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Whether you're hunting for the best Black Friday deals or curious about what's coming to Virgin Voyages, this video covers everything you need to know before the busy holiday booking season. From up to $500 in Bar Tab to exciting new entertainment ventures, we've got the scoop on all the latest developments across the fleet.
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What we'll cover today:
💰 Black Friday Sale – up to $500 Bar Tab, 80% off second sailor, and $99 per night rates
🚢 Resilient Lady Updates – Roundabout refresh, new Shore Things desk, and high limits casino
🍸 New Collectible Shot Glasses – at The Athletic Club and The Loose Cannon
👯 New Resilient Lady Happenings Cast – 7th cast starting November 22
⚓ Sailing Club Extended – loyalty perks continuing through end of 2026
🎭 "Booked!" Show – Lola's Library prequel debuts on Scarlet Lady
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We always knew the end of November was
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going to be a busy time at Virgin
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Voyages, not least because we know Black
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Friday is just around the corner, but
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especially now now all four ships are
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back in the Caribbean. The Virgin
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Voyages brand are making some changes
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and updates to the fleet that you
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definitely need to know about, as well
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as some really extra special
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announcements that actually don't have
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anything to do with the ships at all,
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but you'll want to hear about. I'm David
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from VV Insider and in this Virgin
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Voyages insider update, we're taking a
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look at some really exciting changes
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that have happened quietly on Resilient
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Lady and what that means for the rest of
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the fleet. We're going to take a look at
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how to get on board for less in the
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Black Friday sale that Virgin Voyages
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are running. We finally have some news
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about the loyalty scheme, the sailing
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club, and what those changes mean for
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you. Then we're going to look at some
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really exciting announcements that have
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happened over the past week around
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entertainment and what that means not
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only on the ship but on land as well.
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And if you stick around to the end,
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there's a special Virgin related
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giveaway that I want to tell you about
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that's coming up over the next week. So,
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especially in this edition, there's
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plenty to cover. So, let's jump right
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So, to kick things off, let's talk about
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what most of us are interested in this
1:35
week, which is the big Black Friday sale
1:38
that Virgin Voyages are running. So, if
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you've had a voyage in mind for a while
1:42
or if you're making plans for the
1:44
future, there's no better time than
1:46
Black Friday to jump in and make that
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booking. And Virgin Voyages Black Friday
1:50
offer this year is absolutely stellar.
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So, they're giving away up to $500 of
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bonus bar tab as well as highlighting
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some Voyages that start from just $99
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per night. We put together a guide on
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everything you need to know about this
2:05
particular offer and how to make your
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money go as far as possible. So, if you
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want to learn more about the Black
2:11
Friday offer and how to make the most of
2:12
it, head over to vvincider.com and read
2:15
through our article where we highlight
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those itineraries where you can get that
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$99 per night per sailor rate. These are
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lockitin in insider room rates. But
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remember, with all the lockitin deals,
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that means depending on the inventory,
2:28
you could actually get a better cabin
2:31
assigned to you when it comes to the
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sailing. There are absolutely tons of
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itineraries highlighted here and they
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run all the way up until March 26th. We
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also tell you how to get the most bar
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tab possible with this free bar tab
2:44
offer. And the bar tab amount that
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you'll get for your sailing will depend
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on how long the sailing is and where it
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sales from. So do have a look at that
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page to see how much you're entitled to.
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In addition to all of that, they're
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running an offer for 80% off a second
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sailor, which brings the cost of a
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twoperson voyage down significantly.
3:03
Again, you'll want to check the cabins
3:04
that are eligible for that particular
3:06
offer. But also, if you're looking to
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combine particular offers or find out
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what other offers are available to you,
3:12
including things like resident rate
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discounts, first responder discounts,
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then sometimes that can get a little
3:18
tricky. So, if you need any help at all,
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head over to vvincider.com/book
3:24
and fill out an inquiry form and we'll
3:26
be in touch to make sure that your money
3:27
goes as far as possible. Another thing
3:30
to mention, if you're looking at any of
3:31
those sailings with those discounts and
3:33
offers, you'll always get rewarded with
3:36
diamonds if you book through VV Insider
3:38
as part of our Red Diamond Club. This
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means every time you sail with us,
3:42
you're earning diamond that you can
3:44
spend on onboard credit on future
3:46
voyages. So, don't miss out by booking
3:49
anywhere else. Head to VV Insider to
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make those bookings. Moving on to some
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Resilient Lady changes, which happened
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quietly under our nose. And I don't
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think we would even know about this if
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we weren't on board at the time when
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this construction was happening. So, the
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roundabout on Resilient Lady has had a
4:04
little refresh over the past month or
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so. Namely, this means that Voyage Vinyl
4:09
has been taken out of the roundabout and
4:11
being replaced by a new area that is
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dedicated to Shaw Things. Shaw Things is
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the port excursion desk, which
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traditionally on the ship, so it's
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always set around the big red chart
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table. Well, now Shaw Things has its own
4:25
dedicated space, but that does mean that
4:27
we're losing voyage vinyl in the
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process. This has opened up the
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roundabout a little bit, though, because
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they've taken some of those dividers
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down. So, this space feels a little bit
4:36
more light and airy now, which is nice.
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And the eradication of those dividers
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comes off the back of Brilliant Lady, of
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course, getting rid of them completely.
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It's worth noting Resilient Lady is not
4:47
getting the full roundabout overhaul
4:49
that Brilliant Lady did, but this
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refurbishment was actually happening
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while guests were on board, so they
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could only do so much. One other change,
4:56
particularly for those that enjoy
4:58
gambling, is that the den has been
5:00
transformed into a higher limits games
5:03
room, which acts as an extension to the
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casino. This is something that's already
5:07
happened on Valiant Lady. So, Resilient
5:09
Lady now joins Valiant Lady as the two
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ships with the High Limits Casino Room.
5:14
Another small mention of things that we
5:16
noticed when we were on board Resilient
5:18
Lady are a new shot glasses collection
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that has been made available at two of
5:22
the bars on board. These souvenir shot
5:25
glasses are available currently at the
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athletic club bar and the Loose Cannon.
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There is both an alcoholic version which
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is priced at $15 or a non-alcoholic
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version which is priced at $11. That is
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the price of the drink only. If you want
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the souvenir shot glass with it, that
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will be $25 or $21 for the zero proof
5:46
option. In the athletics club, this shot
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is called the Southpaw. And this is the
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shot glass itself. This is a boxing
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glove with a Virgin Voyagers logo up
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here and the Athletic Club bar logo on
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the back. The cocktail that comes with
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this is tequila based with passion fruit
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and lavender flavors. And then heading
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over to the loose cannon, this shot is
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of course rum based with honey, ginger,
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and lemon flavors. And in the loose
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cannon, of course, you get this
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wonderful ceramic cannon style shot
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glass. I do think these are less like
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shot glasses and more things that you
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would just put on a shelf somewhere, but
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they are very nice. These are noted as
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limited edition, but we don't know any
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details about when we'll see the end of
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them. And it would be nice to know if
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these are going to extend to other
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venues on board the ship because there
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are many more bars than just the two
6:32
featured at the moment. So, if you'd
6:34
like to learn more about what's coming
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up with those future plans, stay
6:37
subscribed to our channel and go over to
6:40
our website and subscribe to the
6:41
newsletter as well. Speaking of fun
6:43
collectible things, we have a little bit
6:46
of a giveaway coming up at VB Insider.
6:48
We're currently ironing out the details
6:50
for this one, but I just want to let our
6:51
YouTube viewers know before anyone else.
6:53
And this comes off the back of a really
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lovely event that we attended down in
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the Virgin Hotel in London Shortitch
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this week, which was a Friends with
7:02
Virgin event where the Virgin group were
7:04
nice enough to invite us along to toast
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to the year that's been and look forward
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to some plans ahead. And at this event,
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we were lucky enough to be given some
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lovely, lovely gifts from across the
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Virgin Group, including Virgin Limited
7:16
Edition, Virgin Hotels, Virgin Voyages,
7:19
Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Experience Days,
7:21
and many others. But they were nice
7:23
enough to give us this. But they were
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nice enough to give us this tote bag
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full of wonderful collectible items and
7:29
swag from across the brands. And
7:31
thankfully there are two of us. So we
7:33
now have more than we need. So we're
7:34
going to be picking one lucky reader to
7:36
be given all of that stuff. We'll be
7:38
putting the details out on our Facebook
7:40
page. So make sure to head over to our
7:42
Facebook page and give it a like for
7:44
more information about that this coming
7:47
week. One thing we're well known for
7:49
here at VB Insider is giving everyone
7:51
the scoop on the latest happenings cast
7:53
to reach every ship. And this time it's
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Resilient Lady's turn with the seventh
7:58
cast. So we're saying goodbye to the
8:01
sixth cast which include Paty the
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Hostess, Katrina the Balancer, Ryan the
8:05
Foodie, and many, many other fan
8:07
favorites. But we say hello to a new
8:10
host of Fantastic Happenings cast
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members on Resilient Lady this week.
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They start on November the 22nd, which
8:16
is today. The cast include Te the
8:18
Hostess making her Virgin Voyages debut
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from being a vocalist on Royal
8:22
Caribbean. We see the return of Wesley
8:25
the Diva and another couple of notable
8:27
fan favorites include Verena the artist,
8:30
Steven the Balancer, and Jake the
8:32
Foodie. As always, if you want to get to
8:34
know this new happenings cast, head over
8:36
to our article on vbvinsider.com
8:38
where we've got links to all of their
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public Instagram accounts if you'd like
8:42
to go ahead and follow them. They'll be
8:43
on board Resilient Lady Sailings until
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April the 25th next year. We of course
8:48
wish them all the best of luck and we
8:50
can't wait to see them on board when we
8:52
sail next year. Some long awaited news
8:54
for the sailing club. So, anyone who
8:57
sailed with Virgin Voyages a few times
8:58
in the past will be very familiar with
9:00
the sailings club and the perks that the
9:03
blue extras program give you. Virgin
9:05
Voyages have suggested that there are
9:07
some changes coming to the sailing club,
9:09
but we don't have any firm details yet
9:11
of what those changes look like. But in
9:13
the meantime, they're extending the
9:15
current program out until the end of
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2026. So that means that the current
9:20
loyalty tiers do continue. So we'll
9:23
still have blue extras and deep blue
9:26
extras for those that sail even more.
9:28
And the tiers still remain the same. So
9:30
you'll join the sailing club from your
9:32
very first sailing. You'll then move up
9:34
to blue extras on your third sailing.
9:37
And then after five sailings, so on your
9:39
sixth sailing, you'll have deep blue
9:41
extras. If you're interested in learning
9:43
more about the list of perks that you
9:45
get at each of these tiers, then of
9:47
course head over to vbvinsider.com to
9:49
read more about that. But one thing we
9:51
know that the Virgin Voyages community
9:53
are looking out for is any news on any
9:55
changes to this program. We know many,
9:57
many sailors, including ourselves, who
10:00
sailed a lot more than five sailings and
10:02
would like to see maybe a higher loyalty
10:04
tier added. But we've yet to receive any
10:06
details about when to expect that. But
10:09
we'll be keeping an eye on the horizon
10:11
for any changes. So, if you want to
10:12
learn with us, then head over to our
10:14
website. Make sure you stay subscribed
10:16
to this YouTube channel as well, and
10:18
we'll bring you any updates when we get
10:20
them. And remember, if you have loyalty
10:22
and status with any other cruise line
10:23
and you're busy learning about Virgin
10:25
Voyages, then we can help you match your
10:27
status as well. So, make sure you get in
10:30
touch with us and we'll see what we can
10:32
do to see if you're eligible to match
10:34
statuses with Virgin Voyages. Now,
10:36
yesterday there was a really exciting
10:37
event held at Terminal V in Miami where
10:41
some invited guests were given a preview
10:43
of the brand new show on Scarlet Lady
10:45
called Boot, Alola's Library Story. If
10:48
you've been following along with us at
10:49
VV Insider, you will know that this is
10:52
the prequel show to Lola's Library,
10:55
which previewed on Resilient Lady in
10:57
2023. This new show actually explores
11:00
Lola's origin story before she headed on
11:03
to Resilient Lady to become a librarian.
11:05
This show has rave reviews and even the
11:08
CEO of Virgin Voyages, Nimal, says it's
11:11
his favorite show on board the entire
11:13
fleet of ships. High praise indeed. Now,
11:17
it was during this event that Nathan
11:18
Rosenberg made an announcement that came
11:21
as a little bit of a surprise for those
11:23
that want to experience some of that
11:25
Virgin Voyages flare on land. So, the
11:28
announcement kicks off with the
11:29
introduction of a brand new production
11:31
company called Screw It, Let's Do It
11:34
productions. This is a quote direct from
11:37
Richard Branson himself and it does a
11:39
really good job of explaining what the
11:41
idea behind this program of work is and
11:43
that is bringing some of the incredible
11:45
creative talent and entertainment
11:47
experiences that we enjoy on the Virgin
11:50
Voyages fleet and actually bringing it
11:52
to spaces on land as well. Now this
11:54
means that there are incredibly exciting
11:56
opportunities in the future. But what's
11:59
been announced already sounds incredibly
12:01
exciting too. The first thing to mention
12:03
here is that this is not unprecedented.
12:05
Dual reality, which was actually one of
12:07
the first headline shows on Virgin
12:09
Voyages, moved to land a fair while ago
12:12
and is now touring the world with shows
12:14
coming up in Atlanta, Georgia, France,
12:16
and Hong Kong of all places. But this is
12:19
the first time that the Virgin Voyages
12:21
company have really taken charge of this
12:24
movement. So, the first thing from this
12:25
announcement that we know is that
12:27
Booked, the show that was shown in this
12:29
preview event, is currently being
12:31
developed for an onland performance. We
12:34
don't currently know where or when this
12:35
will take place, but we know it is
12:37
headed landside. And although in this
12:40
announcement, this is the one show that
12:41
they're bringing on land, there is a
12:43
hint with this new production company
12:45
that they're looking at bringing more of
12:47
the Sea Bay shows onto land as well. So,
12:50
keep an eye on this space and stay
12:51
subscribed and we'll tell you about all
12:53
of the changes and all of the movements
12:55
here as soon as we know. And then the
12:57
next really incredibly exciting
12:59
announcement is that Scarlet Knight, the
13:02
iconic red theme party that happens on
13:04
board the Virgin Voyages ships on every
13:06
itinerary, is heading to land as well.
13:09
We're going to be expecting to see a
13:11
Scarlet Night next year in both Virgin
13:14
Hotels Las Vegas and Virgin Hotels
13:16
London Shortage. This signature
13:18
celebration is going to be adapted to
13:20
work in these online spaces and it will
13:23
be really interesting to see what they
13:25
do here in bringing that Scarlet Knight
13:27
essence into an online experience. There
13:30
are iconic moments of Scarlet Knight
13:32
that can't be replicated on land, but
13:35
it'll be really interesting to see how
13:37
Virgin Voyages bring that creative flare
13:39
from the ship and make Scarlet Knight
13:41
work on land as well. So, let me know
13:43
what you think about this idea of having
13:45
Scarlet Knight on land. Would you head
13:48
along to London or Las Vegas to try this
13:50
out yourself? Let me know in the
13:52
comments. As you can see, it's been an
13:54
incredibly busy couple of weeks, not
13:56
only for Virgin Voyages, but us here as
13:58
well at VV Insider. We've got some
14:01
incredibly exciting plans coming up over
14:03
the next few months. So many ideas on
14:06
how to improve your experience as a
14:08
Virgin Voyages sailor, and there's so
14:10
many ideas that we're wanting to bring
14:12
to life, and we can do that with your
14:14
help. So, if you'd like to follow along
14:16
and get the most out of your next Virgin
14:18
Voyage, make sure that you're not only
14:20
subscribed to this channel, but also
14:22
hunt us down on socials and online as
14:25
well. So, head over to our Facebook
14:26
page, head over to Instagram as well to
14:29
stay on top of all of our developments
14:31
and changes because there are things
14:33
coming up in the pipeline that you are
14:35
not going to want to miss. Trust me. So,
14:38
I'll be back next week with a new
14:39
version voyages guide and you're
14:41
definitely not going to want to miss
14:42
that one. Remember, if we can help you
14:45
plan your Virgin Voyage in any way, or
14:47
if you're just interested to see how you
14:49
can bundle offers to make sure you get
14:51
the best price possible, head over to
14:53
vbvinsider.com/book
14:55
and I can't wait to get in touch and
14:56
help you out. But until next time, happy
14:59
sailing.
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