining
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the mermaid and voyage to be the
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headline act for that very special
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inaugural sailing out of Miami. Khalis,
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of course, is a huge R&B and hip-hop
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sensation known for his solo music as
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well as incredible collaborations
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between Little Kim, Outcast, and Bjork.
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Not only will Khalis be featuring in a
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pool deck performance, but also for this
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inaugural voyage, there's going to be a
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special treat in the wake. Not many
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people will realize that Khalis trained
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at Le Cordon Blur Culinary School and
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she's been working with the team at the
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wake to develop a special dessert just
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for this voyage called the Kes Sunday.
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This is a very special dessert offering
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that's only going to be available on
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this mermaid voyage. For this Mermaiden
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voyage as well, there's going to be a
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new concept which are Miami bars at Sea.
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And this is set up like a speak easy
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which is going to be designed to
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celebrate Miami's cocktail scene. It's
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not clear just yet how this speak easy
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model will take place, but we'll have
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more details as we get closer to the
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event. So, follow us on our socials and
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subscribe to this channel for more
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information before that Miami sailing
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kicks off on the 17th of October.
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Speaking of extra special voyages, on
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October the 15th, there will be a very
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special charter on board Valiant Lady,
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which is called Drag Stars at Sea, and
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it's exactly what it sounds like on the
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tin. This voyage will play host to
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incredible drag artists that you'll
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recognize from RuPaul's Drag Race. This
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charter is being run by Atlantis and
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involves a good number of household
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names in the drag world. So on this
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voyage, you're going to see special
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performances from Bob the Drag Queen,
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Trinity the Tuck, Bianca Del Rio, Alyssa
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Edwards, and Sugar and Spice. Those are
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the currently announced performers, but
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you could expect to see some more and
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some more surprises along the way as
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well. This 4-day charter starts with a
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sea day, then heads over to Key West
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before stopping off at the beach club at
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Bumin and then returning back to Miami.
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And very excitingly, if you're
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interested in this particular voyage, we
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can give you $400 off the cost of any
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cabin or $200 off if you're traveling
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solo. You simply need to use the promo
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code drag insider when you're booking
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your voyage. We have all the information
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that you need over on our article on
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vbvinsider.com. Now, I want to tell you
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about an unexpected shakeup in the
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entertainment lineup on Scarlet Lady.
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So, the first thing to mention here is
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that Ships in the Night, a musical
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performance, has ended its long run on
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board Scarlet Lady and now will not be
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shown anywhere across the fleet. Ships
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in the Night was one of Virgin Voyages
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longestr running shows and was developed
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by the team at the Seven Fingers, who
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also brought dual reality to life on
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board the Virgin Voyages ships. The show
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was a thought-provoking musical that
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looked at how we interact with others
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throughout the day. And the show
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particularly wanted audiences to think
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about those that we pass in the street
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without ever truly understanding the
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stories behind their lives. This was a
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great show with live vocals and
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choreography as well. So, it'll be very
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interesting to see what replaces this
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show on board Scarlet Lady and we'll be
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keeping a close eye on that and letting
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you know as soon as we know. So do
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follow along on vbinsider.com and also
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subscribe to this channel and we'll let
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you know during one of these updates. If
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you want to learn more about the
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outgoing shows in the night, then do
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make sure you visit vvincsider.com
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because even if those shows leave us,
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they never leave Vivv Insider. So do
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have a look and we'll explain exactly
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what you're missing now the show is
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gone. Another departing show on Scarlet
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Lady is the Untitled Dan Show Party
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Thing. This was one of the original
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shows on Scarlet Lady when she launched
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back in 2021. This show is a high energy
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high concept dance performance that
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always showcas an incredibly talented
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dance troop interluded with some vocal
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performances. Untitled dance show party
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thing or untitled as we call it for
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short was certainly one of those events
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that did challenge audiences as they
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went through the experience with some
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elements of it being quite
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thoughtprovoking or bizarre but always
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really really fun. Now, thankfully for
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fans of Untitled, this does continue on
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board Valiant Lady. So, this show is not
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leaving the fleet for good right now.
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And again, this does, of course, leave a
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gap in the schedule. But we do know what
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will be replacing Untitled. And it's
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something that's quite exciting for
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anyone who's ever been on board
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Resilient Lady. And that comes with the
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early site that Pesphanie will be
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launching on board Scarlet Lady.
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Pesphanany is a show developed by Holly
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Anne Develin which is all based around
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Greek mythology. This show launched on
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Resilient Lady when she launched back in
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2023 and has received incredibly
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positive feedback from the Sailor
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community. This show blends really good
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storytelling, incredible vocals, great
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dancing, choreography, acrobatics, and
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incredible costumes and lighting as
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well. Pesphanany is a really immersive
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experience with much of the action
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happening around the venue. This is our
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first early indication of which events
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have been concretely planned for Scarlet
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Lady for the next few sailings. We're
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keeping our eye on reports on social
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media and for those that are sailing on
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those voyages to check their lineup and
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see which events are showing up on the
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app so we can have an indication of
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what's coming up and what to expect for
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sailors as well. We have heard some
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incredibly exciting whispers, so we
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can't wait to tell you about that once
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it's all confirmed and we can tell you
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more on our insider updates. So, do stay
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subscribed to this channel, but also
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head over to vbvinsider.com and
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subscribe to our email newsletter as
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well, cuz sometimes if we get some
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really exciting news, we'll put it
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straight out to our email subscribers
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first. For those looking to snag a
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bargain and get on board Virgin Voyages
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for the lowest cost possible, the $109
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end of summer sale is back with
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discounted cabins on a huge number of
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2025 and 2026 sailings. This offer runs
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all the way up to the 30th of September,
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but do make sure you snag those offers
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early as the inventory is limited on
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these sailings. And because we like to
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make things really nice and easy here at
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vivvanssider.com,
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if you head over to our article on this,
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we have a list of all the eligible
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voyages for this particular offer. So,
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if you're looking to get a bargain, take
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a look at that list and see which
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options match your needs. As ever, by
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booking with VV Insider, you not only
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get the best price possible, you also
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get some exclusive perks by joining our
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Red Diamond Club, which means that you
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have adree access to our entire website.
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And you also collect diamonds every time
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that you sail, and you can trade those
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in for things like onboard credit. This
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is of course on top of the Virgin
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Voyages loyalty program. So, it's almost
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like getting rewarded twice every time
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you sail. And it's with a lot of
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confidence we can now say that the best
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way to book your Virgin Voyages vacation
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is through vvincsider.com/book.
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If you join us over on there, not only
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will you be supporting us, but you'll be
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getting the best deal possible. Speaking
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of the work that we do here at
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VVincider, we have made some incredible
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improvements to our cabin lookup tool.
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If you haven't used the cabin lookup
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tool before, let me quickly explain. For
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a long time on Virgin Voyages, there was
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no way of knowing if the cabin that
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you'd been assigned during your booking
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was a good cabin or one with a few notes
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that you need to be aware of. So, what
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we mean by that is that you could have
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selected a sea terrace cabin, but not
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all sea terraces are made the same. Some
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sea terrace cabins don't have a glass
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balcony and have a metal balcony
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instead. Some sea terrace cabins don't
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have one of those red iconic hammocks
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and have a hanging seat instead. And
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then there are also cabins that tend to
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be in a more noisy area as well. So to
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combat this, what we've done is we've
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done all the hard work for you. So we've
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scrolled through the deck plans. We've
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used a huge amount of time and energy
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matching all the cabins with all the
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pros and cons that each of the cabins
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might have. So, when you know your cabin
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number through your booking
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confirmation, you simply just use your
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cabin number, pop it into the cabin
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lookup tool on vvincider.com and we
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explain in plain English what you need
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to know about that particular cabin.
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This is really useful to know before you
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go because sometimes you're able to pick
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up the phone to sailor services and they
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can move you to a different cabin on
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board. So, this all sounds incredible.
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How could we possibly improve it? Well,
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we've now had a look at all of those
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cabins that sleep more than just two
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sailors in the sea terrace categories.
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So, where cabins are noted as sleeping
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three or four sailors, we now tell you
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what the bed configuration is going to
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look like in those cabins. So, as you
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can see in this example, here's an
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illustration of how that extra bed will
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fit into the room. But some of these
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beds actually pull down from the
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ceiling. So, we have illustrations of
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what that looks like as well. And this
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is for your individual cabin number. so
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you can see what the actual
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configuration is like for your actual
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cabin. What we've also done is spent a
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huge amount of time figuring out whether
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the bed is positioned closer to the
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window or closer to the bathroom. This
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is something that's surprisingly
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important when you sail because some
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people prefer to have extra space next
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to the window or extra space next to the
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bathroom. Well, now using the VV Insider
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cabin lookup tool, you can see what to
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expect before you even sail. and we've
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created these really simple
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illustrations demonstrating the point so
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you can get a really good sense of what
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the room layout is going to look like
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before you even sail. Some other
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improvements that we've made is we've
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added those extra special cabins that
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belong to individual unique ships. So,
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for example, there are a whole host of
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new seriously sweet Rockstar cabins on
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Scarlet Lady thanks to her recent dry
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dock. And of course, Brilliant Lady has
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a brand new cabin type called the
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slightly smaller balcony sea terrace,
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which includes two hammock seats instead
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of the one iconic red hammock. So, what
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will happen now when you put the cabin
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number of one of these special cabins
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in, you will then be asked whether
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you're sailing on board that unique
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ship, so in this case, Brilliant Lady,
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or you're on any of the other ships
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where the cabin will just be generic. If
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you select the corresponding ship, you
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will now be presented with all the
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correct information for that particular
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cabin. We're so incredibly proud of the
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work that we've put into the cabin
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lookup tool. So, we're so glad to get
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this out for everyone to use. We know
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that sailors, first mate, and Virgin
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Voyages employees themselves use the
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cabin lookup tool every single day to
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know more about the cabins that they're
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going to stay in during their voyage or
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the cabin that their client or customers
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will be staying in as well. Remember,
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the cabin lookup tool is nothing without
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the support of the community. So, if
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you've sailed recently and you want to
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tell us about the cabin that you stayed
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in or send us the pictures that you've
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taken of the cabin as well, find your
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cabin on the cabin lookup tool and use
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the comments or the upload photo
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function available there. The more
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information we have about all these
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cabins, the better the tool becomes. A
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little note I wanted to mention about
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this YouTube channel is that we've now
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moved into a new era where we're now
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uploading two videos a week. So, these
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updates will continue every other
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Saturday as normal. In between those,
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you're going to get our deep dive Virgin
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Voyages guide where we look at a
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particular topic and really look to see
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how you can have the best Virgin Voyage
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you possibly can. But now that's going
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to be joined with a midweek upload which
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is going to be talking about a
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particular event in the lineup. And the
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reason we're doing this is to make the
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pages on vbvinsider.com about all of
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these individual events even more useful
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than they currently are. So, at the
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moment, most events on the Virgin
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Voyagers fleet have an event page tied
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to it on vbvinsider.com
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where we explain in plain language and
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photos what to expect in this event, but
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sometimes easier to see clips from the
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events and a little conversation like
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this about what to expect in the event
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as well. So, we've kicked things off
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already. We've done two of these. The
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first one was Out of Time, which is a
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new event on Brilliant Lady. And then
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this week we also looked at Up with a
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Twist, which is another event on
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Brilliant Lady. This one in particular
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was a bit of a longer one because it's a
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dinner style show that carries an
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upcharge. So we have a dive in to see
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what you get for that $50 and also
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whether it's worth the price of entry.
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So it's a little bit of a deep dive and
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I do recommend you go and watch that
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because Up with a Twist is one of my
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absolute favorites and I don't make any
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attempt to hide my love for it. So I'm
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going to link that video at the end of
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this update. So, because we do upload
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those event highlights midweek, they
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don't get as many views as normal, but
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if you do see one pop up in your feed,
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do give it a watch and help support the
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channel. So, thank you very much for
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that in advance. So, that's everything
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from this insider update. Thank you so
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much for coming along and until next
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time, happy sailing.
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