What's NEW on Virgin Voyages in Sept 2025? + BRL NYC Launch

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Well, here we are after three weeks
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since our last Virgin Voyagers update.
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There has been so much happening in the
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world of Virgin Voyages with the launch
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of Brilliant Lady, the fourth ship in
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the fleet. I'm David from VV Insider,
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and we've been lucky enough to go along
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to some of these exclusive launch events
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to see Brilliant Lady for ourselves, see
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the new spaces, see the new shows, and
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try the new food. And this very special
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version of the Virgin Voyages insider
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update is going to cover the brilliant
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launch week in detail. But in the world
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of Virgin Voyages, the news never stops.
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So we've got some more important updates
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from across the fleet and across the
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company to tell you as well. So in this
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insider update, I'm going to take you on
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Brilliant Ladies launch from Portsmouth
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all the way to New York City. I'm going
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to tell you how you can go on a virtual
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tour of the brand new ship and see all
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those brand new spaces as well. We're
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also going to take a quick look and
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highlight some of those brand new shows
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and entertainment on board Brilliant
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Lady. We also have news of the confirmed
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dates for the comedy festival in 2026.
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The brand new Sailor app is now
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available on Android phones. There's a
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brand new happenings cast on Valiant
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Lady. There's been some updates to Wi-Fi
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pricing that I want to tell you about.
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And to top things off, I want to tell
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you about two very special celebrations
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that both Virgin Voyages and VV Insider
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have been having over the past couple of
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weeks. So, there's so much to cover, so
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So, the Brilliant Lady launch started
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off in Portsmouth on the 18th of August.
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Brilliant Lady entered Portsmouth Harbor
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on Monday the 18th of August to be in
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place for some exclusive launch events
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that were happening in the UK and also
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to set the scene for her inaugural
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journey across the Atlantic for the
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friends and family voyage. For those
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that have followed along with Virgin
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Voyages in the past, you'll know
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Portsmouth as the very first port that
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welcomed Scarlet Lady when she launched
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postco for sailors back in 2021. Invited
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media and first mates from across the UK
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were welcomed on board on the 19th of
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August to get a preview of Brilliant
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Lady's brand new spaces like the newly
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designed roundabout draft house and
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athletic club. We were also able to get
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our first look at the new cabin type
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which is the slightly smaller sea
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terrace. For those that don't know, this
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new cabin type offers two hammocks
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instead of one. One thing we were told
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by the team is that these new hammocks
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have been specifically engineered for
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this cabin type and they're designed
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specifically for sitting rather than
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lying down because of course the space
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on the balcony is limited. The balconies
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in these cabins on Brilliant Lady have
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been reduced slightly to allow the
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system for the lifeboats to bring them
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in which uniquely means that Brilliant
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Lady can pass through the Panama Canal.
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If you want to see these cabins for
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yourself, we have photos and videos of
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the new cabin type over on
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vvincider.com.
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One thing we also noticed on this
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preview event is that there are new
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dining options available in the dock and
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the doghouse. The dock and doghouse
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menus offer me style dining throughout
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the afternoon and early evening. New
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things you'll notice on the open fire
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grill section of the menu is a new
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trumpet mushroom dish, monkfish with
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pesto and tomato and beef caft skewers
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accompanied by radishes and cucumber.
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This does replace the goat cheese
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palenta, the Spanish octopus, and
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unfortunately for me, the hanger steak I
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love has been replaced with that beef
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caft. The new full menu is available at
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vbvinsider.com.
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If there's something on the menu that
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you'd love to try, or if there's an old
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favorite that's not available on
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Brilliant Lady, like my hanger steak, do
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let us know in the comments what you
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think. When we were on board at the
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preview events, we were able to get an
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exclusive walkaround tour of the brand
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new ship. Luckily, we were able to do
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this at a really quiet time on board, so
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you can get a real uninterrupted view of
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the brand new spaces on board. We have a
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full walkthrough video tour, but we've
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also captured some fantastic images of
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those new spaces as well, including a
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few hidden items that we noticed that
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you might not see on the walkthrough
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video. So, make sure you go on
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vbinsider.com and have a look at that
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allimportant article. A couple of things
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you'll probably already be aware of by
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now if you followed our channel before
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is a newly designed roundabout space
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including a new draft house as well. And
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these spaces in person are absolutely
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beautiful. And the seating is so
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comfortable and really great for working
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at sea. And I can attest to that
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personally. There are also tons of brand
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new spaces to sit and relax around the
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roundabout as well. We've seen this
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become a really popular place for people
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to sit and relax throughout the day and
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throughout the evening. So, expect to
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see the roundabout on Brilliant Lady
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become a lot busier than the roundabout
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that are on her four sisters. We also
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got a great look at Rojo by Razledazzle,
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which is the new Spanish themed
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restaurant on board, replacing
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Razledazzle of old. Something we noticed
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in person at Rojo by Razledazzle is that
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although it looks really clean and
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contemporary when you zoom out and you
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look at a video of the space, when
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you're actually there in person, there
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are really rich details to every single
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part of the interior. So, I invite you
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to when you go to Rojo yourself, have a
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really good look at all of the tiles and
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textures when you get in there. It's a
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really beautiful space and actually the
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photos and videos that you see of Rojo
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by Razledazzle don't entirely do it
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justice. So, make sure you have a really
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good look when you go and visit
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yourself. One thing we also noticed on
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board Brilliant Lady is that we have
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erroneously reported that Inky the
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Octopus on Brilliant Lady is black. In
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fact, the color of Brilliant Lady still
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remains a little bit of a mystery. It's
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either dark gray, which you can see in
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this picture of Inky the octopus here.
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And also dark gray is the color of the
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Brilliant Lady dessert that's served in
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the galley as well. We've noticed
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touches of gold and yellow as well,
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including the pin badges that are given
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out by the Happenings cast. So, for now,
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we're going to go ahead and say that
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Brilliant Lady is represented by two
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colors, one being dark gray and the
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other being yellow. There are so many
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things to cover on Brilliant Lady. So,
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I'm going to invite you to just go and
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have a look at the tour, but I'm just
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showing you here a couple of pieces of
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new artwork that can be found on board
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Brilliant Lady as well. So, make sure
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when you step on board, you have a
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really good look for all those
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differences and changes. One thing we
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were able to do on these preview events
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was have a look at the brand new
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entertainment and events offered on
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Brilliant Lady. Now, this is actually
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where Brilliant Lady really differs
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because all of the entertainment is
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brand new on Brilliant Lady apart from
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Dual Reality, which has been ported over
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from Scarlet Lady. Now, although we
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haven't had the time to write about
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every single brand new show that's
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offered on Brilliant Lady, we have
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managed to find the time to write about
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two that we particularly enjoyed during
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the preview events. The first one being
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Up with a Twist, which is the new Supper
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Club Cabaret style variety show that is
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shown in the Mana. This show is super
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immersive and it's performed by a cast
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of characters with a huge variety of
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performance styles and talents. The show
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itself sees the manor transformed into
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Lady Valentina's Emporium of Excess,
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which is dubbed as a lavish jazz club
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with a cast of characters that offer
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unique experiences and performances
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throughout the show. This show is a
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ticketed experience that costs $50 per
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person on board, but that cost is well
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worth it personally for the show alone,
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but also you get a fantastic exclusive
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dinner included with that as well. And
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you also get served six cocktails along
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the way. If you want to see a full menu
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of what's served alongside Up with a
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Twist, we have a full menu available for
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you on vvincider.com.
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Just go across to events, click on Up
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with a Twist, and you can read all about
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it. One of the other shows that we've
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written about this week is called Murder
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in the Manor, which again is performed
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in, you've guessed it, The Manor. This
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is a 1980s style who done it type story
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which isn't taken too seriously because
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it's a comedic caper that follows the
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story of the mysterious death of Sheena,
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a huge pop sensation that died one night
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in her celebrity manner. And now it's
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left to her sister Jenny and a cast of
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characters to try and figure out what
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went on. In Murder in the Manor, you're
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going to meet a colorful cast of
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characters that all have their
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individual talents and variety acts. And
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it's through these acts and interludes
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that we learn more about the mysterious
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circumstances that led up to Sheena's
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demise. Again, we have a full guide and
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clips from the show available on
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vvincider.com.
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So, head over there if you want to get a
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sneak peek at all of the action in
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Murder in the Manor. Now, in the midst
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of the Brilliant Lady launch week, there
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has been some other Virgin Voyages news
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as well, including the confirmation of
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the dates for the Comedy Fest in 2026.
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One of the Comedy Fest voyages will take
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place on April the 11th, this time
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sailing from New York to Bermuda with an
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overnight stay on the island. If you
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prefer a UK-based Comedy Fest voyage
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that leaves from Portsmouth on August
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20th next year with a visit to Bruge,
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Amsterdam, and Hamburg along the way.
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What began as a one-off event back in
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2023, the comedy fest has become a
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really popular mainstay in the Virgin
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Voyages calendar. So, we expect to see
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more of these types of voyages, possibly
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annually for both sides of the Atlantic,
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stretching far into the future. Speaking
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of itineraries, Resilient Lady's 2027
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summer itineraries have just been
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announced. Resilient Lady again will be
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based in the Mediterranean, visiting
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Italy and other Mediterranean ports. She
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will begin her journey from Miami to
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Europe in May 2027, where she will be
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hosting the solar eclipse voyage,
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departing from Spain, and heading to
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ports like Tangier and Morocco. One
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thing we did note with this itinerary
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release is that we did expect to see a
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Portsmith sailing in 2027, but there's
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yet to be any announced. So, we'll be
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keeping an eye on this and we'll keep
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you posted when we see one. Now, this
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one came as a little surprise for us. We
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did not expect to see the new Android
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app until later this year, but the new
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Sailor app on Android has launched into
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the Google Play Store or anywhere else
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you get your Android apps. This launch
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means that both iPhone users and Android
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users can use the new Sailor app
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experience. Now, it's also been
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confirmed to us that Shake for Champagne
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is now available on the new Sailor app.
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When it launched back a few months ago,
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it didn't launch with this
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functionality, but now you can shake
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your phone and odor champagne just like
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Virgin Voyages intended at the very
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beginning. Now, it is worth noting that
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they are testing out this new Sailor
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app. So, the old Sailor app is still
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available for those that need it. So, if
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you're struggling to get the new Sailor
10:47
app working, simply use the old one or
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vice versa. It's been noted that the old
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app will be retired once the new app is
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confirmed to be all up and running with
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all the features that it needs. And some
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news for those that are traveling on
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Valiant Lady later this year or early
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next year, and that is the announcement
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of the 10th Happenings cast for Valiant
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Lady. This new happenings cast will see
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Sophie take the lead as the hostess.
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Sailors might recognize Sophie from
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around the ship before as she was a
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principal vocalist or the unicorn on
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board. You might have seen her singing
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already in the untitled dance show party
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thing or if you've attended it's a ship
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show, she was also the principal
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vocalist there as well. But now Sophie
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takes the helm as the hostess and we
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wish her the best of luck. Also joining
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this cast is Anastasia the Diva.
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Anastasia actually already has a Virgin
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Voyages connection because her
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dragmother Dixie Crystals is actually on
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board Brilliant Lady as we speak as the
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diva that brought Brilliant Lady to New
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York City. So, we can now say that half
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of the Virgin Voyages fleet is under the
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House of Crystals. We know that
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Anastasia is thrilled to be on board
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Virgin Voyages and we know that her
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mother is so very proud. A few other
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notable entries includes Abel the gamer
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returning to the cast, Chris the
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charmer, a fan favorite from the fourth
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resilient lady cast and also Andre the
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hype returns to the cast as well. For
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more information about the rest of the
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happenings cast and for those
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allimportant Instagram links, head over
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to our article on vivvinsider.com which
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introduces the cast info. Expect to see
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this new happenings cast on board until
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the 28th of February next year. There's
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been a small update into the cost of
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Wi-Fi on board. For those that have
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sailed on Virgin Voyages before, you'll
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know that Wi-Fi is included in the cost
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of your fair, but this is for basic
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Wi-Fi. If you're wanting to do anything
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more like stream videos or work from
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sea, you will need to purchase a
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slightly different package. The change
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here is specifically for the work from
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sea Wi-Fi package. This one is required
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if you want to do things like video
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calling or use a VPN on your devices.
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The new pricing structure means that if
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you want work from sea, you'll pay $50
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per day for your first device and then
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$25 for each other device. You can
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connect up to three devices at once.
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Alternatively, if you just want to buy
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it daily, you'll pay $60 per day for
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your first device and then $25 for
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additional devices per day. There's also
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been a little update for those with Deep
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Blue Extras loyalty status. If you want
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more information on that, head over to
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our article on vvincider.com where we
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explain everything in full. Now, as
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ever, vinsider.com has compiled a list
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of all the best offers that are
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available across the Virgin Voyages
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fleet right now, and that's in our sale
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and saved offers article. If you're ever
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hunting around for this article to get
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the best prices whenever you're on
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vbvinsider.com, just go to the menu and
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click offers and you can see all of the
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current available offers on Virgin
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Voyages. This is where you'll always
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find the least expensive way to sail on
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board one of the Virgin Voyages ships.
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And this week is no different. We've
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highlighted a few amazing offers,
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including the $19 sale, which includes a
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huge list of itineraries. So, I really
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encourage you to head over to
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vvincider.com to take a look at all
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those fantastic prices. Now, this summer
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was truly a time to celebrate for both
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Virgin Voyages and VV Insider. And I'm
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going to start off selfishly with us. VV
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Insider actually turned two on the 26th
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of August. It's hard to believe it's
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only been a couple of years since we had
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that crazy idea to start putting some of
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the knowledge and information that we
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have in our heads about Virgin Voyages
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online and start sharing it with the
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sailor community. And what we have now
14:29
is the number one resource for all of
14:32
this information. No doubt if you've
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ever searched for anything on Virgin
14:35
Voyages, you'll probably find that most
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of the time we're the only people that
14:38
have that information. And that just
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comes from the real love and passion
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that we have for this brand. We were
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doing a little audit of how far we've
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come and we've amassed 465
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different news articles about all the
14:51
happenings and goings on across the
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Virgin Voyages fleet. We also have over
14:55
200 pages of guides, events, and venues
14:58
on board the ships. We've also helped
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hundreds of thousands of sailors
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calculate how much bar they need before
15:04
they get on board. and hundreds of
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thousands more sailors to check to see
15:08
if the cabin they've been assigned is
15:10
going to be noisy or has a hammock or
15:11
has a metal balcony. And I know we do
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make it look easy sometimes, but putting
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together this incredible amount of
15:17
knowledge takes not just us, but also
15:20
the sailor community and the first mates
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as well. So, I just want to thank
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everyone for contributing to
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bvincider.com and making it the
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experience, the website, the YouTube
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channel it is today. If you want to help
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support the work that we're doing and
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keep us going for another two or another
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20 years, then make sure you are
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subscribed to our channel, you subscribe
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to our newsletter on our website. And of
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course, the number one way that you can
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support us is by booking your next
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voyage with VVincider.com. If you head
15:48
over to vbvinsider.com/book,
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I'll tell you exactly how you can do
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that and also the exclusive perks you'll
15:54
get for doing that, too. And if you do
15:56
decide to support us, you won't be
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alone. We're always thankful when
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sailors come up to us to thank us for
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the work that we put into BV Insider
16:03
over the last couple of years. One very
16:05
notable one happens on board Brilliant
16:07
Lady very recently where Sir Richard
16:09
Branson himself came up to congratulate
16:12
us on the work that we've done on the
16:13
website. Certainly a moment I don't
16:16
think I'll ever forget. Of course, the
16:17
best way that we can return that thanks
16:19
is to continue going and getting all of
16:21
this fantastic information out to our
16:23
Virgin Voyages sailing community. Now,
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we didn't want to take up too much of
16:27
Sir Richard Branson's time because he
16:29
was very busy launching Brilliant Lady
16:31
in New York City. The Brilliant Lady New
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York City arrival was an absolutely
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spectacular event which involved the
16:38
ship sailing by the Statue of Liberty
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and staying alongside as news
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helicopters and media circled the ship.
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The sailors on board the exclusive
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Friends and Family Voyage were invited
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to come up on deck to help start the
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celebrations. Sir Richard Branson
16:53
himself made a few appearances around
16:56
the ship as the ship was being filmed
16:57
for this incredible PR event. The cast
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and crew of Brilliant Lady were also
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asked to join the celebrations on the
17:04
top decks as well. And then the real fun
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started. The vocalists from across the
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different shows on Brilliant Lady made
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an appearance to sing an exclusive
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melody of New York themed songs with
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some special Virgin Voyages and
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Brilliant Lady touches thrown into the
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mix as well. This got the crowd started
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and ready to go as Nimal, the CEO of
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Virgin Voyages, and Richard Branson
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himself made speeches to kick off the
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Brilliant Lady celebrations in New York.
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The sailors, the cast, and the crew of
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Brilliant Lady had all been practicing a
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Queen song called Don't Stop Me Now, led
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by Astrid Yogurtson, who had recently
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appeared on America's Got Talent to lead
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the crowd in what had been described as
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a pub choir, singing this song with the
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cast and crew and Virgin Voyages
17:50
executives to really kick off the New
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York arrival with a band.
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[Music]
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A good time. No one at all.
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[Music]
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[Music]
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Once this was all over and done with,
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there was a huge pool party which saw
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Richard Branson himself being the first
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to jump in the brilliant lady pool to
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finish off the celebrations in style. He
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was then joined by the casting crew and
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most of the Virgin Voyages executive
18:43
team as well. It's so wonderful to see
18:45
this team that have worked so hard
18:47
getting Brilliant Lady to where she is
18:49
today really celebrate and finally let
18:51
their hair down. Having seen and
18:53
experienced Brilliant Lady for
18:55
ourselves, we can see that the
18:56
celebrations are well worthwhile. And
18:59
anyone who's booked to go on Brilliant
19:00
Lady is going to have the most fantastic
19:02
time. Well, thank you for sticking
19:04
around for this very special edition of
19:06
the Virgin Voyages insider update. If
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you'd like to support the work that
19:10
we're doing here at vvincider.com,
19:12
head over to vvincider.com/book
19:15
to see why I'm so confident in saying
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the best way to book your Virgin Voyage
19:20
is to use vinsider.com.
19:22
Brilliant Ladies Mermaiden Voyage is
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underway now. And we're so excited to
19:26
see what happens during that very
19:28
special voyage. And don't worry, if you
19:30
follow VV Insider, you'll be the first
19:32
to know. So until next time, happy
19:35
sailing.
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