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After last week's announcements of dry dock details and the new restaurant
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on onboard Valiant Lady, we thought we'd heard all the announcements.
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There was out of the Red Hot Sailing Club Voyage.
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It turns out they weren't quite done there and there's been a really
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exciting announcement about an event that's happening next year.
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that's gonna involve the entire fleet of Virgin Voyages ships.
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What's more, there's been an indication about what we can expect next from Virgin
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Voyages as we sail into the future!
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If we haven't met before, my name is David from VV Insider,
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which is a website all about Virgin Voyages, cruise
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information guides and news,
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We help millions of sailors every year plan for their perfect Virgin
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Voyage and stay on top of all of the news that is going on as well.
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Well, we've been keeping a really close eye on the current Red Hot Sailing
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Club Voyage, Which has been happening on Brilliant Lady over the past week.
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Last week we revealed a lot of details about what to expect on Valiant Lady
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as she heads into a dry dock in May.
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And we thought that was all the announcements there was.
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Well actually, we heard about this fantastic new event that's
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happening next year, which involves all four Virgin Voyages ships.
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And today we're gonna take a quick look at what that means and how you can be part
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of this really exciting one time event.
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So the first whispers of this exciting announcement happening was that a
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few sailors on board the Red Hot Sailing Club Voyage were invited to a
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private event hosted in the Rockstar Retreat at the Beach Club at Bimini.
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they were told that this would include an announcement and a special guest,
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but as the day finally arrived, it actually became clear that Brilliant
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Lady was not able to dock at Bimini at all because of wind gusts.
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And yes, unfortunately this does sometimes happen.
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Some ports do need to be skipped if the weather is in inclement and it's
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gonna cause safety issues for sailors.
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This is quite rare, but if a port is skipped, what they'll generally do is
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put more entertainment on on board.
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So it looked like for a moment, this extra special guest that they
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talked about in this announcement letter was never gonna arrive.
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Well, that was when the tender boats left Brilliant Lady and
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headed over to Bimini to fetch those all important special guests.
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The first glimpse of this very special guest came when the tender
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boats came back, and Sir Richard Branson himself was waving out of
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the door to passengers on board.
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Brilliant Lady, might have been lucky enough to meet and greet
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Richard as he got himself on board in preparation for the big announcement.
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This original announcement that was planned to be this private event
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soon turned into a very public event indeed, as all guests were invited
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up to the pool deck at 4:00 PM.
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Where Abi the Hostess and chief marketing officer Nathan Rosenberg,
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addressed an entirely packed out crowd on both deck 15 and 16
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on a stage that had been set up by the pool.
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They were teasing this announcement and asking the crowd what they
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expected this announcement to be.
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And some folks in the crowd shouted out some things that have been speculated
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for a long time, including things like itineraries to Hawaii, a brand new ship.
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but it turns out, at least for now, those speculations will have to wait
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because Abi and Nathan introduced Sir Richard Branson and Chief
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Operating Officer at Michelle Bentubo to make the real announcement.
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This is where it was revealed that there will be four very, very special voyages
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in February next year With the key event being on February 16th, all four Virgin
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Voyages vessels will be converging at the same coordinate together at the same time,
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which is promised to be an incredibly spectacular moment.
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As Richard was making this announcement.
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He also teased that there might be some very, very special moments to look
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forward to during this very special event.
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He mentioned, for example, that he'd been in touch with his friends at
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Virgin Atlantic to see whether they could organize some sort of fly by.
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although he didn't go as far as confirming that it does give an
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indication that they are planning some big things for this event.
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He did confirm that he will 100% be there onboard all four Lady Ships on that day.
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it'll be really interesting to see how he pulls that off.
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I am sure that in itself will be a very, very special moment.
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It is really clear with Virgin Voyages getting Branson out to announce this,
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that this is gonna be very special indeed.
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And each of these four separate Voyages on each of the ships
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is going to be extra special.
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There may be guest artists involved, special talks about
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the brand, things like this.
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We will of course need to wait on extra details on that, but from the
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way that they're branding and marketing these particular voyages, I'm sure
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they will be very special indeed.
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Here at VV Insider, we were given some extra special details from Virgin Voyages.
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So if you head over to our article on vvinsider.com, we break down
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everything that you'll need to know about these very, very special sailings.
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Part of the information that we were sent included something that
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was very, very interesting indeed.
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There was a little note that said, during these Voyages, it's expected
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that Virgin Voyages will announce the roadmap of the future of the brand.
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This could potentially be what people have been waiting for when it comes to looking
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at new destinations or even new ships
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Now of course, we have no idea what this roadmap might contain, but it
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might answer a few questions to those Virgin Voyages fans like ourselves
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Who's looking to see an expansion of the brand over the next few years,
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So we for sure are planning to be on board these Sisters at Sea Voyages.
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We just need to figure out which one to choose.
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So let's take a look at each of them.
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So starting with the very first ship that launched back in 2021, Scarlet Lady
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is heading out on a 5-night voyage on February 15th,
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out of the four voyages.
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This is the shortest one,
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so this is the one for you if perhaps you just want a quick break in February
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or you have limited paid time off.
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Moving over to Valiant Lady, which is Virgin Voyages
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second ship launching in 2022.
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Leaving on February 13th.
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This is a 7-night sailing from San Juan.
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This is the one I would choose if I'm looking for guaranteed hot weather in
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February, because sometimes the sailings from Miami do have a little bit of
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inclement weather in those winter months.
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Then moving on to the third ship Resilient Lady, which launched in 2023.
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This is a 7-night voyage from Miami on February 14th.
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Resilient is the one that I would choose.
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if I'm looking for that nostalgically classic Virgin Voyages experience Because
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of course, by this time, Resilient Lady, will be the only ship with the original
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roster of Virgin Voyages restaurants, including the original Razzle Dazzle.
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Then finally, we have Brilliant Lady, which is the latest and fourth
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ship in the Virgin Voyages fleet.
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This is a 10-night sailing from Miami heading out on February 8th,
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because this is a longer voyage.
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this is the one I would choose if I'm looking for an extended
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vacation with a greater chance to do more on board and relax.
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It also means that the big meetup at sea with all four vessels happens
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towards the end of the vacation,
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So it'll be a really nice way to finish things off with a big, big celebration.
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but it doesn't matter which of those four voyages you choose, you'll
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still be part of this fantastic meetup on the 16th of February.
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Of course, if you're looking to get booked on any of those voyages, if
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you head over to vvinsider.com/book,
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we can apply some exclusive perks to your sailing To make sure
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that you're sailing with the most comprehensive package possible.
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This of course includes ad-free access to all of our content and
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tools here at vvinsider.com, As well as expert support from ourselves.
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We're here to personally answer any questions that you have as long
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as your voyage is connected to us.
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I've also dropped a link to the full article in the description below, as well
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as a link to all of those four voyages.
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If you want to read more about them.
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I just wanna say we've had incredible FOMO sitting at home Watching this Red
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Hot Sailing Club Voyage go on without us, it looked like an incredible time.
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There was huge amounts of free swag given away during this voyage.
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There was also 12 free cruises given away across the voyage as well.
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These Red Hot Sailing Club Voyages are getting better
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and better every single time.
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They used to be called Celebration Voyages, if you remember,
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but it's really incentivized us to try and get on board one of these
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very special voyages next year.
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and if you are anything like us and you have FOMO about that too, those
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two voyages that have been announced, One from Athens and one from Miami.
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We have all the details you need to know about those two special voyages.
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Again, down in the description, or if you just head over to vvinsider.com,
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you'll find all the information you need about all the announcements that
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have happened over the past week.
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There's a lot to catch up on,
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and it's just a very exciting time to be a Virgin Voyages fan.
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There's tons of stuff happening and lots and lots to look forward to,
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so let me know in the comments what are you looking forward to
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most over the next couple of years?
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Well, thank you very much for coming along with me, looking at
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these four very special voyages.
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I'll be back next week with a Virgin Voyages insider update and let you
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know all the news that's happened over the past couple of weeks.
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It feels like at the minute it never stops.
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So make sure you stay subscribed to stay on top of all of these news and
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updates so you know exactly what's going on on board before you sail.
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so until I see you next week, happy sailing!
