What's NEW on Virgin Voyages? December 2025 News & Updates

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Well, we did it. We're finally in
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December, and Virgin Voyages have had a
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busy couple of weeks with both Black
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Friday and Cyber Monday coming and
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going, as well as seeing the beginning
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of the festive season on board the Lady
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Ship. I'm David from VV Insider, and
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we're here with a Virgin Voyages insider
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update to tell you all about what's been
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going on in the world of Virgin Voyages
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and changes across the fleet that you'll
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need to know about. So, this week we're
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going to take a look at Virgin Voyages
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first call to Jamaica after the
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hurricane relief efforts. I'm also going
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to tell you about a brand new guide that
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we've launched that tells you about how
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to make embarcation as smooth as
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possible when you're sailing from Miami.
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I also want to tell you a little bit
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more about our amazing giveaway with
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that Virgin Group goodie bag that I told
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you about a couple of weeks ago. So,
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listen up for that. We've also launched
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a brand new guide which tells you about
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how to snag the best restaurant
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reservations for your vacation. We also
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have some huge news about a very special
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summer season pass for 2026 with a brand
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new destination I'm going to tell you
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about. So, there's quite a bit to cover.
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So, let's jump right in. Vinsider is the
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So, first off, it's very likely that
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you'll know of the devastating impact
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that Hurricane Melissa had on Jamaica.
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Well, that disrupted Virgin Voyages
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initial plan to make their inaugural
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visit to Jamaica, but we're really glad
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to see that the recovery effort have
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been taking shape and have meant that
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Virgin Voyagers have now been able to
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access the port and give sailors their
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very first taste of the island. So, on
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November 24th, Resilient Lady made her
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way to OOS Rios. And not only was this a
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great port destination for sailors, the
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Virgin Voyagers crew helped with
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hurricane relief efforts when they made
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their call. So this culminated in
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sailors joining a month-long fundraising
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drive on board the entire fleet of
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ships. Virgin Voyages also facilitated
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the delivery of 34 crates of aid to
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Jamaica as well. The Virgin Voyages
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staff have also been chipping in with
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the Virgin Voyages headquarters in
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Plantation, Florida having a supply
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drive. And there's even a volunteer day
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planned later this year as part of a
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collaboration between GM and the Virgin
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Voyagers Impact Squad. And as you can
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see in this Instagram photo, the Virgin
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Voyagers crew did impact drives when the
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ship called into port in November. We
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have a full article about Virgin
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Voyager's first call to Jamaica and the
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impact that the team have had. So do
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head over to our article to read about
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what the executives have to say about
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this historic call. In other news, we
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did see the end of both the Black Friday
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Cyber Monday sales recently. But do not
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worry if you haven't managed to get your
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booking in. There's still an opportunity
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with Virgin Voyages 2026 Wave offer. The
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wave offer actually gives you up to 80%
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off a second sailor in a dual occupancy
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cabin and also up to $400 a bar tab,
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which is credit that you can spend on
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drinks when you're on board. If you're
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not familiar with what the wave season
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means, it's actually a cruise industry
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term for this portion of the year where
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many, many people are thinking about
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their next vacation in the upcoming
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year. Well, to make it even better and
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even easier for sailors, Virgin Voyagers
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are combining this discount with this
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time period. This discount will be in
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effect up until the 29th of January, but
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it is only available on selected
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sailing. So, make sure if you are
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thinking about booking on one of these
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voyages. Take a look at that list of
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eligible voyages on the VB Insider
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article and once you've made your
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choice, make sure you snag the cabin
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that you want. As we've reported many
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times on VB Insider, Virgin Voyages is
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becoming more and more popular by the
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day, and many of these sailings are
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selling out, especially when they have
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these great discounts on. What's more,
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in addition to the discounts, you do
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have this free drinks offer where you
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get a bar tab allowance of up to $400
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per booking depending on the cabin
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category and how long the voyage is. So,
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if you want to check the details out on
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those specifically, again, head over to
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our article and we'll tell you
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everything you need to know about maxing
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out those deals. There is a huge amount
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of destinations and itineraries
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available on this deal. So, these are
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discounts across all of the four ships
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and include all the regions that they
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sail in, including those transatlantic
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and repositioning voyages as well. If
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you have any questions about this offer
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or you'd simply just like to see whether
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you can combine other discounts,
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including Florida resident rates, for
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example, then do head over to
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vvincider.com/book
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and we can help make sure you apply the
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right discount to get the right price
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for your voyage. And while we're at it,
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we're going to give you some incredible
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perks for booking with us as your first
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mate, including double loyalty. You'll
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collect diamonds on every single one of
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your sailings, and you can convert those
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diamonds into onboard credit to spend on
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your future bookings. And remember, this
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costs no more than it would if you were
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to book direct. Simply head to our
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website, choose the voyage that you
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want, and we'll be connected with your
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sailing. Moving on to something that
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we've launched very recently. This is a
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sailing from Miami guide. So, we are
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well known here at vbinsider.com
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for breaking things down in a really
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easy to understand way. And sometimes we
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have to get really specific and this
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time we're being really specific about
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embarking from Miami, specifically
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Terminal V, which is Virgin Voyages home
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port in Miami. So, we have information
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about how to get to the port using
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public transport. We also have
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information about how luggage drop off
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works in terminal V, what to look for
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when you get there, and some tips and
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tricks on making things as smooth as
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possible. If you're lucky enough to be
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sailing in a rockstar or a mega rockstar
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suite, there's some information and
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guidance for you specifically as well.
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And also, if you're looking to book a
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private transfer, if you want to make
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your trip extra special, head over to
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our article and we have links to a
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service that we use called Welcome
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Pickups. and also booking your transfer
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using that link helps support the work
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that we do on our website as well. So,
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it's a win-win. What's more, we've
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actually got some information about
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where you can stay before you head to
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the terminal. So, if you're spending a
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few days in Miami before you head out on
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your voyage, have a look at our list of
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recommended hotels. And then finally, we
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talk about what happens when the voyage
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unfortunately comes to an end and you
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need to disembark. Where do you put your
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luggage? What do you do on the day of
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the disembarkation? We'll tell you
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everything you need to know. Head over
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to our article for more information.
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Now, for something I promised in our
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last Virgin Voyagers insider update, and
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that is this. This is the Virgin Group
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swag bag that I was promising you all
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about last time we spoke. This is a gift
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that we received from a host of Virgin
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companies that we had the pleasure of
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meeting a couple of weeks ago at a
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Virgin event. So, this includes a whole
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host of items from different Virgin
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brands, including Virgin Limited
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Edition, Virgin Hotels, Virgin Voyages,
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of course, and Virgin Atlantic. It
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doesn't cost a penny to enter this
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giveaway. You simply just need to head
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over to our article on vivvinsider.com
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and it tells you exactly what you need
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to do. You may have done all of these
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things already anyway, like following us
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on Facebook, subscribing to our YouTube
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channel. You can do that right now and
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get that out of the way. And this
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contest is running all the way up until
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the end of the year. So you've got
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plenty time to enter, but if you want to
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get it out the way and you want to be in
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it to win it, head over to that article
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now and sign up. We'll be selecting the
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winner on the first week of the new year
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and we'll be announcing that here on our
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YouTube channel and across our socials.
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So a few highlighted items that I
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really, really like. You've got a Virgin
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Voyages insulated steel water bottle.
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There's a Virgin Limited Edition Yeti
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travel mug. There's also a virgin
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limited edition candle which smells
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incredible as well as two tote bags. One
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is the Virgin Voyages red one I just
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showed you. And there's a really nice
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black virgin limited edition one as
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well. So, make sure you enter that. I
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can't wait to see who the lucky winner
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will be. And moving on to a guide that
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we put together just a week ago, but has
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received some incredible feedback, and
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that is our video guide on booking
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dining and restaurants on Virgin
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Voyages. We go through the whole
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process, including highlighting what
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your booking window will be, how to add
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people into your booking, and also some
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tips and tricks on how to secure your
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perfect dining schedule. We even show
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you how to book brunch, which is
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something that many, many people have
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struggled with, including myself. So,
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head over to that video if you want to
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see more. And then a really cool
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announcement about the new summer season
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pass next year which includes a brand
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new destination for the season pass on
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Virgin Voyages and that is a season pass
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in Alaska. If you're not familiar with
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how the summer season pass works is that
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you pay a fixed price and you can stay
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on board the ship for an entire month.
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This is particularly attractive if
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you're able to work from sea and that is
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part of the perks of booking this
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because you get work from sea upgraded
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Wi-Fi included as well as a host of
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other perks as well. So what you'll get
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is a central sea terrace for two people.
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You'll get a daily drinks credit of $15
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per person. They'll even give you a
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complimentary shore thing which is a
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port excursion and in Alaska that's
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going to be really fantastic up to the
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value of $250. There's a dedicated
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glacia discovery excursion just for the
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summer season passholders. You'll even
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get laundry and thermal spa access
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included as part of the summer season
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pass, too. And of course, to kick things
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off in style, you'll get priority
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boarding with the other VIPs as well.
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The pricing depends on when you're going
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to depart, but it starts from $26,000.
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And for that price, you get tips and
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gratuitities included. And this will
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count as a Voyage Fair Choices premium
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fair. If you want to read more about
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what the Voyage Fair choices mean on
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Virgin Voyages, head over to
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vbvinsider.com and we'll explain
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everything there is to know about it.
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And if you're thinking about booking
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your summer season pass, head over to
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our site and send through a booking
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inquiry and we can let you know
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everything there is to know about
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getting your season pass booked.
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Somebody who knows all about how useful
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vinsider.com
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is when you're planning your next
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voyage. He's also somebody who's very
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clued up in the summer season pass as
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well. And that is friend of the site
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Claire Gilligan Merl who actually wrote
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an entire book on the subject. So this
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is Office to Ocean which is a guide to
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the summer season pass on board Virgin
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Voyages. Thank you so much Cla for
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sending us this fantastic gift. Although
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I will say you did forget to sign it.
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So, I will be bringing it next time I
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know you're on board. If you're
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interested in Claire's, I'm going to put
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the link in the description below. So,
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make sure you check that out. So, a
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little word from me as we head towards
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the festive season. And our American
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friends have just had Thanksgiving, too.
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I just want to give some thanks to you,
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our incredible viewers, and especially
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those that choose to book your next
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Virgin Voyage with us. It really gives
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us the resources to be able to bring
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this content to you and it makes it all
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worthwhile knowing that you are all
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heading off on your fantastic adventures
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and your fantastic voyages. Vivv Insider
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is really nothing without our sailor
11:47
community. Without people like Claire,
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for example, telling us what these
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experiences are like from a sailor's
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point of view, we can't be on board all
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the time. We live in Newcastle in
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England. It's nowhere near a port where
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Virgin Voyages goes from. So, we always
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like to hear what the real experience is
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like on board these ships. So, do feel
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free to get involved. If there's
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anything on the website or anything that
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I'm saying on YouTube that you think
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could be even more helpful, then do get
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in touch. We love to see people's
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comments and we'd love to get things
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right and we'd love to be accurate, too.
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So, if there is anything that you see
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that could do with any improvement, do
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let us know. With that being said, of
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course, if you'd like to support that
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work that we do here, the best way to do
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that is to trust us with your next
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Virgin Voyages booking, head over to
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vvincider.com/book
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and you can either book directly using
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the links on that page or you can send
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us an inquiry and we'll be in touch to
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plan your perfect voyage. I'll be back
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next week with a new Virgin Voyages
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sailing smarter guide and the week after
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with a new update as we head into the
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holiday season. So, make sure you stay
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subscribed for more. Well, until next
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time, happy sailing.
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